Limerick Competition December 2006

There once was a bottle of absinth,
and I did drink it down forthwith!
But it was so bad
it did make me sad,
since it was not Sebor it was crapsinth!
Aaron R. Whittington

 

There once was a bottle of Absinthe,
and a fairy atop of a small plinth,
her drinking i fear, caused a lisp so severe,
she thouldnt have uthed it as mouth rinth!
John Crawford

 

There once was a bottle of absinth
That fell into the fins of some killer fish
These piranhas got soused
Grew wings and flew out
They were deadly but looked pretty swish
Mr. Jay Clifton

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
Which I drank at one go at a pinch
It didn't take long
But when it was gone
My speech has been slurred ever sinth!
Wendy Barbe

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe,
All beautifully coloured in green.
After a few sips of this Absinthe,
You shall see things you never have seen.

After a day or two of recovery,
And a much needed nap in between.
You will be back to your normal self,
With your experiences feeling like a dream.

Other people may not believe you,
After the stories you have to share.
Just ask them to have a bottle,
Then we will see if they care.

They will then be the one with the stories,
Which make people all lairy.
Now the motto of this limerick,
Is to 'Blame it on the Green Fairy'!!
Buddy Eastwood

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe...
it was so full until we drank it...
and woke up a week later.
Zach Sullivan
Bangkok, Thailand

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
Vincent's drink of nepenthe
So I gave it a try
Then I started to fly!
Indeed, that's Sebor Absinth ^TM!
Rob Denton

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
And then there was a bottle oooof aaaaaa Absinthe
And were I go I know not wereeeee,
But it's soooo Pretty I Don't care.
I Hope You'll Just Leave ME There.
William C Beck

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe,
that really made me think,
what the hell is it that they put inside this drink?
So I thought and I thought ,
and then I took a drink,
and realized it was the wormwood that gave me things to see.
Desmond Ray

 

There once was a bottle of Absinth
Who was glanced at only rarely
One sip and you are hooked
Welcome to the realm of the Green Fairy
Jeffrey Bendell

 

' There once was a bottle of absinthe
that was kept in a lab on a plinth,
and the men did a test
and declared it the best,
but then freshened-up with some minth.'
Ian Boyd

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
Who thought that her label read "Ab-Cynth"
So she took off her gown
And rubbed herself down
Till all of the label was absent.
Stig Isaksson

 

There once was a bottle of Absynth
That was given to a very old monk,
He thought it divine,
tasting sweeter than wine
But ended up drunk as a skunk!
Glenn Jones

 

There once was a bottle of absinth
that lay in a bed of hyacinth
and with its poise and grace,
i eagerly wait to embrace ,
the seductive taste of  Sebor Absinth ^TM!
Joseph Cronin

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
That eluded this boy’s relentless persistence
When he finally got the magic bottle filled with green
he sipped through his pipe until,
everything seemed like a dream,
now the green fairy is dancing around his head
and the whole room is spinning as he lays in bed
Matt Degroat

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
Which a girl and a guy once split
The green fairy when down and twirled all around
And the man awoke wondering how he became hitched
Carolyn Evanston

 

there once was a bottle of absinthe,
which got opened and shared all about
everyone in the room took shine to the booze
and turned t-totalers into a lout
Nicci Cowdell

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe named Sebor
Upon which the customer's swore
The fact that it was served by a barman named Clary
All dressed up like the proverbial "Green Fairy"
Gave rise to shouts of "Let's drink some more!"
Mike Eddy

 

There once was a bottle of absinth,
and I did drink it down forthwith!
But it was so bad
it did make me sad,
since it was not Sebor it was crapsinth!
Aaron R. Whittington

 

There once was a bottle of absinth,
i almost mistook it for creme de menthe,
upon closer inspection,
and a green fairy's direction,
I partook in the ritual of absinth.

There once was a little green fairy,
with a drink that'll make your chest hairy,
when you drink from her cup ,
your spirits go up,
and she makes the occasion more merry!
Mary Robinson

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe,
I worship as my only Nepenthe,
So won't you join me,
While I sink two or three
And get me home after my seventh.
Steve

 

There once was a bottle of Absinthe
which i drank when my wife called me Hyacinth,
"darling, I'm not a flower"  
I said with much power,
She said " Finish your tatties and minthe"     
Ian Brown

 

there once was a bottle of absinthe,
whose contents sadly were absent,
as I sat there pie-eyed,
I damn nearly cried,
for my heart held the bare bottle's imprint
Jesse Welch

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
In a race to determine strength
The drinker thought of Van Gogh
Fell face down in the snow
And still managed to come in tenth.
Pootiegato

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
sitting underneath my christmas tree
while the green fairy whirled
my mind began to swirl
in my hands I held it gently

There once was a bottle of absinthe
who got into a fight with eggnog
there were harsh words spoken
some feelings were broken
and the green fairy laughed like a dog

There once was a bottle of absinthe
sitting alone on santa's bookshelf
the green fairy did think
he would soon take a drink
a very nice gift from the head elf

There once was a bottle of absinthe
sitting next to santa in his sleigh
the green fairy said here
I am better than beer
it was the very best christmas day

There once was a bottle of absinthe
aside other liqours and some beer
with the beer acting sad
and the liqour gone mad
The green fairy left to spread her cheer
Jeff Kuhlman

 

There once was a bottle of absinthe
Which found itself trapped in a labyrinth,
A search party was formed,
And so it was poured,
Leaving me leaning on a slab pinth.
Jeff Gilliland