Light Verse and Nonsense Verse Vii

LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE VII Fair Elle was an eely lover who squiggled beneath the covers ... She was hard to pin down! When I did it, she’d frown, then wouldn’t do none of my druthers! There once was a camel who loved to hump. Please get your crude minds out of their slump! He loved to give rides on his huge, lordly lump! —Michael R. Burch I wanted to live like a sheik, in a harem. But I live like a monk without gals ’cause I scare ’em. —Michael R. Burch Mouldy Oldie, or, Septuagenarian Ode to Cheese Mould by Michael R. Burch I’m getting old and battling mould — it’s growing on my cheese! My phone’s on hold to report the mould — my life is not a breeze! I pray and pray, "Send help my way — good Lord, I’m on my knees!" But truth be told, it’s oversold — that’s it, I’m done with cheese! Wonderworks by Michael R. Burch History’s mysteries abound & astound, found (profound) the whole earth ’round, even if mostly underground. I wrote the poem above after discovering an article about the aptly-named Wonderwerk Cave in an ancient (March 2016) falling-apart issue of *Discover* that I rescued from my car. The cave in question lies in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, around 300 miles southwest of the “Cradle of Civilization.” Artifacts discovered in the Wonderwerk Cave appear to be even more ancient than the Cradle’s. According to the article, “The density of stone artifacts in the region is staggering.” The use of fire may now date back as far as 1.8 million years. The Procrastinator’s Creed by Michael R. Burch It’s always, “Tomorrow, I’ll do it.” Work? I eschew it. I never collect money I’ve loaned and the rest of this poem’s been postponed. WHEN MAN IS GONE by Michael R. Burch When man is gone won’t the sun still rise? Will anyone care that he isn’t there? Will the porpoises lack purpose, the marigolds fold? Will the doves and the deer weep bitter tears? Or will life continue, glad to be off his menu? That Mella Fella by Michael R. Burch for John Mella, former editor of LIGHT There once was a fella named Mella, who, if you weren’t funny, would tell ya. But he was cool, clever, nice, gave some splendid advice, and if you were good, he would sell ya. Keywords/Tags: light, light verse, humor, humorous verse, nonsense, nonsense verse, fun, funny, limerick, limericks