Duty-Free Limerick

There once was a lazy sales clerk 
 who didn’t want clients to think her a jerk.
  The solution, you see, 
  was the airport duty-free,
 where there’d be no obligation to work.
 [And the salary would be a nice perq.]

Feather in Water [Haiku]

feather in water
 refuses to be removed,
  rolls from each grasp.

Limerick of Confucius

The great Chinese philosopher Confucius
 wrote in maxims to avoid being circumlocutious.
   [That's a word that absurdly
   describes being wordy.]
 Be like Confucius, not like this verbose doofus. 

Yellow [Haiku]

springtime.
yellow blossoms
refuse to fall.

Hannah Arendt Limerick

The philosopher Hannah Arendt
 said, don't define us by how we make rent.
   like Dopey and Sneezy
   and George's wife "Weezy"
 one should be known for how public time is spent.

Idealist Limerick

The philosopher known as George Berkeley
 denied the existence of all matter, curtly.
   Still, when he wanted pie,
   he wouldn't be denied,
  but made sure he ate it covertly.

Christmas Cat [Haiku]

sitting on a wall,
 beside the potted poinsettias,
  a cat grooms itself. 

World in Sepia [Haiku]

a hazy day,
 the sun 's low, and the world
  turns old photo. 

Platform Living [Haiku]

a family lies
on cardboard mattresses
to keep bone from stone.

Proximity Perception [Haiku]

the distant apple
 isn't an apple, but a
  hairy air sack.