A Limerick, 'He Could Have Used Naas' Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

A Limerick, 'He Could Have Used Naas'

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There's a town in Kildare called Athy.
Joyce used it to rhyme with a thigh.
He could have used Naas.
That rhymes with an arse.
But I think that his mind was too high.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
My first guess was the guy was too shy.

From an incident in the infirmary,
first school section,
'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bri Edwards 14 December 2016

high as in 'on drugs/hallucinating', OR high as in morals/standards of politeness? interesting! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! bri :)

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Danny Draper 20 April 2012

There is never too high, or ever too low, just limits to the extent we are prepared to go.

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Michael Morgan 19 April 2012

I'm glad you reconsidered.

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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