I said, "Since I got my brand-new dentures today,
can we maybe try some new adventures today?"
She said, "I think I have to wait a bit ~
That new smile! I just can't get used to it.
So, let's do the same old adventures tonight, okay ~
after we pray?"
With Medicaid I got my dentures so bright
To pursue each and every culinary delight
Now with swagger I sway
But DOGE takes them away
Guess it's yogurt for dinner again tonight
I'd sit on his lap, content as can be,
until he'd slide those dentures out
and giggle with glee..
My two year old self would reach out
to grab, he'd suck them back in
before I could nab..
With time as I began to age his
talented teeth ceased to amaze.
No longer two and as wide-eyed,
I'd yell "stupid Poppa" and
from his lap slide..
My neighbour’s little son is so smart
In an assignment on Grandparents, he wrote
“They never seem to hurry,
Any time, can tell a story
Before sleep, they take their teeth and gums out”
Joann was a girl from the Heights,
who loved starting all kinds of fights-
kicked Pam’s butt for fun,
thinking she had won,
Pam liked it then found out Jo bites!
So Pam clamored her eyes in fear,
for her true fierceness didn’t appear-
Jo leaned in to munch,
then Pam threw a punch,
teeth stuck on her hand were severe!
In shock they both were from the stress,
Jo decided to bite much less-
agreed with a smile,
put teeth in a pile,
then both needed an ice compress!
syllable count: 8-8-6-6-8
"Joann" was counted at 1 syllable, I used it as 2
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Make Me Laugh Limerick Contest Poetry Contest
Tania Kitchin
August 27, 2019
There was a man from Tennessee,
who claimed had more money than me-
I thought he had lied,
opened his mouth wide,
spent more on dental bills than he!
Female- Garnet
Size 10
December 29, 2018
Remember back when you were a kid
Every day was a wonderful adventure
Exciting things to explore and investigate
Do frogs have pearly white dentures
Or why do elephants weigh so much
Weight Watchers might do them some good
What about a nasty old lion's bad temper
Did they not have a loving childhood
So many questions, I'm full of questions
Like why are most horses so nice
They never get upset when a bridle's put on
But heard one kicked a man twice
Then there's the sweet old teddy bear
Some have vowed they've never heard 'em talk
I got news for all you doubting Thomases
Sometimes they even go for a walk
Found some hootch down in the basement
Twenty-year-old brandy I suspect
When I sober up and read what I wrote
Might swear off the booze by heck
gramps gummy-bear-gums
do his teeth whiten in sun?
each pearl warms his smile
1/16/2018
I know a very special young girlie
Who's caught me by the short curlys
Known her for years
Much joy and some tears
I'll never stop loving her surely
Promised that I'd love her forever
From the first day knew that I'd never
Betray her not a chance
It's a lifetime dance
This love's a forever endeavour
Devoted to this loving relationship
Not a chance I'd endanger it must admit
This love is like gold
So precious to behold
There's no other to whom I'd submit
She's the absolute love of my life
Happy as a damn clam to be precise
It's a loving adventure
With this lady so tender
The dictionary calls it paradise
To end this story about treasures
Something should be added to my pleasures
Her lips are so luscious
My poor heart just gushes
At times I almost swallow my dentures
© Jack Ellison 2015
Remember back when you were a kid
Every day was a wonderful adventure
Exciting things to explore and investigate
Do frogs have pearly white dentures
Or why do elephants weigh so much
Weight Watchers might do them some good
What about a nasty old lion's bad temper
Did they not have a loving childhood
So many questions, I'm full of questions
Like why are most horses so nice
They never get upset when a bridle's put on
But heard one kicked a man twice
Then there's the sweet old teddy bear
Some have vowed they've never heard 'em talk
I got news for all you doubting Thomases
Sometimes they even go for a walk
Found some hootch down in the basement
Twenty year old brandy I suspect
When I sober up and read what I wrote
Might swear off the booze by heck
© Jack Ellison 2014
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