In South Croydon station
They walked tall
Brief cases and ironed Daily Telegraphs
Back to the 80s
They spoke a Corporate language
I remember the old school
but now we are living
with Generation Z
with acne to match
(If they can ever leave their homes)
for office jobs
The performed voyager
to a new world
with resplendent coffee bars with Wi FI
where they plan
their robber baron forays
see them scurry
their mission to
ALT control delete
their World
.
buhmp
fruhnt
mine wuhnt
SNAP
relaxed
mine neck
from
crack
*dedicated to mine miss'n Daver uv yore who would
be blaming me for pacemaker hesitations ;)
Baron Ready was the steamiest
And by all accounts the weeniest
A schooner* or two
And everyone knew
He certainly was the pianist
*schooner=glass of beer
Red Baron sits in his cockpit;
He fires off shot after shot;
As enemies perish.
Raging, waging battles;
He longs for home and the great burgers,
From Charlie Brown’s grill;
No kibble tonight!
The Baron and the princess met as friends,
He requested a love affair.
The princess fell in-love with him,
They dated and became friends.
He couldn't marry her because he didn't choose to,
She would remember his friendship for years to come.
She went onto marry a german prince,
They had beautiful children together.
The memory of the Baron faded,
She never saw him again.
When she divorced her prince,
She met another very handsome prince.
They became friends,
She loved his hug and kiss,
He liked her art and poetry,
They were destined to meet again.
God guides and provides us with friends,
May we never be lonely.
Author: Gwen von Erlach Schutz
Baron Richard was a math wizard
A tetra-maniac in blizzard
He stole ‘4’ from Joan Miró
Grabbed ‘4’ from Ground Zero
And Forced all "4"s into chicken gizzard
Alas, the famed Red Baron bit the dust.
His last flight in his Fokker was a bust.
Some thought Snoopy shot him down,
But t'was a dude named Roy Brown,
Leaving Charlie Brown and his friends nonplussed!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 2014 All Rights Reserved
NOTE: There is controversy to this very day about who and how the
Red Baron actually died. Canadian pilot Roy Brown claimed he shot
him down but there is some evidence that he may have been hit by a
rifleman from the ground. Here's hoping this will keep you awake at
night worrying about it!!!
THE RED BARON
envy the baron
face in the clouds – tail feathers
now free of the earth
bird like – man shan’t get closer
sensation worth a lifetime
Pink and yellow flowers;
Distinguished
And boastful
In their exuberating
Colours,
Braced themselves
On tender stalks
Of watery greens,
While Butterflies
Dressed as Red Barons,
Hovered and hummed
And flapped
Their Scarlet wings
Feverishly.
Limerick: Once a Baron born near Basingstoke
Once a Baron born near Basingstoke
Dreaded being made (the) butt of a joke
Yet he built his castle
Shaped as a sharp whistle
Winds coursed through laughing like Marma-Duke.
© T. Wignesan – Paris, 2013