Schmutz
...My husband said my pants had schmutz
Perhaps from when I sat
Upon a bench with residue
From when a pigeon shat.
For anyone who doesn’t know
The word or else its meaning,
It’s Yiddish and it ...
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Categories:
schmutz, words,
Form: Rhyme
Perched On Figurative Shoulder
...Perched on figurative shoulder...
taking devil's advocate stance...,
with sharp eyed cognizance
of course Joe King abidance!
Wild eyed traitor Joe Schmoe,
albeit Democrat subjects himself to g...
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Categories:
schmutz, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Political Verse
No Contest
...Waiting for the ferry
I see water, boats and cars,
The bright blue sky and when it’s dark,
A smattering of stars.
Waiting for the subway
I see schmutz upon the tracks
And crowds of tense comm...
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Categories:
schmutz, new york,
Form: Rhyme
Through the Soot
...When living in any big city,
The air might be sooty or gritty,
So many will lose
Their apartment’s nice views
Due to windows with grime – what a pity!
It’s cumbersome keeping them clean.
All ...
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Categories:
schmutz, new york,
Form: Limerick