Long Nursemaid Poems

FUNNY ALPHABETS FOR KIDS

               A to Z, each is an alphabet 
         ...

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A friend asked if I would write in protest of the drivers from old Mexico.
     For what ever good it will do here I go.
It is not just the drivers that...

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emissary from the great beyond
slapping faces for fun and profit
me too tie my shoe then cracko
blindsided until there ain't no blindside
but I thought we had an agreement
just another saw blade poultry shear
at the bottom of...

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Hie, little girl, run from the fear,
'til you find the next nest to change.
And avoid all the mirrors that reveal your truth,
as the chameleon you'll elicit your range.
     Is it lover...

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Villanelle: Nothing human insect bird animal is not woman

Nothing human insect bird animal is not woman
E'en animals lock horns to deserve right to propagate
She's Man child daughter mother sister all that is human

Kun the Earth...

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Goodness Gracious!
My classmates are all hot messes,
They all managed to get cookie crumbs
all over their dresses,
They have warped into little monsters!
Attacking snacks as if they were Edward 
Scissorhands,
I can't bear to look,
Their antics are repulsive...

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Upon the icy back of winter she rides unnoticed, like your shadow  in midday sunlight
She bides her time while secretly infusing warmth into the frozen earth below. Like a Nursemaid she feeds and nurture...

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the lake sits glassy and smooth
	songbirds of noon
have long since retired
in their place sound shrill chirp
        squawk and croon

faded peach and blue,
diffuse light yet left,
spread their peaceful, off-tint...

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There’s no such thing as a free lunch

Waiter, hurry up with that brunch!

And tell my nursemaid to wax my toupee

Oh, barber be careful when you shave

You can’t have healthcare and your cake too

Be careful what...

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