Anna van Schurman
Star of Utrecht, Anna van Schurman
Was not allowed to distract men
She had to study behind a curtain
Her brilliance wrote history for certain
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Categories:
appreciation,
Form: Clerihew
Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein,
a friend of mine, plays the violin so fine -
hire him for a birthday or festivity,
and ask him about relativity....
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Categories:
music, science, silly,
Form: Clerihew
George Robert WendtGeorge Robert Wendt
to a sitcom his talent lent
he took the show by storm
and everyone knew him as “Norm!!!”
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Categories:
tribute,
Form: Clerihew
FUSIONS
"Mr. Tambourine Man"
FUSIONS
Hey Mr Tambourine Man
your words made me a fan
Song- just-a-jingle-jangle
yet reflect the 60's angle...
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Categories:
appreciation, song,
Form: Clerihew
Twenty Twenty VisionJacques Daviel
A brilliant eye specialist Jaques Daviel,
does his cataract field at all ring a bell?
the word cataract used with utmost respect,
on his vision and foresight I duly reflect
Francisus Donders
In the same branch was Francisus Donders,
in ocular tracts the man worked wonders,
some Dutch streets bare this specialist's name,
Tilburg his birth place blessed by his fame
Joseph...
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Categories:
blessing, care, caregiving, character,
Form: Clerihew
HAPPY BIRTHDAY POETRYSOUP
Happy Birthday PoetrySoup
cheers for keeping us in the loop
For two decades the successful Mark Pringle
has help the world's poets here to mingle...
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Categories:
anniversary, appreciation, community, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
EURO WINNEREssex girl Sandie Shaw
bare-footed held the floor
Famed for a Puppet-on-a-string
her win made all England sing...
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Categories:
song,
Form: Clerihew
Sesame Dodoonce as dead as a dodo, what a crazy El Mundo
taking the wheel another time, life on its rodeo Segundo
a DNA cocktail of Big Bird and Bert's Nicobar pigeon
dodos with canary plumes and rainbow beaks jaywalk again...
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Categories:
animal, imagination, science, science
Form: Clerihew
Musing on De NiroI saw something subtle, in Mr. De Niro
I get the gist Trump, is just not his hero.
He’s not a good fella, and not his godfather;
And was sure the election, would be a big slaughter.
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Categories:
fun, humor,
Form: Clerihew
Jean-Jacques RousseauSwiss-born writer/composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau -
Thanks for his modern ideals of education to him we owe.
The Age of Enlightenment was brought
by his type of political and humanistic thought.
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Categories:
philosophy,
Form: Clerihew
Claude Monet
French artist Claude Monet
painted scenes from life occurring day to day.
Peace he found from his large garden pond
where paintings of 250 water lilies he spawned....
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Categories:
art,
Form: Clerihew
BUTTERFLY emoji
James McNeil Whistler's monogram
a butterfly - he was such a great fan
His signature t'was this lovely insect
the first emoji I expect
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Categories:
art,
Form: Clerihew
Marion Robert MorrisonMarion Robert Morrison
his voice couldn’t be confused with Roy Orbison
but he really gained his fame
when he became known as John Wayne
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Categories:
film,
Form: Clerihew
Robert Francis Prevost - Pope Leo XIVRobert Francis Prevost:
a brilliant man but not one to boast.
He brings a message of peace, love and hope,
and holy smoke! He’s the new pope.
Robert Francis Prevost:
as Leo XIV, he will not coast.
And another thing we know about the man:
he is a devoted baseball fan!
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Categories:
appreciation,
Form: Clerihew
Borsht-Belt Comedians
They don’t make ‘em like Henny Youngman no more
Borsht-belt comedians, vaudevillians before
Delivered punch lines one after another and another
Rat-a-tat-tat-touille ~ their tongues just like rubber
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Categories:
fun, funny, nostalgia,
Form: Clerihew
Specific Types of Clerihew Poems
Read wonderful clerihew poetry on the following sub-topics:
celebrities, christmas, fame, friends, funny, kids, love, nature, school, spongebob, trump
and more.
Definition | What is Clerihew in Poetry?