OEDILF

I was away the day they taught sanity at school. I've started creating limericks for the OEDILF (Oxford English Dictionary In Limerick Form) project. So far I've tackled Abraxas, abase and abatis.

Abraxas:
A numerological name
Of Basilidian acclaim;
Preserved in arcana,
Jung, Hesse and Santana,
A gnostic trademark it became.

Abase:
I can't help it if I abase
Myself with the rhymes I embrace.
My limerick proclivity's
An addictionary activity
Devoid of all virtue and grace.

Abatis:
A housekeeping tip that I've found
Is to brace rows of spikes in the ground
With their points facing out
As a sturdy redoubt
When the neighbours invite themselves 'round.