Peaky Poems

Giddy Diddy Ben Duckett

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Makes me giddy…that most ferocious...

Precocious host & toast of diddy men....

Spunky cut sl*t....Ben...sweep junkie....

Funky monkey boast...squat & chunky..
 

No ruddy fuddy dudd...

Categories: peaky, sports,
Form: Rhyme

So sorry to see you go Mo

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So sorry to see you go Mo

Tally ho & bravo but must let you know

Not being weird...you had a bigger beard 

Face more hirsute to boot than even WG Grace.


Gleaming beaming grin..strea...

Categories: peaky, sports,
Form: Rhyme

Cliff

...*Image of Pala au & Nanahoa by Historic Hawaii
AUDIO: Couplet read
VIDEO: Unique Okala Island Off Monumental Cliffs of Moloka'i


Cliff

Cliff's supply the bemused aback.
Amassed ...

Categories: peaky, imagery, nature, paradise,
Form: Couplet

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Recollecting a Sad Memory, a Loss and a Dream

...Recollecting A Sad Memory, A Loss And A Dream

I bid thee adieu, this my last sad note.
A call to remember, heart once so true,
as Fate oft holds its power asymptote,
sky pallid, never again tru...

Categories: peaky, assonance, dark, deep, judgement,
Form: Quatrain

The Teaching Task

...Lockdown over, I had to head to school
my pupils waiting to learn the golden rule
I got ready and put on that mask
following the health protocols is a must
How would I each word articulate?
and ...

Categories: peaky, education, endurance, funny, teacher,
Form: Rhyme

Our Beginning

...Spontaneity sparked combusting 
explosives breathed us into existence
earth-shattering plates
magma-filled mounds
shakey quakes
huge wakes
whirling, twirling and swirling breezes
slippery slid...

Categories: peaky, adventure, allegory, allusion, creation,
Form: Free verse

Efflorescence

...The efflorescent dream to imbue
my opulent languor,whose ripples
vestigial,untoward,hissing,waving
the dalliance quite sneaky peaky.
Is it the murmur of a mellifluous song
yet to be sung by the ...

Categories: peaky, birth, blessing, inspiration,
Form: Free verse

An Overview- a Pantoum

...I walked up the rugged cliff for an overview 
I was benumbed at the spectacular vista
Of the sunset dowsing out the fire 
On the gorges of the grand canyon


I was benumbed at the spectacular v...

Categories: peaky, beauty, sunset,
Form: Pantoum

Who Ate All the Pies

...When they married he was as thin as a rake
But his wife she loves to bake

She thinks the way to his heart
Is to practice her culinary art
 
He’s been eating all her pies
You should se...

Categories: peaky, food, humorous, mum,
Form: Couplet

Batter Bitter Birdie's Bum

...Batter bitter birdie's bum
Fry the fritter for the chum
Peter's picky peaky tum
Tummy crummy dummy dum-dum...

Categories: peaky, fun,
Form: Alliteration

What Does the Fox Say

...Election declared
Peace prevails everywhere
Fox defends poultry.

When the fox can’t reach
The looming grapes so peaky
Grapes are sour not ripe.

Maiden visit free
Chickens told, fox won’...

Categories: peaky, political,
Form: Haiku