The Ghosts of Gammer Grosnez; or, The Mad Non-Binary Olfactor's Song: Tercet the Third

"We thought we smelt some madeleines 

ala Les Temps Perdu.
We whiff'd once more and...Zut! Alors! 

'Twere more oDOR de loo.

(The loo near Speakers' Corner leaks;

still, patrons stand in queue.)" 

SwitchAroos

     

     

King Aroo...? Strip penn'd by Kent. (Of royal blood...? I wonder...) 

Kangaroo...? Marsupial -- and traffic threat Down Under. 

Kong a Roux...? With butter sauce, will eat whomever's handy. 

Küng (er...who?) Theology's his modus operandi.

OuLiPo Countdown

     OuLiPo's founders plumped 

for the use of mathematical 

constraints in the creation of 

a new literature. Perhaps they 

should have looked to this 

august eleven for inspiration.

Alfred 10yson
Ernest Borg9
Phoebe C8s
Ali 7s
Beatr 6
Ral 5s
George 4man
Tyrone Gu3
Henri de 2louse-Lautrec
Stevie 1der
0 Mostel

     Key: Alfred Tennyson, Ernest Borgnine,

Phoeve Cates, Alice Evans, Beatrice Hicks,

Ralph Ives, George Foreman, Tyrone Guthrie,

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Stevie Wonder

and Zero Mostel

One Fine Day In The Life And Death Of A Couch Potato

          He died as he'd lived.

Runcibl'd Spooners: Hot & Not

Sphynx's riddle...? 

Snare for fools: 
Pyramids at Giza.
     Pepperoni 

plopp'd near tools: 
gear -- amid sat pizza.
     Moral:
Three ways men walk...? 

Two, cheese; one, chalk.

Oz is nice, 

tho' not this season: 

No place like home.

     Bloody Christ! 

This joint is freezin'!

Whole place...? Like Nome.

     Moral:

Don't twisters ride; 

it's cold outside.

Runcibl'd Spooner: Moritat

She threw
Elizabethan ball:
G o o d   Q u e e n   B e s s.
     Would Sean portray Macheath...? 

Your call:
C o u l d   B e a n . . . ?   G u e s s!
     Moral:

Rule-for-life beats Mack the Knife.

The Ghosts of Gammer Groznez; or, The Mad Non-Binary Olfactor's Song: Tercet the Second

"We thought we smelt a burning cross, 

the brand the Klan deploys.
Our further snort (the full-fledg'd sort) 

sens'd MAGAgirls 'n' -boys
igniting BLM flags -- 

some, chiffons; some, corduroys."

One Fine Day At The Wimbledon Grand Slam

      The Heartbreak of Cervicalgia 

What Are Friends For...?

Think my bucket list's disabl'd...? 
Tabl'd...? Nay! All's on the table:
write my alphabetty Grable;

right the Leaning Tow'r o' Babel;
mut'ny 'board the Caine enable;
bruit apologenius stable;
limn an nth-degreesop fable...
(Him who helps...? My "chum"per cable!)

Runcibl'd Spooner: Banbury

Belle, well-bell'd 'n' -ring'd, 

has ridden:
Ride a Cock-Horse.
     Sure -- I'll keep that jew'l 

well hidden:
Hide a Rock...? 'Course!

     Moral:

Where's Lady G stash jewelry...?

Runcibl'd Spooner: At the Movies

Place to view 

a Pickford flick:

Motion Picture Palace.
     Villain's brew 

makes hero kick:
Potion Mixture Malice.

     Moral:

Second feature...? Overreacher!