Humor

. God’s M.O. One hundred thousand people at the game, And half might pray to God: “Let my team win!”...

. The H.R. Manager's Toilet Break At ten-fifteen he sits upon His porcelain panopticon And stares into his tiny screen....

. Where Did I Lose My Mind? I just found my glasses on top of my head. My iPhone had...

. A Note to Karen It’s been a bumpy ride, With bruises long endured By both the groom and bride....

. Bottle Battle Blues When baby cries (as does his ilk), I pacify my son with milk. One day the...

. Aromatherapy This tale concerns an English Lass, Who signed up for an evening class, “There’s money to be made”...

. And so, Minnie Mouse will impress in pantsuit and flat heels, no less. __But what of the vision, __of...

. Missed Call O Muse, would you call back another time? My little boy, armed with a sharpened stick, winged...

. Starbucks Villanelle Will someone call an order for Elaine? I have a bunch of stuff I need to do....

. On the Cost of Doing Evil I care not if the sky burns red and human flesh is seared....

. Toasting Burns    His words ring out from windswept glens. __They lilt from lapping lochs. I see love through his red-rose lens; __I...

. The High Cost of Low Prices Poetry is what I treasure. Books of poems give me pleasure, but my...

. Sonnetized “Why poetry?” My chair leans in his chair And slides me a sabbatical-swelled smirk. The past nine months...

. Limerick China’s footballers haven’t a clue why they can’t go and get a tattoo, but I think it might...

. Fleet of Foot Pheidippides A Grecian runner named Pheidippides, From Athens, ran to Sparta with a plea. “We need...

. The Dark Knight I’ve always held the Queen in high esteem, Her ever-classy, never brassy aura Shines noble splendour...

. So It Is Written The books that I have owned for many years, Still sitting on my shelves or...

. 20/20 Vision You’re lurking in the shadows with a wink. I see your flute of crystal, hear you pop Your cork as spirits soar and keen arms link To...

. The Dodo of Mauritius This island nation scarcely can be proud Of avifauna lacking common sense, Surviving only in...

. Anyone But You The phone may ring; The call will bring __Anyone but you. The mail will come; It...

. The North Pole's on Lockdown ‘Tis the night before Christmas; it pains me to say--- The North Pole’s on lockdown before...

. The Tunnel to Australia It’s raining every day in Merrie England. It’s falling from the sky most every day....

. Hedge Theory The hedge plants are trimmed by a gardener with shears As they have been, like clockwork, for...

. Twelve Chaucerian Limericks for Paul Freeman Some pilgrims went riding to Kent, And here’s how the journey was spent:...

. Critical Race Theory It’s quite amusing when some first Defend it with persistence, Then---feigning that they’ve not reversed--- Deny...

. A Spider in My Room In the corner, there's a spider Between the ceiling and the wall. Its legs...

. . Bidenflation to the finale of “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie Fuel prices go up Tomorrow Bet your shrinking...

. There Was a Free Nation That Swallowed a Lie sung to the tune of "There Was an Old Lady...

. Maria Montessori Seldom felt hunky-dory. Her vision for education Fell short of inspiring a nation. . King George the...

. The Devil and the Hounds of Hell Over and over in the gloom of night, In degrees of Celsius...

. What Is Truth? a pantoum To keep us blind and riven You falsify the facts. You will not be...

. We Are in for Another Covid Christmas! We are in for another Covid Christmas: __Lockdown tales of woe. ____Now...

. Failure to Strive Do, or do not.  There is no try. —Master Yoda We’ve traveled far, or so it...

. Elemental, My Dear Slight air and purging fire, the first my thought, the other my desire. ---Shakespeare, "Sonnet 45"...

. The Biden Oil Refrain As President, on his first day, He closed old Keystone down, Then shut off Arctic...

. On Mark Twain's Birthday He piloted a Mississippi steamboat, Then panned for gold and sailed around the world. He...

. CDC: Urgent Directive Dillard “Sparky” Barker Is a Doc at CDC. It seems he’s done a study That is...

. My Raven My Raven is a different bird. I guess he learned a different word Than Poe’s that uttered...

. Permanent Power Plan Scene: While Joe Biden is taking notes, the Statue of Liberty appears and gives him ideas....

. Who’s the Villain Now? My poems drip with vitriol and gall,Each stanza driving home a heartfelt curse—A side-effect of...