Malignant grins exposing pointed teeth
Provide a glimpse of what’s concealed beneath
The frail façade of human voice and skin
That masks the killer’s lack of human kin.
by Paul Burgess
“Killer”
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5 Limericks a Day [to Keep the Dr. Away] By Paul O’Burgess (Entry12)
“Serious Content ‘Masked’ by Inane Form”
I visited an eerie old place
Where men all had masks on their face.
They appeared to smile,
But the masks did beguile
By concealing their owners’ disgrace.
“Of Men and Chicken” [An Innocent Limerick about a ‘Cocky’ Man;)]
A man who resides by the docks
Has become so enamored of cocks
That he’s tossed into fens
All his chicks and his hens
To ensure he’ll be alone with the cocks.
“Headhunter-new genre:Horror Limerick!”
I met once a man from the Alps
Who kept a collection of scalps.
Afraid as I fled,
I shielded my head
And escaped from that man of the Alps.
“A Large and Furry Cat”
The was once a girl with a cat
That was so incredibly fat
That, when it would purr,
Its jiggling fur
Would take up the whole of her flat
“Karl Marx Writes a Limerick”
There’s a man whose estate so immense
Is protected by guards and a fence,
Which ensure that the poor
Will not come to his door
To request that he spare a few cents.
“Disease: a Villanelle” by Paul Burgess
This is the first villanelle I have attempted since 2006–the year in which I began an 8 year break from writing poetry. I am not sure if it is any good, but I am certain that it is a villanelle:)
Although his thoughts would make a person freeze,
He often rants about the Justice scales.
…he’s not alone in having this disease.
He’s known to translate “smoke” as “foggy breeze”—
To choose the proper phrase he rarely fails,
Although his thoughts could make a person freeze.
A flashing dollar sign is all he sees
When shown his admen’s stylish faerie tales
He’s not alone in having this disease.
His corporation gives to charities
A nominal percentage of its sales,
Although his thoughts could make a person freeze.
The people whose support’s obtained with ease
By one who speaks of Christ, the Cross, and nails
Are not alone in having this disease.
Though spending Sundays praying on his knees,
His acts would land some poorer men in jails.
This gloomy thought could make a person freeze:
He’s not alone in having this disease.
Miscellaneous Inanities 