Long Stumped Poems
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LimericksLimericks
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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Categories:
stumped, giggle, light, nonsense, parody, silly, smile, word
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Vii - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, AbsurdLimericks 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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Categories:
stumped, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, satire, sexy, smile,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Iii - Grab BagLimericks 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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Categories:
stumped, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly, war, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Chapter 97 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Family Times and ProjectsDate: December 2042
Early afternoon, Damian was
Busy in his den planning the trip
To Trinidad. He called CJ first
To confirm his commitment to
The project. "Hey brother you
Still on for that trip we spoke
About."...
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Categories:
stumped, absence, allusion, earth day,
Form:
Alliteration
Terror Bugs: Part 3 - A Freezer Mice Adventure[Continued from ‘Terror Bugs: Part 2 - A Freezer Mice Adventure’]
__________
London’s streets resembled an al fresco mausoleum
They tracked a trail of body parts which led to a museum
A thousand Terror Bugs were massed, in...
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Categories:
stumped, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
The Giant of LisbellawStood I there, that last day,
On an iron bridge...
An aqueduct by design,
Where, looking dreamily out over
The Ernes Lower Lough,
My compressed shadow
Momentarily paused -
To contently recline:
Amidst coy Junes radiant beams
of sweet benign!
All was stilled,...
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Categories:
stumped, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
Limericks Iv - Donald TrumpLimericks 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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Categories:
stumped, america, humor, humorous, leadership, light, nonsense, political,
Form:
Limerick
Why Did I Not Say NoNo, I will not say where, but it's not tokyo, ...
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Categories:
stumped, care, character, family, friendship, love,
Form:
Rhyme
On Hearing That Ronniefor Ronald Hindmarsh-Midwood
...
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Categories:
stumped, friend, friendship, light, pain,
Form:
Elegy
Eternity Is But a MomentIt was a late springtime day, and the bluebirds all were singing,
Outside the classroom window, while the bells all were ringing.
I had a lucky window seat, which afforded quite amazing views,
Of lovely natural colorings, the...
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Categories:
stumped, age, education, fantasy, imagery, mystery, nature, time,
Form:
Couplet
Saturday StoryCabbage grew ears in a silver basin. How rare! Wow! Exclusive is extremely experienced erotic erogenous errors but tremors can often be counted in the folding, unfolding and refolding of long heavy curtains. A lengthy...
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Categories:
stumped, allegory, allusion, animal, anniversary,
Form:
I do not know?
The ReunionThe sixty-year reunion
of the class of '55
was quite a celebration
for the ones who had survived...
First came prissy Pomeroy-
then Milford, Meeks, and Moody
who like old crows, perched and cawed
at busty old Miss Trudy
While Trudy curled her...
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Categories:
stumped, age, character, growth, humor, humorous, people, perspective,
Form:
Rhyme
Jan and the Sheriff - CollaborationThe new sheriff of Poetry Soup
Rode into town on a horse named Snoop
Jan was on his wanted list
And the gang she did enlist
In writing lim'ricks about poop
He found...
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Categories:
stumped, fun, poetry,
Form:
Limerick
Unquotable Quotes With More Cricketing Jargon - Xi
Take your own sweet time, and let others keep time.
Tea for two always ends up in a hell-uv-a bellowing brew ;
tea and sympathy...
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Categories:
stumped, games, humor, humorous, seasons, time, word play,
Form:
Epigram
Intriguing OdourMe cars down at the doctors ‘cause there’s trouble with the coil,
and somewhere I’m losing water so once or twice I’ve had it boil.
It needs another set of spark plugs and me mufflers had the...
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Categories:
stumped, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems about Science 4: Birth and EvolutionPOEMS ABOUT SCIENCE 4: BIRTH/EVOLUTION
Simultaneous Flight
by Michael R. Burch
*The number of possible connections [brain] cells can make exceeds the number of particles in the universe. — Gerald Edelman, 1972 Nobel Prize winner for physiology and...
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Categories:
stumped, bird, flying, light, science, song, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
Limericks V - PoliticsLimericks V - Politics
Baked Alaskan
by Michael R. Burch
There is a strange yokel so flirty
she makes whores seem icons of purity.
With all her winkin’ and blinkin’
Palin seems to be thinkin’—
"Ah culd save th’ free world ’cause...
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Categories:
stumped, america, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, political, usa,
Form:
Limerick
Poems about Science 6: EvolutionPOEMS ABOUT SCIENCE 6: EVOLUTION
Singularity
by Michael R. Burch
Are scientists confounded like the ostrich?
Heads buried in the sand, they shout, *Preposterous!*
This universe, so magical, they say,
proves there’s no God. But let’s look anyway ...
He said, *Let...
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Categories:
stumped, earth, life, light, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
Reflecting the Brake From Back In the DayLet bygones be bygones though bygones bite on
Blessed to have had good times it’s life it went wrong
though it hurts good memories
to the end they’ll always be
my friends and never enemies
mean the most...
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Categories:
stumped, forgiveness, friendship, friendship love, memory, nice, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
Mother of CowardsMother of Cowards
by Michael R. Burch aka "The Loyal Opposition"
So unlike the brazen giant of Greek fame
With conquering limbs astride from land to land,
Spread-eagled, showering gold, a strumpet stands:
A much-used trollop with a torch, whose...
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Categories:
stumped, america, discrimination, freedom, independence day, light, new
Form:
Sonnet
Daver AustinANIMAL COURT
I relate this story from my room in the Quiet Vale Giggling Academy
A reader might find my story hard to believe
BUT!
At one time in my life –
As a matter of fact quite recently –
I...
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Categories:
stumped, animal, humor,
Form:
Free verse
Hyperfocus Hocus PocusThe force of my thoughts is a force to report,
Attention, no Deficit, Hyperactive, no Disorder, call it slaughter
when Hyperfocus onslaughts play hocus pocus with my thoughts,
a tornado, a hurricane a monsoon loom and taunt
a brainstorm...
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Categories:
stumped, fun, nonsense, word play,
Form:
Rhyme
Today May Get FateyIt was the kind of day you step in front of traffic, then dare fate to fold you up in newspaper headlines.
Oh dreams came true alright, but you should have dreamed about not...
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Categories:
stumped, crush, deep, fate, humorous, longing, lust, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
Lighten UpHesitation gets you no where, beware dont go there
thats a violation punishments annialiation
plant the seed and watch it grow just to get chopped down
cant be stopped now, welcome ya'll to my pow wow
i...
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Categories:
stumped, funny, thanks, thanks,
Form:
Blank verse
Nevermore Will Raven Return*Note: A 60-year annual tradition that involved a mysterious visitor leaving three
roses at the grave of writer Edgar Allan Poe on the anniversary of his birthday
ended in January 2010. Curators of...
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Categories:
stumped, mysteryhouse, loss, birthday, grave, house, leaving, life,
Form:
Narrative