TRI: slim and shiny;
I search and rummage
through the vanity,
my nails all grimy.
Trim the clawlike integument.
Clip, clip, snip and clip,
get them all in shape;
file them, keep them squared.
TRIM: slim and shiny;
back into the vanity.
The drawer is never tidy;
my nails no longer grimy.
`
Frederick Kesner
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nail-clippers/