Poetry Moment

There was an Old Person of Rhodes,Who strongly objected to toads;He paid several cousinsto catch them by dozens,That futile Old Person of Rhodes.There was an Old Man of the South,Who had an immoderate mouth;But in swallowing a dishthat was quite full of Fish,He was choked, that Old Man of the South.There was an Old Man of Melrose,Who walked on the tips of his toes;But they said, “It ain’t pleasantto see you at present,You stupid Old Man of Melrose.”There was an Old Man of the Dee,Who was sadly annoyed by a Flea;When he said, “I will scratch it!”they gave him a hatchet,Which grieved that Old Man of the Dee.There was a Young Lady of Lucca,Whose lovers completely forsook her;She ran up a tree,and said “Fiddle-de-dee!”Which embarrassed the people of Lucca.There was an Old Man of Coblenz,The length of whose legs was immense;He went with one prancefrom Turkey to France,That surprising Old Man of Coblenz.There was an Old Man of Bohemia,Whose daughter was christened Euphemia;But one day, to his grief,she married a th