KSP Limericks

[ColdJ]

2 minutes ago, Som-Boi_lol said:

There once was a kerbal stuck on the Mun,

The rescue was coming very soon,

Their ship was destroyed into bits,

The rescue crew were misfits.

Very nice but not a limerick. 5 total sentences, first 2 end with same rhyme, second 2 have a same different rhyme then last has same rhyme as first 2.

[Dman979]

6 minutes ago, Som-Boi_lol said:

There once was a kerbal stuck on the Mun,

The rescue was coming very soon,

Their ship was destroyed into bits,

The rescue crew were misfits.

Conventional limerick schemes
Have three rhymes, with two in between.
And if you depart
From traditional art
You'll get sent into Kerbol by Gene!

Edited July 23, 2021 by Dman979
Added context.

[Aerodynamic Kerbal]

Let me fix it real quick

There once was a kerbal stuck on the Mun

The rescue was coming very soon, 

Their ship was destroyed into bits,

The rescue crew were misfits.

So why don't we celebrate with a balloon?

Edited July 23, 2021 by Som-Boi_lol

[ColdJ]

There was a Dman nine seven nine.

Whose limmerick was very fine.

He wrote with an arm

Great lyrics of charm.

An example to all how to shine.

@Dman979

[Dman979]

I like to post in this thread,
But the praise sometimes gets to my head.
For instance, ColdJ
Had the gumption to say
That I should be a poet instead.

[ColdJ]

Hello there the one they call @Gargamel

Your back up and running if you can't tell.

Your limmerick game

Once more in the brain.

For those who can rhyme very well.

[Dman979]

Limericks are a bit tricky,
According to my best friend Rickey.
But once people are shown
The website RhymeZone
A tricky turns into a quickie!

[ColdJ]

Tricks that are quick are all fine.

For those who like spending a dime.

I think that I'd rather.

Avoid a palava.

By keeping my thoughts set on Rhyme.

[Dman979]

I don't know what website you're on
But I don't think it's RhymeZone.com.
From what I can see,
It's completely free
(Unless you are in Vietnam).

[Aerodynamic Kerbal]

There's a person called Matt Lowne,

That never leaves kerbals alone.

There's also Danny2462,

That summons the kraken too.

They'll never have a clone.

[jimmymcgoochie]

Reposting from another thread as I was unaware of this one:

A KSP player was enraged,

Because they accidentally staged.

Jebediah was doomed,

As the rocket kaboomed,

And the parachutes were not engaged.

 

And another new one:

There was a young Kerbal called Bill,

Who wanted a rocketry thrill,

But the green engineer,

Felt only pure fear,

As the Kraken moved in for the kill.

[Dientus]

I logged in the forums to see

Dman rhyming with glee

I first was impressed

But then got depressed

When I found out he rhymed for free.

 

 

[Dman979]

This thread's making @Snark quite upset,
Because some of the limericks don't get
How to follow the pattern
(With digressions on Saturn)
That A/A/B/B/A preset.

Edited July 23, 2021 by Dman979
Formatting.

[Dman979]

"The first line should have eight or nine
syllables to fit the time.
The second and fifth-
From a clever wordsmith-
Should follow the same paradigm.

The other two lines of the poem,
Have structure too, but you must know'm.
And there you should strive
To only have five
Syllables," said Jeroboam.
 

Edited July 23, 2021 by Dman979
Changed wording.

[Dman979]

Some users have got a bit closer,
But they're not yet a perfect composer.
If you want to be perfect
You'll just have to work at
Your limericks till you're a good proser.

[Dman979]

And now to get back to the topic
Of writing Bill Kerman's biopic.
He hit the ground
With a horrible sound
And what's left is now microscopic!

[BuranAce]

On my way to Duna

The engine went kabooma

Poor Val drifts out of sight

The KSC erupts with fright

My duna ship has meet its dooma

[Caerfinon]

A kerbal named Val was so bright
She could fly so much faster than light
She went out one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night.
                            

[ColdJ]

I find that I like to have 8.

First, second, then fith when I make.

Then five is quite nice.

But so six will suffice

To set meter when I create.

[jimmymcgoochie]

A Jumping Flea leapt off the pad,

But the mission quickly went bad,

For I forgot to put

On a parachute

And no EVAs could be had.

I’d continue the tale of this flight,

But my attention’s drawn to to the light,

Where a spider, bright red,

Builds its web to my bed

It’s too tiny to give me a fright.

 

I left windows open all day,

so it probably came in that way,

But the limericks should be

About KSP:

Time to get back on-topic I’d say!

 

 

[Aerodynamic Kerbal]

You shouldn't make flights that are crewed,

As Kerbals will always be screwed.

Wait, Its actually fun,

To send kerbals at the sun.

So they can forever be coconut malled.

[ColdJ]

When sending a ship to the Mun.

The launch pad you leave all to soon.

Bill screams at high G.

And tries not to pee.

Then hopes that they'll be there by June.

[Dientus]

Browsing the forums one night

I'm relaxing and trying to feel right

I start with the shock

That I have writers block

And can't think of good things to write

 

 

[Aerodynamic Kerbal]

Jeb was on mission to the Mün,

And he was arriving very soon. 

But he made a wrong turn, 

Resulting in a wrong burn. 

Leaving him in an orbit around the Sun.

 

Edited July 28, 2021 by Aerodynamic Kerbal
Enhancing with emojis

[ColdJ]

I am starting to get quite confused.

By some of the rhymes you have used.

You'll see at the start.

The rules for this art.

To help get the readers amused.