Wakes with a misaligned fanny
this tale is strange and uncanny
much unscrewiing it seems
with the man of her dreams
Her unfortunate state puts the blame onto Danny
Wont accept bhitch but accept a jolly good bonk
Discuss the size of willy......the wonk
I don't usually swear
or discus private hair
Here's the truth! This bard's not a shonk
What’s on tap
Who’s on top
I’ll give you a tip
They sang ‘At the Hop’
Put another dime in the jukebox
~ Rock'n'Roll will never die
Danny, a superlative explorer kept searching
Determined to find a lost continent
There has to be at least one out there no one has found!
He devoted his life to this quest, every moment thinking of it.
His parents could not relate.
Danny had given up his chances to date or marry.
He lived sixteen thousand miles away from them.
They had always planned to live vicariously through him.
Danny had other plans,
Glad to make his escape
Smothered by them, he never returned
Pretending to look for a continent.
This excuse as good as any.
dilly dallying danny deliberately defies
daughter dinahs deliberations
denise does donuts during danny’s debate
roaring, rearing, ready rusty ruminations
rarely recognizable, really riling up dinah’s
dander.
Danny Diver is no belly-flopper
Only this time his dive came a-cropper
Danny started out fine
But he’d drunk too much wine
He's motionless in the rescue-copter
I'm so tired of hearing that old cliche' ~
"It's water under the bridge," let it go.
Those words are never the right thing to say
when I'm already feeling kinda low
What if water under the bridge dries up
and can't carry my mistakes out to sea?
To forgiveness should I raise a full cup?
What cliche will I hear to comfort me?
"To err is human, to forgive, Divine"
Yet another cliche' in stark contrast
Self forgiveness often takes much more time
Only changing the future, not the past
Burning bridges is like playing with fire
All too often it leads to getting burned
Wisdom is the greatest pacifier
Cliche's are the lessons others have learned
Written with Daniel Turner ~ Hands shaken in friendship
Danny Dragon learned to dance the Samba,
then he wanted to learn the Rhumba,
the Hustle, Jitterbug and Boogie Woogie,
with his little friend Salugi.
All day and night they’d shake and shimmy,
oh, Danny and Salugi often got quite giddy;
giggling and wiggling across the dance floor
and I can say I was never, ever bored.
Then Danny got the competition fever,
as far as winning he was a believer.
I entered him in three or four
they literally danced from door to door!
Winning trophies and even money,
Salugi became quite a charming honey.
They’d spin and two-step all day long
I got my guitar and played a few songs.
Three hundred twenty competitions later,
Danny took the trophy from Albert Alligator.
in two years time, they’d won thousands of dollars
and Danny bought Salugi a diamond collar.
He bought himself a new Mercedes,
it made him a magnet for all the ladies.
Danny and Salugi became quite famous
and now they’ve their own show in Vegas!
4-10-2021
Enter the ' Nursery Rhyme 4' Poetry Contest
Eve Roper
The weather was hot on this New York day
People jostled in the crowded subway
Danny had a dinner date with partner Pete
He was running late and feeling the heat
Out of the station Danny's eye was caught
A baby against the wall or so he thought
His suspicions proved to be so very true
Rang up Pete and asked what he should do
A call to the police would then be made
The romantic dinner soon began to fade
The police took over this interesting case
Such an incredible story had taken place
Not quite the end of this remarkable tale
Love for this baby would eventually prevail
The parents were not a mother or a granny
Would actually turn out to be Pete and Danny
Danny tell me how are you?
"I am fine Miss. Thank you."
Tell me who all stay with you?
"Dad, Mom and little baby Sue
Granny and Grandpa too"
25.03.2021
For Eve Roper nursery rhymes contest
Why Danny, so cute, but elusive
Ornamental and yet unobtrusive
Preferring to stay
At the end of the day
In locations a tad more exclusive
Why Danny, you see, while there's cheese
In the pond and the voters to please
You could pop in to town
Take the M4 and down
To Devizes (one 'z' and two 'e's)
Why Danny, you've come from above
Like a glorious bright Tory dove
With the light on your wings
And your parachute strings
And a note signed from Boris with love
Why Danny, we've hoodies that you
Can hug if you're so moved to do
And a little white horse
And a Poundland of course
(that's a 'P' and two 'd's and a 'u')
Why Danny, we wish you were here
Come the day will you even appear
Perhaps in The Bear
Or the Pelican, yeah
Bet you won't pop in there for a beer
Why Danny, Devizes is nice
But in Wiltshire there's mud and there's ice
And Hammersmith's so
Very pleasant you know
(Spell Devizes? One 'D' and 'e' twice)
Why Danny, you're cute enough, true
But you're Boris's man through and through
And you'll only appear
About four times a year
(There's no 'u' in Devizes. Who knew)
© Gail Foster 4th December 2019
I never thought I'd be back here to love,
Ive gone through so much hurtful stuff,
I never thought I'd love again like before,
Yet again I am to love one guy more,
I totally so scared of tomorrow to come,
But I am so lost drunk in love some.
He only wants me like this
He loves my laugh funny
He loves my hands touching
He loves my smell intensely
He loves me happy happiness
He loves me deservingly
Each day I look happier of him,
Tomorrow wakes me up of him,
The nights not lonely cause of him,
And yesterday give memories of him.
I love him so much it hurts,
And he loves me to death.
Its gonna work out fine I think
Love my Danny Boy
‘CALL-UP TIME’
They’ve taken our Danny to war, they have.
They’ve taken our Danny to war.
I wish he’d come home ‘cos I feel all alone-
So what have they taken him for?
Who’s gonna pass on his trousers?
Who’s gonna give me some sweets?
Humbugs and pear drops and tiger nuts too.
And chocolate sometimes, for a treat.
Who’s gonna keep up our veg patch?
Who’s gonna dig up the spuds?
Do all the weeding and planting and stuff-
An’ chop sticks to make us some wood?
Who’s gonna help with the chickens?
Who’s gonna pick up the eggs?
And comfort me Mam when she feels a bit low
An say ‘Just sit down-rest yer legs’.
Who’s gonna help me be grown-up?
Who’s gonna stop me being sad?
They’ve sent for our Danny so what will I do
When I need someone just like me Dad?
They’ve taken our Danny to war, they have.
They’ve taken our Danny to war.
I wish he’d come home ‘cos I feel all alone
So what have they taken him for?
Colin Trenholme
I enjoyed meeting the two of you from a far away land.
It gave me a little glimpse of life in another country.
We swapped stories about our lives and where we stand.
It’s good to know that there others out there just like me.
Because of the people from all over the world that I’ve met,
My eyes have been opened to different ways of living.
I’m impressed with the openness and kindness that I get.
It sometimes takes a lot of courage to be so giving.
Of all the people that I’ve met, and there are so very many,
There are two in particular that I wish to point out.
I hope that I will never forget Rachel and Danny.
In the short time they were here, there was a lot we talked about.
I’ll put you in my heart as a couple of new-found friends,
With whom I hope to continue to keep in touch.
Who knows, a trip to London may be just around the bend.
I’ll have to stop by for a visit… I’d like that very much.
You'll create your wealth on your own terms
As you take off for Peru
You swear that's an easier way to learn
I guess if anyone knows, it's you
You keep me in awe of your anarchy
And your non-conformist ways
You say ya gotta get out for your sanity
You'll be showin' us all up some day
'Cause ya can't be schooled with a text book
Nah, ya gotta be out in the crowd
Livin' it, smokin' it, drinkin' it in
And I'm sure you're gonna make it somehow
I got every faith in ya, Danny
You don't have to go prove it to me
I'll get off your back - to make room for your pack
'Cause there's a whole lotta world to see
Hittin' the road with "Hippie”
Gonna hitchhike, no need for a car
And you'll scrounge your meals
And make some fast cash
By singin' and playin' guitar
I wish you the best in your travels
You can't wait to set off on your own
But if everything starts to unravel
You'll always have a place in my home
Danny the dolphin loved his next of kin,
swimming in pods out in the big ocean,
sensing danger he'd be the first to respond,
helping humans to safety creating a special bond,
Noticing that humans were polluting the oceans,
one big ocean ring of litter was just a portion,
sick and tired of seeing all the dying sea life,
he decided he wanted to help out and do what was right,
So he started to eat and swallow the mostly plastic litter,
the plastic bottles being as hard to chew as a fiddle,
his family clearly telling him he would end up dying,
Danny knew the score and told them please stop prying,
Eventually the fishermen and boatmen caught on,
seeing Danny out at sea eating and floating along,
feeling that they had to help with the plastic clean up,
they brought their nets and helped Danny out,
The ocean was now as it was before there were plastic bottles,
thanks to Danny and his friends sacrifice which was colossal,
saving a lot of sea life making the ocean pristine and delightful,
human beings finally catching on by concientous recycling.
2-1-17
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