Chapter 2: Triple X and the Triple Limerick

Some years later, the now-adult Xander Cage, xXx, was one of the shooting stars he'd dreamed of becoming as a child...

In a pub in Limerick, Ireland, overlooking the Shannon following a day of extreme skydiving over the Irish countryside, four tired but exhilarated men sat around a table drinking dark beer and telling bawdy jokes while waiting for their dates.

"'Eh, I've gotta' limerick!"

"Then let's hear it!"

The man took a deep breath and began:

"There was a beer maker from Stein,
Whose dark brew was one of a kind,"

His voice changed to a whisper as he finished the rhyme to a chorus of boos.

Xander clapped his friend on the back and said, "Nate, Edward Lear would turn over in his grave at that. A bloody limerick is supposed to be funny if not downright bawdy, and you never, ever trail off on the punchline. Who told you that one, anyway? Your mom? Or maybe your little sister?"

The others roared with laughter as Nate's face reddened. The Canadian looked at his friend and said, "Alright, wise guy, you give us one."

Xander took a swig of his beer and thought for a moment. "Okay, I will."

Hot Buns

There was a handsome baker from Kiel,
Whose hot buns were extolled with great zeal,
Smiling women would pinch,
With a grin he would grinch,
"If my breads only held such appeal."

There was a pretty woman from Rhine,
Whose brown eyes and dark locks were quite fine.
When she met the hot baker,
She asked him to take her
Out for drinks while squeezing his 'hind.

When the woman of Rhine slipped him a wink,
The baker of Kiel knew just what to think,
"Your agenda, my dear,
Is most perfectly clear,
You want my hot buns with your drink."

The young ladies came into the pub just as Xander was concluding the last limerick, and he was soon telling it once more.


Author's Note:

This is another work inspired by the C/P April 2018 Poetry Slam. This time the six randomly generated words were appeal, dark, agenda, revenge, rattle, and perilous. At least two of the words had to be included in or inspire the poem. The words underlined were used.

Thanks for reading,

VST