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Friday, February 2, 2024

A is for A: An Illuminated Alphabet in Verse: Letters N. E & I

      N is for N:










     If numbers I would specify,
     though nothing too specific, 
     an 'N' you'd see -- like "...Nth degree"
    (though Ns can be horrific).


     E is for E:














   
     An 'E' he pair'd with 'm c squar'd,'
     then mark'd, with care, them equal.
     Since, mathmen hath mimed Albert's math,
     tho' none claim, "Here's its sequel."


              I is for I:








 


            
             As egos vie, each gal 'n' guy
             feels (s)he's the primo person.
            "Who's first...? Me!" (My response is "I...
             ...else why keep Nonsense versin'...?")

Thursday, February 1, 2024

A is for A: An illuminated Alphabet in Verse: Letters B & A

        B is for B:









     
     For 'semisphere of lead' (one mere-
     ly micrometers wide) --
     I'd pen a 'B.' (Half-BB, si...? --
     though Bs ain't bonafide.)

     A is for A:













     If I'd I.D. generic'lly
     one man, one can-, one plan...,
     I'd jot an 'A.' (Jot 'the'...? No way!)
     Don't say I can't: I can!

A is for A: An Illuminated Alphabet in Verse: Letters C & D

           C is for C:











       
       Whenever youse would croon a blues,
      'tis best to choose a Duke's.
       Make sure the key you note is 'C' --
       lest earn you stern rebukes.


       D is for D









       
       I took the test (I did my best)
       Herr Teach return'd today.
       What did I see...? I've earn'd a D...?
       I disagree: an A!!

Toothache Tally

I 
won-
-der how many days a sore
tooth re-
-mains bearable be-
-fore 
I should begin to worry i-
-f I've 
waited too long to visit the dentist.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

A is for A: An Illuminated Alphabet in Verse: Letters H & G

       H is for H:








    
    
    No taste; no smell...nor can one tell
    the color of this stuff. 
    As H it's known; this table's shown
    the world can't have enough.


    G is for G:











    

    
    Though gravity reads '1' at sea
    inside my centrifuge,
    I'll crank up 'G's (a prank!) by threes
    and emulate a luge.

MAGA 2024 Campaign Song #1 (Sung to the Tune of "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl that Married Dear Old Dad")

We-e-e-e 
want a dic-
-
tatohead just 
like the dick
who slew six million Jews.
We-e-e-e
need a prick,
one who'd 
interdict
the people's right to choose.
A tyrant -- 
Putin/Hitler/
Franco-style -- 
a guy who'd 
rape your sister...
with a smile.
We-e-e-e
want this dic-
tatohead, al-
tho' he's sick.
Hey! What have we to lose...? 

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Wiffle; or, The Prayer of David N. Mullany

O Deity Who Shapes Our Ends:
reshape this orb so, pitch'd, it bends.
'Twould make our land's, Divine Creator, 
greatest pastime even greater.
     Pair with balls You've thus begat
a lightweight hollow plastic bat.
This double play I pray of You
so dwell I might 'mongst well-to-do. 

Monday, January 29, 2024

From the Archive: Vanity Fair...

Vanity Fair On Yet Another Drumpf Conspiracy Theory 

Conspiracy theories...? No new thing from Drumpf.
They're ever away but a hop, skip 'n' jumpf.
Drumpf's latest...? To do with a world-wide cabal
run by Wall Street 'n' Washington, D.C. -- et al.
Drumpf's 'et al's are Communists Joe 'n' "Hussein":
"Joe nods while "Hussein" calls the shots; it's so-o-o plain."
And (according to Drumpf) this cabal can but widen:
"It's one whose Barack's even worse than its Biden."

OuLiPo Anagram Search

 To French soldat in First World War: 
     "O, Poilu!"
 Lord Zeus gives former love 'what for':
     "Up ol' Io!"
 With senator create rapport:
     "Oui, pol."
 You'll Chef Lou's taro dish adore:
      Poi Lou.
 There may be some beyond these four,
 though I've not thought of any more.
      OuLiPo

Sunday, January 28, 2024

A is for A: An Illuminated Alphabet in Verse: Letters K & R

         K is for K:










     

     "I've built a Vitamin!" "That right...?
      So: whatcha gonna call it...?" 
     "Kalloo, kallay! I'll call it 'K.'
      With koin 'twill fill my wallet."


      R is for R:













       Readin.' 'Rightin.' 'Rithmetic: Aren't
      'R's the starts of these...?
       Not true; not true: the final two
       show, first, apostrophes!

A is for A: An Illuminated Alphabet in Verse: Letters L & Q

         L is for L







         
         Chicago's got (as Nome has not)
         an elevated Metro,
         one written 'L.' (I know it well:
         it's 'Loop'y, loud...and retro!)


         Q is for Q












         Intelligence -- i.e., good sense -- 
         one measures using 'Q.'
         Here's all you do: to age times 2 
         add... (I've no clue! Have you...?)

Litany Chanted Over Schrödinger's Box

Is he dead yet...? 'Yes' or 'No'...?  All'd 'God Bless!' if 'Yes,' you know.  Is he dead yet...? Don...