Poppa Jack
Erin was our young cleaning lady
Came in to clean our abode
Welcomed dear Erin in every fortnight
For her regular cleaning episode
Sweet Erin confessed her love for me
More love than her real Poppa
That was really quite difficult to hear
Never really knew her saga
Once asked if I could adopt sweet Erin
She agreed, with no hesitation
So
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Categories:
poppa, sweet,
Form: Rhyme
Sunflower Field - Van Gogh
bright yellow flowers turn to warm themselves and laugh at poppas' red face
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Categories:
poppa, father, flower,
Form: Monoku
Shot To Poppa Squat
Suicide is a topic way too serious for jokes.
Too awkward for many funny bone pokes.
But Patch Addams was played on this tone.
By a fighter of demons of others and his own.
So in the spirit of the Dead Poet Society actor.
Who influenced our lives in ways I can’t factor.
Mr. Williams
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Categories:
poppa, death of a friend,
Form: Rhyme
My Poppa
the joy of you pop
once big as a redwood tall
fragile you blessed me
your eyes gave me hope
hundreds of years you grow small
a dark evil
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Categories:
poppa, father, love,
Form: Senryu
Poppa Jack
Sweet Erin confessed her love for me
More love than her real Poppa
That was really quite difficult to hear
Never really knew her saga
Once asked if I could adopt sweet Erin
She agreed, with no hesitation
So sweet to know she loves me that much
But so sad to hear this revelation
Her Mommy and Daddy were separated
Many years before we
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Categories:
poppa, tribute,
Form: Quatrain
Poppa Jack
In our close circle of friends and family
I've been known as old Poppa Jack
Really like it, I can feel all the love
What I give comes bouncing right back
Always been known to love the whole world
Enemies? Not a single darn soul
Some people I like a bit more than others
They're in the minority on the whole
There's nobody
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Categories:
poppa, family, friend, love,
Form: Quatrain