Shelly looks stuck up but she is far from it.
Many do not know her the least little bit.
Children who visit her see a pure heart.
Her kindnesses to them she’ll gladly impart.
We who do not know her, make judgements fast.
Shelly looks uppity, however, if she knew this she would be aghast.
She has a stern look, imposing, but it does not reflect her soul.
To dine with her on Christmas Eve is a child’s ultimate goal.
Mae was too soft, too easy, and prone to believing every dud.
They would swindle her, steal from her, persuade her to invest.
You need some guardians, her great aunt told her, like Pud.
Pud was a twenty-six year old Tomcat that could survive any test.
Pud also had an instinct about men, and trusted almost none.
Having him around was good, but extra cats would be more fun.
So Mae brought home two more purr-balls, Muffins and Mr. Eyes of Blue.
The four of them were intimidating, and kept her money safe and true.
There was a man so debonair
That he held his nose high in the air.
When he tripped in a pool
And looked like a fool,
He said: "I really jumped in on a dare."
Limerick: Once an uppity Lady from Freeze
Once an uppity Lady in Freeze
Bought a thousand three-hundred shoe-trees.
She had only two feet
Under her buckling meat.
People ate skunk cabbage soles to grease.
© T. Wignesan – Paris, 2013
I found myself within a shell
Upon an oyster bed.
A wayward clam stuck out his foot
And struck me on the head.
Hit by this sea of insight
Pearls of wisdom, so to speak:
If barnacles grow on your backside
That clam'll think you’re a geek.
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