Friday, December 16, 2005

inventory

dem bones
Poetry time, with Uncle Dave



What are little girls made of?
     sugar and spice
     and everything nice,
that's what little girls are made of.


What are little boys made of?
     Snips and snails
     and puppy dog tails,
that's what little boys are made of.


What are little daveawayfromhomes made of?
     Bad puns and weirdness
     and unshaven beardness,
that's what little daveawayfromhomes are made of.

What are little presidents made of?
     Propaganda and spice
     makes the poison taste nice,
that's what little presidents are made of.

What are little fundies made of?
     Inventing great rifts
     twixt us and God's gifts,
that's what little fundies are made of.

What are little CEOs made of?
     Less workers, more onus
     means the boss gets a bonus,
that's what little CEOs are made of.

What are little televangelists made of?
     With their tongues forked in honey
     they sell God and make money,
that's what little televangelists are made of.

What are little lobbyists made of?
     Connections and meddling
     and influence peddling,
that's what little lobbyists are made of.

What are little pop stars made of?
     Fame that is fleeting
     whatever the bleating,
that's what little pop stars are made of.

What are little fashionistas made of?
     Ever renewing
     what is ult'mitly pooing,
that's what little fashionistas are made of.

What are little supreme court nominees made of?
    Constitutional violence
    'midst conservative silence,
that's what little supreme court nominees are made of.

What are little bloggers made of?
     Independence and guile
     and a whole lot of bile,
that's what little bloggers are made of.

3 comments:

rev. billy bob gisher ©2008 said...

i want royalties off this one, and lovely picture there sport.

Unknown said...

Me like post. thanks for the giggles. R

Omnipotent Poobah said...

I beg your pardon. I dn't have lots of bile, I just make a really big pile.