There Once Was a Dandy....

A Limerick written for Week 22 for Poetic Explorations.


There once was a young dandy named Beau
Couldn't wait to show off his chapeau,
         With a long, flowing plume,
         And the smell of perfume,
A display more befitting a trousseau.


Author's Notes:
A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9. 

I added the word 'more' to the final line thus adding an extra syllable--I thought it flowed better.  Read it aloud; I think you'll agree.

Trousseau:  An outfit, or clothing, for a bride.