Charge Account
As she plugged the car in, her face looked bad
Dour and certainly jolting
When I asked her what was wrong, she said
“My Tesla, it’s revolting”
Leaf Me Alone
“No virgin forests left in Oregon”
Declared the New York Times
And what’s the cause of their demise?
A bunch of knotty pines
Limerick
The cricketers tried to explain
To the prince who was apt to complain
How their match would postpone
His ascent to the throne
Yes, the reign was delayed by a game
To the Letter
You’ll find no ‘i’ in TEAM
No matter the spelling scheme
However, I cannot resist
To note the two in NARCISSIST
Resolution to the New Year
That gasping noise?
There’s no denying
What you hear
Is Auld Lang sighing
Something From Nothing
Two nothings saw in each other’s eyes
And had a merry fling
Then came the big surprise
A little something
NEW: Clerihews
(Clerihews are short four line verses that start in the first line with a person’s name and then the remaining lines provide info about the person in a humorous fashion. The rhyme scheme is supposed to be AABB and I took some liberty with that in the second one below.)
Pete Best
After getting kicked out could attest
How being a former Beatles drummer
Was a serious career bummer
King Charles
Certainly was
Without debating
England’s longest gentleman in waiting
Boutros Boutros Ghali
The former U.N. head, by golly
Would never cheer
On hearing “Is there an echo in here?”
One Liner
When beavers sleep, they gnawed off
Hopeless
I’ve come to the conclusion
Writing is a terrible curse
Cuz if the greatest things are left unsaid
There’s no hope for this verse
– Kevin Ahern is an Oregon State University professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics. In his retirement, he writes verses.
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