Humour

(a profitable remedy to preserve the poet's passion) 
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers . . . 
But Peter's son Patrick, a practitioner 
 of pickled presents 
Preferred to pickle purslane stem, 
 in its proficiency 
and prophetic claim to piracy. 
Patrick Piper packed a picnic of 
 pickles and pomegranates, 
(for the variety) 
Patrick passed the Pernod, to pour 
 its precious contents out - 
in preparation of, 
he peformed persuasively 
and with perfect percussionist permanence, 
the rites of personality; 
then plucked the piccalilli 
from the petaled gooseberry plant.

Pickled Poetry