Christmas Shopping

Bargain-hunters
Always
Understand
Evading
Retail

Sick

congestion
sore throat
running a fever

coughing
aching, sneezing
very bad cold

This poem is in the form called hay (na) ku.  It has one word in the first line, two words in the second line, and three words in the third line.

Warning

Don't microwave the aftershave!

A Quiet Interlude

That gentleman is very nerdy.
The speech he gave was very wordy.
The audience begain to drool.
They went to sleep as a rule.

Sheriff

The sheriff made a false arrest,
And he stirred up a hornet's nest.
The mayor's wife was unimpressed,
For she missed on her beauty rest.
The sheriff did his level best
To return the stolen treasure chest.

Does a Cucumber Have a Mind?

What do you call a cucumber that can't make up its mind?

A fickle pickle



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Happy Thanksgiving

Said the Thanksgiving Turkey,
"I'm not feeling so perky.
My future is murky.
Go have some beef jerky."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pie

Pie
Crisp, Brown
Inhaling, Devouring
Dessert

Glasses

I'm in such a hurry,

My vision is blurry.

Ants

Ants
organized, diligent
collecting, moving
industry

Halibut

halibut
scaly, slippery
swimming, diving
fish

Mr. Smiley's Farm

Mr. Smiley's herd of livestock
Got loose today and made a roadblock.
The rural road was now in gridlock.
Cars and trucks just honked their horns.

Mr. Smiley bought a padlock.
Mr. Smiley used his sweet talk.
Mr. Smiley locked up his livestock
In the pasture with the thorns.

What Could You Call...?

What could you call a fancy house for primates?

A gorilla villa


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A Synonym Poem

Scheme, plot, conspiracy, ruse

All of these are in the news.

Ruse, scheme, conspiracy, plot

All these criminals should be caught.

 

Computer

Downloading, updating, restarting
Doesn't my computer know I want to write today?

Oly

Only cat
Leaves my lap
Yawns, stretches, sleeps

Cheese

Swiss cheese

holey, cheesy

slicing, melting

cheese

More Terse Verse

What do you call a well-groomed gander?


A spruce goose


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Pets I Have Had

Blackie the first who

lived with us for two days

until she was hit by a garbage truck

Blackie the second who live with us

for fifteen years

Gerbils whose names I have forgotten

Goldfish that never lasted

more than a day

Scamper my first cat

who needed to be a mouser

right away

A newt named Firebelly

Oly, my current cat

who was born in

Natalie’s closet

Happy Veterans' Day

Very
Experienced at
Taking on
Every
Raider
Against our
Nation

Fall

Fall
Rainy, Windy
Darkening, Storming
Autumn

Clock

Clock

analog, digital

ticking ticking tock

time never, ever stops

clock

What Do You Call...

What do you call a disagreement over household jobs?

 

A chore war

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Brains -- An Antonym Poem

What is the opposite of brains?

Leaving your bike out when it rains

Using a marker to make stains

Telling off TSA when catching planes

Ignoring continuous chest pains

That is the opposite of brains.

Coffee

Coffee wakes me up

Every morning when I rise

I enjoy coffee

Banana

banana

yellow, sweet

peeling, eating

fruit

Eagle

Eagle
strong, sharp
lifting, tilting, gliding
soaring above the trees
Predator

Another Terse Verse

What do you call an ordinary camel?  A customary dromedary

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Things That Annoy Me -- A List Poem

Things That Annoy Me…

wearing your hood indoors

entering a room nosily

interrupting a perfectly good lesson

disrespect

a story written in all capital letters

a story written in all lowercase letters

a story written in texting lingo

laziness

Fall Leaves

Green leaves
Yellow leaves
Orange leaves
Red leaves
Brown leaves
Empty trees