Little Willie Warbler can sing
His voice is a beautiful thing
It will bring you to tears
You'll forget all your fears
In the wonderful melodies he brings
Old Peter was terribly silly
And forgot to protect his poor Willie
On the walk to the vet
His wee Willie got wet
The soaking wet pup got so chilly
His Willie was dried at the vets
(They’re extremely kind to our pets)
They prescribed some pills
To cure Willie’s ills
and a coat to cover his assets
5/18/18
Billy use to drive a Little Willie
through roads of Bovington being silly
fillies he did concerted
didn’t see combat, but flirted
used a camouflage glove for willy
12/13/2016
Little Willie was a prototype in the development of the British Mark I tank.
today displayed at the The Tank Museum at Bovington
Linsay Rd, Bovington, Wareham BH20 6JG, UK
Allison scrunched up her nose and oinked like a pig.
Joey stuck out his tongue and opened his eyes so big.
The other children in the classroom laughed out loud
when silly little Willie made his funny face then bowed.
Erin rubbed her little cheeks red with lots of finger paint.
Jack patted his face with chalk dust and pretended to faint.
Rachel pulled her eyebrows up and her chin way down
while Brent spiked his hair and wore a bad boy frown.
Each kid had a turn to try to win the honor and prize.
The shyest child of all was the winner. What a surprise!
It was the quiet little girl who was funniest of them all.
Jenna pursed her lips and cried, "Mama," like a real doll.
Then the teacher said, "It's time to return to your places,
but I promise we'll have another day of making funny faces."
April 21st, 2016
I am a beautiful freshwater pearl
An oyster wasn’t my mum
I was developed by a special mussel*
With a name as long as your arm
My home was in a Scottish river
Fast flowing with salmon aboard
In the River Tay fishes hither and dither
I am displayed now and much admired
I am Abernathy Pearl** you see
Spherical shape I am perfection
No other pearl matches up to me
Desired without exception.
My nickname is The Little Willie Pearl
Named after the man who found me
Bill Abernathy is his name a pearl diver
His fame will go down in history
There is a new rule now in Scotland
Pearl fishing is no longer allowed
So my perfection will never be ousted
For this I make Scotland proud.
• Unionoidae mussel species Margaritifera margaritifera
** Nicknamed "The Little Willie Pearl", this freshwater pearl was found in the River Tay in 1967 and is considered the most perfect pearl ever discovered in Scotland. It was discovered by a professional pearl diver named Bill Abernathy, who gave the pearl both it official name and nickname. It rested in a jewellery store in Carincross for nearly thirty years until it was sold in 1992.
02/03/2013
Willie’s boys are running scared
Wondering how their lives been spared
Don’t want to end up dead and chilly
So they squeal on Little Willie
Poor Willie’s now a jailed felon
Pissed at all his boys for tellin’
Details about brother Dave
Buried in a shallow grave
Willie said he didn’t do it
Knew no grave or what’s into it
But the weapon when they had found it
Had Little Willie’s prints around it
Willie sits now on death row
Waiting for the final show
For Willie had no alibi
The jury said this boy must fry
I guess we can now end this tale
With Willie lying there in jail
No need to write the final verse
With Willie in a long black hearse
for Miranda lambert's contest - Behind Bar Blues 2nd place finish
5/26/11
I always liked the Little Willie poems of my youth and the picture in the contest
made me think that a "Little Willie" poem style would fit and probably has not been
done by a lot of the current poets.
“Country Christmas Carol” --- dedicated to my family
by Miriam McCue (creator of flamingo art, & poetry.so far.)
We love to sing Christmas songs,
My Grandson Bubba and I.
And when we sing Country Christmas.
We almost make the angels cry.
A Merry Country Christmas
To all those great Country Folk,
And even to the City Slickers,
Who also love to drink and smoke.
We’ll take a drink for Bubba, Aunt Mike and Cousin Jim,
And hope that this Christmas,
They’ll say a prayer and sing a hymn.
Gather round the still,
Country People all.
And hold up Uncle Bill
So the old coot doesn’t fall.
A Merry Country Christmas,
One full of country joy.
Little Willie wanted a 12 gauge,
But all he got was a toy.
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