those flat wetlands might stretch out for miles, or, maybe, inches?
Coastal Wetlands [Haiku]
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Traveling Salesman Limerick
A man who sold marital aids door to door heard from a husband in an uproar. "An 'aid' for whom? It can't be the groom. Your product has three speeds, so I now need four."
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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.]
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Feather in Water [Haiku]
feather in water refuses to be removed, rolls from each grasp.
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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.
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Yellow [Haiku]
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.
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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.
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Christmas Cat [Haiku]
sitting on a wall, beside the potted poinsettias, a cat grooms itself.
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World in Sepia [Haiku]
a hazy day, the sun 's low, and the world turns old photo.
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