An Irish Wolfhounds Lament
...An Irish wolfhound from Londonderry
was sold to a rancher in Tucumcari
Yesterday: Knolls and lakes
Today: Cactus and snakes
His Celtic heart’s turned sad and contrary...
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Categories:
wolfhounds, humor,
Form: Limerick
Football Sunday
...Football here; Sunday drumm'ng 'n forthcom'ng
Woe' the snap, the fans are humm'ng
Bluff to the right, tail off, fade back
Excitement in frenzy air - yak-i-tee-yak!
Uh-uh, side step - whack, smack...
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Categories:
wolfhounds, football,
Form: Quintain (English)
As It Snowed a Collaboration
...AS IT SNOWED
(poem ending with the fine print in a liquor ad)
As it snowed, I heard thunder
*the gods bowling snowballs to keep themselves warm.
Then the avalanche came.
*like lovers who run bot...
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Categories:
wolfhounds, funny,
Form: Burlesque