Lymerick

In memory of those who have died--
Politicians too often have lied--
We will have a parade.
Chase out demons. They’re paid
By the grave and by tears mothers cried.

There once was a great fighter ace
Who put in his sites a lowly dogface
The pilot he missed
The soldier got pissed
And fired one skyward for the ace to race

The Ace caught them both when they strayed.
The Jack--Oh! That Jack!--how he played
With the Queen while the King
Was off warmongering
And the Ace bribed them both and they paid.

As Jack of Clubs flaunted his bankroll
The King of Spades was merrily droll
In a game of Poker
There's always a Joker
And Queen of Hearts had an Ace in the hole

The Jack never did like that Ace
And the Ace thought the Jack a disgrace,
But the King never knew
Whom the Queen had been through.
They all laughed, but not right in his face.

Into the mix rode the gallant white knight
For the queen's honor he'd pledged to fight
Ensconced in her castle
She's nobody's vassal
Gaily engaged in an loose tripartite

The knight is delusional still
The blade of his sword swiftly will
Slice the head off a rumor
That caused his bad humor
And roll, being kicked, down the hill.

Once upon a time in a wood
Where a brook flowed and ancient trees stood
It was dark with despair
Then a rose blossomed there
Through its thorns bringing hope where it could.

A bit unlimericky but beautiful, Yes/No.

Thanks, Danik! It was based on a prompt from a blog I follow which has a weekly limerick challenge. This week the constraint was that the limerick had to start with "once upon a time" which doesn't fit the limerick meter, but is close enough. A limerick would normally start "there once was a".

I figured I might as well post it here too.

There once was a lady named Wanda
Who slept with her pet anaconda.
She said, "Darling, whither
And whence will you slither?"
The snake said, "Back home to Uganda."

Some humor shines best when it’s sunny.
Others want rain thick and runny.
We’re soaked when the skies
Shed big tears through God’s eyes
From His laughter. He thought we were funny.

The Queen and the King took off post haste
They had to hurry down to the vote place
To name a ship
For an Arctic trip
That the people called Boaty McBoatface

The British decided to say
“Up Yours” to the EU one day.
The markets were trashed
And the pound sterling crashed,
But they’re happy to go their own way.

Two Brits were once sitting on a log
Talking of exit over some grog
What about Herman?
You mean the German?
Right, but I just can't abide a Frog