Do ya like the limerick I wrote, and is it even a limerick?

Question

While prophets of old/
spoke of cities of gold/
One spoke of a lady so true/
that one drop of devotion/
could fill up an ocean/
the lady he spoke of weren't you/
Her name was Patrice/
She lived down in Greece/
with her niece and the prophet of old/
No there is no direction/
to this pointless reflection/
Now I'm leaving cause it's getting cold/

Answer 1

Ignore the guy who said this is a limerick--it isn't. A limerick is a 5-line poem with an aabba rhyme scheme (like, for example, if the lines ended with old/gold/true/you/cold). The first two and the last line are also longer than the third and fourth lines.

That said, limericks are generally light-hearted/amusing, and your poem does capture that flavor. Your poem is what would be called a standard rhyming poem in tercets with an aab rhyme scheme. Good rhymes, by the way. I particularly like direction/reflection.

Answer 2

It means nothing and is going nowhere, but it's definitely a limerick.
I'm a writer, and have written many poems, no limericks, but I can see you definitely have a talent. Use your imagination and pursue what you're doing, but give a specific direction as to where the work is going.
By the way, there is no market for limericks...sorry. Try some poetry.

Answer 3

Well, I don't think it's a limerick, but it's absolutely hilarious. You have a real gift for poetry and humour. Well done.!!!

Answer 4

its nice but when i was reading i didnt get that rhythm that a true limerick is supposed to have

Answer 5

Yes, very nice.