Long Duffer Poems

Limericks II - Nature Poems and Animal Poems

Dot Spotted
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a leopardess, Dot,
who indignantly answered: "I’ll not!
The gents are impressed
with the way that I’m dressed.
I wouldn’t change even one spot!"



Clyde Lied!
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Poems about Dogs

This Dog
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Each morning this dog,
who has become quite attached to me,
sits silently at my feet
until, gently caressing his head,
I acknowledge his company.

This simple recognition gives my...

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Dot Spotted
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a leopardess, Dot,
who indignantly answered: "I’ll not!
The gents are impressed
with the way that I’m dressed.
I wouldn’t change even one spot."



Stage Craft-y
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a dromedary
who...

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Dog Daze
by Michael R. Burch

Sweet Oz is a soulful snuggler;
he really is one of the best.
Sometimes in bed
he snuggles my head,
though he mostly just plops on my chest.

I think Oz was made to love
from the...

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22nd Sept 2008 -  the day i will never forget .
U parted with me and broke the friendship forever....
U will never know how i felt that day- 
my world ended,nothing else i could say.
it...

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Banging your head against the wall burns 150 calories an hour
However, there are some definite side effects
Remembering to put on you jockeys or your bra if you're a lady
Or if you've recently given up group...

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The Choice is Ours

And so here we are on the brink of d-day
This week we will know how our future will sway
The duffer, the bluffer, the candidates with the muffler
Which one of these candidates will...

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Drover Dick
by Don Johnson
Brisbane..Australia.

Our Colonel was Dick Marson, 
on the New Guinea campaign, 
He was for us, old Drover Dick, 
who down the Cooper came. ..........Aussie cattle rustler (duffer)
The one who rode with Redford, the...

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Well I think it's about time once again

To thank all my friends here on the Soup

To let you all know how much you mean to this old duffer

For brightening up each and every one of...

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There is a squat/stout duffer in a windbreaker and a Mets cap on the outskirts of the park
playing a rickety 5 string and hoot'in and holler'in.

I have no idea what he is singing. 
There is...

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Big born senility became bane without you
Brain turned me baseless but I still remember you
I know, you left me alone in the brightest darkness of the world
And you yourself unified in an unique universe my...

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THEY MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH CHELSEA

Color blue...
Dan Petrescu...
Capi Dennis Wise,
UEFA the biggest price,
Celestine Babayaro,
Still remember him like tomorrow.
Zola definitely lure me
As honey attracts the bee.
Y'all remember Tore Andre Flo?
Our football was a masterful...

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The Sardauna, the prince
 Champion of the masses
 The leader of the North
 The defender of the realm
 Princely yet accessible

 The Prince Royal
 The north your realm
 Though tribe and tongues duffer
 You still...

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Mr. Sol, our friend, our hero

our sustainer of life

We wake up to it's

cheery good morning greeting

Can't help smiling back

even when life isn't all tickety boo

Heard the phrase

wait five minutes... it's true

The ups and downs at...

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Mr. Sol, our friend, our hero
our sustainer of life
We wake up to it's
cheery good morning greeting
Can't help smiling back
even when life isn't all tickety-boo
Heard the phrase
wait five minutes... it's true
The ups and downs at times
can...

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A giant glass of warmed up milk
A great bedtime elixir
Don't know bout you, all my dear dear friends
Prefer pie as a bedtime fixer

Now I know I'm being extremely naughty
But I'm in my eighties, by cracky
Who...

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A giant glass of warmed up milk
A great bedtime elixir
Don't know bout you, all my P-Soup friends
Prefer pie as a bedtime fixer

Now I know I'm being extremely naughty
But just turned seventy-eight
Who gives a poop if...

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Can anyone fathom a temperature of -40F

That's what we're experiencing today

Must qualify that, it's with the wind chill factored in

It's a balmy -15F, in this winter ballet

What am I doing here, have I lost all...

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When I was a young'un growing up

Never really imagined how my life would turn out

Back then, I was just happy to eat, sleep, and play with friends

Well now that I'm an old duffer and looking...

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Now listen up all ye poets out there
Here's an adage I try to live by
It seems to work for this old duffer
So why don't you give it a try

Upon waking up every morning
Before you jump...

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Not looking at anybody doesn’t mean not to see,
To do the things you like doesn’t mean to be free.
To be at the very verge of life doesn’t mean to die.
And standing on the ground doesn’t...

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What does it feel like, do you feel the same
Do you still have that seductive style
Do you still have a soft, sweet tender young body
Do you still have that come hither smile

Remember it well, those...

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At the 150th International Golfers’ Annual Ball,
Headliner was a duffer named Donald Trump
An exceptionally boring time was had by all
As Trump insisted on reviewing his Par 3 slump.

Seems they had very little in common, in...

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Once I was a girl, with the whirl of Pearl, 
Now I am a girl, with the swirl of Hurl. 
Why just only me?Who suffer, 
From taking birth to facing the one who call me...

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Silly old duffer, this Canadian dude
His name is Jester Jack Ellison
Those guys in white coats try real hard
To keep him sedated and bedridden

Don't dare let him out in the public arena
For fear he might cause...

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