Best Hickory Poems

The morning's first cup is sweetest, rich and hot, 
as I look through my kitchen window at the hickory.

The low branches will come off first.

Once upon a time I'd climb it, perch atop the high branches,
then in the throes of leafing, to gaze unfettered at...

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Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse hushed up the clock.
But Cuckoo caught him by his tail,
Now mouse is serving time in jail.
Until once more the clock will chime, 
And with both hands, the march of time
Then mouse might leave his prison cell,
However, only time will tell.
When parole,...

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Hickory Dickory Mouse on Clock


Hickory, dickory dock
mouse ran away with my sock
now they don't match
can you do catch?
now there's two more mice on clock.



Written: Nov. 1, 2015
Yvonne...

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Hickory Dickory Dock
It doesn’t matter about the clock
When you come down
Don’t break your crown
For Jack will watch like a hawk

Russell Sivey...

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Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up her frock
And then her frown turn upside down
Hickory dickory dock...

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The smell of burning hickory,
Feeds the fires hungry flames,
Incinerating all the misery,
That accompanies my name...
The waves of heat that radiate,
Massage my very soul,
As I gaze in thought and meditate,
Into what makes me feel whole...
Watching ash take to the air,
Then it slowly float's away,
Glowing hotter as...

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I resided in a beautiful old home, on the sunny side of the street;
And I had friendly neighbors, offering hellos whenever we'd meet.

Often when I was off from work, I puttered in my house or garden,
As cool breezy treetop swings, are the select favorites of...

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Hickory dickory dock, the mouse got an electric shock
Thought he would die but only his ears interlocked
Could hear himself think
His life on the blink
Surgeon said try giving your head a real good bop...

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Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck nine,
It was past the deadline!
He missed an interview,
the job fell through.
He fell sadly to his knees,
no paycheck – no cheese....

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Hickory dickory dock, the mouse got an electric shock
Thought he would die but only his ears interlocked
Could hear himself think
His life on the brink
Vetenarian said, “try giving your head a good bop”...

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Hickory dickory dock, the mouse got an electric shock
Thought he would die but only his ears interlocked
Could hear himself think
His life on the brink
A surgeon said, “try giving your head a good bop”...

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Take you no bread nor wine.
Craving will die in time.
For those who endure rime
will know a joy sublime.

Hanging from windswept tree,
know yourself, know your deeds.
Drooping now over scree,
suffer in bitter glee.

Many days without cup.
Many nights without sup.
Riddles and truths unstuck.
Screaming still, take them up.

Cut down...

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Hickory Dickory
Marion Morrison
crafted a cowboy name
to fan his flame.

His new handle, John Wayne
instantaneously
launched him as a star of
western film fame.

(Double Dactyl)


1/26/2021...

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Hickory dickory dock, the mouse got an electric shock
Thought he would die but only his ears interlocked
Could hear himself think
His life on the brink
Surgeon said, “try giving your head a good bop”...

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she asked for a great thyme
a day for festvel and enjoyment
a day to marvel in the creativity
of love
and day for people to come together and celebrate the need
to love


she made beautiful drinks of
cucumber jucies and apple jucies
with strawberry jucies and kiwi jucies.
she favored a suttle...

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