There was once a grand dame named Sara
maledicted with hyperactive sclera,
but the even heels of fine-treading rain,
laurel leaf tea & lavender from Spain
would cease her state of Chiroptera.
Impressing us by dressing our tree
Brother hanged star up...grinning carefree
Oh the old bough dropped ,
His butt and pants popped
Downed he on the floor ...wet with soiled pee!
When the harvest moon is full and bright,
And the wolf bane blooms on a Halloween night,
If the guy whose kiss used to make you swoon
Starts to lick his lips and howl at the moon,
Best decline, if he asks you out for a bite.
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Tabby waits til a ladder arrives.
He already used eight of his lives.
Was just on a silly whim,
He had climbed out on a limb.
But very close to him, big bee hives.
The bobcat is following gram.
She senses lit eyes that won’t scram.
There’s feet on the path,
A gun with grand’s wrath.
The bobcat on wall, he can’t scram.
From roof to our feeder on tree
they sail through air sure as can be!
Not one ever missed-
they're born to persist!
Each squirrel's aim, a guarantee!
The humpback whale is a musical fella
With a sonorous voice that's remarkably "mella".
He doesn't need orchestration
To cause a sensation
When he lets loose and belts out a tune a cappella.
Civilization didn't just all at once upon humanity burst,
It had to be thought up, and practiced, refined, and rehearsed.
And just when folks finally got the basics down,
They pulled up stakes and moved to town
Because living in caves was the absolute worst.
The next four years will improve our health
And lower taxes and increase our wealth.
All we have to do is dump
All our ills on Donald Trump.
During his first campaign, he said he could fix everything by himself.
A Chinese opera singer named Chow Ling
Had a voice that would set dogs to howling.
Her high C, it was said,
Could awaken the dead,
And turn Buddha from laughing to scowling.
There once was a Cassian Queen,
Who went out for Halloween.
Was scared of everything.
Fell for a Vampire King.
Giving blood, she’s always keen.
Trump went out on a darin lim
When his re-election looked grim
He tried so hard
To play his trump card
But the outcome was very dim
Time for a love lim, how about that
Rhyming 'bout mushies and getting fat
Wait... it's about love
Need a wee shove
Kissies on the lips and elsewhere, holy crap
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