Best Burnett Poems
Deer Lake of Burnett CountyHistory winking
On the black velvet water,
No voices are heard;
No wolves laughing in the woods,
Just stars on Deer Lake’s black skin....
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Categories:
burnett, nature,
Form:
Tanka
Carol Burnett
Oh, that Carol Burnett,
with eyes and expressions, you'll not forget,
tugging her left ear after each show,
saying "Grandma, I love you so".
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Categories:
burnett, humor,
Form:
Clerihew
Carol BurnettCarol Burnett hosted a comedy show
And every week when it was time to go
A tug on her earlobe meant 'hi' to her grandmother.
Surely one earlobe is now longer than the other....
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Categories:
burnett, humor,
Form:
Clerihew
Harvey Korman Thinking AloudHow about Carol wears the curtain rods?
That would be hysterical.
No one else got it.
But I am Harvey Korman and I have some say.
Most popular episode in history.
Even Vicky is not as popular unless she is mama.
Vicky as Carol's mama is hilarious.
This show gets better every...
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Categories:
burnett, tribute,
Form:
Prose Poetry