"Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of heaven."
— John Lubbock
I stand watching the salmon sun set,
It's as beautiful as it can get,
Nothing more divine discovered yet,
Heaven's classic everyday vignette.
Categories:
lubbock, heaven, sunset,
Form: Monorhyme
CHINA and INDIA grow the most bananas
More than in Hawaii, Florida, or even Montana
So China and India are true banana republics
Our dumb luck, NOT Lubbock (TX) ~ Nyuk, nyuk
Categories:
lubbock, fruit, giggle, humor, international,
Form: Couplet
a curvaceous lady from Lubbock
was distraught at the loss of her duck
her search was in vain
poor duck was in pain
found wedged in the cleft of her buttock.
Written: May 12, 2023
Checked by: HMS.COM/ 9-9-5-5-9
Funny, Bawdy or Humorous Limerick Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
Categories:
lubbock, analogy, humorous,
Form: Limerick
On The Payroll of Hillburn City New Mexico
David J Walker
Imagine
That such a lonely city
Ever existed
Placed in the middle
of two nowhere
Not worth mentioning
A single building
The gathering spot for
Farmers wives far too
Busy to drive
to either of
the distant small towns for
Coffee,
Cigarettes
Milk and bread
Old cold cuts
Maybe out of date
And the daily mail
In your post office box
In the back
The newspaper from Lubbock
In the rack
Came yesterday and was
A day late at that
Not that it matters
In a jurisdiction
Where you must
pump your own gas
and then ask
about the latest gossip
from the Constable,
Mayor, & Postmaster, and
The only
And lonely
Working citizen on the Payroll
of Hillburn City
Categories:
lubbock, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
It was dusty, dry and endless
Stretched beneath an empty sky
From horizon to horizon
Where the turkey buzzards fly,
Like a landscape meant to warn you
Just how far a man can fall.
Except for Ruby in El Paso,
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.
Took a powder in Fort Stockton.
Crossed the Pecos makin’ time.
San Antone gave way to Austin
On the Travis County line.
Shot a rattlesnake in Waco
With my back against the wall.
Except for Bobbi-Jo in Beaumont,
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.
I’ve seen Lubbock and Laredo,
Seen Odessa/Midland, too.
Met a sweet young thing in Brownsville,
Just another déjà vu.
Didn’t tell her I was leaving,
But I promised her I’d call.
Except for Emmylou in Houston,
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.
Learned to do the Stockdale two-step
In the local Lone Star style.
Danced a Galveston fandango
With a Corpus Christi smile.
Set a sucker up in Dallas,
But my partner dropped the ball.
Except for Jill in Amarillo,
Hell, it weren’t worth Texas at all.
Categories:
lubbock, allegory, travel,
Form: Lyric
Ain’t Nuthin To Do in Lubbock
By David J Walker
The Killer came to town
Jerry lee Lewis and his pal
Jim Ed Brown
Playin at the municipal coliseum
To a sell out crowd
Payin up to 5 bucks
Just to see ‘em playin loud
But… that Ain’t Nuthin
Cause Asleep At The Wheel an
Jerry Jeff Walker an The Mains Brothers,
Waylon n Willie and a lot of others
Includin Alvin Crow were still knocking em dead at
Back to back weekend shows
At the Cotton Club
While all the musicians in town
went to see Stevie Ray V
wailing on his fender
At Stubbs where Lou kept the BBQ ribs
And the cold beer comin
Joe Ely was there being cool
playin pool
tradin licks Jesse guitar Taylor
And Some fool still says….
Ain’t nuthin to do in Lubbock
Categories:
lubbock, music,
Form: Rhyme
I'm from the stars and stripes
and the red, white, and blue
I'm from the green lady in the ocean
Standing proud and tall
I'm from the high flying eagle
I'm from the Marines, The Army
The Navy, and The Air Force
I'm from country music and salsa dancing
I'm from cultures near and far
I'm from cotton and bulweevils
Dryness and flat
I'm from eindmills and bluebonnets
I'm from farms and ranches
I'm from Buddy Holly and Peggy Sue
From Raider Red, and the Masked Rider
I'm from one building
From one long hall where I've been my whole life
I'm from America, Lubbock and Christ the King
I'm from my life
Categories:
lubbock, people,
Form: Free verse