"Ëèìåðèê - ýòî òàêàÿ ôîðìà ñòèõà, íàçâàííàÿ â ÷åñòü îäíîèìåííîãî ãîðîäà â Èðëàíäèè, ãäå åùå â ñåìíàäöàòîì, ÷òî ëè, âåêå áûëà î÷åíü ïîïóëÿðíà. Ïåðâàÿ â èñòîðèè êíèãà ëèìåðèêîâ âûøëà â Àíãëèè â 1821ì ãîäó. "Êíèãà Íîíñåíñà" Ëèðà, âûøåäøàÿ â 1846ì, áûëà ïåðåâåäåíà ïî÷òè íà âñå ÿçûêè ìèðà (íà ðóññêèé íå ìåíåå òðåõ ðàç) è äàëà íà÷àëî òàê íàçûâàåìîé ëèòåðàòóðå íîíñåíñà.
 ëèìåðèêå ïÿòü ñòðî÷åê, ïðè÷åì ïåðâàÿ ðèôìóåòñÿ ñî âòîðîé è ïÿòîé, à òðåòüÿ ñ ÷åòâåðòîé. Ñþæåòíî ëèìåðèê âûñòðîåí òàê: ïåðâàÿ ñòðî÷êà ðàññêàçûâàåò î òîì, êòî è îòêóäà, âòîðàÿ - ÷òî ñäåëàë, èëè ÷òî ñ íèì ïðîèçîøëî, è äàëåå - ÷åì âñå çàêîí÷èëîñü.  êàíîíè÷åñêîì ëèìåðèêå êîíåö ïîñëåäíåé ñòðî÷êè ïîâòîðÿåò êîíåö ïåðâîé." (ñ)
Âîáùåì, ÷åì àáñóðäíåé, òåì ëó÷å×åå))))
Äëÿ íà÷àëà êëàññèêè Ýäâàðä Ëèð
(There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!')
Áîðîäà÷ îãîð÷àëñÿ: "Áåäà!
Ñëîâíî ïòè÷èé áàçàð, áîðîäà!
 íåé è ñîâû, è êëåñò,
È âîðîíà, è äðîçä...
ß áîÿëñÿ òàêîãî âñåãäà!"
There was an Old Person of Chili,
Whose conduct was painful and silly,
He sate on the stairs,
Eating apples and pears,
That imprudent Old Person of Chili.
Ñòðàííîâàòîãî ñòàðöà èç ×èëè
 ïîâåäåíüå äóðíîì óëè÷èëè;
Íà ñòóïåíÿõ ñèäåë îí,
Ãðóøè-ÿáëîêè åë îí,
Íåîáóçäàííûé ñòàðåö èç ×èëè.
There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all day long;
But they called out, 'O law!
You're a horrid old bore!'
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
Äåíü-äåíüñêîé êîëîòèë ñòàðè÷îíêà
 áðþõî çâîíêîãî ìåäíîãî ãîíãà;
Ïîäíÿëñÿ ñòðàøíûé êðèê:
«Íàäîåëî, ñòàðèê!»
Ñîêðóø¸ííûé, çàìîëê ñòàðè÷îíêà.
