Sunday, August 30, 2020

Destination Dubious

I bicycled to Kenosha once 
From beautiful Highland Park. 
I wouldn’t mind doing that ride again, 
But I don’t want to stay after dark.

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Indefinite

The English indefinite article lacks a plural. 
So while it’s proper to say, “Look - a squirrel!” 
If there are more, you have to switch to “some”: 
“Look - some squirrels!” Somehow this seems dumb. 
But, hey, it’s just the way our language evolved, 
And “some” is the workaround by which it’s solved.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Putin Has Met 3 Popes

One of these days, when I am pope 
And Putin asks for a meeting, 
I’ll just say nope, and quietly hope 
He leaves without a greeting.

Monday, August 24, 2020

Two Meanings

In math, the study of "calculus" 
Concerns continuous change. 
But over in Renal Medicine, 
It means kidney stones - how strange! 
They both derive from a Latin word 
Which means "little pebbles", you see - 
The kind that just might help you to count, 
But surely will hurt you to pee.

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Due to Arrive Just Before Election Day

It's just a little asteroid, 
Mostly likely a near-miss fail, 
But just in case the earth is destroyed, 
I recommend voting by mail.

Friday, August 21, 2020

The

I'll go along - I'm not urging defiance. 
But when did "science" 
Turn into "the science"? 
We need a definitive article 
About this definite article!

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

At The Zoo

They say there's a baby boom at the average zoo 
During this time when the animal missing is you. 
Lots of us thought the critters didn't care 
About the visitors who point and stare 
But maybe they do.

Monday, August 17, 2020

Tonight

Saw three of Jupiter’s moons
Through my own telescope.
The truth, as they say, is out there.
Galileo was no dope.

Tonight

Saw three of Jupiter’s moons
Through my own telescope.
The truth, as they say, is out there.
Galileo was no dope.

Mid August

Late summer, and the sun is setting sooner, 
The grass is not so green as once it was, 
Children wonder whether school is scheduled, 
While mothers mutter that the world’s gone wack.

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Old Glory

Lots of countries have stripes 
And plenty have stars 
But rarely so many 
Of either as ours. 
It’s a busy design, 
Way out of hand! 
I think it is time 
For us to rebrand: 
One red stripe, one white, 
One star on some blue! 
But whoops, Texas took that, 
So what can we do? 
I guess we are stuck 
With this flag from B. Ross, 
Bizarre in its way 
But too classic to toss!


Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Stronger Together

Here’s a secret. 
Please don’t blab. 
My running mate 
Will be a Lab.

Saturday, August 08, 2020

Democritus Meets Bohr

Philosophers worked out the idea of the atom, 
A solid tiny object, quite un-splittable. 
But physicists proved if you throw the right stuff at ‘em, 
They burst apart. How very inhospitable!

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

Hard to Figure

If two plus two
Does not make four, 
Is it less 
Or is it more?