Quirky Couplets
How bothersome it is when flies
Buzz my coffee at sunrise!
If you have a fretful wife,
Be prepared for lots of strife!
Swat the spider, set it free
From its webbed captivity!
A deep hole—imagine that!
Will it fit inside my hat?
My bicycle is looping round and round the park;
Morning, noon, and afternoon—even in the dark!
Roses for the weekend, every weekday too;
Roses, darling, roses—yellow ones for you.
Couplets © 2019 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Sunday’s Whirligig #242
More Pantry of Poetry and Prose #6 at Poets United
More Sunday’s Whirligig #242
More Pantry of Poetry and Prose #6 at Poets United
Posted on December 1, 2019, in couplets, light verse, Poetry Pantry, Poets United, Rhyming poetry and tagged bicycle, bothersome, flies, free, fretful, hole, imagine, looping, roses, swat, weekend, wife. Bookmark the permalink. 15 Comments.
Ah, I see you and Robin have been inspired by the same word list! This was fun to read; I particularly love the one about the hole.
I like the one about the hole too. It seems like it would fit somewhere in an illustrated children’s book.
On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 4:46 AM Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:
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And when you produce such a children’s book, I’ll love to buy it! (For myself.)
What a joyous ride..i love the roses
I especially love the yellow roses “just for you”.
You make quirky extra fun! I can see children skipping to this one. Since I will never completely grow up, I shall sing and skip to it to!
I really love this one–the beat, the images, the delight in the tone. Thank you for the roses! 😀
So glad you feel like skipping and singing to my quirkiness, Magaly!
On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:26 AM Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:
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I would be extremely bothered about a bicycle running around by itself.
Yes, one never knows quite what to expect from a riderless bicycle.
On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:26 AM Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:
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You give quirky a whole new definition! I absolutely love these couplets ❤️
Better a riderless bicycle than a naked fat butted woman – or according to Queen.
This made me smile on a rainy day. Perhaps a whimsical ride around the park, picking roses in the dark?
Wonderful whirl of rhymes. I can see them as illustrations in a story book.
The rhyme certainly has the feel of poetry for pre teens. However I find that when one views given words one’s brain sees the possibility of a back story for the poetry that will fit. Rosemary was sharp to notice we both used the same words wasn’t she?
will the deep hole fit inside the hat – now I’m all for coffee and such questions!