Duke Beaufort Poet Limerick

Creepy Crawlies

A poem is a cryptic array
And could be the terrorist play
The web is complex
But will never perplex
The mighty and proud NSA

Author's note: It is not just phone and email traffic that is monitored.  By logic and since any and all websites can be used as code, I have to surmise that the NSA is reading all web traffic as well.  Nothing is private from the prying eyes of the web crawlers.  The robots out there scanning us and checking on what we are doing may inflate the total of the views of our work.

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Laura Breidenthal August 10, 2013 at 6:26 PM What a world we live in Duke. I must agree with the whole of the comments. Very clever. Thanks again for your reviews on my work. You have very interesting interpretations on my work and have a big understanding of what I am trying to poetry and display. It is a pleasure to read your work, and to receive your wonderful reviews. Thanks a million my friend. David too is very appreciative of the time and effort you gave to read his work. Always, Laura Laura Breidenthal August 10, 2013 at 6:26 PM haha portray** not poetry!! XD

Mustapha Mohammed August 4, 2013 at 5:54 AM Hi Duke I am just taking a read of some of your poems and this one impressed me.It was cleverly done.

Debbie Duncan August 2, 2013 at 2:21 PM Well , I thought maybe I hadn't read this one, though I see I have. maybe you could direct me to the ones I haven't read ;}

Debbie Duncan July 26, 2013 at 8:08 PM You are so very write,,, in the 90's I had a female friend in DC in the surveillance business, we met because she tapped my phone because my X was a cop ;},,,,, like your limerick ;} Duke Beaufort August 3, 2013 at 7:20 PM Sounds like a funny story. Or maybe not. People like exes and people in positions of authority do strange things at times. There is no shortage of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) in our land.

Andrea Dietrich July 14, 2013 at 12:47 AM I still think they have the skills of the keystone cops. haha. Like doctors with all their fancy equipment but can't even figure out a simple diagnosis on their own. Good one. and about your beer suggestions. Sadly nobody in my family drinks beer. So I guess that is one remedy I can't suggest to them. haha.

April Gabriella July 13, 2013 at 6:00 PM So true Duke. A nice little ditty you composed about a not so nice truth. Well done. :)

Poet Destroyer A July 9, 2013 at 3:02 PM Hello Duke, i am glad the NSA keeps track of all activity on the web. wish more could be done to protect us from bots, and other terrorizing subjects floating and waiting... xox~ LINDA Duke Beaufort August 3, 2013 at 7:17 PM I am afraid it is all getting out of control. The only true safety we can have is a world based on fairness and opportunity for everyone. The wealth gap in the world between rich and poor is the ultimate cause for unrest and must be addressed. The rest is window dressing.

Shirley Candy July 9, 2013 at 6:44 AM Very clever limerick!! I like ittttt....well penned, Duke :) *Hug ~ Shirley Duke Beaufort August 3, 2013 at 7:18 PM You are very welcome.

Tim Ryerson July 9, 2013 at 4:28 AM Makes me wanna throw away my cell phone and stay off the internet...Unique and imaginative use of the Limerick form too...The title is perfect for the subject matter - Tim

David William Breidenthal July 8, 2013 at 7:24 PM Love the rhyming and the cleverness of it all

David William Breidenthal July 8, 2013 at 7:22 PM THIS IS A SUPER AWESOME POEM. Congrats. Love your Limericks. I should make some. hmmm... thinking about it. Thinking about you, friend and also my sister too! -DWB