Five Limericks
Tribute to Tom:
HE’S NOT LOOKING SO GOOD FROM WAY UP HERE
I’d rather climb an oak with a squirrel —
Be one nut shy of death, a deferral
of climbing a ladder,
I think I would rather
NOT, but the husband says “Give it a whirl.”
GOLFING WITH GATERS
Golfing with gaters in Florida, Bob,
with them “partners,” is a serious job.
Look at them big teeth :o
Sell you mourning wreath?
You look deathly green, bank”rolled” by the mob.
HIS NOSE GROWS OUTSIDE THE BIT
In denial, his Pinocchio grows.
Has all the signs of sick, he’s in the throes.
He won’t admit it.
Won’t chomp, take the bit.
Fred’s horse, he coughs, snotty mask b’low his nose.
TIME TRAVEL RESISTS
Approval of pharisaical list.
A rambunctious year, time travel resists.
Secession for lovers
drawn under the covers —
Precious and few, hugs and kisses exist.
CURTAINS
Lathered with soap in dope eyes, he’s not seen
as death opens the curtain, her last scene.
He courts a sharp knife.
WAIT! That’s not his wife.
Behind him — his spouse; she wants to come clean.
8/6/2020
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*Since these are not official limericks by meter,
I’ve simply labeled them rhymes.
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