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Best Herman Poems

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And Woody Herman Played
Blues in the Night.

A malignant moon
shines his metallic claws -
combs my hair and brushes me forward.
I am alone in the shadowy crooks 
of a poisoned...

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© John Heck  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: herman, angst, introspection, on writing
Form: Free verse



Premium Member My Addingham
(The memories are simple, living the feeling significant)

After conquering Beamsley Beacon due Southwest,
Rombald’s moor stood, while for centuries
within the valley the minute dwellings
of grey stone,...

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Categories: herman, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Slang Footles for Male Names: Part 3
Always Prepared

Ready 
Freddy

The Untamed

Feral
Ferril

What’s in Frankie’s Pockets?

Frankie’s
hankies

Patriotic Guy

Yankee
Frankie

Of the highest Quality

Fraser’s
razors

Small Eater

Grazer
Frazer

The Warlock

Pagan
Fagin

The Brilliant One

Star Glow
Fargo

Something’s About to Happen to Him

Herald
Gerald

Poet

The bard
Gerard

The Mimic

Parrot
Garret

Who Needs Pudding...

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Categories: herman, boy,
Form: Footle
Premium Member Baron Frankenstein's Halloween Ball
Baron Von Frankenstein sent me, an invitation to the ball
To be held on Hallows Eve, at his castle in the great hall
I had nothing planned...

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Categories: herman, halloween, horror, humor,
Form: Narrative
My Poetry Soup Peeps
Here sitting are my Poetry Soup Peeps,
Comfortably calm within their abode…
Don’t stare too long for they’ll give you the creeps,
Plus one of them may pass...

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Categories: herman, autumn, gothic, halloween,
Form: Sonnet



The River
Before the weary pilgrim, flowed a river fair and wide
The way was filled with danger,  he couldn't cross the other side;
So the pilgrim sought...

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Categories: herman, life, boat, journey, river,
Form: Rhyme
America Wasn'T So Bad Back Then
We have something in common, a fellow I talk to now and then. We’re about the same age and perhaps the only ones in the...

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Categories: herman, america,
Form: Prose
The Mermaid
A mermaid who was German
Made out with her boyfriend Herman
When they got past kissing
She found something missing
No wonder : he was a merman...

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Categories: herman, humor,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member An Ode To E. A. Robinson
Whispers of talent are carried on New England breezes
Dickinson, Hawthorne, and the Irvings’ son Washington
Though I sense a special connection to all of these
None inspired...

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Categories: herman, dedication, on writing and
Form: Quatrain
Mrs. Brown You'Ve Got a Lovely Jewel There!!
Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely jewel there,
Jewels like her are something rare...
She can't  disguise it,
Ruby's red eyes show "blues" in it,

Fred, you wanna...

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© Tom Bell  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: herman, adventure, allegory, angst, music,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Sanctuary
“In situations of captivity the perpetrator becomes the most powerful person in the life of the victim, and the psychology of the victim is shaped...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: herman, abuse, analogy, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member ''Because of Poetry''
"in placid hours, well-pleased we dream . . . "
Herman Melville (1819-1891) poem, Art, First Line
__________________

I write of dreams and dreams and of life's fight-
Writing...

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Categories: herman, me, poetry, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cyclical Dance of the Cousins
Dorrie Ann left Herman again.
It happens on a cyclical schedule.
October, January, April and July.
A quad-yearly thing.
We cousins take her in.
Knowing in a day or two...

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Categories: herman, marriage,
Form: Free verse
Some Pro's and Con's of Being Connected To Virtual Reality
Some pro's and con's of being connected to virtual reality

Dune not be bashful, grumpy, leery
or any other contemporary dwarf man
regarding countless less well known dwarves
(that...

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Categories: herman, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Clerihews Fini
PEE WEE HERMAN
Thought cops wouldn’t determine,
he put himself in that popcorn box.
Maybe he should have used his socks.

HOWARD HUGHES
A world famous recluse.
Millions for planes, women...

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Categories: herman, funny, life, people,
Form: Clerihew

Book: Reflection on the Important Things