Daily Archives: May 13, 2014

Lear-ing

There once was a man named Lear /
who wrote in verse to make it clear /
that no matter what you say /
if you say it the right way /
even the sincere can come out with a leer.

[Editor’s note: This limerick is in honor of National Limerick Day, which was actually May 12th and Edward Lear, the 19th century English poet, author, illustrator known for popularizing the limerick form of poetry.]

Edward Lear, 1812 – 1888