Although April is Poetry Month, it seems there’s been precious little of it offered up on these pages. Of course, in working-class New England, the wildflowers peeking through the grime-covered pockets of still-not-melted snow inspire their own flavor of poetry: Limericks!
I just love the new prez named Obama,
but he won’t promise change without trauma.
Let the teabaggers whine,
“I just want what’s not mine!”,
while Glen Beck cries in anguish, “Yo Mama!”
The Somalis, who’re dying at high rates,
formed a “Coast Guard” of rubber-boat shipmates.
Never mind the dumped waste,
the fish gathered in haste,
We’re in power, so let’s call them “pirates”!
(Please don’t blame my public-school education…)
eury13 says
Though the state’s transportation is crumblin’,
Our esteemed legislators are bumblin’.
“No more cash for the T”
Is their naive decree.
Deval passed them the ball but they’re fumblin’.
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p>All these cuts to the T make us worry,
But the powers that be just won’t hurry,
Though the state’s in a jam,
They say “riders be damned!”
We can’t count on Baddour nor on Murray.
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p>And now, for a non-transportation rhyme…
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p>In the campaign he promised us change,
But the deck chairs he’ll just rearrange.
After patronage hires
And political fires,
With Tim Cahill his job he’ll exchange
marcus-graly says
Some earlier work:
http://vps28478.inmotionhosting.com/~bluema24/d…
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p>On Coleman:
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p>His case dismissed with masterly skill,
Nate says that his chances are nil,
But his lawyers aren’t done,
They’re still having fun,
So long as Norm keeps footing the bill.
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p>On the T:
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p>We’ll sic you with mountains of debt,
with a tax base to small for it, yet,
When your budgets fall short,
And your trains must abort,
No new revenue shall you ever get.
goldsteingonewild says
350 miles off somalia
a captain with large genitalia
saved his crew from abuses
while some make non-pirate excuses
hey: they’re thugs just like bruno tattaglia
demolisher says
Whose money, I wonder, are taxes?
I’ve checked it 3 times with the Mathworks
really, one wonders
are their brains torn asunder?
why do liberals have everything backwards?
old-scratch says
So now we should feel bad for people who hijack American ships?
marcus-graly says
Comments not posted in verse,
Be they whiny or snarky or worse,
Are swiftly ignored,
By our readers bored,
And dismissed with replies curt and terse.
syphax says
dcsohl says
Hard times may bring on some hard measures
From things we’ve ignored in our leisure
Or p’raps even caused.
This should give us pause.
But nooo – they’re just looking for treasure!
mcrd says
eury13 says
Please see Mr. Graly’s reply
About what kind of comments will fly.
Though the rhymes may be frail,
And the meter could fail,
You could at least give it a try.
stomv says
Just like a tiger without teeth
or a Sam’rai sword locked in sheath
his subjects are legendary in length,
with emboldened font portraying such strength
but there’s just no text underneath
jimc says
A compliment. I have to be in the mood for e.e.
demolisher says
He’s more than just teleprompt pimpin’
So much more anti war than Ms. Clinton!
Elect him, you’ll see
Gates and Hill get the keys
O’s busy bankrupting our children
shiltone says
Did you use “pimpin'” because you gave up trying to rhyme anything with “watermelon”?