Happy International Limerick Day

On May 11, 2014, at 9:56 PM (PDT), Henry Doerr wrote from New Zealand:

Limericker, McMillan, Doug
So successful, he's too smug
Forgetting that today
Is International Limerick Day
He now must hide in a rug.

Giving me, the smug one, time to wish Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) happy birthday and to wish all of you a Happy Limerick Day.

On this side of the dateline I'm OK

Because today is still Mother's Day

But thanks for the warning

Because in the morning

I'll need something limerickal to say.