Hiatus

It’s that time of year again: finals. Updates will resume mid-December, when tests conclude.

The Eye of the Beholder

Her deformed face made young children cry.
At the hospital, re-construction, the doctors would try.
But when we see her face,
It is no disgrace.
For you see, beauty is in the beholder’s eye.

An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge

The man climbed to the gallows top,
But the rope slipped so he could drop.
Though escape seemed assured,
Alas, all this occurred
Between the long fall and short stop.

The Trouble with Templeton

There once was an actor named Booth
Who longed for the days of his youth.
He went back to his life,
But his young, pretty wife
And his former best friend were uncouth.

The Last Flight

There once was a man who in fright,
When his friend was in trouble, took flight.
To the future he came
And admitted his shame
Then returned for that final, brave fight.

To Serve Man

The aliens came down here in force,
Gave us peace and a cheap power source.
We went to their home
In groups and alone
Not knowing we were the main course.

The Shelter

There once was a man who prepared.
His neighbors had not and were scared.
They broke their way in
To save their own skin.
No bombs, but their souls sure were bared.

Time Enough at Last

There once was a man with poor sight,
Who wanted to read and not fight.
Soon the bombs did fall.
"Time at last," he did call,
But his glasses then broke, what a plight.

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

There once was a man on a plane,
Who lately had been quite insane.
"On the wing there's a beast,"
He cried without cease,
But everyone thought it his brain.

It's a Good Life

There once was a boy with a curse.
He had ultimate power and worse:
When adults would not yield,
They were sent to the field.
And that is the end of this verse.