Penny Lane is dead
They all said
Took her out back
Gave the Aussie a shovel attack
Later shots were heard
Witnessed only by the nocturnal birds
Observing the murder go down
After bullets made the deadly sound
Companions who party
Should be a little more smarty
Since someone could drug the cupcakes
Served by the friendly fake
When she was baked
But true love
Watching from above
Saw the couple
Facing trouble
Working together
Fighting the hatred weather
Brought Penny Lane back
Who suffered a shovel attack
Now alive
Penny Lane grabbed the cycle wings ride
Big girls they did sing
Knowing one thing
They evened the score
Winning the war
Despite wearing facial gore
Penny Lane next time you meet
Enjoy the celebration sweets
With a true mate
A holiday worthy date
Especially when you both defend
Not needing any blokey men
( To T.S.E.)
So the world ends with a whimper
From the prospect of your time
Nowadays it’s not that simple
Whimper trades are in decline
The Bang Party sales are soaring
Over wildest expectations
Whimperers turn down the moaning
No one seems to pay attention
But the Bangers always lose
To the “couldn’t care less”
When there’s nothing left to booze
The Careless Party needs some gas
So they're off to buy again
More of wine and smoking stuff
If the world comes to an end
It will be a drunken laugh.
771.
Christmas Party – Simbolo ng Pasko
Sa bansang ito
Makahulugan ang Pasko
Kayrami nitong simbolo…
Makikita, mapapakinggan
Matitikman, mararamdaman
Oh anong karanasan?
Gaya ng “Christmas Party” na mararamdaman mo
Saanmang dako ng bansang ito
Isa sa mga “Simbolo ng Pasko”
Kahit mahirap at walang-wala
May handaan at regalo pa
Sagisag ng aming pagdiriwang at pagsasaya –
Isa lamang ito
Sa mga simbolo
Ng makahulugan naming Pasko!
-12/11/2019
(Dumarao)
*Mga Simbolo ng Pasko
Tater's and beer
In another privileged day of excitement
Look at me, friend, a belch has the sense to appear
Like a spit in a tube, with a reason to rube, I know a foolish hickey to relent
Like a child of the stars, the poise of uncertainty
Has become ours, to let a swallow of many and might
Become the secret of misery no one is saying, publicly...?
What the hell rhymes with muscles and care, if I do it myself up right?
A mouse wanders by, daring us to catch itself in a trap
Wow, it says, the misery I notice and due, is a little vague...
Suppose the danger of me and reality is for any and all, a hosting crap
That seems to be taters and beers, having a good time at my imagination's rage?
a pig
so big
snoring
boring
stop bite
no right
rude guy
blue sky
mumbled
grumbled
shaken
bacon
a test
- suggest
crimson lanterns burn
nocturnal festivities rise
peace glows amongst them
the Christmas party was in full swing in the tree house
The Gingerbread Tree house built by James. B.C.T. Crouse
We arrived in time to see a gingerbread boy run away
“You can’t catch me!” he screamed. “my name is O’Shay!”
Before we got inside another gingerbread boy ran out.
“Catch me if you can!” he yelled with a rather loud shout.
Another gingerbread person knocked us down before we got inside.
He was riding a skateboard, we had to jump from his glide.
Each teardrop falls, a quiet, glistening bead,
from moments full of joy to those that bleed;
no matter why it slips or where it lands,
it drifts into currents shaped by countless hands.
It joins a waterfall no eye can see,
a gentle tide of shared humanity;
each drop of laughter, heartbreak, or fear,
becomes a note within its tides of clear.
It flows in peace, a river soft and wide,
a place where every feeling learns to glide;
and when a tear rolls warm across your face,
you touch that hidden, ever growing place.
One day we’ll stand beside its breathtaking shore,
with everyone who cried and loved before;
a beach of light, where all our waters blend,
the brightest party where the tears all mend.
Tubal Uriah "Buzz" Butler fought for workers labored in the oil
to highlight the right of safety while in the night they quietly toil
Trinidad and Tobago celebrates his legacy with a public holiday
for his bravery and patriotic journey having paved the way
Every year the labor movements unite and march the street
that the ruling party will understand what demands they must meet
For the brave workers who lost their lives to have them recognized
the day is celebrated with everyone whom are all unionized
somber
morbid, solemn
depressing, darkening, distressing
funeral, tragedy, party, achievement
reveling, admiring, celebrating
pleasurable, enjoyable
festive
You could have not held this tea party in any other place
The Victorian Enchanted Forest had a certain kind of grace
The carnivores and prey dressed up and ate with each other
Raising their pinkies, using napkins, well-taught by their mother.
their table was always fancy with napkin rings and table linens of lace
violent actions would have been unwelcomed, and a disgrace.
fox, stag, deer, kangaroo, cat, rabbit and squirrel were here today
we had cupcakes at this glorious tea party in the middle of May
Political campaigns all take a similar path.
They start out with such noble goals;
bring democracy back to the people,
take corruption out of the process.
Time to give all parties due process,
bring fairness back into the fold.
But then the realities set in.
Running a campaign costs money;
“Brother can you spare a twenty?”
Need to find hundreds of write-in votes
if the committee will allow them in.
Leadership already has their favorite picked.
Inevitable corruption seeps in,
power posturing and majority rule
to enforce ultimate control over it all.
Two stooges emerge, and one wins out.
With the financial influencers and horse-trading,
any actual good done for the public at large
seems accidental, ephemeral good fortune
for the actual benefit of all society.
Everything else is just “Me, me and me,”
THE TRUMP PARTY NOW
REPUBLICANS MUST ALL BOW
PARTY TRANSFORMED WOW
I never thought I'd lose.
Had it all and let it slip.
It rained on my parade.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
They came one by one.
Together they were marching to the tune.
Their party hats and spoons.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 2nd place 2026
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