Long Eads Poems

Me un Finn came  'round

In what did we found

The Pub, wid a very large lock

Aye keep the key where no one cann see

Said our find mate, Erik McJock

So, let us awl in, out spurted...

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Lights out, lights out!in the run about, the critte
            rs flee to me. Storm, blazing lightening, air too w
     ...

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I once knew a poet called William,
Of renown was this Stratford lad.
A writer of plays and sonnets was he
And his gags, they weren’t half bad.
Now Queen Liz wanted him to join t’ army
Cos she’d ...

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King 'Enry of The 'Ouse of Tudor ruled merrie olde England, the mighty and the meek.
'E was quite obese in 'is elder years and threw 'is weight around - so to speak!
'E governed from 1509...

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Somewhere in the his ory of all 
stories which enterta ns.  There is 
a story _any have th ories on, leav ng 
us to find the que tionable. 
Within the confor ities...

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Seems King 'Enry The Eighth in 'is choice of wives wasn't all that judicious.
To 'Is Grace's regret they were either too ambitious, promiscuous or capricious!

'E solved such prickly matters for five of them by divorce...

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Birthday Double Tetractys for Eve

To
our friend
Eve Roper:
valued poet
every poem from her artistic hand
Reads like a painting looks - inspired! Using
only words that
proclaim her
essence:
real.

Birthday Limerick for Jan

Jan Allison, born on this day
always knows just the right...

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The Amadawn 'ave played the joker 
for the Good folks fairy Coort
'T was they 'ave egged the paper birches
an’ touch’d the scare crow’s stalks.

They 'ave given leerin pumpkin 'eads
to Dullahan's black 'eadless 'orse.
Tied the liein'...

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Adorned with jewels, embroidered silks and golden staffs
Richly garbed shepherds strut in their ornate robes.
Cynical, stuffy and pretentious, these popinjays are
Holdovers of regal times, a tradition ingrained into the 
Bureaucracy of the church, selling salvation...

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The Amadawn ‘ave played the joker 
for the Good folks fairy Coort
‘T was they ‘ave egged the paper birches
an’ touch’d the scare crow’s stalks.

They ‘ave giv'n leerin pumpkin ‘eads
to Dullahan black ‘eadless ‘orse.
Tied the liein’...

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G-rand celebration of birth
E-liminates life's misery; 
N-ice warm wishes written
A-re sent to make you happy.
R-ise of the sun begins, bringing brightness to the day; 
O-pening his shining face for shadows to fade away.

F-ill the big...

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G-od's message of salvation
L-eads one toward true life; 
I-nspired by the Lord's wisdom, 
C-hosen ones win over the strife.
E-verlasting life it brings, 
R-egardless of one's race; 
I-n the kingdom of heaven, 
O-ne will receive eternal...

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M-y ode to acrostic
A-ims to touch and gladden; 
R-eading what the meaning says 
I-s making one's heart
O-pen.

A-n ode to acrostic
L-eads one to happiness; 
B-eautiful morning light
I-s far away from mist.
N-ovember sixth sunny day, an acrostic...

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R-eliable and trusted helper
O-f the Church Administrator
L-eads the entire flock
A-ccording to the will of the Creator.
N-either eye will turn blind to the fold's spiritual fervor; 
D-oing the things for further victories, he upholds divine endeavor.

E-arly...

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Abe’s barber, Chris, got so confused
because strong cold pills he’d abused.
Chris hacked up Abe’s haircut,
declared, “I’m NOT drunk, but
EYES fail me!” Abe was not amused.

“For Heaven’s sake!” Abe did exclaim.
“Glad you’re not a doctor. You’d...

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