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Edward Lear
Edward Lear
(12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888 / London / England)
Poems by Edward Lear : 47 / 156
Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Th' Abruzzi - Poem by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man of th' Abruzzi,
So blind that he couldn't his foot see;
When they said, 'That's your toe,'
He replied, 'Is it so?'
That doubtful Old Man of th' Abruzzi.
Form: Limerick
Poems by Edward Lear : 47 / 156
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Poem Submitted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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