There once was a wise Daoist Immortal, Asked the secret to long life, he'd chortle: "If you can stand masses Who behave like asses You're enlightened -- but better off mortal."
There was a young man from Busan -- 'Twas up the hillside he lived on That - pressed for time - He bought a zipline, But got stuck, dangling above Busan.
An egg delivery guy from Bangalore: 2,000 eggs on a scooter, door-to-door. If his bike ever tipped, He’d be severely whipped, For his job was all-or-nothing & nothing more.
There once was a pirate of Malacca, Who liked ramen and chow mein and hakka. He'd eat any noodles by the oodles and oodles, But, with no fiber, he couldn't make caca!
There once was a rider of dragons Who drank alcohol by the flagon, But dragons are mythic, So, there was an uptick In rides when he fell off the wagon.
There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! -- Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!"
NOTE: This poem no. 1 of Lear’s The Book of Nonsense.
There once was a forensic psychologist Who came across as quite the apologist: "The arsonist, you see, Simply yearns to be free -- Hence, burning all the walls - if you get my gist."