Three Limericks
by Marc Hirsh
actually published in the Spring 1995 Rice University Blue, if you can believe it...
I.
There once lived a fellow named Jesus
Who cured quite a lot of diseases
He turned water to wine
And to pay for this crime
He was nailed to a couple of treeses.
II.
There once was a Hebrew named Moses
Who, without the aid of some hoses,
Moved the Red Sea, each gallon,
And gave us Woody Allen
Who amuses us with his neuroses.
III.
There once was a man named Mohammed
Who lived a life very becalmed
He journeyed to Mecca,
Where folks said, "One hecku-
va guy he is," so they Islamed.