at first, he was called simply Bruce
for reasons that are quite obtuse
they changed his first name
to David, when tame
and Bruce fell into full disuse
At least so it was on TV
But Norton, and Ruffalo’s spree
Restored the old name
Our Hulk, still the same
When angry, he’s something to see
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785397-Incredible-Hulk---Double-Limerick
the hermit -- not a crab at all
a wondrous imposter
they're lobster relatives, the gall!
abandoned shells they master
jumbo shrimp
that travels pimp
Author notes: wc 25 https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784858-25-Words-Exactly.-Prompt-Inside
started printing cuneiform patterns
on my cookies
was finally able
to swallow Hammurabi's Code
in one hour
Epic of Gilgamesh next
engraved our vows
mine said: and in the darkness bind them
thought it was precious
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785310-Brevity-Writers---15-words-or-less---Ring-noguest Image from Wikipedia
when looking to win a new race
one mustn't give in to the chase
it's better to plan it
feet firmly on planet
beware or you'll spin in one place
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785320-8-8-6-6-8 image from ProForm
A sonnet to the sonnet I conceive
Our meta world requires nothing less
Shakespearean, and then I shall receive
Your accolades and love -- but I digress
Iambic in pentameter it is
Can't deviate, each stumble costs a point
but proper emphasis will bring release
the critics won't get mad or out of joint
ababcdcd -- the start
efefgg is how it ends
the rhyming scheme must truly play its part
succeed and you shall gather lots of friends
and thus the meta sonnet is revealed
it's form and function now forever sealed
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785043-8-for-8---Sonnet
mix metaphor with salt and thyme
add rhythm, and if able, rhyme
bring to boil
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785311-Brevity-Writers---15-words-or-less---poems-noguest
I needed to beg, steal or borrow
a poem with tales of a sparrow
alas, with my knack
the Sparrow was Jack
and he sailed away on the morrow
these pirates, they're birds of a feather
love sailing the high seas together
and each has a parrot
which they did inherit
that parrots their ARRs to the aether
of course Davey Jones stands alone
no parrot by his famous throne
an octopus creature
does mimic his features
but under the waves, it has flown
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785314-A-Rhyming-Poem-about-a-Bird-or-Birds
The lady was very coquettish
pursuing her favorite fetish
most girls, to be sure
love their pedicure
but this one liked hers to be wettish
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784182-Toes-1st-of-The-Body-Part-Series
his human partners awed by him
the trainers are so proud
the waltz or bossa nova rhythm
his dances wow the crowd
but then the training hit a snag
with no further ado
he told them that to zig and zag
the tango, it takes two
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785173-Dancing-the-Tango---Brevity
my name is Grey
my mission is to spread intelligent life
throughout the universe
take me to your breeder
Author notes: wc 20 https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785240-For-Aliens-Only
young and old
they sit at the slot machines
oblivious to the equation
that runs the place
useless to warn them
tell them that they're getting the shaft
not for them
the conventional truth
that the house always wins
convinced that the passage of time
will bring about the opposite result
they behave like rats on cocaine
pulling that lever again and again
with small breaks for coffee
and steakhouse bacon
at the buffet
it's all you can eat
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784868-Word-Bank--5- word bank prompt: behave, passage, young, opposite, bacon, warn, overall, equation, slot, conventional, shaft, truth