Haiku Madness Part Deux

By strength of his arms
my Uncle Bob can bend steel!
Well, no… no, he can’t.

Well, no, no he can’t
He can’t love you like I do
I hear he’s a prude

I hear he’s a prude …
to him a glimpse of stocking
is something shocking.

Is something shocking?
You must decide for yourself,
but I’m cool with it.

But I’m cool with it
When it’s set on low. On high,
I am way too cool.

I am way too cool
Know nothing 'bout pop culture
Don’t own a TV

Don’t own a TV
or a cellphone, or a car,
but I’m not Amish

“But I’m not Amish,”
Said the Mennonite maid to
The clueless tourist.

-“BB”-

“The Clueless Tourist”:
Anne Tyler’s first try at a
Title for her book.

Title for her book
was to be You Go To Hell
she made it Bite Me

She made it bite me
I shouldn’t pet her dog with
My sausage fingers

My sausage fingers
Can cut onions and peppers
And of course, mustard

And, of course, mustard
is often put on hot dogs,
although some hate it

although some hate it
Replacing your shins with springs
Will boost your jump height

Will, boost your jump height
There may come a day when you’ll
Want to slap Yao Ming

Want to slap Yao Ming?
I know a guy, actually,
who could arrange it

who could arrange it
for five saxes and a flute ?
Charles Mingus, of course.

Charles Mingus, of course.
Was never in my kitchen
Nor was Archibald

Nor was Archibald
MacLeish in Frisco. Oh, the
reading was a howl.

Reading was a howl
Last New Year’s Eve. Keystoners
All too drunk to read.