Moronic Adonics (Unpub)

     They’re sonic. They’re phonic.
(Laconic they ain’t.)
They’re free from eubonics,
Their tonic’s most quaint.
 
Andra moi enne'-…*  
Avis tries harda.'
All is forgiven,
Angus MacGyva.'
 
     * Opening of opening
to Homer’s Odyssey
 
Besame mucha.’
Buddhist vihara.
Best in the business...?
Beer an' a chasa.'

Change for a fiva'...?
Cabo San Luca.'
Call me a taxi,
callous Maria!

Down in the cella':
Duke o' Paducah.
Don't be a baby!
Do what ya hafta'! 
 
Ev'ry Septemba,'
each one's a winna'!
Early an' often... 
Easy, big fella'! 

Fifth o' Decemba.' 
Follow the leada.'
Faith of our fathers.
Fannie Lou Ha(y)ma.' 

Go tell Aunt Rhoda!
Gift o' the Maja.
Grow where you're planted,
Garrison Keilla'!

How do I love tha'...?
Hanging at MOMA,
higher an' higher.
Hollywood, Cala-. 
 
Ichthyosaura'...?
Ill with a feva.'
Is that a gun or...
Iphigenia…?

Jackie DeShanna'.
Jolly ol' Santa.
Jus' for a moment:
Jimmy Duranta. 
 
King o' the Khyba'.
Kansas...Missoura. 
Killing me softly...?
Kiss o' the Spida.' 

Lucy Ricarda,
Lolly Madonna:
love 'em or leave 'em...?
Leave 'em to Beava'! 

Martin Scorsesa.
Man o' La Mancha:
make mine a malted!
(Mostly Ma--martha.) 

Noli me tange'...
Night of the junta.
Never on Sunday.
North to Alaska!

Over the rainba.'
Onions an' liva.'
Onward an' upward.
(Oh-oh! Calcutta!) 

Please, Mr. Postma'.
Pride o' the Yanka.'
Play it again, Sam:
Prisoner o' Zenda.

Queequeg the Canni'-
question'd authora'-.
Quadrupedante*...
Quivver thy arra'!
 
     * Cf Virgil's Aeneid.
 
Rock, paper, scissa.'
Ring 'roun' the colla.'
Rightly or wrongly:
'Rriba, arriba!

Sandor van Ochra.
Sally Tomata.
Soup an' a sandwich.
Smoke if ya gotta! 

Ticonderoga...?
Tillie the Toila'...?
Timothy Leary...?
Try to rememba'!

Ursula Andra.'
Up the Establa'-!
Use it or lose it.
Under the rada.'

Vlad the Impala.'
Viva Zapata!
Visit the men's room...?
Vian con dia.'

Wind in the Willa'-...
Winnie Mandala.
We're in the money!
Who, when, where, whattha...?

X follows Dubya.
Xavier Cuga.'
X back in 'Xmas'…?
X marks the spot, huh…?  

Yesterday's weatha': 
yellow (vanilla).
You'd better go now, 
Yuri Zhivaga.

Zachary Tayla'...
Zenith de Mila... 
Zippy the Pinhead...? 
Zum gali gala.
 
     Ironic…? You bet! Yet they
honor constraint.
They’re moronic adonics.
They’ll brook no complaint.