Hobnobbing With The Hoi Polloi
With a stiff upper lip and old school tie
still it's just not cricket
but the upper crust they say
are on a sticky wicket
to pay the estate or make ends meet
they have conducted tours
of stately homes safari parks
and the family jewels
we used to go to Scarborough Southend-on-Sea
Bognor Brighton Blackpool
have fish 'n' chips for tea
but now for fifty
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Categories:
duke, drink, fish, food, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Agatha Christie - 1890-1976
er first time on a board,
February 1922,
was Muizenberg, South Africa,
then again, in August,
the lady surfed Honolulu,
Hawaii, where,
by Duke Kahanamoku,
there may have been taught,
and in Waikiki lost her shorts.
Who would have thought,
of all the girls
in the whole wide world,
she was the sort to shoot the curl.
Tho' a novel way to spend the day,
no crime this time,
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Categories:
duke, celebrity, fun, sports, water,
Form: Rhyme
Temp Morts
Beyond the measure the traditions
claim they sort and seek
might they find, might they find
ooh-bah-doo-bah: ah-ooh-ah!
The backbeat was sorted from the
"First tones" thats what she called it.
There are 12 planets in this system.
Each with ait's own distinctive sound
and duration. The forebeat must
proceed the downbeat. All with in these
32 distinctive notes.
In music, a backbeat refers
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Categories:
duke, money, music, myth,
Form: Ballade
Mickey and Duke go to Sleep - a Sequel
Dodgers in five. Yankee fans weep.
Four times Freddie Freeman went deep.
We hope to see you here
again, this time next year.
Duke and Mickey go back to sleep.
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Categories:
duke, baseball,
Form: Limerick
Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider Stand By
Looking down from somewhere up in the sky.
Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider stand by.
Below, Bronx Bombers, all in their pinstripes,
come out swinging their bats, taking their swipes.
Dem Bums have Shohei Ohtani and Betts.
Get ready, this is as good as it gets.
"Play ball", says the ump, to a lightning flash.
Big bats heard o'er the land,
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Categories:
duke, baseball,
Form: Couplet
The Grand Old Duke Of York
The Grand Old Duke of York,
he had a wealthy friend,
who matched his tastes at the top of the hill,
and matched them time and again.
It was said they were up to no good,
it was said they were down to no good,
when the Duke told the press, of Pizza Express,
he knew he'd said more than he should.
The
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Categories:
duke, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Duke of Mar-A-Lago
(Sung to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan’s "The Duke of Plaza Toro," from The Gondoliers)
When all the land did take a stand
When bugs we all were fighting
He led the nation from behind
(He found it more exciting)
But when it came to placing blame
His place was in the fore, O!
That pixilated
Bloviated
Overrated
President
The Duke of Mar-a-Lago
When faced
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Categories:
duke, america, analogy, corruption, humor,
Form: Lyric
Bikini Blues
On Saturday night in Waikiki
The teenagers turn rather freaky
Though blue as a smurf
They all love to surf
Like a Kahanamoku tiki!
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Categories:
duke, humor,
Form: Limerick
The Duke
The Duke
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku
Hawaii’s Polynesian Legend
Olympic swimmer-strokes freestyle
Represented USA & Hawaii
Shattered all records
and brought surfing to the world!
Embraced Kaliani
Surfer's Mantra
Life Saver and introduced surfing to the mainland,
The beachboy gentleman
(1890–1968)
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Categories:
duke, appreciation, celebrity, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Goodbye, Prince Philip, husband of the Queen, age ninety-nine.
Thank you, for giving up prince hood from Greek and Danish lines.
Thank you, Royal Navyman, for setting prisoners free;
thanks for wildlife protection and awards as D of E.
January 13, 2022
Contest A Celebrity Epitaph
Sponsor Michelle Faulkner
He was a patient Prince Philip.
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Categories:
duke, 11th grade, death,
Form: Epitaph
Tom and the Duke
John Wayne, once said...
"Well, I can do it, but I don't know about my horse"
Well, if anyone can do it...
It would be "The Duke", of course
Until one late evening, with the sky half blue
Clouds of orange, deep purplish...too!
When another cowboy went along with the ride
Said, "I can do
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Categories:
duke, western,
Form: Rhyme
Bill Duke
Hulking African-American character-actor, Bill Duke.
Hollywood's most recognizable "Who's that dude?"
The ultimate king of cool, quiet menace on screen.
In real life, however, he's anything but mean.
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Categories:
duke, appreciation, celebrity, people, tribute,
Form: Clerihew
The Blessed Sword of Duke Roger De Hauteville
Many believed that medieval castle
built on that rocky and treeless
hill had an inestimable treasure
that a royal family hid for decades
into its secret chambers so dark:
to whom did the blessed sword
belong? A prince, a king, a knight,
a mercenary, or to a valourous Lord?
Was there also a gold crown ornated
with precious jewels from the Orient?
Legends seem
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Categories:
duke, anxiety, conflict, history, integrity,
Form: Rhyme
The Cowboy
Marion his given name most called him the Duke,
American lad made good living the dream,
Started as a bit actor,
B movie followed B movie he strived for more,
His big break came with the movie stagecoach,
Then everyone knew his name,
A true cowboy rugged good looks gravely voice,
Going to war with indians, gunslingers and more in his
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Categories:
duke, cancer, film, middle school,
Form: Free verse
Charles D'Orleans: a Medieval Marvel
Charles d'Orleans: a Medieval Marvel
Spring
by Charles d’Orleans (c. 1394-1465)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Young lovers,
greeting the spring
fling themselves downhill,
making cobblestones ring
with their wild leaps and arcs,
like ecstatic sparks
struck from coal.
What is their brazen goal?
They grab at whatever passes,
so we can only hazard guesses.
But they rear like prancing steeds
raked by brilliant spurs of need,
Young lovers.
Oft in
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Categories:
duke, art, autumn, french, prison,
Form: Roundel
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