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The Limerick is a five-line projection of witty, and even bawdy, themes. The basic, though flexible, structure has 9, 9, 6, 6, 9 syllables and a rhyme scheme of aabba, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1094-limerick-and-cross-limerick/

https://www.writersdigest.com/poets/limericks-the-naughty-side-of-poetry

https://parade.com/1249429/marynliles/limericks/

"In the Barrio" 

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "