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The squirrel clung to icy bark,
whiskey-eyed, tail stiff as chalk~
barked through his chattering teeth:
Holy moly, I can’t feel my face degrees!
His acorns? Forgotten. Priorities?
Now strictly: Don’t become a popsicle.
The wind hissed back—Too late, too late—
while his whiskers crystallized at eight.
By noon, he’d thawed, resumed his scheming,
but still muttered, still unbelieving~
Weatherman LIED! Absolute disgrace.
Next time, I’m moving to OUTERSPACE.
I once made an upside down pudding
But it slipped out whilst it was cooking
It covered the oven base
Was an absolute disgrace
Yet the taste was second to nothing.
Flowers sprout out of the shallow earth,
And give us beauty of sight and scent with their birth
And to love them much is what we ought do with our time
But grabbing by the base and plucking should be a crime.
It already exists, just for you,
So why would you need kill it too?
Does it do better staying in your hand or resting in a vase?
Do you not see the color already beginning to fade from the face?
Beauty in the world is meant for just a quick embrace,
Because grabbing someone by the wrist is an absolute disgrace.
There is a rule controlling persons do not seem to know,
If you want to keep that hand to hold, you hold on by letting go.
A pervert hung silk stockings by the tree
With a note saying put a girl in for me
He rushed down Christmas morn
After watching some p.o.r.n.
And found both the silk stockings were empty.
He was cursing and so went back to bed
Spied a note from Santa Claus and it said
For the good girls and boys
I bring lots of nice toys
But nowt for you cos you're sick in the head.
He was angry and unable to sleep
Went out looking for gaps in drapes to peep
But as he got bolder
A cop grabbed his shoulder
And said "you're under arrest you sick creep"
The next day he went up before Judge Seers
As all the charges were read there were jeers
Told the pervert to his face
You're an absolute disgrace
So I'm sending you to jail for ten years.
Written 15th December 2021.
Hey, Cruel Memories
that I don't want to remember!
Do not beat all the pains and agonies
on my face
just like tens of hammers
pounding on one anvil
as if to shape a horseshoe,
It’s an absolute disgrace
cause you will then be implicated
in a scandal
I know some folks who would not know a poem
If it slapped them in the face.
The way some string unrelated words together
Is an absolute disgrace.
Sometimes, the grammar is so bad it really smarts,
Basic spelling forgotten,
Lines that have absolutely no meaning, for sure,
Rhyming, well, it is rotten.
These wannabe “poets” have a gift, I suppose,
All kidding aside, my friends,
For the life of me, I cannot make heads or tails
Or make the necessary amends.
But, if we are seeking plaudits, trophies, awards
Or seeking lasting fame,
We must be sure that drivel and gibberish never
Appear beneath our name.
Of the hundreds of poems and verses I have written
In my long writing lifetime,
Perhaps two or three were truly worthy of note,
Ones I would call sublime.
Most of us poets like to see our name in print
But, for goodness sakes, we ought
To make sure that our poems say what we meant
And set forth a logical thought.
Written June 20, 2021
You give a gift and you expect
Acknowledgement, at least,
Yet somehow, in this current age,
The thank you nod has ceased.
No note, no phone call - it gets worse -
No words when face to face.
To me, this lack of manners
Is an absolute disgrace.
Of course, we don’t bestow these gifts
For something in return
But thank you etiquette’s a basic
Everyone should learn.
A person shot dead,this how it unfolds
rioting and looting,electrcticals clothes and gold
Tottenham bore the first brunt,that came undone
and spread throughout the boroughs of London.
As i sit viewing the tabloids that brings
aireal shots fires destroying buildings
mindless youths as it spreads north
Leeds,Bristol,Birmingham to Liverpool and forth
People go homeless,shopkeepers go broke
no school for children,an absolute joke
we have soldiers in countries fighting wars
they are the unsung heroes fighting a cause
Ashamed to be English? to an extent
i have never seen anything like this event
what will go next Buckingham Palace?
one word from me being absolute " disgrace".
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