David Plantinga

David Plantinga Apr 22

A farmer from Farmington sowed
His hectares with freckle of toad.
When asked what would sprout
He hadn’t a doubt
Of harvesting doughnuts à la mode.

#agriculture #donuts #limerick #humor

David Plantinga Apr 17

Suitors

A spinster from Flint once opined
In her day the suitors were kind.
Though sister was gone,
They didn’t stay long.
An overfull parlor can grind.

#courtship #parlors #awkward #limerick #humor

David Plantinga Apr 11

Soggy Vegetables

A vegetable sufficiently boiled
And buttered and salted and oiled
Can taste just like meat
Off a parakeet
Or platypus flambéed then broiled.

#butter #salt #vegetables #limerick #rhyme

David Plantinga Apr 4

Flea Circus

A huckster from Huxby displayed
His circus of fleas to any who paid.
A bug on a trapeze
Can soar with such ease
And for wages takes marmalade.

#fleas #circuses #impresarios #limerick #humor

David Plantinga Mar 31

Fairways and Felt

Though cue-***** are glossy and smooth
The felt has been rough since my youth.
Some dimples assist
When fairways resist
But putting on tables is uncouth.

#pool #billiards #golf #limerick #humor

David Plantinga Mar 25

Tenants

In welcome old Fido is barking
But cats are too haughty for marking
If tenants are home,
Or off on a roam.
A shut-in gets cranky and carking.

#cats #dogs #pets #limerick #rhyme #humor

David Plantinga Mar 21

Houseboat

It’s lovely to live on a boat
So mobile a dwelling and remote,
But beaching in sand
To dock on dry land,
Is nicer than bobbing afloat.

In homage to the Peggotty family

#houseboat #limerick #beach #rhyme #humor