poetry – The Fables of Para Sympan

Thursday Limerick: Halloween

There once was a fellow named Paul. Scary posters covered his hall. He was so very keen, On getting to

There was a mischievous hare. Who hoped to give someone a scare. He jumped out and yelled “BOO!” Then he

There once was an insolent bird. Who said things that were rude and absurd. For a job, he applied, But

Amar simply couldn’t survive, Making spreadsheets each day nine to five. From work so mundane, He resolved to abstain. So

With tangled cords, Kevin fought. (His earbuds were tied in a knot.) When his efforts failed, He screamed and he

There once was a drunken crab. A crow’s ale, he wanted to nab. With an angry caw, The bird ripped

Guessing he saw an ad for this on his FaceBook feed? There once was a hello named Phil, Who took

A sneaky vegetable thief, Is gobbling every leaf. I suspect, and I fear, It’s a ravenous deer, Filling my days

That never-ending Zoom, Was filling Jo’s workday with gloom. She was filled with despair, Wondering why she was there, and