Here is the proper syllable count
&&& &&& &&& rhyme A
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When you're WRIting a LIM'rick be WITty
Ah but NEVer obSCENE and not GRITty
Writers WISH to give FUN
Even NOW and then... PUN
But inCLUsion of FILTH is a PITy
I would like to leave out 'Ah' L2 but, as an
exception, it confuses when teaching
(I took the liberty of adding a tenth
syllable to L 1 2 and 5 which is okay
if you are consistent and the rhythm
is left intact)
You will notice that every third syllable
is accented prominently
For this poem I have shown the beat by
capitalization (not ordinarily acceptable
to the practised reader)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem