Nonsense Poem

Sly like a fox,

Sleep like a dog,

Big as a box,

Slop like a hog.

Blue as the sky,

Red as a rose,

Black as a lie,

White as the snows.

Choose the short straw,

He’s got some clout,

Win lose or draw,

Three strikes you’re out,

Here have a sip,

Sweeter than wine,

Don’t give me lip,

Salty as brine.

Just one more bite,

Not one more bit,

Out of my sight,

I told you to “Sit!”

Big as a barn,
Thin as a rail,
That’s a tall yarn,
And, that’s a big tale.

Rooster and hen,

Ready to plow,

Come now and then,

I don’t know how.

Peter Lowell Paulson

May 26, 2011