There once was a lady in Harrow
Who lived in a street high and narrow
It took lots of will
To climb up the hill
With her shopping in a wheelbarrow.
Indians moved to Hillview Road
Proud of their new olde worlde abode
Smart garden's foxes
Bred under boxes
Where gold rings and bangles were stowed.
Union Jack on bath mitt.
In England's streets we fly our flags
And welcome visitors in drag
We've a king and queen
And royals not seen
On tee-shirts, caps, key rings and bags.
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My first version, thinking of my late neighbours Loudon and Alice who had foxes in the back garden. However, Hatch End now has many Indian restaurants and new residents, so I changed the limerick to fit the new reality.
The rhyming scheme is eight syllables for the first couplet. only five for the second two, and return to eight for the fifth and last line. You need two rhymes. Using the letters of the alphabet for short to show the rhyming lines, to aabba.
Now write a limerick using the name of your street, area, city, or country.
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