Groucho Poems

Apropos of John H Doe

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        Apropos of John H. Doe
          A name we all know
   
        Just like Uncle Sam
         ~ He too’s on the lam



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Must Be A Carnival

...I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.
—Groucho Marx

Adventure is just bad planning.
—Roald Amundsen

Must Be A Carnival

Lady, what did you see
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In the velvety night, caressed by shadows

...In the velvety night, caressed by shadows,
A poet whom I deeply respect whispered to me,
That my verses, through his cold and harsh eyes,
Were but weak jokes, a pale reflection,
Not slicing arter...

Where Have all the Comics Gone

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  ~ To the tune of:
      'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' ~
  
     Where have all the comics gone
       Long time passing
     Milton Berle and Alan King
       Long time did their thing...

Commies Never Agreed with Me

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     Never a Marxist
       I didn’t like Groucho
     And though I read Spanish
       forget Sancho Panza

     I was a big Lenin fan
       John, not Vlady --
     who loved a hot-toddy
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taps

...I received a re-invitation email this morning. A ‘come on, why don’t you want to?’ note that struck me as odd. See, I’ve been ‘tapped’ for a couple of final clubs at Yale. It can happen if you earn t...

The Marx 'Brothers'

...Karl Marx was a historian and scholar
  Groucho Marx whooped it up and hollered

    Both of them were starved for attention
    Neither of them honorable menschen *  



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The Howling Winds of March

...The howling winds of March

Furious gusts of air
mightily blow bestirring anchored poet
sitting comfortably numb
securely strapped in his hard to maneuver
easy bath chair
while all around him ...

Heres Why My CV Needs Work

...NAME: Phil Latio.

QUALIFICATIONS: LLB (Law) PhD (Medicine) & FSC (Federation Starfleet    
                           Commander).

POSITION: Head job.

AGE: pass.

SEX: I don’t like bei...

Tapora

...Like Hannibal we crossed the pass and crossed 
   the Alps (okay, the Brynderwyn Hills) 
and a bridge too far on north-west passage.
   From out of the Valley of Mizpah 
to the fires of perdi...

Reasons Why Not a Plastic Surgeon

...Number of patients expecting to be
waking up with a groucho mask on
and a mirror to hand...

Monoku Monday - Apr 2021

..."Some Grave Humor for Monday Mourning"   Posted 5 Apr 2021
take note: if you don't go to your friend's funerals      they won't go to yours

some think our cemetery is nice...

Monoku Monday - Feb 2021

..."Book Worms"   Posted 1 Feb 2021

i'm reading a book about anti-gravity      I can't put it down

that bio of Led Zeppelin's guitarist      is a real Page turner

don't ...

Classic Radio

...Classic Radio

I crave classic radio!
Boston Blackie and The Shadow;
Captain Midnight; Fibber Maggie and Molly;
Ace detectives fighting crime;
Or comedians making up limericks in rhyme.

Keep...

Whar Art Mine Fervent Zeal For Marx Brothers

...Whar art mine fervent zeal for Marx Brothers?

While figuratively trout fishing
for ideas to write about
analogous (hook, line and sinker)
idea wormed itself into mind with clout
moment of awar...

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