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Though thimbles are rigid and heavy and tight Getting gouged by pins is no delight. A finger jabbed enough Gets calloused, horned, ..

Though shaving with soap is very cheap The cuts can also run quite deep. Be careful round the lips. Or gout in scarlet drips. ..

A toggle is so fun to twist While buttons pivot like a wrist. Rotating through a slit Gives a much snugger fit. Toggles swaddle a..

Because zippers cruelly pinch the skin I use velcro for my fastening. Those hooks are much too small To puncture me at all, Twi..

Would pumpkins smile so very wide If they knew on a porch outside An exposed gourd soon rots Or splatters parking spots? Their gr..

I always wanted to procrastinate, But put if off and now it’s too late. So if you want to laze Don’t put up with delays. ..

Two neighbors from Naseby compete Whenever they pour some wet concrete Whose sidewalk will dry First, or is it a tie? Luxuriant..

When the nimble aphids are leaping And squat caterpillars are creeping They’re fleeing on before The mower’s starting ro..

The afternoon’s drippy and muddy, And kids are kept out of Dad’s study. There’s nothing to do But mope the day throu..

An ant will sit on a committee That studies where in all the city The children are most prone To drop an ice cream cone. At tiny s..