Best Learned His Lesson Poems
Time has been that slavery was a common practice
War lords take over a nation then use the people for slaves
This went on in Israel, Egypt, China, and numerous other places.
We have heard of Pharoh of Egypt and Moses
Moses said to Pharoh one day, the God of Israel says "Let my people go!"
Pharoh thought these slave people are needed around here, free labor.
Pharoh said no I won't let you go.
God of Israel sent 10 plagues on the Egyptian people all the way into Pharoh's palace.
Their water was changed into blood. Plagues of gnats, flies, locust, frogs, boils, cattle died,
darkness in day time, and the last day the firstborn child died, then Pharoh let them go.
He still had not learned his lesson and he took his army out after the Israelites and then him and
his army was drowned in the river.
One hard hearted and headed man, met his doom.
Exodus the Holy Bible.
still needs work....
Silly Billy went and ate
all the cookies his mom baked.
Getting too sick was his fate
for his tummy ached and ached.
You might think this silly guy
would have learned his lesson, right?
When his mother made a pie,
it then disappeared from sight.
Billy, like a big fat hog -
He had gobbled it all down!
He got sicker than a dog.
Mention pies, and still he’ll frown.
April 11, 2021
for Eve Roper's Nursery Rhyme 4 Poetry Contest
"Time Machine"
Nocturnal Writer started his stroke rhythm
With a knowledgeable mellifluous realism
Hoping that he can find the perfect harmony
That might lead him to the beauty of serendipity
Suddenly a picture drops that causes interruption
The writer stops and his mind is in mode of distraction
He saw the picture iof him and the girl she loved
That ferocious moment makes him suddenly glare above
He close his eyes and feels empty handed
That moment makes him hopeless and unguided
His tears fall and loneliness occupy his heart
And after that the flashback start
"I remember the day when i first met her"
"In a park during a cold rainy weather"
"She's standing in front of a blossoming tree"
"Enjoying the rain and running free"
"I look at you smiling and you smiled back"
"You convinced me to join you and follow the track"
"That day I realized that happiness is a choice"
"While noticing your face and your angelic voice"
"I don't know where I got this feeling"
"When I'm with you its genuinely heartwarming"
"You get your phone and took a selfie with me"
"And that symbolizes our mutual feeling symmetry"
"A month ago You and I become friends"
"On that time I want us to be more than friends"
"But you confess me a very shocking story"
"That you'll be leaving soon and you will leave me"
From that moment the writer tears fall slowly
As he reminiscing a painful heartbreaking story
But he remember the girl's word and advice after saying sorry
"That everything will come to their proper places eventually"
After that the writer realizes that he created a time machine
That brought back the joyful and painful scene
He continued to write again and learned his lesson at last
That you can never say hi to your future if you can't say bye to your past.
!Papa Pepper!
one day a farmer woke
planted peppers in the ground
peppers that the throat could choke
hotter ones could not be found
!PAPA PEPPER!
every day the farmer weeded,
waited wisely, watched, and watered
there was nothing that they needed
every tongue was by them slaughtered
!PAPA PEPPER!
every day they grew and grew
and got so healthy and so big
that the farmer simply knew
they’d be enough to kill a pig
!PAPA PEPPER!
then one day the farmer eyed them
said, ”they’re ripe enough to pick”
but of course he hadn’t tried them
for they’d surely make him sick
!PAPA PEPPER!
so he picked ‘em off the plant
and dumped ‘em in his wagon back
and he said, “I surely can’t
come home until I’ve sold the snack”
!PAPA PEPPER!
so he set off on the trail
with his peppers that were hot
and he planned to make a sale
get some moola on the spot
!PAPA PEPPER!
when he finally reached the town though
it was dark and all was still
so he slumbered by a willow
at the tip-top of a hill
!PAPA PEPPER!
when he woke up in the morning
he saw far-away a man
so he got up quickly walking
with his evil selling plan
!PAPA PEPPER!
the farmer met him saying,”Hey
ya wanna buy some peppers now?”
answered he, “woohoo oh yay,
I’ll surely buy if you’ll allow”
!PAPA PEPPER!
so he sold him three big peppers
hot enough to burn a cow
and said, “good luck with your peppers
hot enough to learn a sow”
!PAPA PEPPER!
then the fool ate all three peppers
there was no river nearby
loudly he cried, “PAPA PEPPER!
save me quick before I die!”
!PAPA PEPPER!
though he lived to tell the tale
he had learned his lesson well
never again would he fail
to avoid the spicy spell
!PAPA PEPPER!
They looked at me with disgust in their eyes
The moment that I walked in
The hatred and fear they felt inside
Based on the color of my skin
I was just a stranger passing through
Who simply got lost on his way
I stopped in to get some food
Not realizing prejudice was the price to pay
All heads turned and followed me
As I found my way to an open seat
The once noisy room was silent now
The waitress – afraid of me to greet
I smiled and nodded my head to the few
Who dared to look me in the eye
I knew that they all wanted me gone
But I couldn’t comprehend the reason why
Then a little boy returning to his seat
From the men’s rest room stall
Stopped right in front of me, and said,
“Why he doesn’t look mean at all”
I smiled at him and said, “No, son,
I am not the boogey man
Just someone travelling about
Trying to get a meal if I can
I’m sorry if I disturbed your peace
I am not trying to make a stand
I saw the restaurant sign from the road
And I am hungry, you understand
If you can overlook the simple fact
That my skin is a different color than yours
I promise I will do no wrong
Then get back on my tour”
“That’s okay, Mister, I don’t mind
I’m not scared like everyone else
I was told I should love everyone
The same as I love myself”
“Well the person who taught you that
Is certainly a very smart woman or man
And if they are in this room,
Well, I would like to shake their hand”
“Sure, Mister, it was my Dad
And you can come sit and eat with us
I think if you weren’t sitting all alone
There wouldn’t be so much fuss.”
The little boy took my hand
To everyone else’s surprise
The Dad stood up and shook my hand
With a twinkle of pride in his eyes
“I guess my boy learned his lesson well
Though the rest of us did not
How to welcome a stranger to our town
I guess we all forgot”
Everyone went back to their meals
And the fear just passed away
Thanks to a polite little boy
Whose innocence saved the day
There ain’t never been much love ‘twixt them two out on the range—
Seems cowmen has always thought that them sheepherders were strange.
Then one day in rides a poke by the name of Tom Campbell—
What’s lookin’ for a job, if some outfit likes to gamble.
The foreman asked him straight out what is his experience—
He says he done some sheep herdin’ and he can mend a fence.
Well, that foreman was Bob Barkley – ‘bout tough a man there is—
He nods his head – says Jake will show him which remuda’s his.
Seems things went hunky-dory and there weren’t no call for lip—
Tom caught on fast, knew his stuff – but still smelt like ol’ sheep dip!
Then one night out of the blue, Tom tells us all he’s a Scot—
He’s proud of his heritage and the long blood line he’s got.
But it’s best some thing’s are left undone – they can make you wilt—
Yet what was Tom thinkin’ when next mornin’ he wore his kilt?!
They’s no prejudice in that bunch, but I sure confesses—
We ain’t too keen ‘bout them cowboys what likes to wear dresses!
Then big Bob Barkley - it seems he goes and blows a gasket—
And we is all sure Tom is headin’ for a pine casket!
“Manly cowpokes just don’t wear skirts!” Big Bob he yelled real vexed—
Then he kicked ol’ Tom’s tail bone from one mountain to the next!
Tom - he lived - though he limps from a break in his lower back—
But there sure enough is one certain thing that he does lack.
Tom done learned his lesson as he stares through the campfire smoke—
If something’s already fixed, don’t flaunt it or it’ll get broke!
And Barkley – he turned odd and wears Tom’s kilt like a scalped hide—
Sayin’ it’s how he keeps in touch with his feminine side!
THE VIAGRA CAPER
He felt self conscious, insecure,
Inadequate and most unsure.
He looked upon the night with dread,
For he was unadept in bed.
He thought it all was in his pants,
And feared he could not do the dance,
And then he saw it on T.V.,
With insane grin they touted "V".
It would make him a superman,
And she would be his biggest fan.
So off he went to the pharmacy,
To buy a box, or maybe three.
He popped a pill and to his surprise,
It grew before his very eyes;
So he took another just for fun,
He overdosed and was undone.
The paramedics laughed out loud,
When they saw how he was endowed.
He was too big for his britches,
And it left them all in stitches.
"My God!' the doctor said, entranced,
'It looks just like a big egg plant!
We're gonna have to drain that thing,
So hang on tight, it's gonna sting."
Our hero learned his lesson well,
Though he had to go through Hell.
Though some think the stuff is grand,
Viagra does not make the man.
Judy Ball
The person depicted above is purely fictional and any similarities to real persons
living or dead is unintentional.
He felt self conscious, insecure,
Inadequate and most unsure.
He looked upon the night with dread,
For he was unadept in bed.
He thought it all was in his pants,
And feared he could not do the dance;
And then he saw it on T.V.,
With insane grin they touted "V".
It would make him a super man,
And she would be his biggest fan.
So off he went to the pharmacy,
To buy a box, or maybe three.
He popped a pill and to his surprise.
It grew before his very eyes;
So he took another just for fun,
He over dosed and was undone.
The paramedics laughed out loud,
When they saw how he was endowed.
He was too big for his britches,
And it left them all in stitches.
"My God!" the doctor said entranced,
It looks just like a big egg plant.
We're gonna have to drain that thing,
So hang on tight it's gonna sting.
Our hero learned his lesson well,
Though he had to go through Hell.
Though some think the stuff is grand,
Viagra does not make the man.
(the person depicted above is fictional and any similarities to real persons living or dead is unintentional)
The Perils of Slim
Slim works a drilling rig by day,
And drinks Lone Star at night.
He'd tried to rodeo before,
But nothin' came out right.
He'd cowboy'd in the Panhandle,
And by the Rio Grande.
He'd farmed a little cotton plot,
Got covered up with sand.
Tried his hand once as hunting guide,
But never killed a thing.
He joined a country-western band,
And found he couldn't sing.
And then one night in Abilene
His destiny came clear.
He found he was a ladies' man,
He'd just come in for beer.
He met a gal he knew was rich,
She had the Midas touch.
She thought he was the one for her,
He thought about how much.
He let her keep him for awhile,
Then one thing led to two.
Slim had a string of wealthy gals,
He'd nothin' else to do.
He did right well for sev'ral years,
And then one Springtime day.
He met a gal named Betty Sue,
Who's married as they say.
Her husband came a ridin' hard,
Because he loved her so.
He caught them in the hotel room,
And shot Slim in the toe.
Slim learned his lesson well that day,
But he still limps a mite.
He works a drilling rig by day,
And drinks Lone Star at night..
standin on a corner he looks up to the sky
his phone rings as he steps into his ride
no time to think
when it rings its because do's on the other side
red and blue
panicked, frozen like a mannequin
flashing lights he catches on the other side of his panaoramic view
wondering if its for him
then realize it just the paramedics crew heading to what'll never make it on the 11' o clock news
paranoid
wonderin if he ever got caught by the blue, what he would do
like i siad no time for that,
rent to pay
with nothing on the dinner plate
this time next week, he just may be sleeping in his back seat.
no one to comfort but southern comfort
good guy just on the wrong side
misguided when life put him on the sideline
no one to guide him right
but his mind
while he walked on the wild side of the life many choose not to sight
turn a blind eye
to what they dont see as right, but i guess thats just life
a pool of water overflows the bath tub because his own foot
covers the drain
you paved what you walk on today
if you ever wanna live better
dont be the reason why your seasons never change
seeing nothing but rain in his plain
consumed by the pain that rarely escapes from him
an apiphany hits him
a bit delayed but soon to be appraised
he wants out but never knew how
he tryed callin his father
but that man diddnt even bother
he never really fathered him to begin with.
so it really wasnt something he cared to level with
learned his lesson, way back when
your just getting the message
considering how long its been
he thought redemption would have been ready for collection
still theres a long way to go
aint it beautiful?
how bliss ignorance is?
remembering the time he showed his report card to his mother
and how happy she was
tellin him he was bound for anything he set his sights on
but to always tell right from wong
at that moment. curtains closing
its 3am
witching hour for the superstitious
but an hour of power for a man to put stitches to his scars
pick himself up off the ground
head to the lost and found
just to find everything that made him who he was
before what is now
ignorance is bliss
an he knows that now
Ol’ Pete he had a new gal friend that he wanted to prank—
His idear was to shoot her silhouette like Buckskin Frank!
It was Frank Leslie that first shot holes all around his girl—
So Pete thought he’d do it too or at least give it a whirl!
But what he did not count on was the mettle of that dame—
After he pulled his little trick, he never was the same!
He did not know her fuse was short and she practiced with knives—
And that her list of beaus was long and how most lost their lives!
So when he commenced to shootin’ round his new love, Molly,
She done started throwin’ knives and ‘bout clipped him, by golly!
Pete learned his lesson as she sat down and played piano—
As he pulled out knives thrown south that near made him soprano.
And Prickly swore that nevermore would he shoot at his mate—
At least not wives that packed sharp knives and would likely castrate!
Ignorance versus apprehension
left behind today
my smile walked away
but not away from me
it just led me to get free
you showed me life's race
right now i'm out of pace
10 seconds of attention
against a thousand yard stare
ignorance versus apprehension
the inversive tortoise and the hare
tortoise tests the water
hare just jumps right in
then jumps out of his skin
learning it was blood from the slaughter
all his friends and kin
both his son and daughter
he learned his lesson then
regret became his Alma Mater
so what am i really trying to say?
don't think my life is without care
yeah, you're ahead of me today
i am the tortoise you are the hare
i watch the miles melt away
you just blindly stare
the finish line is not your care
but i hope someday i meet you there
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet
drinking a mocha late,
but when that old spider sat down beside her
she pulled out her Mace and let spray!
That arachnid took flight to her great delight
having learned his lesson in spades.
Miss Muffet was tough not made of fluff
her skills on defense made the grade.
Now this comely young Miss did indeed want a kiss
but not from a hairy old bug.
The romance she sought would be dearly bought
by a guy that she actually dug.
Being just a kid of nineteen and under the influence of alcohol
He stole a car he had seen and this was the beginning of his fall
Driving reckless through the town thinking that it was really neat
And before the police took him down he hit a man crossing the street
And he kept right on going with the police in close pursuit behind
With the strip spikes glowing this treacherous ride came to a grind
Throwing him down on the ground as justice was now in sight
But even then they found that this young man still wanted to fight
The man who was crossing the street later ended up passing that day
So now these charges he couldn't beat as the judge then put him away
Eleven years is what he got but perhaps he has learned his lesson
Dedicating his release, a second shot, in the realizing of it's blessing
It didn't just happen at first in fact it took about eight of those years
Until he finally began to thirst in the knowing of several of his peers
They were a rough bunch too for all of these men have been around
But they all had something true, something that took a while to be found
old & alone
having made enough money to support himself for a while
on the market,
he set himself up in a small basement apartment---
there, he was able to make his guesses &
rake it in,
surviving on his own &
being thrifty the whole way through.
in time,
the man’s need for affection began to eat at him &
the itch grew worse---
having learned his lesson years before in a relationship
that went sour,
his ability to trust anyone had deteriorated completely,
which ironically made him focus better on the stocks
but forced him to endure a lonely existence without intimacy.
he soon found himself ordering escorts &
call girls,
to remind himself of what it was like to have physical contact with
a woman &
as time went by,
the market began to fluctuate &
his guessing began to get hazy---
suddenly, sooner than later, he found himself
quite broke.
when the whole thing caved in on itself,
little guys like him were flushed under the bridge &
he was having trouble now, paying for anything but his rent---
he regretted paying all that money to the women who had
frequented his abode &
he regretted betting a good portion of his life on the market,
as if things would never change.
darkness began to devour all the areas of his life that had once
bore light &
he stopped getting up in the morning to get on the train to work---
after being fired,
he stopped getting up at all.