Jive Poems | Examples

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Clerihew Chronicles

Ellon Musk

Ellon Musk,that techy king
makes rockets do that bling-bling thing
but if wi-fi drops in space,my friend
even mars gon' need a fiber-end

Nelson Mandela

Madiba
Sat in his prison cell-a,
He said ''Freedom's my only fix,
And my wardens?They need politics''.

Madlera Doe Boy

Tokelo
Sings with all his joy,
His beats are so very hot,
That the DJ wears a cooling-pot

Processional

Masthead Media Group

Chug Cramproll made his heelstand in Buffalou so the story goes.
He sprinkledd sand on a surface
and made percussion sounds to the amazment of an audeince.
The song "Mumbled" was used as his entrance theme.
It's beleived it was remixed to the standards
of Modern sounds to have
a edgey Urban feel. " Jive Talking" Cat Vamp was said to be his manager.
"Scatt " and Bebop accompanied them to the ring. Off the wire these sounds like 
"oh-be Doo-Bee" with some "ahh-you ahh's"
the debutting sounds of reasons.
So Right" and Yubbia Yubbah"
modern talking swing grooves.
When asked about that debut he said
" I'm a fool to want you: you know
that's life: thats the way it's gotta be!"
Where's that Crooner man; WWhere's that Crooner?"
Zu Du-dum: ooh we!
ahh wee ah!
OOh-wee!

Tandoori or Tangerine Tan shorts no5 final jive

Still hope we can cope

With the nope

Don’t give a damn plan

From that Tandoori tan

Obscene Tangerine dope

Jackanory Mandarin Man


That trope..like to be Pope

Go out on a limb..got the vim..scope 

To make him of the grim...dim..whim..mope

Just give Mr Grope enough Rope


Opined women..a frump 

If they mind.. some bump & grind

Half inching while pinching their rump


The darkness descends


Besotted with anything cosseted

Rotted or garrotted by design

But sign on the dotted line

Raise a 'Stein" of wine


Knaves..slaves.. saved

From the craze & blaze 

Of this moral maze & haze

Extinguished by depraved waves 

From distinguished graves


Denies his demise is nigh

Popularity sky high he lies


Bliss as the remiss abyss 

Of hiss and diss ends

Thanks to a sly bit of 

Wry Fab Four rapport


No not you say hello...but yes I say goodbye

Off with his head the French might have said

Cos we've read we'll get by instead 

With a little help from his (dead) friends


Premium Member thuh shuck and jive

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                       i found hern
                         yes I did
                         sprouting
               from the pretty uv thuh
                           prairie 
                    cross thuh creek
                          and to i
                   hern grant'd mine
                         look see
               and hern pluperfect wuz
                         and still
                              iz

                   she found mine
                      yes she did
                 we argue 'bout it
                         just for
                    shuck and jive
               but 'twuz 'cross thuh 
                          creek
                   and i did peek
            'bout mine duke's digits
                         worth 
                        i smiled
                and ya knowz thuh
                          poet...
                 i shuck and jive'd her 
                     'til her clothez
                           well
                      y'all knowz

Java without the Jive

The coffee mug
that my ex-wife bought in London
has come to America.

Its printed message says, "Best Dad Ever."
30 years of morning coffee later
hot Java clears sleep from a clogged throat.

This day, I ponder on the merits
on not being the worst dad ever.

Luckily there are no mug logos
that convey only partial truths.

Premium Member No Jive

No jive -
I'm alive.
I'm five!


Bull-Jive

Bull-jive in the hood is where stories intertwine,
Where truth and fables dance, reality does resign,
A complex web of loaded words, the web of deceit,
Where facts, fantasies, and twisted rhythms meet.

Bull-jive’s an art of spin, the craft of what’s untrue,
Cool cats bust sham grooves, with masterful review,
With a mouth that’s slick, and sugary words so keen,
Brothas so full of bull-jive, and mesmerizing dreams.

Sistas, beware the call, of bull-jive’s sweet embrace,
For the truth will come out, in time and in its place,
In the darkness of deceit, the light is always sincere,
Bull-jive shines briefly, but the truth will persevere.

In this world of bull-jive, let wisdom be your guide, 
With an eye for honest men, and falsehood set aside, 
For in the end, what is genuine, real, tried, and true, 
Will outlive the bull-jive, and reveal the man for you.

Premium Member Jukebox Jive

A swift half of cider in the Bodega bar
sadly none of us could afford a car.
Dropping a shilling in  the snug juke box
Haley and Elvis,then so unorthodox

Trad jazz with Donegan,Bilk or Collier 
no ballroom bacchanalia
Skip,hip-hop style jive 
50's music had come alive

Dancing

I love fashion
and dancing
with a passion
I wear sparkly tops
and shoes to match
I dance with many men
some are a real catch
they lead the way
and pull you in close
we jive all night long
music playing
song after song
I stop for a drink
and to catch my breath
we socialise
and it feels the best!

Premium Member Deep Dive Jive

Divin' Deep down there's guttural
gurgles and burbles
Jivin' in the respirator.
I dive deeper, still deeper
than I've ever been before.
The seabed is littered
with littoral lie-there's
just layin' about,
praying to be picked up
by some swim-on-buy kid like me.

It's a jalopy junk yard down there.
Old shells long discarded by hermit crabs
looking for joyrides in new digs
and sporty convertible squats in RV's.
Shells discarded are great do-uppers
for crabs putting on weight.
No one is homeless down here,
for all shells discarded, 
are reborn to after-lives
decreed indeed by need
in Davy Jones' Locker.

Premium Member Still Doing the Jive

Was born back in nineteen-thirty-five
That's nineteen, not eighteen or I wouldn't be alive
I'd surely be long dead
Didn't want you to be misled
Through a Depression and a World War, still doing the jive

Bumble Rumble Hive Jive

There is a bumble rumble 
 off in the bramble ramble jumble
 with bees hovering as the sedum flowers crumble,
 flowers perched in fading colors reds and browns
 as summer  welcomes winter to town
 and autumn begins to shut life down;
the buzz feed hums in less quiet gatherings
 upon the petals of seedling jabberings
 where moth and butterfly are now scattering;
 the filibuster clusters in hive jive
 store combs of honey to survive
 and keep the queen protected and alive;
the working drones tightly huddle
 their demanding queen to cuddle
 pressed around to warm and snuggle;
 and every flutter and wing shiver
 promises more warmth to deliver
 against the snow and cold of winter bitter;
this is the humble bumble's inner blossom
 securing honey of flower nectar and pollen 
 their worker drone waggle dance most solemn,
 preparing their bumble rumble quiet ensemble of autumn.

Dead Jive

Do annals violate incarnate divinity?
Justifying a man’s inner repentance,
Wisdom cannot cry from lips of insincerity,
Yet what a sham, becomes this penance,
If temple anointing flows through dross,
And faithless arms is moved by pulse,
Then what O man is the message of the cross?
As madness reigns within these skulls.
A separation of ties from mindless covenants,
Blatant words from a broken heart,
And bloodline flow those whispering seductions,
To cut deep, to shed, to tear apart.

Jive Talking Fool

SCHEDULING ALLOWED FOR THOSE
WHO WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND GREET A LEGEND
SOMEONE WHO HAS TRANSMITTED THE LEVELS
OF STARDOM.
"SUMBODY YOU AIN'T SHAMED TO LOVE"
IS WHAT
SOME OF THE CROWD CHANTED"
BACKSTAGE I HEARD THESE TWO GUYS TALKING.

FIRST GUY... I SAW HIS YESTERDAY
OR MAYBE THE DAY BEFORE
SAID HE HAD SOME DOWN TIME
HE HAD SOMETHINGS TO EXPLORE
WE STARTED CHATTING
HE STARTED TALKING ABOUT HIS GIRL
SAID HIS WIFE FOUND THEM OUT
HE WAS GETTING SCARED AS HELL
SAID HE MEET A NEW LADY
SOMEONE WHO MEETS HIS NEEDS
SHE LIKES WHAT I LIKE
AND THINKS JUST LIKE ME
I AIN'T TRY'NA PLAY HER
WE DOWN LIKE FOREVER LOVERS
SHE SPENDS HER TIME LOVING
ME AND I TAKE MY TIME
LOVING HER.

IF YOU WANNA HEAR WHAT THEY ODDA GUY SAID
COME BACK TOMORROW THE SAME THYME
AND THE SAME STATION!

Aint No Class When It Comes To Your Own

SHE SANG
" I FOUND A FOOL"
BEFORE SHE SANG
" A WHORE'S PLADGUE"
THEY LOVED IT WE SHE GAMED
ON "THE HO'S AND THE EM' MONGAZ"
WHEN SANG" STANKY FREAK"
GUESS WHO POPED UP AS
A SPECAIL GUEST?
"BIG" RICHARD AND DA BALLA'S"
THEY GOT DOWN NOOKIE, DOING
SAMPLES AND SOCCI"
PINK PANTS AND A BROKEN ZIPPA"
SWEET SWEET PINKY RING
THE HAND OF THE FAIREST ONE.
SHE SWAPPED JIGGY WIT
DEW AND DIM, ON
BROKE DOWN IN SOUTH CITY BLUES"
"THE NIGHT YOU WERE CONCEIVED"
AND THEY DID
" THE DAY YOU WERE BORN" TOO!
THE LADIES GOT MADE BY THE TIME
HE FELLAS  SANG
" TRICK ASS BYTCH"
GREAT CONCERT
I BETCHA IF THEY
SANG SUM CHURCH SONGS
THEY SAY SUM THANG BOUT-IT
IN THE CHURCH BULITINES.
"AINT NO CLASS, WHEN IT-
 COMES TO YOUR OWN"

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