Clark Kent's self esteem
Burgeoned when he wore that cape,
He looked good in tights
He looked good in tights
Silken smoothness on his butt
Clothes to die for
Clothes to die for.
What a waste of your money.
That's why we buy shrouds!
That's why we buy shrouds
That style's always in fashion
Kind of timeless chic
Kind of timeless chic
Nehru jackets will return,
Go, Carnaby Street!
Go; Carnaby Street
is on the left, half a mile
to the south-southwest.
To the south-southwest
Is the fabled Xanadu
Visa not required
Visa not required,
If you don't have any cash
Mastercard will do.
Mastercard will do
If you pay it off in full
Otherwise, no sale
Otherwise, no sale
is final until all the
paper work is done.
Paper work is done
in silence; scoring, folding.
Origami rocks!
Origami rocks
Are much harder to work with
Than paper, I find
Than paper, I find
is a difficult line to
start a haiku with
Start a haiku with
what you find. Difficult lines
now form on the left.
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"If you ever fall down a flight of stairs, you might as well try a cartwheel.
You're headed in the right direction and momentum's on your side."
- James M. Harbison
Now form on the left,
Wait in line for handouts of
Bread, government cheese.
Bread, government, cheese.
Unpalatable sandwich,
a tough, acquired taste.
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Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs.
- P.J. O'Rourke
A tough, acquired taste:
Add ketchup and mustard to
Shoe leather entree.
Shoe leather entree
Goes down like a lead balloon.
A dish best served cold.
A dish best served cold,
before ice cream melts away.
Two scoops are fine, thanks.
(Help! I'm addicted! Somebody write a haiku quick!)
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Two scoops are fine, thanks.
That's enough crushed nuts for my
Banana sundae
