Category: WOTD – Haiku
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On cold mornings I want hot coffee and dogs.
Careful not to throw out the cat and your back. A sad writer Bob, He lost hope and directions, To the zeugma show.
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Two fer Tuesday. Also coffee.
Following the trail of special Scrabble words. (I should have known these) Too hot, my finjan,My cup of Joe is no go,Life without a zarf. “I’ll use a funnel,No need for a fancy cup,I need my coffee. “
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Everybody’s co-opted this word
I don’t want a swimming pool in my backyard. I long for more length,Run or walk and watch the rain,A backyard xystus. “To stroll unhindered,Enjoying the rain while dry,Roman covering. “
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Using the proper names for things is an obstacle to communication.
Lives down the street from octothorpe. We know his nickname, It’s ideal for Halloween, Real name is virgule.
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So many uses, even for the rare words.
If you wave a wand and say this word, you can glue things together. From the tie that binds, In law in calculation, A vinculum hug.
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We’re right next to that thumbprint. Oops.
Like dingbats, but for maps. That is not an X,It could be dragons are there.Beware the vigia.. “Let us mark the spot,Not to indicate treasure,But to stir panic. “
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Have you heard this one?
Every culture has this type of joke. Start with hair color, A punchline misdirection, Vertiginous blond. “Spinning like a top,Try to run in a straight line,Hair color no count. “
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I wonder if this works on other animals.
Dance and avoid the horns. Do not move your feet,Employ the veronica,Distract with the cape. “A flick of the wrist,Setting the cape in motion,Distract el toro. “ “Do not move your feetEmploy the veronicaMarijuanica!”
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I only kibitz when it’s too late.
Only in well ventilated spaces. We go in early, I know it when I see it, To the vernissage. “Give me a sneak peek,I’ve no patience for waiting,Paintings to be touched. “
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I suppose life could give you lemons and nothing would change.
This pearl of wisdom just never caught on. Life gives crabapples, Grapes not yet ready to pick, Then make some virjuice. A pucker typo – Verjuice. “Unfair, is that true?A case of verjuice I feel,A tough quaff to gulp.” “One who cannot wait,Who must be satisfied now,Drink up sourpuss. “ “Give me a sneak peek,I’ve…
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