By Kevin Ahern
RICH MAN, POOR MAN
The reason a moat
Comes about
Is to keep those within
From those without
— Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
OUT ON A LIMB
Money doesn’t grow on trees, they say
And I accepted that at first glance
But I reconsidered it today
At my bank’s local branch
— Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
THE GAP
Some have little
Some have lots
They make up the haves
And the have yachts
— Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
TOO MANY MILES
I have a wish
A dream, as it were
Of turning back
My oldometer
— Friday, Sept. 5, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
CAUTIONARY TAIL
Roy Rogers’ horse
Was mean in the morning
Which is why it came with
A Trigger warning
— Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
FOOD FIED
Don’t get me wrong
I love infants a bunch
But from the mouth of babes
Often comes lunch
— Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
AGED BEFORE ITS TIME
The fake antique
It appeared to me
Wasn’t as old
As it was cracked up to be
— Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
THAT SINKING FEELING
Falling can evoke
Fear or delight
Depending on whether
Your parachute’s right
— Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
NOTHING UP THE SLEEVE
The old magician
Is in a fix
All he knows
Are geriatricks
— Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
WHY LOVE IS BLIND
Love is a hormone
Affecting the brain
Making things seem normal
That may be otherwise insane
— Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
TO FLY OR NOT TO FLY
When airplane pilots say they’re taking off
I have a single thought
It could could mean that they are working
Or, alternatively, that they’re not
— Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
BACKLESS
My new book on cowards
Has sales not so fine
Which may be because
The book has no spine
— Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
FORMULA FOR FAILURE
He stayed up nights strategizing success
In the widest possible ways
But failed because he didn’t factor
Falling asleep during days
— Friday, Sept. 19, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
THE WIZARD OF AHS
When Dorothy started grasping straws
The Scarecrow quickly scurried
Being simultaneously
Delighted and worried
— Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
FEELING DIZZY
Alcohol is like success
A very wise person said
It is a most remarkable thing
Until it goes to your head
— Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
IT'LL GET WORSE
The world is changing very fast
And getting more chaotic
So buckle down when they begin
Using AI robotics
— Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
MOVING VIOLATION
A scofflaw photon went too fast
And now has great lament
Because a local judge decreed
To prism it will be sent
— Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
PICK ME UP
In the morning
When I feel dead
Caffeine makes the sun
Shine in my head
— Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
BIG DEAL
For poker playing plumbers
No one has any doubts
The rules are slightly different
A flush always beats a full house
— Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025
By Kevin Ahern
WELCOME TO OREGON
Gone are the flowers
Here comes the rain
Goodbye summer
Once again