International Incident
"Ta ta," Tillie said after tea,
"The biscuits were perfect, but brie,
(Although a nice touch),
Is really too much,
When stir-fried with curry and ghee."
Light verse, topical rhymes, limericks, nonsense, and poetry parody
Friday, February 27, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #19 "S is for Stephen Sondheim"
I wish I could meet Stephen Sondheim
To tell him in person how fond I'm
Of his lyrics, his wordplay,
His verbal absurd play,
His lexical leapings beyond rhyme.
To tell him in person how fond I'm
Of his lyrics, his wordplay,
His verbal absurd play,
His lexical leapings beyond rhyme.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #18 "R is for Rigoletto"
The jester at court, Rigoletto,
Had daughter at home in the ghetto.
She met, through a fluke,
The Mantuan Duke,
And thus, there's a tragic libretto.
Had daughter at home in the ghetto.
She met, through a fluke,
The Mantuan Duke,
And thus, there's a tragic libretto.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #17 "Q is for Quotations (Bartlett's)" [Two versions]
The words of all eras and nations
Are in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
If you're caught in the grip
Of a search for a quip,
Dip into these recommendations.
The words of all eras and nations
Are in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
The sages of ages
Engage on these pages
With wisdom for all situations.
Are in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
If you're caught in the grip
Of a search for a quip,
Dip into these recommendations.
The words of all eras and nations
Are in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
The sages of ages
Engage on these pages
With wisdom for all situations.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
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.
Went to Walmart and bought a TV,
And then he got cable,
So now he is able
To keep up pop cultural-ly.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
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.
As arranged for the bass clarinet,
I thought "Tea for Two"
Was a thing to get through
And try after that to forget.
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