Avoid The Senate, Just In Case

September’s Ides are less well known
Than March’s, which made Romans moan
Who’d cast their lot with Julius;
September’s yet to mess with us
In quite the same poetic way…
Was that a jinx? Et tu, Tuesday?

Like BR’s French Vanilla

Planning ahead is effective, I’ll bet,
But last-minute’s simpler:
You get what you get!

Five Of Seven P’s

Proper prior planning
Is a prophylactic plus.
(I could be more colloquial
But I’m trying not to cuss.)

AKA Theodore

The beaver is semi-aquatic and hairy
Except on the flat of its slap-happy tail.
Its teeth are both prominent and kind of scary,
So maybe don’t mention that fur-design fail.

The Terrorists Have Won

Twenty-five years on
Half the country mourns the loss
Of the other half

Title Goes Here

Seven deadly sins:
Pride, Greed, Lust, Wrath, Gluttony,
Envy and… who cares?

9/9/26

Nine times nine is eighty-one,
And eight plus one is nine. That’s fun!
This date is great because the trick’s
There’s just one eight: That’s two plus six!

Contracted Schedule

Happy Monday! (Yes, it was,
In fact, a Tuesday, but because
Our forebears fought for five-day weeks,
September’s calendar has leaks
Through which a Monday’s wont to drain
(Which means it will–I won’t explain
The difference (though I could) to you
Right now: Short week! Too much to do.)).

Love, Actually

Tennis is a sport I’d never
Thought I would be good at, ever.
When a day match ends at night
I’m happy to admit I’m right!

(In fairness, though, if I were playing,
No one would be overstaying
Their coin-metered parking spaces
Watching my opponent’s aces.)

Slippery Hope

Wrigley’s often wet and windy
Not so bad when bats you wield
But cleatless sneakers slide outside:
Night volleyball at Wrigley Field