There once was an old man of Lyme
Who married three wives at a time,
When asked, 'Why a third?'
He replied, 'One's absurd!
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.

(C) William Cosmo Monkhouse
03/21/2017


Best Poems of William Cosmo Monkhouse

• The Christ Upon The Hill
• The Spectrum
• Limerick: There Once Was An Old Man Of Lyme
• The Churchyard
• We Are Children
• When We Are All Asleep
• There Once Was A Girl Of Lahore
• There Once Was An Old Monk Of Basing
• Limerick: There Once Was An Old Monk Of Basing
• De Libris
• The Wake Of Tim Ohara
• There Once Was An Old Man Of Lyme
• There Was A Young Lady Named Laura
• The Dream Of The World Without Death
• The Summer Pool
• Two Sons
• A Song Of The Seasons
• The Secret
• Limerick: There Once Was A Girl Of Lahore
• Twin-growth
• Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Named Laura