These are a few of my oldest stabs at short light verse:
Advance Planning
I
Though mocked and hounded all their lives,
Nobody doubts their bond survives.
So here they rest, beyond their troubles,
Michael Jackson and faithful Bubbles.
II
May God accept Madonna, who
Has some explaining she must do.
III
God's humble servant, Edward Koch, lies here.
At least now how he's doin' should be clear.
IV
Although they died before their times,
Dear Lord, absolve them of their crimes
And bless, in spite of disco's evil,
Your sons The Village People.
V
Within this hallowed earth
Lies one who knew its worth
But felt its price would jump
Once graced by Donald Trump.
And from the tradition, a few years back I translated this from Boileau:
Epitaph of Mr. ....
Properly mourned, here you will find:
A know-it-all with no degree;
A blueblood with no pedigree;
A man quite decent, yet unkind.
Epitaphe de M. De....
Ci-git, justement regrette,
Un savant homme sans science,
Un gentilhomme sans naissance,
Un tres bon homme sans bonte.
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