All posts in category light verse
the billionaire in my basement
Posted by Tom Busillo on June 19, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/06/19/the-billionaire-in-my-basement/
Blame Me Only for Again
Don’t blame the plunger
for the error of the flapper.
Don’t blame the bad news
on the rubber band (or any other wrapper).
Don’t blame the little piglets
for your slip inside the pen.
Don’t blame me for once,
blame me only for again.
Posted by Tom Busillo on March 20, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/03/20/blame-me-only-for-again/
Cheap Source of Protein
Posted by Tom Busillo on March 12, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/03/12/cheap-source-of-protein/
The Bit In The Mouth Of The Jockey
The bit in the mouth of the jockey
made a laugher of the horse,
made the stable hay turn red –
his hide whipped raw of course.
But should a horse be whipped for laughing
if his rider chews the bit,
or should the whipping boy be who should know
where the bit was meant to fit?
Posted by Tom Busillo on October 9, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/10/09/the-bit-in-the-mouth-of-the-jockey/
Ballad (Ballast) of the Hummer Driver
I got a Hummer H1
parked in my driveway.
I keep it very shiny.
It hasn’t helped me get chicks.
It’s like they all know
my dick’s so thin and tiny.
Posted by Tom Busillo on September 16, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/09/16/ballad-ballast-of-the-hummer-driver/
paint it raw
raw is a color
that could be red
that could be blue
a yellow-dead
hue for you
though never saw
it’s your room now
so paint it raw
Posted by Tom Busillo on August 25, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/08/25/paint-it-raw/
Do the Children of the Shoemaker Really Have No Shoes?
The children of the shoemaker have no shoes?
Does that mean the children of the blues guitarist don’t have any blues?
The children of the fruit peddler don’t have any fruit?
The children of the boot maker don’t have a single boot?
The children of the banker, their pockets have no money?
The children of the beekeeper, they’ve never tasted honey?
The children of the tailor have never worn a suit?
The children of the beauty queen have never heard of cute?
The children of the school teacher, they really have no class?
The children of the mule breeder, they really have no ass?
The children of the barber they all have the longest hair?
The children of the carney never once been to the fair?
The stonemason’s children, they can’t find two stones?
The archaeologist’s children – do they really have no bones?
The children of the botanist, always asking “what’s a leaf?”
The children of the butcher, always asking “what is beef?”
The children of the tanner, they don’t know where’s to hide?
The children of Colonel Sanders never tasted chicken fried?
The children of the astronomer think that the moon’s a star?
The used car salesman’s children have never ridden in a car?
The saxophonist’s children can’t tell a woodwind from a horn?
The children of the midwife are still waiting to be born?
The tug captain’s children can’t tell a train from a boat?
The children of the Navy Seal were never taught to float?
The children of the silk trader never touched a piece of silk?
The children of the wet nurse have never tasted milk?
The housecleaner’s children all live covered in soot?
The children of the podiatrist are each missing a foot?
The travel agent’s children, they have nowhere to go?
The disc jockeys children, they have no radio?
The children of the carpenter live in a home without a door?
The linoleum layer’s children walk in kitchens with no floor?
The children of the cheese maker are most in need of cheese?
The children of the etiquette columnist never once say “please?”
The electrician’s children are forced to read by fire?
The plumber’s children like to clog the drain with fishing wire?
The children of the rug maker have never walked on rugs?
The children of the pharmacist have never taken drugs?
The children of the odor tester have never smelled a scent?
The children of the penny-maker have never held a cent?
Posted by Tom Busillo on August 14, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/08/14/do-the-children-of-the-shoemaker-really-have-no-shoes/
I Don’t Wheel Well
I don’t wheel well,
I’m not alright –
when you turn left,
my wheel goes R
I
G
H
T.
It SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
and
S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S
K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D
S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S
a c r o s s t h e f l o o r
ablackmark
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m a n y
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pastlinesmade
by stubborn sickness,
as if marks are needed
to bear witness –
I don’t wheel well,
I’m not alright –
when you turn left,
ym leehw soeg T
H
G
I
R.
Posted by Tom Busillo on July 29, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/07/29/i-don%e2%80%99t-wheel-well/
Redacted from “The Children’s Book of Virtues” by William J. Bennett (no. 2)
Morality is good,
Morality’s divine,
But it does not apply to stacks of chips
Placed on the no pass line.
Betting teaches virtue,
Betting teaches control,
Always double-up your bets
When you are on a roll!
Gambling is a hobby,
Gambling is no vice,
When you see your chip stack grow
You feel so very nice!
Posted by Tom Busillo on July 24, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/07/24/redacted-from-%e2%80%9cthe-children%e2%80%99s-book-of-virtues%e2%80%9d-by-william-j-bennett-no-2/



