by Neil Doherty

“Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon [Charon] After an Ancient Dance and Kiss…
Some 4.5 billion years ago, the dwarf planet Pluto was suddenly joined by a companion. For a very brief period … they danced … before gently separating…”
—The New York Times

Pluto’s face as rough as bricks,
Charon left him for the Styx.
Burma-Shave

Said he’d had enough of spooning,
Turned his back and started mooning.
Burma-Shave

When first kisses are abrasive,
Lovers tend to be evasive.
Burma-Shave