The Dzmc Apocrypha 19
Trick, Treat or What Have You
i made a small pact to
clean up my act with some slick-talking
shill on a long info
mercial. my heart on my sleeve for
all hallows' eve, i sought out
some candy dispersal. then, when i
got straight, i went as a hot plate, on a
wet and a miserable night. the sizzle and hiss of
drizzle and mist on my
costume was truly a
fright. o.
clean up my act with some slick-talking
shill on a long info
mercial. my heart on my sleeve for
all hallows' eve, i sought out
some candy dispersal. then, when i
got straight, i went as a hot plate, on a
wet and a miserable night. the sizzle and hiss of
drizzle and mist on my
costume was truly a
fright. o.
henry bars and foodstuffs from
mars were all that I wanted
to bag. but then i got a
few ounces of pot from
an underage withered-
up hag. felix, i told her, feeling
very much bolder. navidad, she
replied with
a wink. somehow i know, even though
it's not so, all of this
calls for a drink.
Published by Thomas Cleveland Lane
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Nice! Happy belated Halloween!
Very nice =0)
Love this one, and it's always fun to follow your intricate rhymes. Shill and infomer-shill. Very good!
So clever. :-)
You were a hot plate? Now that's different.
Happy Halloween, Tom!