Deep In the Basement

Deep in the basement of the east wing
Lady Penelope keeps a Thing
    With big teeth and claws
    And horrible jaws
And feeds it her husband’s old flings.

While sister Edith keeps under covers
A creature that crawls and gibbers and mutters,
    That’s disgusting and spiny,
    Appalling and slimy,
And feeds it her old boyfriends and lovers.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Allison Avatar
October 20, 2016 at 2:26 AM
Great humour Jerome I love the limerick form:-) hugs Jan xx
Malenfant Avatar
October 20, 2016 at 12:56 PM
Thanks.
Wolf Avatar
October 20, 2016 at 12:56 AM
Ha, they go perfectly together too! Very clever Jerome... /|\
Wolf Avatar
October 19, 2016 at 9:11 PM
Haha, that was good Jerome, thanks for the laugh mate. /|\
Malenfant Avatar
October 20, 2016 at 12:43 AM
Thanks. (I just added a 2nd stanza.)
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