The bird feeder is
attacked by some clever squirrels.
That is annoying.



next: annoyance

It's irksome, the way
folk pretend to be annoyed
by the things I do.

next: ego

I'm not an egotist,
but vastly inferior folk will
accuse me of such.

Devious

Here is a plan, but
it may not follow all rules.
Do it anyway.



next: skulking

I am sensibly watchful.  You
are a curtain twitcher.  But
he, she or it skulks.

next: pirates 

Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
was quite unlike Jack Sparrow.
Both are called pirates.



next: pillage

Not a nice habit.
Pillaging gets invading
armies a bad name.

next: common

Everywhere and all
the time, used by everyone.
Except the special.



next: harvest

"Too much corn to fit
in the barns!  It's going to
be a disaster!"

next: farmers

Farmers feed the world
and get the least in profit
before middlemen.

next: dairies

My dad grew up on
a dairy farm. Left as soon
as he could manage.



next: ghost stories

Seem quite scary late
at night, whispering with friends.
Bunkum otherwise.

next: iceberg

Of all the types of
lettuce, iceberg is the least
flavorful, it's blah.


next: apiary

Bees make honeycomb.
Bee-keepers make hives, gathered
in an apiary.

next: leather belt

A strip of cowhide.
It can cinch in a waistline
or keep your pants up.

next: sandals