scrambling scratchy screaming scribes
squeezing, squeaking, squawking,
swiftly sweetly swishing
swarthy swearing swimming
scrambling scratchy screaming scribes.
King Monkey got a kitty, so hip hip hooray!
He named her Scratchy Scratch before the next Tuesday.
She gives him tiny pats and tries to make his tummy stay.
Into a perfect bed, where her tiny head she doth lay.
Butterflies follow Scratchy Scratch around the castle deep
She does not have to cage them, they stay within the keep
King Monkey is thrilled with his daughter and her clothing heaps.
He watches her while he rules, and even while she sleeps.
Believe it or not there's a town in England
Called “Scratchy Bottom” hard to say it without tinkling
Try not to chuckle
Or try not to buckle
It's for real, those Brits are constantly winking
taste
not well
scratchy throat
ruins my buds
my sweet coffee irritates me today
my taste buds are cuckoo right now
an angry throat
has captured
and hurt
me
hey
a great
idea
oh my goodness
even mashed potatoes are not helping
A Scratchy Spur
Cat's in garage completely loading cattle
With big box in a constant, consistent battle
And another view of him I just did catch
While he was going scratch, scratch, scratch.
Then after that next noise I did hear
Was eating food being around and near
This time there was a different sound
After for cat box he had been bound.
With no worry and never at all any fret
Cat will still always be my favorite pet
An idea and thought to me would occur
What if he wore boots with a scratchy spur?
PS. Maybe even itchy also.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran
If its not on the shelf we aint got it, he said
Grinning like a sphincter
And for your embarrassing problem
That is the only tincture
It is the only ointment,
To alleviate your stress
To take away the swelling
And relieve the tenderness
I know it must be itchy, and
I know you want to scratch
But there’s nothing we can do
Until we get another batch
We’ll have some in on Friday
In the meantime please refrain
From scratching it so heartily
You’ll only cause more pain
Try soaking in salt water
Let it dry off in the air
So until next Friday afternoon
Goodbye, farewell, take care
© John W Fenn 22-01-2009
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