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


For more Terse Verse visit my Teachers Notebook Store.

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