Foiled Poems | Examples


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Vipers coiled but Snipers foiled


Propaganda well well oiled

Slander all of us embroiled


Like a ripe vipers nest coiled

Dander and our blood boiled


For whatever whatsoever we've toiled

Whenever forever wherever spoiled


Don't pander the snipers must be foiled

Or our society like Rwanda will be soiled

Premium Member Curses, Foiled Again

    The King of Moab was named Balak
       Truth be told, he was cruel, diabolic

    Afraid of the Israelites, he hired the sorcerer Balaam
        a ‘prophet-for-hire,’ he’d curse the Jews with nary a qualm

    Yet whenever Balaam tried to curse the Jews
        praises issued forth from his mouth, quite a few

    Balak had figured the Jews’ leader, Moses, fights with words of the Lord
        So he'd hire the prophet Balaam; the Lord also infuses his vocal cords… 

    But poor Balak made one enormous mistake
        Moses stuttered badly – ‘twas Aaron’s words made the earth quake
           
     Moses’ hidden weapon was his heart, united with God, whom he loved
        unlike mercenary Balaam ~ for a heart he was devoid of

Premium Member Curses Foiled Again

Strawberry jelly
Nailing jelly to a fence
See bright colour shines

Its impossible
Red liquid, has stained the fence
The nail is alone


Premium Member Curses -- Foiled Again

This time for sure, Jimmy Olson, intent
To find out the secret of one Clark Kent --
   He'd locked the phone booth
   What a super-sleuth! --
Too bad: Top was wide open as a tent

Foiled

in poised crouch ready
camo'd stripes in apricot
feathers fly unscathed

Premium Member Romance Foiled

To Valentines Day I am true
The joy of a score means...yahoo!
Sex is a pleasant
Heart holiday present
Now ruined since I’ve caught the flu


French Were Foiled In 1797

There almost was an invasion
By the french but was foiled
A wench stopped the battalion
By getting them well oiled

Jemina  N  had the gumption
To take them to the inn
Rushed them to the publican
Whose beer was served within

She soon rallied up the women
Dressed in national dress
French thought it was a battalion
Surrended with no fuss

No thoughts on Bristol and London
No longer wanted to fight them
So was a foregone conclusion
No courage in boozed men.

To honour these brave welsh women
A tapestry was made
A pretty commemoration
To women of Fishguard

Thanks to the feisty West Walian Women led by Jemina Nicholas.  In 1797 the French intension to invade Bristol and London, was foiled.  Last attempt for anyone to invade Britain 

Penned by  Seren Roberts

9th January 2013

The Chicken Bank, Foiled

Dave...The armed robber
Bank robber
Back in sixty-three
Would leave me sleeping muvva
For much skullduggery

Raiding banks, petrol stations
And very auften...I swear
He even raided
The new joint 
Called............ Mothercare

And wake his giant angel
Who very loudly snored
With booties bonnets mittens 
And cardies, she adored

One day they got raided by many Old Bill
Dave got all panicked 
Bout the money he did steal

Muvva said dont worry' i know the perfect place'
(she pulled out the chicken roasting) 
A grin upon 'er face

She stuffed its hole with money 
Whilst Dave let in, The Bill
She stood there trying not to grin
As Dave looked slightly ill

They searched high and low 
Even toilet system
But never checked the fowl
Most glorious, which
Very smoothly glistened

They even praised Ma's roast
The aroma was devine
They said how they hoped
Theirs would be arf as fine

Off drove the coppers
Ma, Dave raced to the chicken
Pulled out all the dollar 
Whilst happily finger licking

Foiled

It shone
Finally, the rain had fallen
An end to the dust monologue

And then
Like foil unwrapped
Unmasked
Naked
It lay infront of me

Helpless 
Hopeless
They wailed again
Their bellies screaming 
The voices gone

The scars of their tears blinked
Only for a second
The river began to flow again
I wondered
Why the weather changed it's colors so fast!

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