Parrot Poems

an unsolved case 
of a murder profile
the chief inspector clueless
one that got away

death of a poet 
all his work did not vanish
soon another one is born
and the verses continue

a friend in need indeed
some-fair weather friends
my pocket was full of money
where...Read More

     Garden Party at Noon

     Fragrance of jasmine alluring butterfly in spree.
       Sweet scent of gardenia whelming bumble bee.
       ...Read More

RUDOLPHS DEMISE

Rudolf reindeer lost his sight in one eye
Santa said you won't be able to fly
Also said you're getting old
To a butcher he was sold 
He ended up as red nose reindeer pie...

SPEEDING SANTA

A speed trap was set up on...Read More

The murk of crocodile skins -- which starry eyed elves wanted their soothing chilly breath at twilight?

Pluto, Ouranos, Neptune slowly burn you till every starburst of your bone calcium is returned to the mangrove lined lazy river

Your death, the unquiet...Read More

Deer Ruby,

Daddy doubtful hardly Dorothy know you ...
it’s the bare bones, Toto truth

Variety gossip on the street
by parrot beaks chirping canary peeps

Said your mother had a one-night-stand revue;
a private audience of one, burlesque interview

Receptionist Rita 
wardrobe malfunction rumor denied:
Saying it...Read More

We moved house today
This house lacks warmth and heart
Everything in disarray
We don't know where to start
Things in packing cases
Others in a box
A pile of dirty laundry
Underwear and socks
Old toys that the children
Refuse to throw away
Looks like that pile of books
Are...Read More

Polly had a pet parrot
She wanted to teach to talk
The parrot didn't want to
As parrots only squawk

Polly was frustrated
With her stubborn parrot friend
She was very persistent
Sure of winning in the end

Polly faced the parrot
And started to talk
The parrot bit her...Read More

(Played to the tune, “When Sly Calls,”
by Michael Franks)

When Trump tweets,
Mo’ scowls furrow

When Trump tweets,
the scandals grow

As rumors shake,
idle sits the Boss
Bankrupt morality
is the grifter cost

When Trump tweets,
the rubles spin

When Trump tweets,
the dictators win

Decorum falls,
indecency begins
And on Fox tv the...Read More

In the corner of a pub
There sits an old sea dog
He tells the same old stories
His mind is full of fog

“Ahoy, me hearties! Pass the rum
And I’ll spin you a yarn of old
About the time I was a pirate
A tale...Read More

There’s a monkey tag-team of mo-rons 
running things   ~   Polly Would Pinocchio style
Dumb and Dumber dolts 
got dim a dullard king Dumbo
dunce chair directing

Elephant Man, with the carrot top sage
He’s a veggie dense thinker, 
whose airhead...Read More

The bird’s voice still sounds charming,
Though caged, it never stops dreaming.
As human language it once understood,
It has lost freedom of living in the wood.

(Tran.)
...Read More

Her heart is like a parrot
That perches at the riverside
Singing melodious sonnet
That graces every eventide.

I could feel butterflies in my belly.
I could hear beautiful euphony.
She smiles graciously
Like a celebrant at a birthday ceremony.

Angels were deliriously happy this day;
An angel born...Read More

walking in the door
the parrot alarm
says as always
as before

te quiero

this as always
i ignore for
repetition
is just

te quiero

that repetitive
voice without
meaning just
learned to

te quiero

keep repeating
even with lost
love there is
no meaning

te quiero

to these words
from no less
just a bird
but then

te quiero

i remember hearing
a story of...Read More

It was a rabbit auction and I was dragged in
Not wanting to be harsh but when does it begin?
A turtle, a cat, a pork belly pig, a dog, and a rat. 
They are all here, in cages, and a snake...Read More

I’ve fallen and I can’t get up

So you have fallen and asking for some assistance right?
Do I hear a bird squawking?
Is there anyone there with you beside the parrot? 
is the bird trained in dialing to call 911?
 Okay great,...Read More

Woe betide lower men who fickle facades embrace
And wit’s hard-won gold for shifting dross exchange; 
Dubbing avarice-sired glosses exquisite gems pure,
With obscuring eyes decimating solid worth's range.

With their own ears they cannot first-hand hear,
And gauge if wild grapevines solid realities...Read More

The LCD stares back at me.
I long for home time,  to be set free.
The clock on the wall 
Seems to have stalled. 
Lashed to my desk with headset on
The days seems one long marathon.
Like a bird in a cage...Read More

They pursued it with vigor, they pursued it with crass
They hunted with valor and hope
They proceeded with a dose of good Knightly sass
They chased it with tackle and rope

Now King Arthur declared in a boisterous voice
He was tired of the...Read More

at the mouth
like opening i
shout hello(((

hear the echo
like a parrot
speaking

hell
hel
oh

reminds me of
history i've read
about President

Jackson one
son of a
b*t*h

drank and
shot many
rounds in

the oval office
until a time
when 

the words were
eulogies but
his bird

kept saying
f**k you
and had

to be
removed
from the rest

in
peace
proceedings
...Read More

TONGUE
By
Ajeyemi A. Wasiu.

For those who knows how to twist their tongue
Let them remember that words are fragile 

For those who knows how to shoot with their mouth
Let them remember the story of Orofo (Parrot)

For those who knows how to stage...Read More

Half wits spouting half-measures,
never fully investing
in the future of 
flesh-and-blood commodity — 
You and me

Air head bottlenecks 
spewing half-hearted promises,
full belly lies
Bloated heifers udder scam skim siphoning 
our children’s milk money empty

Half mast, drunken pirate eyepatch guides
vomit heave half-pint integrity
Taking...Read More

Lilly is chatty, beautiful, playful and energetic.....always chirping at night
She turns her neck 180 degree, when she is bored.....what is she looking for?  Me.
She has a yellow head and a blue tail.....what a color combination 



We both listen to...Read More

       First, it was a toy
The kid now wants a parrot
      As birthday present



Date: 07/21/2019...Read More

I just forgot that song of robin
when I heard the blue jay notes.
Resonating tunes of cardinals
merry cuckoos mingle my throat.
They call me mimicking mockingbird,
 a plagiarized heart in mask of many voice.
 a carefree flirt inspired on flattery,
cadence of echoes...Read More

Her dress was magnificent; it showed off her skin
And the green of her eyes. It went well with her lipstick.
He tried his best to talk her out of it.

I never liked phthalo, he said. But she laughed.
Periwinkle? He guessed. She...Read More