O Paradise enow: the wine, bread and thee
Then Heaven got old so we bought a tv
Is it more efficient to type quickly and go back to correct mistakes, or slowly and error free in the first place?
Dreams are like real life: in a dream, you put your keys in a safe place, and when you come back for them later, no one knows what you’re talking about.
Left wing slogan: Put on your own oxygen mask first.
Right wing slogan: Take care of number one.
Our faults are like a sack of cement: we can keep it safe in the shed or we can mix it into concrete.
Three days in the whale and Jonah did fine
Found a bed and some food and a bottle of wine
When Jonah took off, the whale asked for help
Can you please rate my tum on Google or Yelp
We’re advised to break our ego shell, but given no instructions on what to do with the pieces.
I feel small and insig when the earth I survey
And the billions of people I see
But looking within I feel good thinking on
The trillions of cells that are Club Me
The oldsters look wise.
What’s the source of their pride?
Mostly they’ve grown
An extra thick hide
Cobble together a poem of clichés.
In 100 years the clichés will be forgotten and your poem, if it’s any good, will be a classic.
Sunday means it’s Joe’s swib time
ReplyDeleteWisdoms wrapped in funny rhymes
Both pith and silly all in one
I’m inspired by this weekend fun.
Ginny
So, it's a dead poetry heat between the Chairman and Ginny Monday! Squibs have taken a new form, and they are echoed by funny verses. Of course, JPS is waiting at the finish line! For one, two, for all! Everybody wins, especially our faithful readers.
ReplyDeleteJack Pine Savage loves poetry
ReplyDeleteAnd adopts, at her will, comic tones.
Prams as funny as they can be;
It’s a genre for which she’s well-known.
GM