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The sheep turned pink, theSabbath black; the preacher's wind
smelled strongly of Jack.
From Julie:Jack or Jim? No doubt,
SHHH! it was all about sex and
Kittens, don't tell Vets!
Veterinarian stalks its oblivious prey
snatching poor kittens
From Julie:Kittens lost mittens,
Pussycats went to London,
to see the queenie.
It was in LondonThat the kitties saw Aunties
Bluffing in panties.
In Prague, Rome, Paris,and London, Beulah’s garments
were quickly undone.
One night in ParisBeulah dined at the Hilton,
gasping, when in Rome.
(The first reply I wrote is too X-rated to post.)Beulah’s appetite,
soon fable, oft was sated
under the table.
To be under herWas a spell the few would get,
And fewer could leave.
From Julie:Her best school subject
Was Spelling, undercover
Witches' department.
[LOL! Very clever play!]Her spelling practice,
Which she learned from the wrong witch,
Left her class a twitch.
With Mitch came the glitch:an itch to find out which witch
had caused him to twitch.
From Julie:The witches' huddle,
Caused him endless trouble,as
Malady lingered.
We studied him, fazed.His malady left him crazed,
tuneful, ballady.
remedy is nearA certain panacea
will cure all your ills
Its all yours today
Just one small price you must pay
Your soul for my pills
The moor hag’s bottlesof pills once left men writhing
with blisters and chills.
A storm-wrecked tavern
by the sea was her death house
and dispensary.
From Julie:Dispensation,witch
Drug Peddling, became healing
Apothecary.
Pharmaceuticals,if you don't mind being sick,
work magic for you.
There is a magicIn being fully alive
Until you are not.
Alver’s magic tricksfell flat till Playboy bunnies
leapt out of his hat.
Playboy bunnies, trimand tight; a magical show -
not a hare in sight.
The hare removalwas smoothly done. Not a hare-
lip. Nair-y a one.
Thank you, Ryan and Alex! Ryan’s #8579 started my morning off with laughter.
Clean shaven facade,coy smile hiding deceit
Two truths and a lie
But which one is which
You can trust I'm good, I'm right
the lie hides inside
He slouched, sunken eyed,sallow, craven; nor was he
at all clean shaven.
The craven ravenWas mistaken for heaven
On a bad hair day.
Ruffled, the ravensought a maven of ills sown
by the unshaven.
Craven, the muffled,was shavin' his maven,
his raven and me.
He reaped a duster
for sowing a feather so
thin, lacking luster.
for sowing a feather so
thin, lacking luster.
From Julie:"When feathers appear,
Angels are near." Finally,
Guardian drew near.
I leaped with joy and ran into the bright, white, light
fears were left behind
Left behind, his dread,his fears, and the outdoor grill
he had bought at Sears.
His Biggest regret was leaving the grill behind
not his snooty wife
A freak accidenthad brought him here. Somehow, he’d
escaped her at last!
Rank, rotund, swilling
a beer, she arrived in hell
with a furnace blast.
Her head giving twistshe viewed the abyss and said
"What fresh hell is this?"
"This is no creche Babe,
here you are my slave, so take
this razor AND SHAVE."
She shaved her legs,which took awhile, and nothing
seemed to amaze her--
not smoke, nor demons
who came to file the blade sharp
on her dulled razor.
From Julie:She was the meaning
of his life, no trouble, a
gorilla for wife!
Waving through rippleA ceaseless wind never tires
Flowing ever on.
The potato chipsflow from a bottomless bag
into empty legs.
I didn’t see yours, Guy! This was an attempt to follow Neal’s.Hers were last summer’s
rain-streaked rhymes, of June’s fireflies,
a porch’s windchimes.
She danced with grace to
a cricket's lullabies, her
midsummer night dream.
a cricket's lullabies, her
midsummer night dream.
That summer left uswith a tan and some novels
penned by Leslie Anne.
Hehehe thank you, M! :)
Twisted fairytales
she wrote, of kings and queens, the
Pepsi and the Coke.
Sorry :)
Twisted fairytales
she wrote, of kings and queens, the
Pepsi and the Coke.
Sorry :)
From Julie:The King was a ghouly
old soul, the queen carried on
Normal as always!
From Julie:The King was a ghouly
Old soul, the queen carried on
Normal as always!
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In a common dream of sheep
Being put to sleep
With the wind of preachy truth
From a dais in pasture.