72 Miles From The Sea

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

I heard on the news that a hijacked ship

Had been taken by smiley pirates

I thought that sounded quite nice but

It turned out they were Somali pirates

The RSPCA were called to an emergency

But unfortunately they didn’t arrive in time

The animal was dead in the Xerox machine

It was reported to police as a copycat crime

“I see deceit in your face” said a wife

Following her husband’s deception

He didn’t help his case when he inferred

It was “a personal reflection”

The structure that tops the list,

By a distance or a smidge

For creating the most tension

Is clearly a suspension bridge

From what can you take away

The whole and still have some?

Is an interesting riddle isn’t it

And the answer is wholesome

A flirt dresses to kill

In her desire to impress

A butcher on the other hand

Kills to dress

The child that's born on the Sabbath day

Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay

(my wife is Sundays child, so I would have to dissagree)