Best Eads Poems

Birthday Double Tetractys for Eve

To
our friend
Eve Roper:
valued poet
every poem from her artistic hand
Reads like a painting looks - inspired! Using
only words that
proclaim her
essence:
real.

Birthday Limerick for Jan

Jan Allison, born on this day
always knows just the right words to say:
nature writes, soulful verse -

Apropos and diverse,
limericks are...

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The Amadawn ‘ave played the joker 
for the Good folks fairy Coort
‘T was they ‘ave egged the paper birches
an’ touch’d the scare crow’s stalks.

They ‘ave giv'n leerin pumpkin ‘eads
to Dullahan black ‘eadless ‘orse.
Tied the liein’ Leprechain’s tongues.
Changed the dread Pooka’s course.

Stol'n the noble Banshees keen...

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King 'Enry of The 'Ouse of Tudor ruled merrie olde England, the mighty and the meek.
'E was quite obese in 'is elder years and threw 'is weight around - so to speak!
'E governed from 1509 'til 1549 when 'e expired and began 'is eternal bourne.
Though...

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I once knew a poet called William,
Of renown was this Stratford lad.
A writer of plays and sonnets was he
And his gags, they weren’t half bad.
Now Queen Liz wanted him to join t’ army
Cos she’d  ‘eard pen was mightier than t’ sword
And if this were...

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Me un Finn came  'round

In what did we found

The Pub, wid a very large lock

Aye keep the key where no one cann see

Said our find mate, Erik McJock

So, let us awl in, out spurted  Finn

Cus drinkin' is what were intendin' 

Then  McJock...

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'Enry The Eighth 'ad voracious sex drives

   'Istory records that 'e wed six wives

      Cathy and Anne lost their 'eads

         A couple died in their beds

    ...

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Lights out, lights out!in the run about, the critte
            rs flee to me. Storm, blazing lightening, air too w
             arm  My...

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H   is hero is soft-spoken
E   mbarassingly shy
R   eads poetry, that kind of guy
O   nly whenever a family member
I    s falsely accused of
S   omething like telling a lie
M   an the barricades...

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Seems King 'Enry The Eighth in 'is choice of wives wasn't all that judicious.
To 'Is Grace's regret they were either too ambitious, promiscuous or capricious!

'E solved such prickly matters for five of them by divorce or grisly be'eadation!
'E 'ad to protect 'is own somewhat dubious...

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Enthusiastic he is

Loves your say

Insouciant he is 

Gifts you away

Inspiring he is 

Buck-up he says

Legit he is

Engrosses your days

 

Beloved he is

Admires you in a way

Charismatic he is

Habituates your lay

Efficient he is 

Leads your way

Opposite he is 

Retains your nee...

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The Amadawn 'ave played the joker 
for the Good folks fairy Coort
'T was they 'ave egged the paper birches
an’ touch’d the scare crow’s stalks.

They 'ave given leerin pumpkin 'eads
to Dullahan's black 'eadless 'orse.
Tied the liein' Leprechain’s tongues
changed the dread Pooka's course.

Stolen the noble Banshees keen...

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Abe’s barber, Chris, got so confused
because strong cold pills he’d abused.
Chris hacked up Abe’s haircut,
declared, “I’m NOT drunk, but
EYES fail me!” Abe was not amused.

“For Heaven’s sake!” Abe did exclaim.
“Glad you’re not a doctor. You’d maim
heads—not only head HAIR!”
If you want to be fair,
just don’t...

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Somewhere in the his ory of all 
stories which enterta ns.  There is 
a story _any have th ories on, leav ng 
us to find the que tionable. 
Within the confor ities m steriously 
not everyone could read 
so they left many...

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E-xceptional
D-oer
U-pholds
A-lmighty's
R-ighteous
D-octrines
O-n

M-inistry
A-s
N-oble
A-dministrator
L-eads
O-rganization

Topic: Birthday of Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo (October 31) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-eliable and trusted helper
O-f the Church Administrator
L-eads the entire flock
A-ccording to the will of the Creator.
N-either eye will turn blind to the fold's spiritual fervor; 
D-oing the things for further victories, he upholds divine endeavor.

E-arly fog-less Friday morn, 
S-eventeenth day of March; 
G-leams will not...

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