Five Limericks

Tribute to Tom: HE’S NOT LOOKING SO GOOD FROM WAY UP HERE I’d rather climb an oak with a squirrel — Be one nut shy of death, a deferral of climbing a ladder, I think I would rather NOT, but the husband says “Give it a whirl.” GOLFING WITH GATERS Golfing with gaters in Florida, Bob, with them “partners,” is a serious job. Look at them big teeth :o Sell you mourning wreath? You look deathly green, bank”rolled” by the mob. HIS NOSE GROWS OUTSIDE THE BIT In denial, his Pinocchio grows. Has all the signs of sick, he’s in the throes. He won’t admit it. Won’t chomp, take the bit. Fred’s horse, he coughs, snotty mask b’low his nose. TIME TRAVEL RESISTS Approval of pharisaical list. A rambunctious year, time travel resists. Secession for lovers drawn under the covers — Precious and few, hugs and kisses exist. CURTAINS Lathered with soap in dope eyes, he’s not seen as death opens the curtain, her last scene. He courts a sharp knife. WAIT! That’s not his wife. Behind him — his spouse; she wants to come clean. 8/6/2020 IT Sucks Poetry Contest Kai Michael Neumann - Sponsor *Since these are not official limericks by meter, I’ve simply labeled them rhymes.