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Phineas Poems - Poems about Phineas


Premium Member It's Howdy Doody Time
...It’s Howdy Doody Time! It’s Howdy Doody Time! If you know this rhyme so nifty, Your childhood was probably in a fifty. Remember the advertisers promoting color TV? This was when we all had bla......

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Categories: phineas, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dagger of Peace
...Pinchus'* weapon was his dagger his dagger of peace He stopped a plague in its tracks with his dagger of peace The plague had killed 24,000 who'd stooped to depravi......

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Categories: phineas, bible, hero, jewish, peace,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member No Wizard
...Phineas the Frog crossed the bog dancing upon a log Eyed a seagull thought 'twas illegal So he lunched on a water beetle Fell asleep, next to a lizard Phineas sure was no wizard ~ All tha......

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Categories: phineas, food, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
The Ode of Phineas Gage
...This is the story of Phineas Gage, A man who died at quite a young age, But his death is not what he’s famous for, His fame comes from what went years before. Working the railroad, he was ......

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Categories: phineas, day, death, history, poems,
Form: Blank verse
Cruel
...There once was a man named Phineas O'Toole His countrymen always thought him a fool He doesn't really mind For, he knows thier not too kind They were probably born that cruel......

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Categories: phineas, funny,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member A Thrust of His Sword
...Phineas' revenge for the Lord thrusting his miniature sword in Zimri, Israelite prince... Modern sensibilities wince but for Jews, it just wasn't right to romance the Midianites......

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Categories: phineas, death, faith, jewish,
Form: Lay
Premium Member Curious Epitaphs
...Lecherous Luther was wont to grope He ceased to function at the end of a rope! Here lies Cletus as stiff as a board He slipped on the ice and busted his gourd! Here rests our dear Ruby who fa......

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Categories: phineas, death, fate, humorous,
Form: Epitaph
Go Forth, Ii
...Sent away from the chattering clan without having partaken, or having partaken, but not for very long, now sitting, sulking, licking my wounds, or dreaming , shamelessly or shamefully longing fo......

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Categories: phineas, allegory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Howdy Doody Conversation
..."Puppets like me, we never age, Nor do I think I'm some sort of sage. However, I've noticed troubles over the years, I'd like to talk about them and some of my peers. Since I'm over 70 years ......

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Categories: phineas, allegory, character, humorous, nostalgia,
Form: Couplet
Chumley, Chumley
...Chumley, Chumley, where've you been it's been a while since you were seen last time was with ol' Tennessee when kids we'd watch you on TV with Phineas and Yakkety Yak I never thought that you'd......

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Categories: phineas, discrimination, metaphor, political, racism,
Form: Rhyme
No Respect
...No respect-- 'I get no respect', said the fool. We remember the king for who he was...what he did... I recall the stories of the clown more with fondness-- That he is made the object of gaity; he is ......

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Categories: phineas, history,
Form: Free verse
An Epic Woman
...An Epic Woman Woman tell me your thoughts Shall I be the fool and you the teacher? Am I your Adonis, or do you see a toad. Chivalry demands that I am your knight without reward, For my kin is that......

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Categories: phineas, fantasy, love, me, woman,
Form: Classicism
Phineas
...On islands beautiful in the azure blue, boundless live outgoing kings (with no kingdom here). Oh, my poor Phineas ! Madman! Why did you let out the secret of the gods? Are you passing now you......

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Categories: phineas, faith
Form: Dramatic Verse

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