There once was a lady named Collier

whose plans have become follier and follier.

She’s squandered the last four years

dancing with drillers and frackers,

on the assumption that we were all

just a bunch of slackers.

But those tales of “untold riches”

couldn’t buy everyone’s loyalties.

That explains the long faces of all those

who are still waiting for royalties.

And whoever cooked up that legend

of 100 years more of natural gas,

Is trying to tell you, dear reader,

that you are a horse’s _ _ _!

(You fill in the blank spaces -

I can’t, for this limerick was not intended

to cause any red faces.)

Rolf Beck

Beach Lake, PA