Who Remember the Good Ole Days
...Only the Real OG's will remember.
All of these old movies are from back in the day.
Some of you will remember and some of you won't have a clue of what I am talking about.
Let's go down memory la...
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Categories:
barnaby, change, growing up, life,
Form: Narrative
Happy 212th birthday Charles Dickens
...Happy 212th birthday Charles Dickens
Though written three hundred
and sixty five days ago,
the following poetic commemoration
doth not warrant any modification.
Said prolific author born Fe...
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Categories:
barnaby, adventure, anniversary, birthday, creation,
Form: Free verse
Ebsen
...Buddy Ebsen lost his life twenty years ago.
He guest-starred on The Andy Griffith Show.
Jed Clampett was a character who he loved to portray.
After living many years, he died twenty years ago toda...
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Categories:
barnaby, anniversary, celebrity, death,
Form: Rhyme
Happy 211th Birthday Charles Dickens
...born February 7, 1812,
whose living descendents
I would be thrilled to befriend,
hence if anonymous reader
by some genetic fluke
linkedin to said
prolific storied author
please kindly recip...
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Categories:
barnaby, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Lisa Loring
...Lisa starred as Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family".
When I say she was talented, I'm sure that people will agree.
She also starred in "Fantasy Island", "Barnaby Jones" and "As The World Turns"...
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Categories:
barnaby, celebrity, death, goodbye, memorial,
Form: Rhyme
Sad When You Steal a Crows Toe
...Mrs. Barnaby Crow has lost her husband’s toe.
She saved it from his coffin deep in the snow.
Wore it as a key chain, it had a claw with a glow.
Whoever has stolen it, is pretty downright low....
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Categories:
barnaby, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
From the Shire No Fear
...David Hurleys run away, he placed a sign just the other day.'
Closed till further notice I've heard.? It's beggars belief upon my word.'
I wonder if his door is round.? Like at bag end? And bolted ...
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Categories:
barnaby, character, courage, freedom, future,
Form: Rhyme
Happy 210th Birthday Charles Dickens
...aforementioned author born
February 7, 1812
the long deceased (centuries) storied author
I toot and trumpet virtual horn
accompanying pet rooster
first thing in the morn.
Greetings mutual f...
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Categories:
barnaby, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Our Politics
...Who's the power behind the throne?
Renewed zipper in the zone,
Look out, gals in the ACT,
Yet more sprogs for Barnaby?
Who shall his next wife be?
is he ScoMo's majority?
Voting in our future,...
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Categories:
barnaby, allusion, political,
Form: Free verse
Barnaby's Advice
...Barnaby the Koala has passed away, you see.
But his story lives on in the hearts of many.
Alberto the Pig needed severe health advice.
He went to Barnaby and no longer doubted exercise.
Chaq...
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Categories:
barnaby, loss,
Form: Rhyme
Barnaby the Koala
...Barnaby the Koala was 70 years old.
He sat in a tree, and knowledge he sold.
Barnaby the Kolala was wise as can be.
His ways were particularly unique.
Barnaby the Koala's days were ending.
H...
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Categories:
barnaby, animal, death, internet,
Form: Rhyme
Twenty-Five Years Behind Bars
...There was once a man named Barnaby Lars
Who had spent twenty-five years behind bars
Now it ain't what you might think
He could concoct a great drink
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Categories:
barnaby, drink, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Cockney Geezer
...I was born within the sound of Bow bells in the east end of London, this makes me a true cockney, I own a cock and sparrow down by the shake and shiver, I sell april showers, I duke of kent my pope ...
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Categories:
barnaby, england, humor, identity, london,
Form: Narrative
Barnaby the Pirate
...A mean peg legged pirate called Barnaby
Was once a great terror out on the sea
He robbed and left many dead
They put a price on his head
He was smart and always managed to flee
The navy got a ...
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Categories:
barnaby, death, humor, sea,
Form: Limerick
Charlie Was Dead: Dickens
...Charlie was dead
Charlie was dead: to begin with,
There is no doubt whatever about that.
I leave my residue to Carol for Christmas
and Little Dorrit his faithful Tom Cat.
There’s been hard t...
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Categories:
barnaby, bereavement, books, character, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
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