Limericks for the Irish

DAN

One morning, a tenor in prayer
Heard God say,"You said you'd be there
            To sing 'Soon and ... Soon.'"
             He rushed; got in tune,
Ran in with two minutes to spare.
[for Dan Allbritton, written in 2002]
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THIRTEEN BLACKBIRDS

There once was a congress of crows.
Resembling a carpet, they rose,
     Flew into a tree,
     Spied roadkill debris,
Disbanded to squirrel sloppy joes.
[HM in PSOkla. '01; 1st at NPD, Ar. '02; 2nd, NPD '09]
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ELECTION, 2012

There once was a man with allure,
Who knew his election was sure
     But with the vote tallies,
     Despite red-state rallies,
It turns out his votes were the fewer.
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A NEW STYLE?

There was a young lady pace-setter,
Whose punishment was the "A" letter.
     Would Hester repent?
     At least she'd invent
The fad of the team letter sweater!
[written in 1995]
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SIR ROGER

Our thanks to you, red-coated sprite,
For surprising the Maggies who write,
     By treating this bunch
     To a limo and lunch.
By vote, we elected you Knight.
[to Roger Carter, HS, husband of one of the late Steel Magnolias, written in 2002]