Monday, September 9, 2019

In the Nick




Nick Fury--art by Jim Steranko


In the Nick

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery--only
today makes a difference.”--Nick Saban.

There was a tick
named Nick,
and his favorite trick
was to nick folks
in the neck,
making his escape
in the nick of time;
nicknamed Slick Nick.

Reindeer on the roof
in August, looks like Old Saint Nick
let them off the leash. 



Glenn Buttkus

Quadrille--exactly 44

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub
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12 comments:

  1. De JacksonSeptember 9, 2019 at 12:52 PM

    Ha! What fun! A veritable supernova of noble and notable Nicks!

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  2. tonispencerSeptember 9, 2019 at 12:57 PM

    Another rhyming Nick quad. Fun stuff floating around today.

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  3. brudbergSeptember 9, 2019 at 1:04 PM

    Oh love the clever rhymes... not sure that slick nick is a good guy

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  4. Vivian ZemsSeptember 9, 2019 at 1:34 PM

    Slick - wily, slick knife- an apt name and a fun write!

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  5. indybevSeptember 9, 2019 at 2:12 PM

    HA! You gave Nick a much more proper nickname than I did, Glenn.

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  6. Glenn ButtkusSeptember 9, 2019 at 3:14 PM

    Gosh, I squeezed in 8 Nicks counting image, title & quote & poem; too much good fun.

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  7. CandySeptember 9, 2019 at 4:34 PM

    This one ‘nicked me in the funny bone

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  8. Dwight L. RothSeptember 9, 2019 at 5:59 PM

    I love your play with words in this poem. Slick Nick... sounds like a politician!!

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  9. robkistnerSeptember 9, 2019 at 7:55 PM

    That is a lotta nicks dude. I used to wear nic nic (pronounced nick nick) limited-edition shirts back in the 70’s, always with a pair of LandLubber hip-hugger bell bottoms — devastatingly cool man!i That has nothing to do with anything, it’s just that all your nicks brought that to mind. Fun write brother...

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  10. calmkateSeptember 9, 2019 at 10:24 PM

    lots of fun here :)

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  11. Linda Lee LybergSeptember 10, 2019 at 10:28 AM

    Delightful Glenn!

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  12. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comSeptember 11, 2019 at 4:47 AM

    nick, nick
    here a nick
    there a nice
    everywhere a nick nick!
    LOVE it! :)

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