By the Numbers
In math class
Too many distractions
My primary trouble?
Infractions
Sham Poo
Drug resistant lice
Evade the meds
And leave researchers
Scratching their heads
Limerick
One magazine in this great nation
Is kaput – it’s now in cessation
’Twas called “Ceiling Fans”
What ruined their plans
Was said to be low circulation
Another Limerick
We’re searching for arsonist Ben
One of Portland’s most wanted of men
He’s so hard to catch
His weapon’s a match
Let’s find him ‘fore he strikes again
One Liner
A wicked lady who controls bulbs with her eyes is a lights witch.
Armed and Not Dangerous
They say that he’s
A non-violent activist
But he didn’t strike me
As a pacifist
Glow in the Dork
Mood rings are great
Who can resist ‘em?
They’re really good
As warning systems
Decisions
Men with two suits
Fret looking debonair
Unlike men with one
Who know which one to wear
Cover Ups
I didn’t like the look
Of my living room walls
And the awful sights
Of those in my halls
So onto them
I put some paint
And now no fuss
And no complaint
Yes, the plan ahead’s
A whole lot clearer
I need to go and
Paint my mirror
– Kevin Ahern is an Oregon State University professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics. In his retirement, he writes verses.
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