A Saugatuck lad did swoon
for love of a gal named June
with help from a buggy
and a quick little huggy
he proposed on top of a dune

A visitor looked up in dread
at the steps of Mt. Baldhead
as he reached the top
certain his heart would stop
he gazed out in rapture instead

Al Overway, Holland, MI

The Freudian Slip

There once was a maid named Mei-Ling
for whom Sigmund Freud had a thing,
but instead, by heck
she wed Shiang-Kai-Shek,
and gave Freud the slip in Beijing.

Grace Walz

The Art of Free Verse

On this, let's be simple and terse:
When it comes to writing free verse,
Don't worry about Meter
But plan to delete her:
You've left her, for better (or worse).

Francis Fike, Holland, MI

An oak and an elm had a fight
It lasted through most of the night
When both finally tired
Neither one had expired
Their bark was much worse than their bite.

Gregg T. Greiner, Midlothian, IL

After too much libation
At the St. Pat celebration,
In a red wig, Dan tried to jig
Much to his wife's indignation.

Katherine Dressel, Jackson, MI

A young man named Paddy O'Shea
came to the U.S. of A.
He found Saugatuck,
T'was that Irish good luck!
Bless me, says he, I'll stay!

Katherine Dressel, Jackson, MI

—

The White House, The Butler, and Coral Gables,
Visitors come and drink all they are able,
They shop and they boat
Avoiding the "moat"
While ordering more drinks for the table!

There once was a town named O'Saugy
Whose patrons awoke a bit groggy,
From dancin' and singin'
Their heads were a ringin'
Each morn in the town of O'Saugy!

Elizabeth Slain

—

There was a wee lass form Killarney
Who reclined by the rock of the Blarney.
She wailed, and she moaned,
As she sat by the stone,
But none came to kiss the fair Marnie

AKJ Olson, Saugatuck, MI

St. Patty sat upon the Douglas dune
He was whistling such a happy tune
And with some luck
He sailed to Saugatuck
By the light of the Singapore moon

Esther Lastacy, Holland, MI

—

An Irish billionaire named Aubrey
was much greedier than he ought be
acres and acres he bought
lower taxes he sought
and now deceit, accusations and misery!

He sold us some pristine property
we thought it was done properly
let us hope, let us pray
that it is here to stay
we cant handle much more controversy!

Terri Schippa, Fennville, MI

—

There once was a pup from Douglas-Saugatuck
Who got lost after spotting a red fire truck.
No terrier be she, but she sat in the shade
To retrieve her young man in the Patty parade.
Now she’s been crowned a setter of Irish luck.

Jim Hayden, Fennville, MI

—

Said the early earthworm to the bird,
"You're late, you mis'rable nerd!
The others took off and left
and you come here bereft?
You, early bird, get deferred!"

The world's tallest man swam the sea
From Tokyo to Tennessee
he dove in and found
his belly splashdown'd
and his head lay aground in D.C.

Lori Deubner, Chesterfield, MO

—

There once was a chicken named Cluck,
He felt he was down on his luck,
Along came a friend named Fried,
Cluck laughed so hard he cried,
Then he danced around Saugatuck.

Connie Huffman, Spring Lake, MI