Skittish of Prophetic Noise
...‘We played wedding songs,
and you didn’t dance,
so we played funeral songs,
and you didn’t weep’
Luke 7:32b
Scribes and Pharisees, lean in.
They lean away, their fingertips at play...
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Categories:
harrumph, christian,
Form: Free verse
Carburetors and Kittens
...Seated in a coffee-shop
an extra-large with hot milk
and a slice of decadence
await her indulgence
she leans forward
and spontaneously reacts
to her companion’s
whispered observation
rose-re...
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Categories:
harrumph, feelings,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Humphingbird
...Everyone loves the Turtle Dove.
Our hearts thrum for the Hummingbird!
But have you heard of the Humphingbird?
With each failure and success
He exhibits neither joy nor stress.
Whether he finds ...
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Categories:
harrumph, animal, bird, humorous, silly,
Form: Rhyme
October's Chill
...The pond is quiet today
Bull frogs have had their last harrumph
The hum of the insects is gone
No dragonflies tease the wind
October’s chill hovers in the trees
An Osprey circles
John G. La...
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Categories:
harrumph, autumn, nature, silence,
Form: Free verse
Manifestation of Metier Write
...Manifestation of métier write
As an indie alt rock'n
tribe beck ha rolling stone dishabille poet,
who views challenge of writing analogous
to begetting an heir or heiress,
which former includ...
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Categories:
harrumph, 12th grade, abortion, addiction,
Form: Rhyme
A Quilting Bee Surprise
...Laughter had subsided, but the stitches were coming faster and faster.
Not so large, honey, oldster said to the young one who was learning.
Quilters are particular about their stitch size, in case ...
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Categories:
harrumph, women,
Form: Prose Poetry
Donald Trump Must Be Permanently Lambasted
...Donald Trump must be permanently lambasted...
and ewe know what else...
furloughed & barred from Whitehouse
Ducks of former self proclaimed Grand Poobah
getting lined up and goosed as these wor...
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Categories:
harrumph, abuse, america, corruption, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Manifestation of Metier Write
...Manifestation of métier write
finds yours truly sitting today
December 24th at 2:41 P.M. with slight
hunched over mien as edge of night
quite some hours away when height
of Santa Claus appea...
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Categories:
harrumph, analogy, birth, business, character,
Form: Rhyme
Donald Trump Must Be Permanently
...FURLOUGHED & BARRED FROM WHITEHOUSE
Ducks of former self proclaimed poobah
getting lined up as these words typed.
Poor sign,... I ham aghast, where
pigheaded previous president concerned
at...
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Categories:
harrumph, abuse, anxiety, betrayal, corruption,
Form: Rhyme
Being Proactive After Getting Hoodwinked
...(alternatively titled: tardy duff fender of assertiveness,
especially after adjusting following insanity clause
affixed with rubber baby-buggy bumpers)
Methinks I nearly got snookered
courtesy ...
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Categories:
harrumph, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Wild Goose Chase
...THE WILD GOOSE CHASE*
I accidentally let one loose
did you see that thing vamoose?
It gave me the slip, did you see?
Now that thing is awfully free.
I walk on pins and needles, friend.
Tryi...
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Categories:
harrumph, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Donald Trump Must Be Permanently Barred and Furloughed Today
...FROM WHITE HOUSE
I ham aghast at increasing banality, deviltry, ferocity,
imbecility, liability, obscenity, rapacity, ugly
offal popularity witnessed by Donald trump
hence aye aerat...
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Categories:
harrumph, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
The Fish Know I'M Coming
...The fish know I’m coming
Turtles line the logs
Swans parade in pre-game frenzy
Geese honk from the cheep seats
Muskrat groundskeepers tend the “field”
Bullfrog-voiced announcers “harrumph” the...
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Categories:
harrumph, fish, fishing, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Now Donald Trump Must Be Permanently Barred and Furloughed From Hoar Re: Whitehouse - Part I
...I ham aghast at increasing unpopularity
witnessed by Donald trump
hence aye aerate thoughts,
how ass nine his banal, demoniacal, fanatical, and hurtful
culling frightening insight,
where portent...
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Categories:
harrumph, crush, evil, hate, pain,
Form: Political Verse
Toot, Whistle, Bang, Harrumph
...Toot, Whistle, Bang, Harrumph
Short days turn into weeks
months melding into years
ever endless changes
the numbers and the fears
new things growing older
wisdom’s elders cast aside
for ...
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Categories:
harrumph, change, new year, repetition,
Form: Verse
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