Uncle Roger

I am distinctly

ununclely.

I forget birthdays

and give Xmas presents

only when cornered.

(Money, of course, and too little.)

I am regrettably

ununclish.

Too thin to be jolly,

I can never remember

jokes or riddles.

Even fluff

my own poems.

My nephews and nieces

as far as I know

disuncled

me some time ago.

Better uncleless

than my brand of petty

uncleness.