Long Canard Poems

I got friggin heebie jeebies

Cuz buzzards circle o'er me
eyeing these lovely bones prithee
id est Roy L. T. Canard, Si
hence impossible mission 
to be lovey dove vee.

Vague remembrances of dream  
which recurred with frequency
transfixed by...

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One liar said to the other liar,
“That’s some shaky vanilla truth,
I heard you done cold call sold.
With these lying eyes, do I scream with glee ... 
you left girl honesty 
hanging altar jilted at that...

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HIDDEN AGENDA:

It's on record,
Stripping naked in a rainfall. 
A prelim lost of freedom, 
Heddled by a downfall,
Highlighted with boredom.
The journey is so wrong, 
And the prelim wants to hold on.
His soul is crying 'oh Lord'.
Time...

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The part of Holy Week in Spain where participants wear capirotes (pointed hoods) and robes is called the Nazarenes
She spok 
e his name and he found  it slanderous.Hearing her voice
after what he had been...

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hum...habit...hic...abbott woozy
celebrating with British Royal Family
     and...hub bout red dee 
     to take a snoozy
sup...par'n...this poet 
     fur...hib bit..bing a lil oozy.

Now this...

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There was no finer detective than Inspector Thaddeus Tweede of Scotland Yard!
He was most astute in solving crimes and could quickly detect a fake canard!
He joined the force as a 'bobby' working himself to the...

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There was no finer detective than Inspector Thaddeus Tweede of Scotland yard!
He was most astute in solving crimes and could easily detect a feeble canard!
He joined the force as a 'bobby' working himself to the...

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I pulled in late one night from off the pike,
          A manor rumored haunted, yet it seemed
         ...

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Your viewpoint can be comforting,
Or your viewpoint can be troubling:
Either comforting as a safeguard,
Or as troubling as a canard.

A safeguard tunnels Saints through sin.
A canard tunnels sinners through spin.
Though God created man upright,
He schemes to...

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IF YOU PULL A LONG FACE : Part XXIX

IF you pull a long pained face
The kind poets affect and gladly display
Throughout the ages with their lonely-heart feelings in lyrical grace
You might end up Precious Pearl...

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I've traveled from the farm in Indiana, the place of my humble birth,
To places I never dreamed of seeing all around this earth!
On ships, trains and airplanes visiting fascinating ports of call,
And dining in hoity-toity...

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The Marketplace of Thought!

Don’t I love who I’m open to - would share soul with (somehow in words -
in poetry, revealing me)? Must I place worth on goods ‘vain’ hawk
to earn a look? Let self-regard...

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The Color Blue
© Ben Burton 

The press is pushing hard
Promoting racial animus
Creating a canard
Like Rosa Parks had missed the bus

The first black President
Who should have made ol' Martin proud
Instead, it came to this
Obama cannot shut...

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For those residents in MAGAville,
    That can't seem to pull their heads out of Trumps' ass.
        Take a minute away from those affectionate kisses, and
...

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You say you need a strong foundation, my friend? 
On a god or guru, you cannot depend.
It is empty and false, and I beg your pard,  
But, it will all fall down just like...

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In that glistening azure pond
I had a favorite
A duck
I called
Tawnablu

A quacker kind of 
Bird
Recognizable by the 
Aquamarine 
Feathers
Atop her bobbing head
She swam aloof from
The rest

And refused all bread
Crumbs
Thrown her way
Even the finest bits
Collected from week...

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Malefactor of our mighty land
Guile do they practice from them, beat
Skank do they drop on our prior rand

Their soul's the people reprimand
Like flies rejecting a rust feet
Malefactor of our mighty land

Drive them from our inunct...

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Let Her Bloom


The first time a man meets her,
his lids flicker,
an appropriate reaction.

The first time a woman meets her, 
her eyes pop out and coil on her forehead,
another appropriate reaction.

Who can blame either? 
Today, who...

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