Category Archives: Rhymes

“Buy Low!”

Posted on 06/14/2008 by chick

On Wall Street the keys are “Buy low!” And “Pick out a stock that can grow!” But the sucker who buys May soon get a surprise When he finds it has lower to go.

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O Christmas Tree

Posted on 12/27/2007 by chick

This year the Borg assimilated our Christmas tree and decked it with energy-efficient lights. Soon the tree will join “The Collective,” so let us admire its biological and technological distinctiveness one last time before it goes. O Christmas Tree, O … Continue reading →

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Haiku Cuckoo

Posted on 12/04/2007 by chick

Are you cuckoo for haiku? I remember writing haiku in school. It was a popular assignment all-around because it required so little effort. Kids could write it easily. Teachers could grade it quickly and kindly. What wasn’t to like? Years … Continue reading →

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New TV

Posted on 12/02/2007 by chick

Television screen: Not for sun, not for rain Inside only sparkling

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Incipient Rhyme

Posted on 11/15/2007 by chick

After the thought, before the words, a hanging space of gray, A chance to catch, rephrase or patch the rhyme that’s on the way.

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What Rhymes With Gratitude?

Posted on 08/07/2007 by chick

I am grateful for rhyming dictionaries. I used to think that rhyming dictionaries were for losers. I mean, who doesn’t know how to rhyme? Then I realized how much time I spend making lists of rhyming words. It happens both … Continue reading →

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Foxy Dancer

Posted on 08/05/2007 by chick

A poor fox simply could not fox trot No matter how hard he was taught. Whether quick steps or long, Every time he’d step wrong, But he gave it his very best shot.

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Just Belt It Out!

Posted on 08/04/2007 by chick

I know, I know. I haven’t posted a clothing limerick in a long time. I got stuck on one and with it sitting in my head half-formed, there hasn’t been enough brain-space for working with new ideas. I need to … Continue reading →

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Background Noise

Posted on 07/21/2007 by chick

Keys go clickety-clack, clickety-clack While the clock tick-tocks. My head is a surely big whirlygig Spinning with the beat. Clickety-clack, clickety-clack. Tick-tock. Whee!

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Busy, Busy Bees

Posted on 07/10/2007 by chick

Everywhere I looked for bees, Under trees, Behind my knees. I only found a tiny few. How they flew! But none I knew. Where be my busy honeybees?

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