Best Ike Poems
The name's Ike.
Some a ya might a met me before,
in my very first write,
and knew me as the stalker with the walker.
"Retired Romance" was the name,
Spoke about meetin' my wife,
She's here with me, name is Jane.
I likes ta call her the Mrs.,
cause I never thought that would happen again.
Now she like ta near smother me with kisses,
but gives me room ta write now and then.
We had us one of them honeymoons,
she says it ain't over yet.
But dang, if'n it ain't over soon,
we'll have ta call me in a vet!
Ennyways, I wanted ta give y'all a heads up
that I'll be a writin' from time to time .
We'd like ta thank y'all for the nice thumbs up,
'bout our first little Retired Romance rhyme,
and let y'all know that me and the Mrs. .. well..
. ..we doin' just fine !
. "Nite nite darlin."
...Now I ain't without notoriety,
Fact is.. I'm an old stalker with a walker.
She was big in the Purple Hat Society
and broke her hip,...while playing soccer.
When I met her, she was on the mend,
and she knew.. what I was after...
and I said I'd catch her when I can,
She said to push that walker a lil' faster.
She had her a "lectric wheel chair,
I just had my old walker and me,
she was pretty fast for a blue hair...
"till I crashed into her I.V. tree...
Well, they fitted my leg with plaster,
and I kinda forgot what I was after...
"till one day,
she wheeled in to see me,
Yep. Said she'd come ta free me!
Now we sit together,
cozy up and talk about the weather.
We compare wrinkled tatoos,
and guess what they are,
we may share a shot of booze,
we don't go too awful far...
We keep our orthepedic shoes
under the same bed,
and I retired as a walker stalker,
meals on wheels keeps us fed
and we keep our teeth...
in the very same locker.
("Nite Nite, Darlin.")
Composed and Written by-
Robert A. Dufresne
The name's Ike .
Some a you met me and my wife Jane,
We got us a good life, can't complain.
To the kids, I'm an old geezer round here,
I think it's funny , they don't mean no harm,
I likes ta watch em, and have me a beer,
Work in the yard; Jane calls it my 'lil farm .
I been around a long time,
But ya know, it's still me inside this old shell,
This old body shell is wrinkled and baldin'
gray haired and achin'; I really gave it hell.
Though ya know, inside, ...I'm still really alive!
Funny...I always think I'm about thirty five !
Anyway i'm gettin off track.
Sometimes I gotta find somethin ta git me goin',
so I head out to the yard and start ta hoein'.
Ya see I got me a 'lil garden,
sometimes, I spreads manure in,
...(beggin' your pardon)
You see ,in a special sorta way
each plant needs good care.
Some stay outside 'n grow on the rungs.
Some shoots I wants in the green house,
ta help 'em grow and tend to the young.
Guess them plants is like people,
Some praise God under the sky'
some prays ta Him under a steeple.
This ole garden been through alot.
She been through four hurricanes in her lifetime,
and one year,...a twister just missed her.
I've always liked it out here.
it's a special place to me,..very dear.
We sometimes walk out here, me and the Mrs.
We smile and call it "the old geezer's garden".
Then we get us in a few hugs and kisses.
My old garden been around
a long long time, but she's still alive!
Some folks ask me how old it is,..
and I tell 'em...oh..'bout ...thirty five...
see you folks next time. " nite nite darlin."
Hi folks. The name's Ike.
'Member me from my other writes?
check 'em out if you'd like.
Me and the Missus, Jane here, jest wanted to say hey.
Jane, she ses I oughta tell you good folks how I pray.
She thought it might be a help to one a ya some day.
Now ya see most everybody prays the way they sees fit.
That's just fine 'ceptin' in the mornin'..well, see.. I fergit.
Way back, a friend name 'a Wally hepped me on that score a bit,
And since then, in the mornin', I aint hardly never fergit.
See at night I got no problem thankin' God with the Missus,
then it's bedtime and we gits in our hugs and kisses.
We tuck in her kitty cats and then we hit the hay.
As I said in the mornin' when I got up I'd fergit ta pray.
So at night when I drop my britches on the floor,
I kick my shoes up under the bed behind 'em,
so when I wakes up in the mornin' after a good snore,
well, I gotsta git down on my knees ta find 'em!
And whil'st I'm on my knees, I 'member somethin', Hoss,
Right 'bout then, I 'member that I ain't the Boss.
So then I ask Him ta help me do what He wants that day,
and 'cause He's Merciful and Good, He helps me that way.
...Z'at what you wanted me to say, my darlin' Missus?
Reckon so ..cause she.. gimme a couple 'a kisses.
Nite nite, darlin'...
and to you folks too!
God bless y'all..
Howdy folks. The name's Ike
and I'd like to send a refrain.
along with the Mrs.,
Her name is Jane.
Some of you nice folks know us,
and some of you don't.
We don't wanna make a big fuss,
so we probly won't.
See, we was in the "old geezer's garden" talkin,
and we was thinkin' about our new friends,
while holdin' hands and walkin.
We do that now and again.
Yup, we just want to say to you all,
we're a thinkin' you're so precious,
since knowin you, we've had a ball.
So from the bottom of our hearts,
y'all have a happy and holy Christmas,
and may the Lord bless each of you,
with His awesome Love and Goodness,
now and in the coming year.
. Nite nite all,
. from me and the Mrs.
Ike The Terrible
Ike; You had gone to many places and than you came
to Texas. You were not invited, but you decided to come
anyway. A lot of people left before that terrible day. A lot
of us had no choice, but to stay.
Like a thief in the night you arrived, on that 13th of September
of 2008. We didn't sleep that night - everybody was worried. You
came in with force and fury. Soon the lights went out, by morning
you had already done your damage. Millions of people were left
without power.
For some people it was eight days, for others it was more, still others
didn't have power for weeks. But Ike - you didn't care. You came here
to destroy. Many people were without food, ice, or milk for their babies.
Others lost all they had.
In the daytime, when the rains finally stopped, we could see in our areas
the destruction you had left behind, but that was nothing compared to what
you did in Galveston and other towns. What we saw on TV was devastating.
Many lives were lost.
Ike - time has passed and now you are only a bitter memory. We learned
something in these DISASTERS. God can give us plenty, but he can also
take it away. You left us with deep scars, but from this - we will recover.
We are now more united and closer to God.
By Lucilla M. Carrillo
Note: I wrote this in 2008 when it happened.
It was the first and only Hurricane That I have
ever witnessed.
Heck, never was much of a one fer romance,
Mostly shy ‘round a lady,
Never learnt how to proper dance,
couldn’t do it if’n ya paid me.
Course er’er times I got all likkered up
And jumped and kicked ‘till ah coon’t no more,
But Bobby Joe surprised me when she puckered up..
Ah got up the nerve to kiss ‘er and fell on the floor.
Reckon one day I’ll git me a dancin’ lesson,
Get gussied up and ride ole Hoss to the barn dance,
But I’ll still be scairt I’m a guessin’
Tho I’ll be wearin’ smellum and ma new overall pants.
Thet thar ah remember was what ah was a thinkin
when ah was a barely sebenteen
Now fifty years later seems in a eye blinkin’
And yep .. Ah done found ma queen.
Twas aft ah come out the Navy
When ah had a family on my mind,
Sure ’nuff found a special lady
But don’t y’all never mind….
Thet thar’s a story for nuther time.
dec 17-2011 part of Ike and Jane series
written by Robert A. Dufresne
Ike, A Moody Wind
Written: by Tom Wright
5-1-2008
The moody wind can cover like pall
Always unseen but spewing forth sound
It comes as a breeze and also a squall
Where does it originate, where is it bound?
Its devastation is its trademark of time
While a butterfly floats for all to see
As we hear its effect on a buoy’s chime
But when in a mood it will uproot a tree
At what point does wind start or even end
Just one of the questions I pose to you now
And at what point does a tree break not bend
God only knows the why and the how.
Newsflash
New the Jewish New Year
Ike Davis hits 2 home runs
Newsflash
Israel's Baseball tean beat
South Africa near the Jewish New Year
Newsflash
My late father used to speak about Sid Luckman,
world famous football player
Around the time of the Jewish New Year
Newsflash - Sandy Koufax(the left arm of G-d) is
still alive
He took off on the Jewish New year
Newsflash - Samuel Reshevsky
was U.S. Chess Champion
and turned to Orthodoxy
ethnic pride is certainly permissible
And we have some great members of the tribe!
(despite having a few bad apples - like every other ethnic group)
Well lemme tell ya a thing er two bout people,
Ben round plenny of em and ah got sumpin figerred,
Don’t make no diffrence if’n they is under a steeple,
If’n they small, medium, smart, dumb, big er bigger,
Ah seen that most ever body kin dish it out,
But ain’t many a tender body kin take it.
Ya see criticizins fair easy to do as shout,
To do that folks are a chompin at the bit.
We thinks we got everthin lassoed right smart,
And got a holt a the branded calf by the tail,
But truth is we ain’t hardly got no heart,
Gotsta look at ar own sels ..else we fail.
So yup, ah reckon that’s what most a us folks are all about,
We cain’t take it but sure as grass grows we uns kin dish it out !
Newsflash
Near the Jewish New Year
Ike Davis of the New York Meetropolitans hit 2 home runs
Newsflash
Near the Jewish New Year
Israel's baseball team beat South Africa
Newsflash
My late father used to speak about Sid Luckman
World Famous Football hero
News flash
Sandy Koufax (the left arm of God) is
is still alive
Newsflash
And took off on the Jewish New Year
Newsflash
Samuel Reshevsky
was U.S. Chess Champion
Ethnic pride is permissible
And there are manyy good member of the tribe
Despite having some very, very bad apples
like every other ethnic group
Dike Alaa Mm?? (Maka Chukwuemeka Ike)
Izunna Okafor dere ab? a
Gém gém gém gém!
Dùm dùm dùm dùm
Tìkó tìkó tìkó tìkó
Gbám gbám dùm dùm.
Ùgbòrò ab?? ka òkù na-akp? dike
? kp?? ya na nd?, ? kp?? ya n'?nw?
Ihe emegh? n'ízù, o mee n'?nwa
Maka na isi gbàá ah?, chaa áw?,
Nwa onye ?wa ga-azar?r? chi ya òkù.
?z? t?? n'ili dike
?ha mm?? na ?ha mmad? an? ísì ozu ya
Maka na ? na-ab? ekwe k??
Àmà agbaa.
? b? g?n? na-af???
Oke mmiri àtáálá n'udummiri
Ihe mèrè na Nd?keli?nw?
Oke mmad? ebuláálá akw?kw?
Gìdì gìdì gìdì
Kotìko dùm dùm dùm
Cha?! íbo èzéé n'obí ézè
Ebubedike alaa mm??
G?n? ka a na-ekwubèd? ihe a?
Chukwuemeka Ike àpàchiela anya
Eze Ndikeli?nw? ejebego obodo af?dobe
Izùtè nd? mb? na nd? ègèdè n'?hà mm??.
Ihe emee n'obi eze
? na-ab? ézè az? kakp??
? si òsìmìrì l?ta
Onye ije alakwúrú chi ya.
Chukwuemeka b? dike ?b?r? nk?
?kaibe n'?h?a edemede
?kamm?ta nwere ùgwù
Cha?! eze obi umeala alakpuo ?ra.
Ihe ala rìrì àkár?á
Ya d?ba, maka na ?wa a b? ah?a
Onye z?cha nke ya, ? laba
Chukwuemeka Ike lad? mma.
Kókó kókó tìkó tìkó
Dùm dùm kótì
Eze, ka mkp?r? obi g? zùru ike udo
?b?ch? nkw? ka any? z?k?? ?z? n'?hà mm??
Onye ije lad? mma.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, a heroic general in World War Two
Elected thirty-fourth President of the USA in 1952
Fondly remembered as an American Golden Age
His era had its fair share of turbulence and rage
on both the domestic and international stage
In Ike's first term Senator Joe McCarthy ruled the roost
witch-hunting alleged Commie sympathizers
accusing them of giving the USSR a boost
Then after Ike's landslide re-election
racial politics veered in an ugly direction
Ike sent Federal troops to an Arkansas high school in September of 1957
to enforce desegregation, the law of the land--by judicial fiat was he driven
With the Soviet Union Ike opted for containment, not confrontation
choosing to condemn, but not to stop, the USSR's Hungarian invasion
When Russia's first satellite launch, Sputnik
drove the American new media ballistic
Ike calmly launched NASA and stayed optimistic
A man of deeds over words, Ike was a classic conservative
Limited spending plus tax cuts, his prinicipled preservatives
Before leaving office, Ike warned us
about massive military spending --
in tandem with rising budget deficits
our fiscal freedom would soon be ending
In hindsight, we can see that Ike clearly was right
to stress the perils of unbridled military might
By the time prescient Ike passed away in 1969
Americans were protesting Vietnam* ~ or in its jungles dying
*the War in Vietnam
Nature’s strength, brings times of change
Assisting our Lord with our path to rearrange
Texas-sized
Hurricane Ike
Came in full force with its strike
So many tree tops, cleaned and trimmed
To come back fresh and grow again
Clearing new views in the skies
Of the sunset and the sunrise
Out with the old to bring in the new
Opening doors of opportunity for me and you
Families become closer, appreciating life
What does the trick?
A little bit of strife
Lessons are learned, new plans are made
Always heed warnings, be prepared, not afraid
Helping one another with God’s Grace
Put’s each of us in the right place
To receive the Blessings around the bend
That God is holding in His Hand
With the storm’s fury and through the aftermath
We must look at Ike’s Silver Lining
And our brand new path
Florence McMillian (Flo)
The name's Ike. Some of ya know me so hello to you.
may I be so bold
as to pick on you folks
where the weather is so cold?
You know, to talk to you a spell,
while I get a notion to rub on some lotion,
and watch the pretty blue ocean swell.
Would that be considered a sin,
if I told you it's warm here?
Would that be rubbing it in?
Me and the Mrs.,we ain't got much money
so our entertainment is light.
So if I told you it's warm and sunny,
would that be all right?
Jane and me, we watch that weather channel,
so we can watch those shivering people,
shoveling snow and wearing heavy flannel.
Now I don't mean to instigate,
No sir! Far be it from me!
But I now live in a southern state,
and let's see.. the temp. is seventy three.
If it drops any lower still
I'll have to put my shirt on
or I may catch me a chill!
My darlin' wife, could you get my hearin' aid?
Helps me hear the surf better, ya know.
What? Yes, thanks, I'd go for a lemonade.
Well folks we gotta go..
gonna head for the pool...
but we'll see you again real soon ,
on that there weather show.
Now me and the Mrs., we don't know sign,
so wave at us, won't ya.....
with your whole hand...this time?
heh heh, nite nite folks.
We really do love y'all.
-Ike and Jane