Tuesday, April 22, 2008

thigh-ku

Made in God's image...
I guess this means that Yahweh
doesn't wear hotpants

--Marla

thigh-ku

bring back the striped
mid thigh styles of yesteryear and
gild the thigh lilly.

--Shawna

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Thigh-ku

My thighs, rubenesque!
But not as in the paintings,
More like the sandwich.

-- Beth

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Thigh-ku

one piece swimming suit
I'm not saying you don't try
just not hard enough

--Marla

Thigh-ku

one piece swimming suit
absurdly insufficient
i prefer wet suits

--Marla

Thigh-ku

let's go for a swim
my flotation devices
guarantee safety

--Marla

Thigh-ku

glowing in the night
their plump luminosity
saves energy bills

--Marla

Thigh-ku

if my thighs were stars
sparkling overhead so bright
the bigger dipper


--Shawna

Thigh-ku

wheel of fashion turns
that once old is new again
thighs are Rubenesque

air bags can save lives
boy scouts all say "be prepared"
thighs will break my fall

vroom vroom, sparks, friction!
something smoking this way comes
thighs in corduroy

penguin wisdom shows
why walk when you can waddle
speciation comes

earth shakes, buildings fall
what comes - is it godzilla
no, the thighs of spring

--a guy

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Thigh-ku

Dr. Fung
what grows in sweaty creases
spread unguents

--John

Thigh-ku

birth of spring
thighs emerging white
damn you comfort food

--John

Thigh-ku

sweaty darkness
vast sea of rippling cellulite
I gasp

--John

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Thigh-ku

Dont' worry, lady!
My Super Thighs will save you.
I'll stop that train!

--Marla

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Thigh-ku

lust's limber pillars
temples rising in deserts
stumps of stubbled pork

--David

Thigh-ku

crane wings' golden air
sculpt red Lamborghini lines;
wheelbarrows of spam

--David

Thigh-ku

i think i damaged
my gluteus maximus
running up the stairs

--Colin

Friday, March 28, 2008

Thigh-ku

Oh lovely Marla
How your thigh so resembles
My truck's transmission

--Kent

Thigh-ku

Three Shot yes Whip Frap
The scale said 1 pound lighter
Bring on the Starbucks

--Jackie

Thigh-ku

My thighs meld into
My standard issue work chair-
"Secretary Spread"

--Jackie

Thigh-ku

Normal women can't
wear 3-inch inseam short shorts
FIE on you j crew

--Jackie

Thigh-ku

No, not racing stripes...
Those indentations are from
My Levis' inseams

--Marla

Thigh-ku

It's almost spring time
Thighs look great in biking shorts!
Or under sweat pants.

--Suzi

Thigh-ku

Where have you gone now?
The thighs I had at 20
Are you at Burger King?

--Suzi

Thigh-ku

Thighs? Overrated!
Most men I know like drumsticks
Scratch that. They like breasts.

--Suzi

Thigh-ku

Thou shalt not purchase
Your Nemesis: Thighmaster
Your card was declined

--Jackie

Thigh-ku

Should I blame my thighs?
There's only so much scapegoat
Per ounce of jelly.

--Marla

Thigh-ku

Oh, ironic Gods,
What a mockery you make
Of my soul's beauty.

--Marla

Thigh-ku

Though I work harder
They don't get any smaller
Only my boobs shrink

--Marla

Thigh-ku

My future boyfriend
Will thank God for capri pants
With tears in his eyes

--Marla

Thigh-ku

Thunderous wonders
They have their own gravity
Light bends to come close

--Shawna

Thigh-ku

short like thick tree stumps
the paleness is drawn to light
confined til summer

--Chauntella

Thigh-ku

Rasping like crickets
They brush together
In tight blue jeans

--Carmel

Thigh-ku

dimpled like dumplings
they speak of human frailty
and carbohydrates

--Marla

About Thigh-ku

Thigh-ku was invented in Montana, as a way for hearty northern women to herald the impending approach of spring.

After regulating their body temperatures through the harsh winter months by eating excessive quantities of snack crackers, they dreaded those first warm days, when the protective sheath of their thermal underwear must give way to more revealing attire.

In order to face this inevitability with grace, they would compose and share light verse in celebration of their congealed appendages.

Some even made a tradition of gathering at coffee houses on the first of April to recite thigh-ku and drown their vernal regrets in tea and chocolate.

Since its inception, this cathartic verse form has branched out to include expressions by men, and even by thin people who live in southern climes.

This blog is dedicated to the appreciation and dissemination of thigh-ku expression.

The Existential Cowgirls: Musical doggerel for the masses

If you love amateur recordings of vaguely suggestive original folk music, here's where to go:



www.myspace.com/theexistentialcowgirls

Today's offerings:
"The Mish Pozish" (In which the virtues of position numero uno are extolled)

"A Man Who Can Read" (In which my personal tastes in men are explained in some detail)

"I Was Visited by Martha Stewart" (In which I describe a strange dream involving home decor)

"Oh, Alex (Trebek)" (In which my personal tastes in men are broadly hinted)

"I Hate My Job" (In which workplace dissatisfaction is explored)

"Big Desk Reference" (In which my personal tastes in men are coyly suggested)