Nick Knock
...I was in between jobs at the time and running short of cash,
so without a need to now explain my future don’t look flash.
I tramped from door to door to plead my unemployment case
in a hope that s...
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Categories:
hanley, humor,
Form: Rhyme
The Colleen Bawn- Ellen Hanley
...Young Ellen Hanley caught John Scanlon’s eye
He was determined that she’d be his wife
Their marriage was cursed and Ellen would die
On the River Shannon she lost her life.
She was a beauty but ...
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Categories:
hanley, death, ireland, marriage, murder,
Form: Sonnet
An Old Poet Can'T Say
...The old poet has agreed to read
his poems in Hanley Hall
if a student will push his
wheelchair on stage. Agreed.
And students must agree not to ask
what his poems mean. Agreed.
If ask...
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Categories:
hanley, poetry,
Form: Blank verse
My Dear Friend Robert
...So many many memories
From a time so long ago
But it never seems to get easier
And I really wanted you to know
We did everything together
My best friend was right next door
Always in som...
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Categories:
hanley, best friend, loss, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Dazzled
...
Ms Jo Hanley-Dunne, Ms Jo Hanley-Dunne,
varnished and tarnished by Val d’Isere sun.
The sway of your hips, the power to stun
brings promise of love and nights filled with fun.
Oh dazzle ...
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Categories:
hanley, girlfriend-boyfriend, hope, love, me,
Form: Verse
Hanley
...If I ever mock upon thoughts of a tie,
And if it ever it loosens, then I might deny
That every day were as great as the next
And every smile were dressed to impress.
I saw him last night in his...
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Categories:
hanley, death, depression, friendship, loss
Form: Lyric