Short Barkeep Poems

When Jesus stopped in for a bite,
The barkeep near fell out with fright:
“I’ve got some goat cheese,
But no fish and chips, please!
Last time, that was it for the night!”
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Set me up with another, Barkeep
The night is young, but ending soon
The drink you pour serves me well
The band plays on in tune
I’ll leave my cash here
For you to take
As you pour
More for
Me....

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he played his fiddle and had no nibbles

   
he sat impatiently casting his pole  
it was so bad he couldn't catch a cold
bait, reel and miss
there were no fish
barkeep says try a different watering hole

connie pachecho

2/10/17...

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He bellied up to the bar
All cuddly-wuddly thought the barkeep
He ignored the pup
The pup began to whine
I cannot serve you! The barkeep said
You are a baby
The puppy showed him ID
It said he was twenty-six years old
Sorry, the barkeep apologized.
Afterall, it was his picture
I’d like a pint the puppy barked....

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How furious are the curious?
Or is it the other way around?
If you’re catty, are you necessarily batty?
I ponder these things with my regular doomsday frown.

How much drink will take me to the everlasting brink?
I know it may seem odd perhaps, but I just have to ask. 
You see these questions come up in my mind oh so pink.
When barkeep puts too much ale in my holiday flask....

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Last dance

They had danced to the dunes of a juke-box
dawn, they were alone except for the barkeep
he was asleep, leaning his head on folded arms 
on the mahogany counter.
Soon the sun will shine, followed by the day
and they had to face the dreaded future.
Both were married but not to each other  
was love strong enough to survive the day?
They didn’t know the answer.
Just one more dance.
Hell is tomorrow with heartache and loss.
My god, let this moment last forever....

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miniature spaceboy was not as young as he looked
he found a drink on the table and it looked well cooked
he had a tiny taste out of a straw that was sitting alone
strawberry margarita packed a wallop, he dropped his cellphone

the person who came back to the table sucked it up through the straw.
complained to the bartender who said “lah dee dah”
a miniature spaceboy drops that cellphone in drinks every night.
the customer gave the barkeep a look that said “you aren’t right.”...

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miniature spaceboy was not as young as he looked
he found a drink on the table and it looked well cooked
he had a tiny taste out of a straw that was sitting alone
strawberry margarita packed a wallop, he dropped his cellphone

the person who came back to the table sucked it up through the straw.
complained to the bartender who said “lah dee dah”
a miniature spaceboy drops that cellphone in drinks every night.
the customer gave the barkeep a look that said “you aren’t right.”...

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Rivers ran around her life,
she never crossed them but one.

That one river was narrow and slow
it allowed her to go to another town
where she met a handsome barkeep,
who's life, like hers,
had been shut-in by rivers.

Turns out there were many bridges and roads
many ways to cross over,
but they dared not.

Over beers they feel in love;
discussed long-term relationships,
however, it could not be...

there were just too many rivers
between her barstool
and the bar....

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