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No man should have to go through
What Clinton was subjected to.
For many a man
Would be in the pan
And fried...or made into a stew!
--- Maggie

Now I don't condone what he did.
I would have flipped my proverbial lid!
If he was my guy,
Then I would ask why,
As I shampooed his body with "Rid".
--- Maggie

APOPHASIS, noun I won't say,
Whenever I'm into word play.
I never will puff
With erudite stuff
Designed to impress the folks lay.
--- Chris Papa

"Not mentioning" by APOPHASIS
Does in fact often bring emphasis,
That is rather snide
And surely won't hide
Your thought: guilty of apostasis.
--- Daniel Ford

APOPHASIS, Gilbert sure knew,
In G & S shows, quite a few.
It comes down to this;
A man steals a kiss,
Saying, "This is what I will not do!"

(denying you will say it, by saying it)
--- Daniel Ford

I once had a girlfriend named Gloria
Who uttered this anguished APORIA,
When three pals and I
Decided to drop by.
"You expect me to do the four o' ya?"
--- Norm Brust

The paradox of APORIA
Runs counter oft to euphoria.
One cannot find joy
When steak's made of soy,
As sold in Vegan emporia.
--- Daniel Ford

They both drank much wine from the cup,
Carousing throughout sumptious sup.
Much euphoria
Then some APORIA,
As gent couln't get his thing up.
--- Chris Papa

I really don't wish to berate
Or dwell on sordid "Oralgate".
The nation, it seems,
Has a case of bad dreams,
Hails Chief, APOTHEOSIS great.
--- Chris Papa

APOTHEOSIS, heaven sent,
Will have to bear Valhalla rent.
'Tis better, I think,
Glenfidich to drink,
Be merry with earthly content.
--- Chris Papa

To deify, APOTHEOSIS,
From Man to God metamorphosis.
Transfiguration,
Caligulation,
To some though, it's simple psychosis.
--- Daniel Ford

Political structure, APPARAT,
Is so often pejorative that
It's hard to remember
The word as an ember
Of mechanisms for bureaucrat.
--- Daniel Ford

One longs to be in APPARAT,
Where all power brokers are at.
The duties are light,
And good perks are quite
Expected by every fat cat.
--- Chris Papa

The out-party Gov of a state,
With an in-party House does not rate.
The Speaker controls
Most votes on the rolls.
The APPARAT seals the Gov's fate.
--- Elois

APPLE-POLISHER, I suppose,
If ever you'd be one of those,
Is yet, all-in-all,
A much nicer call,
Than being known as a "brown-nose".
--- Chris Papa

Of truth giving no indication,
With ethics on full year vacation,
They make livings, by gosh,
Spewing pure APPLESAUCE;
Spinmeisters work conning our nation.
--- Elois

APPLESAUCE in slang, I would guess;
Is polite way to avoid distress;
Informing a liar,
Not stoking the fire
By saying, "You're full of B.S."
--- Chris Papa

APPRECIABLE, perceived or measured,
Has a sense of that which we treasured,
Though if it were more
In our savings store,
We'd be appreciably pleasured.
--- Daniel Ford

I have it from sources impeachable
That fair taxing cuts are unreachable.
The bucks that bought ads
Must be paid back with scads
Of tax cutting for assets appreciable.
--- J'Carlin

Somes rhymes give me APPREHENSION,
'Cause I cannot fathom intention.
But when it takes pain
To Dummy explain,
He does do without condescension.
--- Chris Papa

Were I good a reducing tension,
Explaining the threads of suspension,
The resulting verses
Wouldn't draw such curses.
But these might just pass without mention.
--- Daniel Ford

I admit to a lack of APPREHENSION
When it comes to the fourth dimension.
I just go up a tree
When it gets past three,
So I'll ignore Dr Einstein's invention.
--- Norm Brust

The approval of APPROBATION
May not bring him much commendation,
But if convict saves
Himself from the graves,
He may then wind up on probation.
--- Daniel Ford

We have an innate inclination
To vie for our peers' APPROBATION.
If, when it's not earned,
It's also not spurned;
Our character risks condemnation.
--- Elois

A nun risked the bishop's condemnation
When she made a corporeal revelation.
But the monks were delighted.
No scripture was cited,
And some offered wild APPROBATION.
--- Norm Brust

APRON's from "napkin" derived,
By false splitting, it's so contrived.
When made out of tar,
It's place where a car
Or plane, either left or arrived.
--- Chris Papa

Governor LEADER once led PA.
Bart STARR shone brightly many a day.
As did two other STARRS;
Kay sang; Blaze stripped in bars;
Tommy TUNE dances in New York's Broadway.
--- Al Bienstock

When name reflects work, it's APTRONYM,
A lovely way someone to enlimn.
And if the effect
Gains fame to connect,
That one may become a synonym.
--- Daniel Ford

Peer Sing taught music in school.
Harry Balls shot excellent pool.
Both, you might say,
Showed bright as day,
An APTRONYM'S not always cool.
--- Esther

AQUADEXTROUS definition oughter
To be given some extra thought 'er
The word means, methinks,
What's found in tubs, sinks
Translated to merely "right water".

(abilitry to adjust bath water with toes)
--- Chris Papa

AQUALIBRIUM, stream of perfection,
Yields, on some further reflection,
An new thought that toys,
With word AQUAPOISE.
The reader must make the selection.

(drinking fountain at the right height)
--- Chris Papa

The crossbow enlarged to ARBALEST,
Allowing warriors to keep abreast.
They could launch a lance,
Minimal advance,
Through a far king's gilded, treasure chest.
--- Daniel Ford

In past, to do killing best,
Men died by the old ARBALEST,
It left some, you know,
But knowledge would grow,
To ways so we can nuke the rest.
--- Chris Papa

This is file hyl

The ancient spear-throwing ARBALEST,
Revived for Lord of Rings armor fest,
Created such wounds
That physicians swooned
And bothered not with the herbalist.
--- Daniel Ford

If you are a seeker of fun you
Might find you don't care to be run through
By the death-dealing jolt
Of an ARBALEST's bolt,
Which leaves holes you can look at the sun through.
--- Eva Amata

With cigars, to be a good ARBITER,
You need purity whiter than whiter.
You don't spoil good taste
Or Cohibas waste
In foreplay with bimbo one nighter.
--- Chris Papa

Multisyllabic hilarity,
In truth, is surely a rarity,
Though lists arboreal,
Nonsequitorial --
Dendrologist's jocularity.
--- Daniel Ford

Considering trees ARBOREAL
Is a common editorial
Subject nowadays;
Those paper forays
Use trees, leaving landscapes boreal.
--- Daniel Ford

Merriam Webster's excellent tutorial
On the Word of the Day, ARBOREAL,
Motivates me
To plant a tree,
Thus leaving a long-lasting memorial.
--- Norm Brust

ARBORESCENT family tree,
As twisted as twisted can be,
Has borne much queer fruit,
From its gnarly root,
Except at the top, where there's ME!
--- Chris Papa

Sprouting mushroom, ARBORESCENT,
Tree-like bodies, tumescent.
Have odor fungal
In duff of jungle,
Where quick pick makes evanescent.
--- Daniel Ford

In art, the ARCADIAN mood
Supposes sylvan interlude.
Whilst clothed guys pluck strings
Or scribble smart things,
And ogle a lady fair, nude.
--- Chris Papa

Walt Disney, on the other hand,
Drew to help Stokowski's band.
People half-horse
All bent on love's course,
In Pastoral Symphony grand.
--- Chris Papa

The person who deals in ARCANA,
Can be in the ass, a real painer.
Though seemingly bright,
One hopes that each might
Speak in a manner much plainer.
--- Chris Papa

ARCANUM, or one thing arcane,
For most it's difficult to explain.
For me, one thing bugs,
Those who must wear rugs,
Instead shave, or try some Rogaine.
--- Darryl

The problem with some ARCANUM
Is need to always explain 'em,
When look of delight
Expected from bright,
Becomes a blank interreggnum.
--- Daniel Ford

Chain of Isles, ARCHEPELAGO,
Hawaiian styles of clothing so
Bright, light and airy,
Skin damage hairy.
Just watch old Archie's pelage go.
--- Daniel Ford

I hope you won't think me a meany
To hold that real ARCHIMAGE genie
Was man of large frame,
Who went by the name
Of "The Great Harry Houdini."
--- Chris Papa

Vaudeville's first act was always funny
To set a mood that was sunny.
Then out on the stage
Came the ARCHIMAGE,
And out of his hat came a bunny.
--- Norm Brust

ARCHIPELAGO Aleutian
Was old Seward's contribution,
Increased U.S. size,
And you may surmise
Makes Mother Bunch Liliputian.
--- Daniel Ford

Campaigning, ARGOSY of lies,
Awaiting October surprise,
The pols make me sick.
I think that I'll quick
Throw up on all of those guys.
--- Chris Papa

The loaded merchant ship, ARGOSY,
Has only few mates who are mussy.
Because they must scurry
About duties hurry,
And hope that the bucket's not rusty.
--- Daniel Ford

The ARGUS was something to dread;
On meeting it, you might wind up dead!
But my kids pondered on
What planet I was from;
Mom had eyes in the back of her head!
--- Barb

With ARGUS my wife can compete
In her efforts to keep my study neat.
If a cigar ash I drop,
She springs with a mop,
And her ritual, "Please lift your feet."
--- Norm Brust

Our backyard ARGUS, year old pup,
Will growl, bark and make hair stand up
In a fierce display
To scare all away,
Yet inside wins the loving cup.
--- Chris Papa

ARGY-BARGY, the tiff of some Brits,
Absorbing each other's word-hits,
Now please don't be flip,
Keep stiff upper lip,
And don't tread on each other's tits.
--- Chris Papa

A hooker plied trade in a park.
She was a penile ARISTARCH.
"Not bad," was the best
She'd give to her guest,
When length reached her critical mark.
--- Chris Papa

I have a personal ARISTARCH,
She of the cutting remark.
She lives under my roof
And whenever I goof,
Lets go with what sounds like a bark.
--- Norm Brust

There are folks in this world quite mad,
Who will fall for each foolish fad.
For some, ARITHMANCY,
Just tickles their fancy,
Though some still don't know how to add.
--- Chris Papa

Numbers to future, ARITHMANCY,
Helps only those who ain't The Man, see.
When by intuition
Supplying tuition,
Number readers find ways to Nancy.
--- Daniel Ford

While the sphere helped to navigate ships,
Today, the hippest kid slips
ARMILLARY rings,
And assorted things
In the navel, nares, and lips.
--- Chris Papa

The use of ARTERIOUS, neat,
Referring to very large street,
When traffic won't budge,
Like embolic sludge,
Brings blockage that's almost complete.
--- Chris Papa

Surgeon dissector ARTERIOUS,
William Harvey was imperious,
Concept fantastic
Iconoclastic:
Circulation was venereous.
--- Daniel Ford

While driving in traffic ARTERIOUS,
We sometimes become quite delirious.
Embolic traffic flow,
Into fits does us throw --
It's taken a bit much too serious.
--- Sue Johnson

ARTIFICE, the word makes me smile.
A nice and polite guise for 'guile'
One needs in position,
If he be politician,
Or will be only a short while.
--- Chris Papa

For artillators, arrow and bows
Are the products they craft, and it shows.
When they're peddling their wares
At the markets and fairs,
Whither archers, the artiller goes.
--- Anon


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