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Edward Lear
Edward Lear
(12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888 / London / England)
Poems by Edward Lear : 150 / 156
There Was An Old Man In A Tree
Poem by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a bee.
When they said "Does it buzz?"
He replied "Yes, it does!
It's a regular brute of a bee!"
Form: Limerick
Poems by Edward Lear : 150 / 156
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Poem Submitted: Friday, January 3, 2003
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Poem Hunter needs to revise its list of 500 best poems.(Report)Reply
This is an outstanding poem of the day! We thank editors to post this poem.(Report)Reply
This is so sad that beauty of life is bored of an old man by a bee. This poem transfers high sentiment. This Limerick gives us unlimited fun...10(Report)Reply
Good limerick. Might be pointing out to something else.(Report)Reply
Another joyously quirky limerick courtesy of Edward Lear!(Report)Reply
Familiarity indeed breeds contempt!(Report)Reply
beautiful, beautiful and nice limerick
I enjoyed it greatly(Report)Reply
Lovely limerick. It inspired me to do its Hindi translation.
Thanks a lot.(Report)Reply
every website changes the words
what the is this
the literature book of gr 7 says
there was an old man with a light
who was dressed in a garment of white(Report)Reply
It's a good poem and it rhymes good. In my class everbody wrote the same(Report)Reply
Buzz and brute... two angles of views...beautiful :)(Report)Reply
Excellent Limerick! Enjoyed reading it. Great humour!(Report)Reply
Outstanding limerick displaying a fantastic imagery and sense of humor. Thanks for sharing it here.(Report)Reply
So, Edward Lear, the pioneer of Limerick form, is finally here. The picture portrayed in the poem is very funny. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks.(Report)Reply
Interesting limerick with a punch on the bee......like it- 10(Report)Reply
Nice poem..... Thanks for sharing........(Report)Reply
With the muse of the bee and the acts of nature. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.(Report)Reply
Compliments of the day to you.
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