SILLY QUESTIONS

If musical notes get into treble,

Do they end up behind bars?

Can a cross-eyed teacher control her pupils?

Is a celebrity dog in space a Sirius star?

Are sausage puns the wurst?

Are cows with no legs ground beef?

When it becomes spring,

Do trees get some re-leaf?

Is a fake noodle an impasta?

Do trains chug when they drink?

Do decimals have a point?

Is a squealing mouse a rat fink?

If their books are in a mess,

Are librarians ashamed of themshelves?

Is atheism a Non-Prophet organization?

Is wrap music performed by elves?

If you’re a kleptomaniac,

Do you take something for it?

If you wear sand paper clothes,

Does that mean you have lots of grit?

Is a bald sea serpent a lock-less monster?

Do mermaids have wavy hair?

Are bedtime stories for cow’s dairytales?

Is a cub without teeth a gummy bear?

If your bed is in a fireplace,

Do you sleep like a log?

Is a will a dead give away?

Do tadpoles play leapfrog?

If you lose your hearing aid,

Is it ear-replaceable?

If you draw with disappearing ink,

Is your art work untraceable?

Does freezing rain hurt like hail?

Is a thesaurus’ favorite dessert a synonym bun?

If your feet and nose were reversed,

Would your feet smell, and your nose run?

If you work in a calendar factory,

Can you take a day off?

Is holding a door open for a clown a nice jester?

Do whooping cranes get whooping cough?

If an infant refuses to take a nap,

Is he resisting a-rest?

And these are just some silly questions,

As anyone can attest.

Michael D. Schafer

© August 2, 2018