Deathwords, LIX

Donny’s Demise

Donny watched the charmer, who could

Not control the viper.

That’s why Donny is no more: He

Had to pay the piper. 

Deathwords, LVIII

Smoke Alarm

That bear named Smokey in a storm

Got absolutely soaked.

He built a fire to dry himself—

And that’s how he got smoked.

Deathwords, LVII

The Pride of the Trojan Warrior

The drunken Trojan warrior flat

Declined all swords and shields,

And this is why he’s now at rest

In lush Elysian Fields.

Deathwords, LVI

Maureen’s Terminal Grammar

Maureen’s an English teacher, with

Her grammar edged—a knife.

And when her time arrives, she knows

She’ll not lie down her life. 

Deathwords, LV

Sniff, Snuff

So Mr. Snuffleupagus

Grew arrogant—so puffed!

Bert held a pillow to his trunk—

“Behave—or you get snuffed!”

Deathwords, LIV

The Last of Lem

Lem loved the taste of lemon drops—

He ate them in his bed.

But one caught in his windpipe, so

Poor Lem, I fear, dropped dead. 

Deathwords, LIII

Luke’s Ill Luck

Luke (the Lover) loved Samantha—

Really doted on her.

Texted her while driving fast—now

Luke, I fear’s, a goner.