Are you serious about poetry?

[O. M. Geezersnaps]

My answer to the question: "Are you serious about poetry?" is another question: " Are limericks serious?"

Only if you’re serious about them 

I’ve only written anything that might be dubbed light poetry in the last couple of years, and I for one don’t think they required any less (CAUTION! HIGHFALUTIN WORD AHEAD —>) craft. Yes, the form of the limerick holds your hand, and its brevity means there’s likely less to chew on while you’re trying to sleep or wandering the grocery store, but otherwise it seems that you still tend to get out what you put in.

It's seriously hard to be serious with limericks -- they always sound like a joke.