In His Splendid Isolation
Sits A Hermit Near A Cave
He Doesn’t Move A Muscle
For His Energy To Save

He Stares Into The Distance
Where He Hopes To Be Enlightened
Not All His Thoughts Will Bring Him Calm
Some Often Leave Him Frightened

Crackers And Cheese Topped With Pickle
Black Forest Gateau With Creams
Pork Pies With Jacket Potatoes
My Trousers Now Strain At The Seams

Salads Were Left Alone Wilting
As Strange Things On Sticks Fizzled Out
Just One More Small Sherry Trifle
With More Cream If There’s Some About

Speak To Me Mortal Thundered Thor
Come Forth And Show Your Face
Why Did You Bring Me To This Shore?
What Be This Eerie Place

Have You A Thirst For Fighting
To Battle Then My Lord
Be There A Wrong Needs Righting
I’d Hold Aloft My Sword

I’m Making A Few Home Improvements
My Loft Is To Get A New Floor
Chipboard Arrived On A Lorry
And Slipped Off The Back Near My Door

Economy Eight By Four Sheeting
In Bulk Saved Me Nearly Ten Pound
Some Warped And Chipped On The Edges
Lay There In A Heap On The Ground

Could I Have Been A Super Sleuth?
To Search Out Hidden Clues
To Catch The Guilty Parties
Before Their Tracks We Lose

I’d Analyse Their Footprints
Who Went And What They Weighed
A Dagger With Some Dna
Enough A Case Is Made

Could I Have Been Upon The Bench?
To Judge The Right From Wrong
Sending Down The Guilty
And Deciding For How Long

I’d Use My Powers Wisely
All Laws I Would Enforce
Plus All My Parking Tickets
Would Get Ripped Up Of Course

I’ve Misplaced My Little Brother
We Were Playing In The Sand
He Said That I Should Cover Him
A Game He’d Clearly Planned

Until I Went For Ice Creams
I Left My Brother To It
On My Return There Was No Sign
Why Ever Did I Do It?

Ask Any Other Question
And I’ll Not Ask You Why
But Think As Hard As I Can Think
This Answer I Can’t Try

Give Any Other Puzzle
Don’t Even Give Me Clues
But Please Don’t Ask Any More
Or Let Me Try To Choose

Could I Have Been A Barrister?
Black Cloak And Curly Wig
With Many Piles Of Paperwork
Defending Mr. Big

I’d Call Up Any Witness
For Evidence They’re Liable
Before They Speak A Single Word
All Swear Upon The Bible

A Carpet Full Of Clover
Adorns The Meadow Grass
A Pond Without A Ripple
Looks Like A Sheet Of Glass

Where Buttercups And Daisies Grow
Like Jewels Among The Green
Many Three Leafed Clovers Found
Few Four Leafed Clovers Seen