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Saturday, March 3, 2018

"I have crafted cryptic crosswords..." No Snarks (Yet): A Nonsense Rhyme

I have crafted
cryptic crosswords,
whistled “Dixie”
in the dark. 
Geese and ganders
I’ve steered sauce-wards.
Still, I've never
hunted snark.

Leading-edgy
with the Legos,
I’ve laid bricks to
fix my mark.
I’ve trekked T'erra
del Fuegos --
although not to
hunt the snark.

I’ve played Scrabble,
checkers, chess and
Go – in playpens,
parlors, parks.
Cheat at Go? Me?
Yes and no. But 
I have yet to
hunt for snarks. 

Have I Pit Bulls
bred with Pugs, be-
getting bites fa-a-a-ar
worse than barks?
Sure I have -- you
bet big bucks! Still,
I have never
hunted snarks.

Abe implies... -- Let's Kill 'Em -- What A's...

Abe chastises: "Slaves are men!" Let's kill him.
Martin plies his righteous pen. Let's kill him.
Lennon peace would give a chance.
Milk won't cease: he'll gays advance.
Till's caprice...? Towards white gals glance. Let's kill 'em.

Gandhi talks and walks the walk. Let's kill him.
Joe Hill balks: he's more than talk. Let's kill him. 
Guevara's rex of moral fights.
Don Bolles protects folks' civil rights.
And Malcolm X upsets us whites. Let's kill 'em.

Romero's shepherd to his flock. Let's kill him.
RFK calls crime "a crock." Let's kill him.
Tiller...? He's for women's health.
Lenin redistributes wealth.
Hey! Who's that knockin' corp'rate pelf...? Let's kill 'em.

What A's STILL Not For: A Revision & Reissue Of An Early Illuminated Alphabet

The 2019 original "What A's Not For," addressed to a youth and his sister, indicated one at a time in alphabetical order to th...