On Wednesday, a Boston city councilor proposed appointing a poet laureate for the city. Well, we here at the ol’ Free Press thought we would apply for the job — limerick style.

Bush wants to add more troops To new levels he constantly stoops His plan is askew It will never go through It’s as sad as BU hoops

Dining halls may get you explorin’ For food that’s a little less borin’ If you want some good meat Or just something to eat They’re serving noro du jour at Warren

Some Evergreen students in our class Have too many questions to ask They don’t have to buy books Professors’ time they took It’s a shame they can’t not pass

Presidential candidates will not stop They fight to be over the top Kerry’s fall out of the race Gave him a longer face Proving any candidate can flip-flop

Deval Patrick has just been hired As governor he is so admired He’s using the web To get far ahead But that’s how Mark Foley got fired

On the BU campus we roam Our unkempt office is our home The Daily Free Press — A perpetual mess — Stayed up real late to write this poem