THEO PHYLLINE

TEA JUICE

A Sillier-Than-Thou Sonnette

By Izzy Ess of Elliot Ness

Theophylline, the juice of choice for Mary

Lulu Lin of Chinatown, was in

Abundance in her Jasmine Tea and Tea

Of Many Faces, eh?  In Mandalay

And Hudson’s Bay, the ships that brought her bold

Examples of her pulchritude, were rudely

Capsized by tsunamis and the Eastern

Winds that meant there was a Bicycle

Aloft, above the Love and Happiness,

Predominant in Old Beijing.  Suffice

To say, in Bays of Chesapeake and Doublespeak,

The Poltergeist of Feisty iced his tub.

In Golden Ages, several pages would

Agree that carvings were alive in wood.

THE END

© izzy sommers, md

Welland, Canada

July 1, 2013

CANADA DAY