Tuesday, September 18, 2018

What Rhymes With Poem?

So maybe today there won’t be a poem.
It’s cold and I don’t want to put shoes on.
What rhymes with poem?
If you’ve got suitcases, where do you stow ‘em?
Whatever you do, don’t turn the news on!
Maybe today there won’t be a poem.
Well, not a poem, then, but maybe a proem
a kind of placeholder while I'm getting my blues on.
What rhymes with poem?
If you’ve got seeds to sow, you might as well sow ‘em.
Let’s therefore take our ancient friend, Don Juan,
or else today there won’t be a poem.
And, of course, you’ll go out to your fields to mow ‘em,
and I can prick my spurs and get my buckaroos on!
What rhymes with poem?
I’ll need to imbibe at least a jeroboam,
but it’s too early to start putting the booze on,
so maybe today there won’t be a poem.
What rhymes with poem?