The expression, “Tongue In Cheek” is conjectural
Is it in there just for fun or to be sexual
It’s more than just symbolic
This cheeky organ frolic
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“A body at rest tends to remain at rest….”
My body seems to do that best
My wife insists I rest too long
Her critical appraisal may not be wrong
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Be quiet! Don't make a sound!
Speak when you're spoken to!
What awful fearful bounds
Speaking only on cue
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That’s a lot of croc
There’s nothing pleasant about their features
Their Skin’s as hard as rock
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Malapropisms are wordy misuse
Totally fraught with wordy abuse
Linguistically, wordy erroneous
Nomenclature-ly wordy felonious
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“My Country Tis Of Thee”
Has stood the test of history
But it’s meaning verbally
For me is still a mystery
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Its’ stately white exterior
The White House
Touched by color
Now proudly glows
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(*Daph was a dear late friend who dared me to write on this subject)
I have never been bright in science
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We too often rely on acronyms
To save us time and space
Convenient, they’re just wordy trims
To insure our hurried pace
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Franz Shuberts fame has never diminished
For composing his symphony he never finished
Ergo
My fame and I won’t ever be parted
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