Mike Mesterton-Gibbons: Lawns
(According to The Guardian: 'A special
chemical is being used at Wimbledon to
make "water wetter" to try to reduce
water bills and tackle rising temperatures.')
Lawn tennis has lawns that are better
Absorbers throughout a five-setter,
With Wimbledon showing
No surface cracks growing –
Since Wimbledon's water is wetter!
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Harry Ricketts: Thomas Hardy
His characters’ lives are a mess;
that’s the Immanent Will at a guess.
M of C’s somewhat dour,
but Jude the Obscure
is even less cheerful than Tess.
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Pat ‘Amico: Deluge of Drug Ads On TV
Whatever your ills,
If you take these pills,
Your zip and your zest will be cometing;
But note, your good will
Will likely be nil
If your stomach’s upset and you’re vomiting.
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Don Nigroni: Mister Scarecrow
I've known you since I was a child
when I was fancy free and wild.
Since then, I have matured and grown
and I can now let it be known
the crows were in no way beguiled.
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Alan Millichip: Bully
The eggs were safe, the nest was sound,
At least that's what the Cuckoo found;
It took no time to clear the place,
Loose twigs and shells cast into space;
A cruel twist, not fair at all,
Sometimes the bully gets it all.
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L.A. Mereoie: Another Day, Another Donald
(President Trump has asked Texas Republicans to
‘redistrict’ five areas that tend to vote Democratic,
making districts Republicans will be likely to win.)
The grab and grope philanderer,
Top toxic untruths-banderer,
And all opponents-slanderer
Plus brutal tyrants-panderer
Is now . . . arch-gerrymanderer.
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Russel Winick: Dream Gal
My friend is a jolly good bloke,
Who always enjoys a great joke.
He searched ages, it seems,
For the gal of his dreams,
And found her – but then he awoke!
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Harry Ricketts: The Rape of the Lock
Belinda’s a prototype Cher
and prodigiously proud of her hair.
When a beau snips a lock,
it’s a terrible shock;
and a wobbly is thrown then and there.
