Another Month of Limericks (Alphabertical) #16 "P is for Penelope"

The Odyssey in a Few Short Sentences; or, Marriage Knots

While Penelope knitted and purled,
Ulysses's sail was unfurled.
She unraveled her work,
While he traveled - the jerk! -
Unfaithful all over the world

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabertical) #15 "O is for Orangutang"

An orangutan, bored in his tree,
Went to Walmart and bought a TV,
And then he got cable,
So now he is able
To keep up pop cultural-ly.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #14 "N is for No, No, Nanette"

When I listened to "No, No, Nanette"
As arranged for the bass clarinet,
I thought "Tea for Two"
Was a thing to get through
And try after that to forget.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #13 "M is for Minnesotans"

Minnesotans are glad that their lakes
Aren't infested with tropical snakes.
The seasonal cold
Keeps serpents controlled -
It's a very good thing (for Pete's sakes!)

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #12 "L is for Leaping Lords" Two Versions

Sir Lancelot loathed leaping lords.
He preferred manly battle with swords -
"To dance and to sing
In the court of the king?
You've got to be out of your gourds!"

Sir Lancelot loathed leaping lords.
"You've got to be out of your gourds -
Terpsichorean fluff
Isn't manly enough
For Round Table knights and their swords."

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #11 "K is for Knick-Knacks"

The knick-knacks Aunt Sheila displayed
Were all so exquisitely made
That they broke at the touch,
So they sat on the hutch,
And over the decades decayed.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #10 "J is for Jonathan's Jockey's"

All of Jonathan's Jockeys are new.
He went shopping and bought quite a few.
But he's shy and discreet
And impeccably neat,
And he modestly keeps them from view.