Long Fez Poems

Limericks
by Michael R. Burch



Clyde Lied!
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a mockingbird, Clyde,
who bragged of his prowess, but lied.
To his new wife he sighed,
"When again, gentle bride?"
"Nevermore!" bright-eyed Raven replied.



The Platypus
by Michael R. Burch

The platypus,...

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Limericks VII - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd

There continue to be modern sequels of the famous "Nantucket" limericks, including this bawdy one of mine:

There was a lewd whore from Nantucket
who intended to pee in a bucket;
but...

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Limericks III - Grab Bag

Being a peace activist, I once wrote a limerick in an attempt to stop needless wars:

Of Tetley’s and V-2's
(or "Why Not to Bomb the Brits")
by Michael R. Burch

The English are very...

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Limericks IV - Donald Trump

The Hair Flap
by Michael R. Burch aka "The Loyal Opposition"

The hair flap was truly a scare:
Trump’s bald as a billiard back there!
The whole nation laughed
At the state of his graft;
Now the...

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Dickens Christmas carol revisited by nicked saint

Frigidaire - from upper atmosphere 
hammering and whipsawing debris 
ferociously with an angry flare,
cuz mother nature - fed up to here
(re: envision me hands indicating 
over top of head)...

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Lembrança

Seremos lembrados 
se dermos 
à nossa geração mais jovem 
um mundo próspero e seguro, 
resultante 
da prosperidade econômica 
aliada à herança civilizacional. 

************
Sonhos

Sonhos 
não são aqueles que 
chegam 
enquanto estamos dormindo.
 
Os sonhos são aqueles...

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PAINTBRUSH 

Fingertips the bristles of a 
pagan paintbrush 
painting a Tree of Life
on pacified cheekbones 
instead of in liver
from whence it sprung
now it burns to feed
HeartSpace with witty
wood for Eternal Fire

From cheekbones
it slid to jugular...

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Old Jack is at it again, Great Grandmother says.
Her voice eases through a window as we reach shoes on the porch.
At least twelve pair; which is okay as she has eighteen children.
A variety of second...

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Was he passing a baton my way that Friday, his last dawn, last day
in flesh that felt? The poet in me thinks that’s so, for barely had I
gained the door of Carol’s home (addressed my...

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Superar Limites use o Efeito Bannister

Para superar limites 
precisa de 
MÉTODO
E FERRAMENTA
Saber que pode mais... 

Para controlar
um comportamento, 
é preciso um 
Método específico
E saber que pode mais!

Método é tudo!
Método é o combatente de frente
para lutar...

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THE AL-ANDALUS QUARTET: PART FOUR
ALMERÍA / UMM AL-MARIYA   2007 AD / 1427 AH 

The traveler who journeys to the City of Almería
arrives at a port where the routes of the ferries,
the whitecaps and...

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TAKING THE OATH
For those who are born again through the Oath of Citizenship	
at the Onondaga County Courthouse, Syracuse, New York!  

The morning prayers over
the neighbor’s car cold, the ride
to the court house quiet as...

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They won’t stop
I mean my friends
May be, we won’t stop
Think that is better

But for my Gunner friend
Charming light-complexioned
Fine boy, we all know
A smooth talking orator 
An Engineer with a rare wisdom
With a posh car to...

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O desejo se torna tristeza
E a tristeza, leva à crise
Logo nos tornamos tristes
Por uma natureza indesejável

A crise, ela me alimenta
A paz me dá tédio
O que eu quero é o caos
Visto de cima dos prédios

Aproveitando as...

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THE AL-ANDALUS QUARTET: PART THREE
GRANADA / KHARNATA 1492 AD / 897 AH

I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
with my beautiful sisters Albaicin and Sabikah
The crown that I wear is al-hisn al-hamra 
and the...

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Books to the library
photos to family.
Paint cans and lumber
from renovations years ago.
Most of the furniture
including the piano.
Fastest way to do this
is rent a dumpster.

On the internet
nothing’s permanent.
I like that.
Photosynthesis, evaporation
as if your spirit disappears
when the...

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Caerphilly is a small town
Famous for its cheese
Has a castle looks like its falling  down
With a Moat around with geese

Outside now stands a large Statue, 
It needed to be big he would boast.
Thats what the nature...

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New Orleans is for night walkers
Ghost watchers, voodoo challengers
Sleep walkers carrying wine bottles 
inside crumpled brown paper bags
Bourbon Street is ready for you.

I am here on a whim, finding my real self
My soul self that...

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thought that I knew all of the footsteps
I would follow in the journey of my life
but the man in the moon smiled
and destiny asked my stars to dance
you turned my way…I felt my life change
the...

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No fue mi plan, cuando tomé la pluma
para dedicar la obra que te ofrezco.
[...]
En esta variedad de pareceres,
Y o me encontraba como en un estrecho,
Y pensé: Pues están tan divididos,
Lo imprimiré, y asunto ya resuelto.

Não...

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Liberte o sonho e a obra vai surgir! 

O sonho derruba
derruba a cobertura de mármore que esconde o rosto do sucesso! 
O sonho faz surgir o seu sucesso – sucesso da felicidade e dos negócios!...

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Night time again after a twelve-hour shift
Making my way down the road riding fast
I’m homeward bound
Suddenly I brake to stop
At the sight of a bearded man with a fez
He was smilingly offering to push me...

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OR, MY FEZ

Candy Daddy sneaks into my room at night
"Don't tell mommy," Candy Daddy says.
He has to give me candy when I ask for some
Or anything I want. A doll. A kitten. A fez.

"Candy Daddy,...

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Bosporus


Bosporus 1956, the old tanker where I was a galley boy
had anchored waited for orders to proceed into the black sea.
A rowing boat came alongside they were selling fez
the latest fad among us seamen.
They also...

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Gratidão de Abril

Gratidão a todas as pessoas pelo mês de abril. Gratidão `a humanidade!

Somos seres vitoriosos! Em abril, recebemos uma nova oportunidade de conquistar algo novo e de procurar ser melhor em todos os sentidos....

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