Short Skittered Poems

Clyde yearned for a kiss 'neath the mistletoe

   But not a gal took notice of his woe

      The ladies just twittered

         As by him they skittered

            His fly was unzipped and ALL was aglow...

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My psychiatrist told me “All things considered...
You're as good as can be expected, given that you're skittered!”
Said, “What the hell does that mean?”
Answered, “Your brain's a bit lean!”
May have to have a lobotomy... brain's all frittered...

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Saucers knitting 
their idioms 
on the rolling hills, 
bumping and bashing 
as they scramble 
to lay their thoughts down well. 
One skittered into a rock, 
     the other tripped, 
crashing down 
   upon his pal 
and both shattered 
      as they hit the ground....

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Clyde stood 'neath the mistletoe coy and shy,

   Itching for a kiss from gals passing by.

      Behind their hands they tittered,

         As by him they all skittered!

            Seems the zipper was undone on his fly!

Entry for Carolyn Devonshire's "Christmas Limerick" Contest...

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Alice dipped her fingers into the water, grazing the top.
The brook was mesmerizing. She watched minnows and bugs.
They skittered across the top, too minute to identify.

A slight breeze lulled her into a deep slumber; her breathing slowed.
The world underneath the water came to life in her dreams.
She understood wonderland better now, and she wanted more.

If we could have found the “eat me” key, we would have returned her....

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Is she skating on blue gill the other faeries tittered.
She was skimming the water, her skirts were all skittered.
She is getting wet, doesn’t she care about that?
This came from a watching interested tabby cat.

The faeries watched her surfing and decided to join.
They loved this pretty fountain, so full of coin.
The cat tried to jump in thinking it was what he ought’er.
He found out rather quickly he was not fond of water....

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