A Weary Old Crow

A weary old crow came to rest on a clothesline
Stretched between two maple trees in a widow's back yard.
Her unmentionables, a billowy white backdrop,

Gently swaying in the autumn breeze.

Little Shoeless Boy

Little shoeless boy
Throwing stones at the sky,
Only he knows what he's aiming for
And only he knows why.

Ten Thin Men

Ten thin men sat on a long silver pin
In a hat on a fat lady's head,
A mockingbird swooped down and plucked the pin out
And it's feared that all ten may be dead.

Imagination

A colorful bird that leaves its perch
To fly to distant lands unseen, unknown.
Returns to sit upon the shoulders,
Preen its plumage, rest its weary wings.

Waffling

This morning, I could not decide

Between French toast or pancakes

For breakfast.

Living on the Edge

My house seems to make people quite ill at ease,

Visitors, I'll admit, I have few.

It has a tenuous grip on the edge of a cliff,

But it has a fantastic view.

A Random Little Thought About an Idle Brain

She kept her brain inside a jar
Tucked safely away on a high shelf
In the study, to be used only when needed.
Which, for her, was not often.
And so there it sat, just gathering dust,
Not thinking about anything at all.

Poor Richard

My name is Richard,
They call me Rich,

If I'm being Frank with you, though...

I have not a single Penny.

Could you buy me a cup of Joe?

The Upside-Down Tree

I planted an upside-down acorn.
It sprouted an upside-down tree.
In its roots, the birds nest
In its branches, worms rest
And it's all quite confounding to me.

Squandered Star

Last week I plucked a star right from the sky.
They didn't seem to be in short supply.
I just dropped it in my pocket
Where I promptly then forgot it
And on laundry day it got a wash and dry.

On Unicorns

I have a question about unicorns

I'd like to ask of you:

Do they have one horn too many

Or do they have one horn too few?

Magic Carpet

I have a magic carpet

It flies all around the room

But I cannot keep it clean

'Cause I can't find my magic broom.

Two Bad Jobs

Although working in the salt mines

Is neither fun nor easy

Grinding pepper for a living

Is intolerably sneezy.

Funhouse Mirror

Gaze into the funhouse mirror

Destiny was never clearer

Shrinks the legs and tugs the heart

Watch it spread your eyes apart

Forbidden Fruit

Once there was an antelope

Who fell for a young cantaloupe

Against their parents' wishes

They eloped

And ran away*

*Well, one ran. The other rolled.

Love on the High Seas

Although cuttlefish are lovely
They're the furthest thing from cuddly
And I find kissing fish extremely hard to court.

Sadly, the creatures of the sea
Remain a mystery to me
And so I think it's time that I sail back to port.

Lion Tamer

On a train I met a stranger
Claimed he was a lion tamer
Found out later he was just a lyin' liar.

The Uninteresting Life of a Tree

Of all the things that I could be
I'm really glad I'm not a tree
'Cause if I was I think I wood be rather board.

A Riddle

I have no legs but I have rhythm
Have no smarts but I outwit 'em
Have no claws but I can burrow in
And bug a man all day.

What am I?

A Fine Mess

I have a sister who has a mother
Who has a cousin who has a brother
Who has an aunt who has a daughter
Who has a son who's me.