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Dharma/Buddhist Limericks "Add Your Creative Flare"
Shoshin
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Kia Ora,
There was a young prince called Siddhartha who left home to become a martyr..............
Metta Shoshin . 
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A do it yourself named alice
used a bleep bleep as a bleep blepp
they found her bleep bleep in south carolina
and part of her bleep in dallas
A meditator named boris
Used to name skhandas to bore us
In all of his ministrations he couldn't find the breath
and thus left the meditation matt to all of us
Kia Ora @Jeffrey,
I guess different accents can play their part in whether words sound like they rhyme or not.. .
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Metta Shoshin .
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I think someone ought to give a lesson on what a limerick is!
rules are fer fools :cool:
There was a young Buddist called Bruno.
who was heard to remark" you know"
Jevovah is fine!
Jesus divine!
But the Budda is Numero Uno!
Slainte
There once was a man that just sat
If one can imagine just that
Just doing his best
For himself and the rest
But he thinks he's a damned arahat.
There once was a species on Earth
That thought they were all that was worth
When finally awake
We were told by the snake
Now, you just have one more birth.
Shoshin, it's my duty to share
That you're using the wrong kind of 'flare'.
That one would ignite,
So I'll set you right -
my poetic attempt has got 'Flair'.
A wealthy young prince named Gautama
Left behind his royal papa and mama
For 6 years he sought
(you might think it for naught)
Yet became the exponent of Dhamma.
Howzzat - ?!
There once was a woman quite frightened;
For she knew she would soon be enlightened;
T'was against their rules;
Though she plainly has tools;
Some egos, she said, would be blightened.
I know blightened isn't a word but I think I get what she means.
Non-words are not allowed. With over 1 million words in the English language at your disposal, you have to make one up?? Dear me....!
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If Edward Lear could do it, so can you.
Try again....
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"Some egos would surely be heightened"?
There once was a teacher called Fede
Her aim was to help us succeed
I couldn't think of a word
So she called me absurd
But it worked so I guess I will heed.
'Fede' rhymes with 'succeed'...? Now I've heard everything...! LMAO!!
(Good one, BtW.... :thumbsup: . )
Buddhas are cool,
Buddhas don't worry;
They don't get attached,
Even to curry..
I once heard the Buddha plays pool
Has a table on top of his school
All knew he had game
When he was heard to exclaim
Suffering, oh Bhikkus, is the fool.
Joe thought the world was deranged
Since everything good had to change
Joe missed the boat
But he learned he could float
Bad things change too, ain't that strange?
There once was a race of detectives
Who had problems with being objective
I, me and mine
They would embroider their shrine
The facts best reflect my perspective
I'm now getting carried away
I really do wish I could stay
These limericks are fun
But I've run out of puns
Night shift sucks. Yeah, ok
I meditate oh so serene
But still my mind is not clean
Trying to let go
I meditate solo
Oh listen how samadhi can be gleaned
The wonderful, wise Dalai Lama
Gives me a way to lead life without drama
As I follow the path
And deep think in my bath
My karma gets calmer and calmer
Guess this one needs a Queen's English accent ????
According to abbreviations.com, LMAO means "Land Mail Art Objects". :eek2:
:om:
And LOL is also short for 'Lots of Love'. This can lead to all kinds of misunderstandings when sending someone condolences in the case of a bereavement...
Suffering' so poor a word
In translation of 'Dukkha', I've heard.
It means many things
to both paupers and kings
but to say one's immune, is absurd.
Playing games again, are we? What fun! What is there to discuss? In the ZENRIN KUSHU it is said that when two buddhas pass each other in the forest they merely laugh and laugh...
There was once a young Prince in Nepal
Who earnestly wished the Best for All;
But in order to bring This about
He was forced to leave home without
The company of his beloved Yashodhara.
The Dhamma he lived and taught is
In a nutshell all about Earnestness.
Now mark my word:
There's nothing more absurd
Than denying that his essence is sweetness.
Kia Ora,
There was a young Buddhist named Sue who didn't know what to do, when each time she sat on her meditation mat, monkey chatter made her mind a zoo!
One day she got wise and to the monkeys surprise she let them have their say and after awhile they got bored with her style and all left the very same day!
So the moral of this tale is to not wonder how to get rid of all monkey chatter, just sit still and stay and they'll gradually fad away...Cause when you don't mind they don't matter!
Metta Shoshin .
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There once was a Secular Buddhist
Who grew attached to a Secular Nudist.
As predicted by the Augustiner Mendel
One child was a Secular Cantatas by Händel.
The others were just plain Buddhist Nudists.
:buck: .