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Friday, September 25, 2020

The Placozoa Chronicles, Episode 11: My flu...? Heavens!

 

"Neighborly Non-residents"




   Ep. 11: Plazoo, CA
 
Near Plazoo, California, last June,
on the night of a super blue moon,
sev'ral folks caught swine flu.
For those few...? Much ado.
(For Plazoo, CA...? Inopportune.) 

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Pick a Pair o' Posergraphs:


"One Basket of Sticks"


"Three Baskets of Sticks"


The Placozoa Chronicles, Episode 10: Coop de Jour

 

"Mad (Malicious...?) Malcontents"




    Ep. 10: A Zal Coop

Catt's brother and Paco...? Best pals.
Once the pair of 'em swear'd to raise zals,
they enroll'd in a group 
who o'erlook'd a zal coop.
But that throng went so-o-o-o wrong. (Zals de Mals...?)

The Placozoa Chronicles, Episode 9: Lala Lands


"Laughin' Lincoln's Lilac Lid"





    Ep. 9: C. Palooza
 
O'Zal's cousin's call'd Catt. Catt's a juicer,
and's so potted I'll not introduce 'er.
As Ms. Lala she's known, 
one Ms. best left alone.
C. Palooza. (You tried to seduce 'er...?!)

Runcibl'd Spooner: Archie Meets Eddie


"Keening Kosher Katydid"


Rev’rend Archibald’s wordplay limns Learical lines: 

Runcibl’d Spooner.

     Who’d hex of a prophetess twirl…? Meneer Heinz.

(Spun Sybyl’s Rune…? Herr.)

     Moral:

Uncials ain't fun shuls

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Runcibl'd Spooner: A Danube Blues

 

"Jack-o'-lantern'd Jaguar"

When a calf, I'd watch travelogues 
(there but for me),
roam the fens 'roun' Viennatown 
seen on TV.
     Now, of late, with my great-aunt 
accomp’nyin' me,
I see Austria, gloss 'n' all: 
“Wein, Auntie! See…?”
     Moral:
Must one grow where one's planted…?
Nope! Take nowt for granted!

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The Placozoa Chronicles, Episode 8: Abner Won't But Daisy May

"Illuminated
Isobar"





     Ep. 8: Al Cap' Zoo
 
I, repressin' digressin,' now -- nu...? --
amble on 'cross the lawn to Peru.
Where Pac's back alley ends,
view O'Zal's Dogpatch friends, 
a tour Cook recommends: Al Cap' Zoo.

Monday, September 21, 2020

The Placozoa Chronicles, Episode 7: Spot the Hits!


"Heil, Hitler'ans! Hierophantin'...?"





     Ep. 7: Poza-Cola
 
(Let's suspend this remembrance of Pola
and grab hold of a cold Poza-Cola.
Why...? Because (so ads say) 
it's the pause that -- ole! --
cools that hot Latin hem'globin. 'Ola!)

Runcibl'd Spooner: Waters Under the Bus & Follow-up on F**z's Folly


"Gyro Geeks Go Galivantin'"



The Regent and

the Paris Beau:

best samples of 

the beaver hat...?

     Would Dorothy “Kam-

mie” Kamenshek

get toss’d were she 

to heave her bat…?

     Moral:

De askin' -- twice! -- de silly questin'

sure to brin' de Indy jestin.'


Young Morganfield, Jug Corners' favorite 

son, was my best friend: My buddy.

     Even buddies know that made-in-

heaven friendships end: ‘Bye, Muddy!

     Moral:

Tho’ loved be delta blues, they ne'er fore’er amuse.

Sunday, September 20, 2020

The Placozoa Chronicles, Episode 6: Inca Dinka Don't!


"Feeding-Frenzy Fantasy"

 





     Ep. 6: Pola Acoz
 
Paco's madre -- his cadre's tale goes --
was rais'd Quechuan, nee Pola Acoz.
Donning manta 'n' chumpi,
poor Pola 'ppear'd lumpy.
Yo, Paco! Don't mock yo' ma's clothes!

The Placozoa Chronicles, Episode 4: Childhood's Wend

"Elfin Elasticity"
by Uly Poe



   Ep. 4: "Coo! La Paz!"

As a child, Pac's exiled to Bolivia,
land of llamas' pyjamas. (Note trivia.)
Purr'd Pac's Pa, "This place...? Ma's."
Remark'd Pac, "Coo! La Paz!"
(Pother not! Now Pac's got his own privy, huh...?)

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