Long Heckles Poems

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A Tossing and Turning Night

In a tossing and turning night, to wake up I forgot
Never slipping from a series of perpetual dream
A strange situation over and again, escape I could not
In the fabric of this woolgather, I couldn’t tear the seam

A speech in front of hundreds, I yearned to scream
Standing in my underwear, my shaking voice was caught
Closing my eyes tightly, trying to change the theme
In a tossing and turning night, to wake up I forgot

Skating across the ice, I wind up to take my shot
I miss the net completely, letting down the team
I’m stuck in a roar of booing heckles, an onslaught
Never slipping from a series of perpetual dream

Shut these lids again, restarting in a shallow stream
Running with aching legs amidst a forest, I am shot
A hunter hovers over me, to finish his prey I deem
A strange situation over and again, escape I could not

With the bang I take off again, sprinting on the spot
There is no ground below, I plummet from a height extreme
Anticipating the collision, pinching to change the plot
In the fabric of this woolgather, I couldn’t tear the seam

Is it over? Am I out of this self-induced figment regime
In a jolt and thud, I reach the cloth of bed that I’ve sought
A sigh of exhaustion and relief, I’m all out of steam
Bedding and pillows askew in the chaos that I brought
			               In a tossing and turning night. 



June 6th, 2022
A RONDEAU REDOUBLE POEM Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: L MILTON HANKINS


The Standup Comic


I am pretty certain

What you will find

With a sneaky cheeky peek 

Behind the velvet curtain


See..one of a kind

Stand Up hierachy

For very few shekels

Sarky then snarky malarkey

Sworn scorn of merry heckles


But shorn of those hackles

Torn free from those shackles

The dawn of hee-hee cackles


If they're a chronic

Stand Up Comic

No one applauds

Dreads hordes of frauds

Who tread ironic boards


A skit to be a hit

Must pit your wit

Acerbic gambit

Caustic flit

Twit or git

Design a fine punchline

Yep..the funny bit


Scores on the doors

Gaping jaws and guffaws 

Means more encores


If they don't shirk

Perk of their work

Can air a quirk

Share & make them smirk

With flair or devil maycare

The crowd revel...go beserk


Seriously sardonic

Scheming bitter of gin

Deliriously laconic

Big beaming grin

Gleaming glitter of tonic


Tears now are streaming

Girth of the mirth

Cheers from their peers

Just the ticket for the critic

What's it worth?


Priceless..to see an iconic 

Yet down to earth

Stand Up Comic

On their home turf

Always pick it..

Premium Member The Bulldog Is Back: Lol

I've been released and free to roam.
You are so wrong, I'm not alone.
I'm glad you read, all that I write.
You mock my work, that's not real bright.

Not very original, your words they lack.
Once again, you're on my back.
Hypocrisy here at it's best.
Your game is weak, you surely jest.

I'm glad I inspire, you finally write.
Once a month, I'm sure gets tight.
Deliver the heckles and send the troll.
You leave a stench as you play your role.

You huff and you puff, trying to blow the house down.
The jokes on you, you're on hallowed ground.
I've been laughing and giggling the live long day.
Stroll back home, that's where you should stay.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Felix Is Dead

Felix is dead

I have a tail, huge teeth
Which I only use for food
I love the pack leader
I walk with him each day
But I’ve heard a rumour
Someone new is coming to stay

I bite through toys and
My jaws rip them apart
I wouldn’t hurt fly unless
It hurt my heart, and doubt
Is now rising, because I am 
Number one. I won’t give this up

My tail arcs like a scorpion
I swagger when I walk, but
I know a change is coming 
A strange human and female
Biggest I’ve ever seen, holding
A cage and the smell is making me
Mean.

A face through the bars, make
My heckles rise, a meow cry
I snarl and stare in its eyes
Cats. The boss holds it, tells
Me to be calm, only because 
He’s the leader, I don’t rip 
It from his arms. My tail wags

At first I play gently, allow it a tap
I nudge it with my nose, but
The green envy rises when it
Sits on the leader’s lap, my lips curls
My tongue slathers, my eyes narrow
I sneer, wait til we’re all alone.







Everybody’s gone an empty house
It hisses and it arches as I circle
The cat can’t look away, or else
I will snap, I’ll never forgive the
Smugness sitting on my leaders lap.
I pounce and flatten, ten times its size
And as I close my jaws, I look in its eyes.

I scrape at the earth, until a hole is dug
And I pick its lifeless body from the rug
They’ll be sure it escaped, climbed
Over the fence and wait its return.
I’ll be a terribly subdued and stare 
At the door. Again, I’ll be the favourite,
Pats on my head, they’ll never guess
Flex has demised, yes Felix is dead!

David Cox 20/05/22
© Dave Cox  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Crowning Glory: Co-Write With Carolyn

As the rooster crows:   

A look in the pool mirrored  a perfect mop
At times of frizzy hair or defiant shaggy tresses
Ohhh the satisfaction at the sight 
And yabba, dabba, doo!! echoed loud and clear
Triumphant  male ego at its best!

A man’s crowning glory
Pulled, cut, brushed, curled, straightened, shaved
Lathered, gelled, creamed and pasted
Soaked in fragrant macassar oil
Invigorator, conditioning both groom and style.

Macho, gentle, sweet, daring tastes 
Side-partings, medium, undercut and long
Sporting pony-tails, short back and sides
Elvis and James Dean quiffs curled kiss-me-quicks,
Punk, mohawk, flambouyant fringes
Highlights and lowlights, sprays and blow-dries!
All part and parcel of male vanity and crowning glory.

Heckles from the hen house:

As some men grow older they shed hair.
Each day they seek strands that were once there,
But skin patches widen --
Just check out Joe Biden.
Prepare to shut eyes in the bright glare.
 
A comb-over seems like a good plan,
But ladies don’t flock to a con man.
With 10 hairs remaining,
A “crown” they are feigning.
What happens when strands face a wind fan?
 
No reason for men to grow manic; 
Moustaches and beards can work magic,
Diverting attention
Without the pretension
That balding is simply too tragic.
 
The “rug” method’s just too expensive,
Espec’ly when loss is extensive.
Like Telly Savalas,
The outcome’s not callous --
Few women find baldness offensive! 

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With special thanks to Carolyn Devonshire 
with whom this fun write was written.


Today Was Supposed To Be a Good Day

Today was going to be a good day,
Blue skies and I could feel the sun's ray,
For a split second life seemed just perfect,
And for a while living seemed worth it,
But the whispers were still whispering, 
They're not stupid they know I was still listening,
Slowly the Demons drag my attention back to their Heckles,
Returning the dark fog to my head soon the light becomes mere speakles,
Today started off to be a good day,
Blue skies and I could feel the sun's ray,
But then my body woke and the pain struck like a stroke,
And the pull of my addiction awoke,
The blue skies suddenly became bleak and grey,
The suns warmth faded and I could no longer feel a single ray,
loneliness surrounded me as it began to consume me,
Allowing entry for all the negativity to begin mentally torturing me,
Today was supposed to be a good day,
Blue sky's and I could feel the sun's ray,
Maybe good days are just an idyllic illusion I can't find,
Memories I've kept locked in my mind,
But they no longer exist and I just need to come to terms with this,
Now I live this nightmare I'm trapped in the darkness of the Abyss,
Just me and my voice in my head a sorry state to be left,
The demons tormenting and torturing me to an early delightful death,
Today wasn't a good day because there's no good days left,
The skys have died and the sunrises are dead.
© Sarah Cope  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

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