Long Ogden Poems

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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Fahr an' Ice
by Michael R. Burch

From what I know of death, I'll side with those
who'd like to have a say in how it goes:
just make mine cool, cool rocks (twice drowned in likker),
and real fahr...

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Poems about Poets I


The Wonder Boys
by Michael R. Burch

for Leslie Mellichamp

The stars were always there, too-bright cliches:
scintillant truths the jaded world outgrew
as baffled poets winged keyed kites—amazed,
in dream of shocks that suddenly came true ...

but...

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Isn't this what the Bible predicted? A false God and chaos

and plagues and bad weather and detriment caused to our 

climate by global warming and pollution. We aren't supposed 

to be messing around with mother...

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No Lossers Are Left

No losers are left;
Seems like Trump has found them all;
Exist on his staff.

Jim Horn

How is that for a Horn Haiku for you
to read through like all poets would
want to do?


President was not...

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When I was a lad and somewhat brash
I often read the poems of Ogden Nash,
whose humourous rhymes on many themes,
was motivation for my own poetic dreams.

Later when I took to reading Edgar Allen Poe,
more of...

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Designed To Communicate

Poetic  justice often can communicate;
Never humiliate or ever to prevaricate;
Open a mind;
Curiosity find;
And much more interest in you create.

To me, this is what the name of the game is.
How do I wiggle...

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(Historical train-ride on the first Transcontinental Railroad in 1870 from Omaha to Ogden aboard the Union Pacific Railroad)     © 2009 (Jim Sularz)

Wyoming winds blow like a hurricane,
the flimsy bridge sways to...

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(Historical train-ride on the first Transcontinental Railroad in 1870 from Omaha to Ogden aboard the Union Pacific Railroad)     © 2009 (Jim Sularz)


I can hear the whistle blowing, 
two short bursts, it’s...

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I
The Servants of Free Men on the Mayflower
Knew "abundant life" in Jesus, Great Savior
Two servants, too, rose up to sign The US Constitution
Lover of His Morals, Binder of America's First Bible, Jefferson
Perhaps, long before, some...

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Listing long lists of church leaders longing for forgiveness, healing ...
Listing members and loved ones (& PKs: Preachers' kids) now "unbelieving"
For you will agree with me, it takes more faith to believe in Science today


L,...

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Oh Boucher Can you See (Pronounced Booshay.)

I was just having my breakfast for the
first time at the local junior college.
As usual, I was lambasted with another
great Horn subject, thought and idea
all at the same time....

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(Historical train-ride on the first Transcontinental Railroad in 1870 from Omaha to Ogden aboard the Union Pacific Railroad)     © 2009 (Jim Sularz)

Morning breaks again, we chug out to Bryan and Carter,
at...

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A pretty face that wears a smile or giggles on the phone
When sunlight glances through an open door
A robin that will sit and talk when I am on my own
Or getting lost in stories I...

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A poet’s journey as goes on
A winding wobbly road
That hath many ups and downs known,
To me it scarce sounds odd
Were he to see dusk with the dawn,
To pen a revised ode.  

Comes old age...

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My Many Obnoxious Poems

How you write and prepare your poems is based on your
favorite poems you end up imitation. In my case, they are
Will Rogers whose statue you see in the Capital Building
especially on TV...

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who did not sit beside me
but stood in
the side view of me

just to start
with her sad
story of a
husband that pass away
(sorry for your loss, i said )

only to let her ask many
thousands of questions
about me...

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talked a lot of trash
up and coming ogden nash
hit on Broadway big smash

read my book on math
know that I need a nice bath
to it found a path

rode in a cute coach
which is where she lost...

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Before I came to Treeo,
getting old was not much fun!
For all intents and purposes,
I felt my life was done!

One gets to feeling lonely,
once your spouse has passed away.
Home doesn't feel like home no more,
it's just...

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My Continuous Incredible Poem Series is
dedicated to Will Rogers, Robert Frost and
Ogden Nash who I forever will admire and
use as examples to follow. With them as 
examples how could any of your poems
possibly go wrong....

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I readily admit that at composing poetry I'm a rookie.
I've yet to be invited by a firm to publish for me a "bookie!"
Flattering friends tell me that I'm a budding Robert Frost.
Ha! That I'll believe...

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My simple library contains no fancy morocco-bound tomes,
Like those found in majestic castles and rich folks' homes.
But the books on its shelves that I truly do treasure.
Over a life-time have provided so much reading pleasure!

There's...

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This is just a little word of thanks,
that I felt that I should do.
So, if you’re employed by TREEO,
then it applies to you!

I’m not using any names,
that would take a lot of time.
Plus, it would...

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Came

"From God we all came and He is to blame.
Day after day life became like a big game.
Day after day can live without finding fortune and fame.
Such a shame when to life can loose your...

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Should Be My Teddy Bear

Always assumed that he was an attribute
Could be chided into teaching us how to compute
And point to this applied was totally moot
Realizing how smart he was as well as astute.

Ogden Nash...

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