Shrift is always short and dudgeon must be high? It must!
And errors are egregious, and riddance always good.
Aspersions always will be cast, whether or not they should.
We champ, but only at the bit; and use our own petard –
But only to get hoisted by it, hopefully unscarred.
The only things that skir-r-r-l are bagpipes; only breath is bated;
And only crowds are madding: yes, we've been indoctrinated.
Shebangs it seems are always whole; ditto kit and caboodle
When raining cats, there's also dogs; siamese and poodle.
For every nook a cranny lurks, with flotsam always jetsam
A writer must avoid these tropes – if not, I'm sure, regrets 'em.
When robbers are around you'll find there's cops there in the cut,
And when the crook is nabbed the case is open and it's shut.
His mate, when charged with aiding him, is also with abetting:
Ready, willing, able then, but now of course regretting.
If they reform they go not only straight but also narrow.
If not, they get the book thrown at them lock and stock and barrel.
Only days are halcyon and nothing else besides.
When going in fits, there's also starts; each ruin has a rack.
Pins must have their needles; it's written in white and black.
When falling for things hook and line, for sure you'll have a sinker.
If you cross the Ts, then dot the Is or else you are a stinker.
Where's there's no reason, nor will there be rhyme to correspond.
In situations, where you find an egg, then there's a chicken
And anyone alive you'll find they also will be kicking.
What's prim is also proper and what's null is also void.
Lo and behold, as brass is bold, clichés you must avoid.
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