Pecos Bill
...Pecos Bill rode herd in the vast forlorn.
His quiet Paint gobbled buttered popcorn.
A tornado, in a fit,
Came for a whirlwind visit.
“Paint, meet Curley. His back I will adorn.”
Bill grabbed...
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Categories:
curley, adventure, animal, city, horse,
Form: Limerick
A Fistful of Truffles
...There are Guineas that live in America
Guineas that live in a zoo
But the craziest, zaniest guineas of all
Are the ones that reside in Peru
It is said that they live in the Andes
And on weeken...
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Categories:
curley, bullying, giggle, pets, western,
Form: Rhyme
Sleeping Solution
...It was in the Barley Tavern, on a normal Friday night,
I’d ordered flatty tails and chips for tea, before I’m sitting down,
with a schooner full of Coopers stout, when I caught a sight,
of Curly E...
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Categories:
curley, humor,
Form: Rhyme
The Dirt Race Track From My Youth
...The anticipation mounts,
Marty Robbins in the air.
No cement, no asphalt,
there's only dirt, it's everywhere.
The trucks are pulling in,
their trailers tucked in tight.
They come ready to rac...
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Categories:
curley, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Too Quiet
...The sun's not up it's much too early
House so quiet it's almost surly
Could brew some coffee
And chew on toffee
Sure wish I had a cat called Curley
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
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Categories:
curley, cat, lonely, longing, morning,
Form: Limerick
A Song the Gorilla Sang To Me
...Gorilla My Dreams sang me a moody torch song with these lyrics:
Why does your soul feel like a hole
Wherein a mole used to hide
Why does your heart fall all apart
It will not start deep inside....
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Categories:
curley, africa, animal, blue, romance,
Form: Lyric
Childhood Theme Park
...Childhood Theme Park
In the shadow of Ilkley Moor,
Cow and Calf rocks watch over.
Growing up in a rural town,
A childhood hillside rover.
Flowing like the River Wharfe,
Young days of endless ...
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Categories:
curley, adventure, appreciation, childhood, happy,
Form: Rhyme
Yuck,Yuck,Yuck
...Asked my class name, 3 famous people in history, they would like to see
"The first child said Lincoln, Washington, and Ali"
2nd one said" I really don't know"
The last one said," Curley, L...
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Categories:
curley, life,
Form: Rhyme
Three-Fifth Stooges Quartet
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Moe
Larry
Curly
Shep
Joe
This Three-Fifth Stooges moron quartet
are brain-slow slugs you don’t wanna IQ know
Just sitting on a milk crate,
waiting outside of the MGM studio ...
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Categories:
curley, fun, humor, parody, political,
Form: Light Verse
A Poem For Uncle Tony
...He was born to Joseph and Delia near Galway Bay,
He lived on a farm and there he would stay.
With Oliver, Kitty, Sean, Gertie and Annamae,
And with Maureen, Eugene, Eamon and PJ.
Two brothe...
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Categories:
curley, missing you,
Form: Rhyme
I Cut My Hair
...I had the strangest feeling
That if I cut my hair
All of my crazy poem ideas
Would suddenly disappear
Like Samson with Delila
I'd loose that added edge
If I didn't keep this mop top
On top o...
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Categories:
curley, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme
An Angel Dried My Tears
...Today I wept so profusely as if
A voluminous river bursting
Had bored a hole through the
Back of my head and the dam
Let go. A fountain of salty wet
Tears from anguish, pain, loss
And I do ...
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Categories:
curley, allusion, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Old Curley Is Burley By Poefree
...OLD CURLY IS BURLEY
I’m telling you dude, the man is as wily as they come
He’ll leave you wishing you were dead or numb
His name is Curley and I don’t know why
I just know he’ll sell you dope ...
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Categories:
curley, deathold, old,
Form: Quintain (English)
She Can Deny Me What She Wants, I Love Her, But My Real Love Is Dope
...OLD CURLY IS BURLEY
I’m telling you dude, the man is as wily as they come
He’ll leave you wishing you were dead or numb
His name is Curley and I don’t know why
I just know he’ll sell you dope ...
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Categories:
curley, urbanold, old,
Form: Quintain (English)
The Tortoise Won Unfair. ( Or From This Soup, I Went Nuts.)
...As I pick through the cupboard and rattle each tin,
Was that a moist squeak? No, it couldn't have been.
Now I open the can as I'm preparing to savor,
the tortoise aroma and the four legged flavo...
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Categories:
curley, animals, fantasy, funnyme,
Form: Couplet
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