Besotted Beau
A besotted beau, quite the clown Fell hard for a lady downtown He wrote her a song All day and all night long Till her love for him, she had found
This limerick tells the story of a man, a besotted beau, who is infatuated with a woman he met downtown.
He is so in love with her that he spends all his time writing her a song.
Eventually, his efforts are successful and the woman falls in love with him.
The poem uses imagery of a clown to convey the main character’s playful and light-hearted nature.
The first and second lines introduce the character and his infatuation with the lady, the third and fourth lines describes the protagonist’s efforts in writing a song for her and the final line gives the conclusion of the story.
