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A Silly Poem

by Spike Milligan

 Said Hamlet to Ophelia,
I'll draw a sketch of thee,
What kind of pencil shall I use?
2B or not 2B?...Read more of this...

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W was a whale

by Edward Lear

W  was a whaleWith a very long tail,Whose movements were franticAcross the Atlantic. w Monstrous old whale!...Read more of this...

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Alfred Lord Tennyson

by Dorothy Parker

 Should Heaven send me any son,
I hope he's not like Tennyson.
I'd rather have him play a fiddle
Than rise and bow and speak an idyll....Read more of this...

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Thomas Carlyle

by Dorothy Parker

 Carlyle combined the lit'ry life
With throwing teacups at his wife,
Remarking, rather testily,
"Oh, stop your dodging, Mrs. C.!"...Read more of this...

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Walter Savage Landor

by Dorothy Parker

 Upon the work of Walter Landor
I am unfit to write with candor.
If you can read it, well and good;
But as for me, I never could....Read more of this...

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My Sister Laura

by Spike Milligan

 My sister Laura's bigger than me
And lifts me up quite easily.
I can't lift her, I've tried and tried;
She must have something heavy inside....Read more of this...

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Heredity

by Tony Harrison

 How you became a poet's a mystery!
Wherever did you get your talent from?

I say: I had two uncles, Joe and Harry-
one was a stammerer, the other dumb....Read more of this...

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479. Epigram on a Swearing Coxcomb

by Robert Burns

 HERE cursing, swearing Burton lies,
A buck, a beau, or “Dem my eyes!”
Who in his life did little good,
And his last words were “Dem my blood!”...Read more of this...

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

by Dorothy Parker

 The pure and worthy Mrs. Stowe
Is one we all are proud to know
As mother, wife, and authoress-
Thank God, I am content with less!...Read more of this...

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Juliet

by Hilaire Belloc

 How did the party go in Portman Square?
I cannot tell you; Juliet was not there.

And how did Lady Gaster's party go?
Juliet was next me and I do not know....Read more of this...

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H was a heron

by Edward Lear

H  was a heron,Who stood in a stream:The length of his neckAnd his legs was extreme.  h! Long-legged Heron!...Read more of this...

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V was a Villain once

by Edward Lear

V  was a Villain; onceHe stole a piece of beef. Papa he said, "Oh, dreadful man!That Villain is a Thief!" ...Read more of this...

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X was King Xerxes whom

by Edward Lear

X  was King Xerxes, whomPapa much wished to know; But this he could not do, becauseXerxes died long ago. ...Read more of this...

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A was an ape

by Edward Lear

A  was an ape,Who stole some white tape,And tied up his toesIn four beautiful bows.  a! Funny old Ape!...Read more of this...

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On Count Voronstov

by Alexander Pushkin

 One half Milord, one half in trade, 
One half a sage, one half a dunce, 
One half a crook, but here for once 
There's every hope he'll make the grade....Read more of this...

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X was King Xerxes

by Edward Lear

X  was King Xerxes,Who, more than all Turks, isRenowned for his fashionOf fury and passion. x Angry old Xerxes!...Read more of this...

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M was a man

by Edward Lear

M  was a man,Who walked round and round;And he wore a long coatThat came down to the ground.  m! Funny old Man!...Read more of this...

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D.G. Rossetti

by Dorothy Parker

 Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Buried all of his libretti,
Thought the matter over - then
Went and dug them up again....Read more of this...

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Upon Parson Beanes

by Robert Herrick

 Old Parson Beanes hunts six days of the week,
And on the seventh, he has his notes to seek.
Six days he hollows so much breath away
That on the seventh he can nor preach or pray....Read more of this...

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Z was a Zebra striped

by Edward Lear

Z  was a Zebra stripedAnd streaked with lines of black; Papa said once, he thought he'd likeA ride upon his back. ...Read more of this...

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Lather As You Go

by Ogden Nash

 Beneath this slab
John Brown is stowed.
He watched the ads
And not the road....Read more of this...

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The Lion

by Hilaire Belloc

 Oh, weep for Mr. and Mrs. Bryan!
He was eaten by a lion;
Following which, the lion's lioness
Up and swallowed Bryan's Bryaness....Read more of this...

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A Stick Of Incense

by William Butler Yeats

 Whence did all that fury come?
From empty tomb or Virgin womb?
Saint Joseph thought the world would melt
But liked the way his finger smelt....Read more of this...

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Charles Dickens

by Dorothy Parker

 Who call him spurious and shoddy
Shall do it o'er my lifeless body.
I heartily invite such birds
To come outside and say those words!...Read more of this...

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S was a screw

by Edward Lear

S  was a screwTo screw down a box;And then it was fastenedWithout any locks.  s! Valuable screw!...Read more of this...

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