Best Kaye Poems
Arthur Kaye, he was born with the head of a goat
and cloven hooves where he should have had feet
They made the most unfortunate racket
whenever he ran down the street
A clitter and clatter, a clip and a clop,
all that noise was poor Arthur's sole sin
You knew if he were off to the pub or the shops
by the direction of his bloody great din
God forbid you'd ever hear the sound of his hoof
when you'd wake in the midst of the night
If ever he managed to get on your tin roof,
he could give you one hell of a fright
But our Arthur was given a heart made of gold
with a kind streak as wide as the Nile
He loved all the folks whether younguns or old
and he graced them all with his smile
He'd run errands for grannies stuck in their beds,
he'd give rides on his back to small boys
When a blind man needed a book to be read
there was Arthur turning pages with joy
The young ladies all loved the way that he'd flirt
when ever he had half a chance
With his horns and his hooves and a new gingham shirt
he made their eyes glow with thoughts of romance
Then one day to the town came a man with a book
it was ancient and bound in gold leather
He wore a black robe and a serious look
and he brought forth a change in the weather
He spoke of dark things, of creatures with wings
and portents of great evil to come
And he said that Arthur was the source of these things
and should be sent back to whence he had come
Now the townsfolk grew quiet and then, they grew fearful
at the grim proclamations he'd made
For he'd read from the book when he'd given the earful
and those words made them sorely afraid
He accused them of losing their belief in the book,
why else could that creature be here?
A mob quickly formed, as that was all that it took
to turn them against their own peer
They hunted down Arthur and bound him in ropes
and dragged him in front of the stranger
Poor Arthur was saddened and lost all his hopes
in the face of the hate and the danger
The stranger then urged them to build a great fire
right there in the middle of town
Their frenzy increased as the flames grew yet higher
and sweet Arthur could only look down
Then out of the crowd came one of their own,
the blind man that Arthur would read for
As he came forward, they saw he wasn't alone
and was followed by more than a score
All the town's children had gathered around
and they followed him now to the fore
They walked towards Arthur with nary a sound
and surrounded the friend they adored
The blind man then spoke in a calm and clear voice
to the crowd that had now fallen hushed
He told them they were faced with a terrible choice;
it was one that couldn't be rushed
He reminded them Arthur had a heart filled with love
that they'd all felt his kindness and good
And the book said all creatures were sent from above
and should be treated as one wished they would
The man dressed in black raised the book in the air
and stood up in front of the crowd
He silenced their voices with only a stare
and spoke in a voice deep and loud
'Who is this imposter, this man who now speaks?
It's clear that he's sightless, his eyes do not look
He can't see the horns and the hooves on the freak
and how can he claim to know what's in the book?'
Pristine and neat
Elaborate straight staid lines
Fussy in a controlled 1940’s way
Flashing her art deco individuality
Delighted to be drawn at this time
By the artist who feels gleefully satisfied with his work.
Another rainy afternoon
It's cold and windy
my body's freezing
and my heart is empty..
I try to go out and do stuff
hoping to forget about it
but then I see these sweet couples
as if to dampen my spirit..
It's been hell since she left
and I've almost gone crazy
so please help bring back
my love,my angel, my baby..
'twas all because of one thing
and I'm still wondering why
I just hope she'd change
and have an open mind..
Maybe she ain't ready
or am I too demanding
but if I get another chance,
I'd tell her these things:
"I wont force you to it,
if you dont wanna do it,
so please come back to me
or I'm gonna lose it!"
Some people say “what a crappy day!”
Seems all my vital signs are still clicking away
So I say OOOEEE!
Dance the boogie-woogie
Or let's just swing and sway with Sammy Kaye
dear kaye ~
know that you are appreciated
more than you can ever know
you touch lives
with your words
of tenderness
your visits are delightful
you are a ray of sunshine
your open heart glows
with genuine kindness
and affection
AP: 3rd place 2025