Halloweenie

Kids begging for candy and sweets
in costumes and masks walk the streets
So answer the door
and give, I implore
The day of the dead hates deadbeats

Mummy's Dearest

Though ancient, and wrapped in old rag
the mummy did not want a hag
He rolled up his sleeves
and burned tanna leaves
then grabbed a young gal for a shag

Trick or Treacle

It's fall and the leaves are a-falling
and soon trick-or-treaters come calling
Be they goblin or brute
their costumes are cute
Li'l Palins, however...appalling!

Scalawag the Doggerel

A peg-legged sea dog named Hank
made many a man walk the plank
He cursed and he spat
while eating roast rat
and giving his third leg a wank

Politics As Unusual

Yes, politics is a morass
most candidates lacking in class
This status quo view
has been set askew
Obama might kick McCain's ass

Witless For the Prosecution

The lawyer, approaching the bench
detected an odious stench
"Your honor," said he,

"bathe regularly...
The people might think you are French."

Quick Draw Charles McGraw

With jaw in a jut on his mug,
through noirs he would strut, a big lug.
For boss, Robespierre
he lacked savoir-faire,
and tortured poor Frenchman, le thug!*



*In The Black Book, aka Reign Of Terror (Anthony Mann, 1949), McGraw (above, far left, with Robert Cummings and Arlene Dahl) plays a henchman of Robespierrre during the French Revolution. To view an earlier McGraw limerick, click here

Wedding Bell Bruise

A puddle forms under the bed
a glistening stain, deepest red
Though vows they'd exchanged
they now were estranged
So much so, one also was dead

Levi Stubbs, R.I.P.

At Motown, with baritone chops
he reached out and pulled out the stops
His voice, sweet and rough
L. Stubbs was, sho 'nuff,
the heart and the soul of the Tops



For over four decades the great
Levi Stubbs (lower left) lead
The Four Tops. For a link to
an article on Stubbs and the Tops
that contains links to YouTube
videos of the group, click here.

Mr. Blackwell, R.I.P.

As Blackwell was laid down to rest,
his arms neatly crossed on his chest,
was his final wish
his mourners all dish
on which was the worst of them dressed?

Deep Peep

A soft-spoken midget named Mel

was trapped in a cylinder cell

He couldn't climb out

and nor could he shout

for "Help!" when he fell down a well

Dim Shot

The dark is the scariest place
You can't see your hand near your face
So when you're alone
in twilighty zone

don't spray your own face full of mace

Flimsy Filmerick

A movie will last all three acts

if first you establish the facts

Who's who, what's at stake,

and what it will take...
A car chase just simply distracts