Nuclear and Needles

Nuclear War

With Nuclear war

There are no winners at all

Everybody dies

Needles

There once was a woman from Needles

Who had quite a collection of beetles

She gave them all hugs

And made them all rugs

Those spoiled rotten beetles from Needles

Marshmallow and Monarch

Marshmallows

I love camping, there is no doubt

A tent, canoe, and food to cook out

But my favourite thing and my answer is quick

Is a sticky marshmallow on a pointed stick

I like to wait till the embers die down

Find an oven- like space to toast it just brown

My friend likes a torch of flaming goo

I find it too messy...but it's tasty too

But if you're an adult and you want something more

Then just try your hand at creating a  "Smore

Marshmallow, chocolate and graham cracker stack

Melted just right a most heavenly snack.

The Monarch

Maybe it's his regal name that gives the Monarch so much fame

Maybe it's the shiny cocoon, like a jewel, from which he came

Or maybe it's his gorgeous colour so quick to spot among the flowers

Or flitting in the summer sky that gives the butterfly its powers

His striped caterpillar body is really vibrant this is true

But the orange winged butterfly is best known to me and you

Of all the butterflies in all the colours our attention is forever drawn

to the black etched monarch fellow flitting quickly on our lawn

Lunar and Living Room

Lunar

I would have been here sooner

If the eclipse had not been lunar

Everything was darkness

In the winter forests starkness

Snow up to my knees

I should have brought my skis

Or better yet, my compass

Sometimes I'm such a dumbass

With all my landmarks hidden

I got  lost, no, I'm not kiddin'

I would have been here sooner

If the eclipse had not been lunar

Living room (Haiku)

Curled up on the couch

Favourite book in my hand

Ah, my living room

Kilo and Karma

Kilo

As sirens wail and lights flash

I quickly hide my kilo of hash

I thought I'd flush it down the  toilet

But I don't really want to spoil it

It cost too much to throw away

But getting caught will wreck my day

And hamper the sale of my goods

And cause a scene with those crazy hoods

I decide to hide it in plain sight

And walk away into the night

I hope the cops will never look

In the cookie jar in my kitchen nook

Karma

Karma is a bitch they say

What you put out will come your way

Evil deeds come back to haunt you

Karma will come round to taunt you

If you're a person who brings joy

And never others do annoy

Karma will be good to you

A bring success in all you do

If you believe what I just said

You must have rocks inside your head

For we all know the world's not fair

And karma isn't really there.

jerks and juicy

Jerks

God created the earth and people of different kinds

Some were dumb as dirt, some had great minds

Some were bound for greatness, some for nothing much

Others would be great leaders, others just out of touch

But no one can figure out one thing that God created

It didn't make sense to his greatness, but never was it stated

Why on earth God saw fit, with all his wondrous works

To add to all humanity, a generous dose of jerks

Juicy

There once was a girl named Lucy

Whose bottom was fat and juicy

It jiggled along
To her favourite song
While Lucy danced the Watusi

Indiana and Inchworm

Indiana

If you ever go to Indiana

Please don't  snack on a banana

Popcorn is the food of choice

Remember Redenbacher's voice

Every kernel popped he said

In these bags of white and red

Indiana's where he was born

and made his millions popping corn

Microwaving is pretty hasty

And the snack food is very tasty

So when you go to Indiana

Take a pass on that banana.

Inchworm

Do inchworms really measure flowers

or the drops in April showers

Do they inch along the trees

And count by twos...or even threes

I bet their backs  are very strong

See they way inch along?

Not affected by the breeze

On tiny feet...they have no knees

Watch the way they bend in two

As they're crawling through the dew

Perhaps they are on their way to class

Math of course, need you ask

Hospital and Hamburger

Hospital  (Haiku)

I saw the red sign

There was no way I could stop

In hospital now

Hamburger

Fresh ground beef, assorted spices

Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onion

A soft, fresh bun..with seeds..or not

Ketchup mustard and maybe mayo

On the barbecue or on the grill

Charcoal, propane, or frying pan

Juices flowing from the patty

Behold the hamburger, a work of art