along lakes edge
they camouflage themselves
hiding among geese
marvelous sunshine
peeks through old wooden blinds
on a destination
I like my bots in the ‘ro’ version
as in ro-bots that can keep my dishes clean.
Would they murder us in our sleep?
I pray the lord my soul to keep,
and nightly remove the batteries
from the creeky, sneaky things.
.
.
A song for this:
Wait a Minute! by WILLOW
he thinks hes sneaky
money hidden in freezer
first place crook looks
she thinks shes sneaky
spare key under planted pot
you are kidding right?
A quick glance sideways
He shoplifts a little speck of gold
~ The weight of a man
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
My boobs are sneaky
inching themselves toward the floor
they were once firm and perky
now they are flabby giant jello blobs
stretching toward ground zero
whether I am looking or not
do I care?
worse.
Not only do I not care
I am no longer amused by them
Shines behind your vile eyes,
Your silver lips and tongue,
Halitosis, you can't hide,
The poison dribble dripping from,
Twice I won't be blamed,
The shame is mine for falling once,
The lies begin to smell the same,
Perfume of rose and skunk.
The sneaky, slimy, slithering, squirming snake silently sat shamefully,
Stupendously-stumped.
The seated, sizzling, sneaky, slimy, slithering serpent still stupendously-stumped,
Squirmed slowly searching signaling scents.
With no stopping the squirming, silently-sneaky, slithering, shamefully-stumped serpent searching sign, the snake slithers sizzling surround sound.
Only with punishment, the slithering, slimy, silent, shamefully-stumped serpent stops sin-searching.
Now, be a bumble bee, buzzling big bumble bubbles and not a sneaky, slimy, squirmy, sin-searching, soul-scary, shamefully-stumped surround sound serpent-sizzling, sazzling, skimmed-scaled snake..•
canvas of fresh snow
a trail of kitty footprints
prowler in our midst
AP: 1st place 2025
We were staying at a Boston inn in 1773,
just good ol’ George Washington and me.
And he said, "I'm not telling you to lie,
but ~ if Martha comes by ~
tell her you have no idea where I could be."
Those mice got hit twice,
I could no longer be nice.
To those sneaky little mice,
Who keeps trying to steal my rice.
climbs up porch railing
sets on air conditioner
peaks in through window
Star-Crossed Cat Love
A domestic Manx, hopes torn stream and tossed
Pines and purrs for a stray cat so very lost
Their souls ache with delight
Through the screen door at night
A true love forbidden at a heartbreaking cost
A Trumpetfish's sneaky subterfuge
Scared prey's wary lookout,
is foiled by trumpetfish,
hitchhiking a sneaky ride.
onboard a friendly parrotfish.
Tamper with her phone, primary income
Sugar site no longer accessible
Selfish intentions drove his decision
Turned to last resort substitute, Bumble
Rapid response, invite to restaurant
Simply served as practice and a nice meal
Revelations compiling impressed her
Chivalrous, frequently announced fond feel
Presented online as a mere sales rep
Below standard for her high status aim
Her lease nearly up, he drove move in step
Surreptitious inventor, numbers game
She didn't suspect his sweetness supreme
Relished via Phil's evil intervene
29th March
Unscrupled Meddler
Turned my trajectory in June 2022
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