Epitaph on Betty Kaplan
(April 1, 1919 – July 25, 2011)
In this graveyard, in this
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Categories:
betty, appreciation, beautiful, character, community,
Form: Epitaph
Betty and Veronica
It was Betty and Veronica
who asked Archie to play the harmonica
turned out the sound was so bad
that they rushed to replace him with grandad
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Categories:
betty, fun, grandfather, music,
Form: Clerihew
Betty Boop
Voluptuous Betty Boop
threw men for a loop
always sassy and flirtatious
delightfully curvaceous
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Categories:
betty, beautiful, men, sexy, woman,
Form: Clerihew
Betty Boop!
High praise for Talkartoon Betty Boop
Her Jazzy theme song Poop poopy doop!
Many have thought of her a sexpot
She’s innocence and sass, shy she’s not!
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Categories:
betty, nostalgia, tribute,
Form: Clerihew
Betty White
An American legendary comedian and actress
Now smiles on new stamp of USPS
A long-lived fellow born in Illinois
With perpetual charm and glamor, oh boy!
Betty Marion Ludden-- her real name
Her screen role and contributions brought her fame
First woman who produced the American national TV show
A sitcom star with various awards, still to mention below.
For almost seven decades
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Categories:
betty, memorial,
Form: Ekphrasis
Betty White graces a stamp
Betty White lived so long,
they had all kinds of names for her.
She managed to stay America's sweetheart
for a century by being kind and funny.
A heart of gold worn on her sleeve,
she could make everyone smile.
Her sweet face is now on a stamp
while the tributes continue coming.
Her curls sweet and eyes a'glitter but
it's her smile
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Categories:
betty, appreciation, career, celebration, celebrity,
Form: Ekphrasis
my friendless Cousin Betty
thinks she is witty
sarcasm her daily fare
a nonfriend maker
cannot help her barbs
alienates all she meets
my cousin betty
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Categories:
betty, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Senryu
BETTY AND THE DOCTOR
We are pet sitting our neighbor’s cat and dog…which means we’re wearing two hats
one for Betty (she’s the dog) and one for Doctor (he’s the cat).
Dogs and cats are different…we know this to be true…
so I’ve had the opportunity to compare and contrast the two.
I’ve been walking Betty in the morning…she get’s excited once her
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Categories:
betty, cat, dog,
Form: Rhyme
Betty
Betty was not very tall
Her shoes seem to be small
She walked with a limp
Mistaken for a gimp
Or an excess of alcohol
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Categories:
betty, art, poetry,
Form: Limerick
baseball betty is a hands on woman
Baseball Betty asked her new boyfriend to help teach the little girl baseball.
She had no idea that Stanford had never been to a game.
He did not know how it was played.
He had never held a bat.
Or possibly one ball.
For an hour and a half Betty taught Veronica how to play baseball.
While Stanford read a book
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Categories:
betty, humorous,
Form: Prose Poetry
Boneless Betty, from THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD
Boneless Betty
Every day Boneless Betty wished she could help her baker family. But she could hardly move in bed!
If she stood up, her nerves, blood flow, lungs, organs,
would get blocked, squeezed, and she’d die in bed!
One day,
after being spoon-fed,
she and her family decided to
carefully stack on her their loaves of bread.
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Categories:
betty, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Poetry Soup
'Twas not long ago, I did retire -
Time for me to regroup.
And like a buzzing fly, I fell into
A bowl of Poetry Soup!
My IT job did not prepare me.
Artistically, I'm a dupe.
My reading list has only Dr. Suess.
Don't scoop me from Poetry Soup!
My greatest influence, I must say,
Is the brilliant Betty Boop.
I would surely like
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Categories:
betty, humor, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Bubble Bong Betty
Bubble Bong Betty with high heeled shoes
Ate too much candy but never touched booze
Trotted around showing all of us her fancy stuff
Her voice was melodic, not a bit sharp or rough
She had a way that was soft but also pretty unique
Johnny said Bubble Betty is the kind of woman I seek
We all agreed she was
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Categories:
betty, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Blooming Betty
Bad breath Betty
Never had a steady
Or anything
Be it friend or foe.
Everyone avoided her don't cha know.
Then she went to the zoo
Met Evalynn
Who blew flowers through her nose.
Betty had to find out how that goes.
Evalynn said, "step near,
I'll tell you the secret
That no one must hear.
Lean closer now!"
And Betty did.
What she said would have shocked you,
But
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Categories:
betty, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Rhyme
betty
betty lourdes said she had the choice
to choose
where the river goes
a divine rod of sorts
a word to say
amongst the falling leaves
water and wardle
going to see the river man
and how about those plans
about the right to wallow
along the stream
recapturing the summer
she lost in her pain
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Categories:
betty, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
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