Short Boise Poems

Don Ho was always in trouble
For blowing a tiny bubble
When Ida was born
His cheeks went unshorn
The egg on his face was stubble...

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Hands a-clappin', boots a-thumpin',
skirts a-twirlin', rumps a-bumpin'.
Feel the vibes and hear the noisy
Idaho cowgirls and Boise....

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John John is revelling in good time fun
Lucky to be relaxing in the Arizona sun
What makes him special 
This dashing Boise devil
Musta bamboozled the banks outta funds! ...

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My faithful friend from Boise, Idaho
Another so true, where to find one, I dunno
He talks a strange lingo
I think hard and then bingo
The “words” he creates make sense, well sorto...

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This is for John John but you may read it as well
Boise isn't a thriving metropolis but it's famous as hell
For a certain poet friend
Over backward I'd bend
For this fine gentleman, from the rooftops I yell...

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One thing that's puzzled this old geezer for a while
Is it noisy in Boise or do they quietly walk single file?
Only John John can enlighten us
Don't mean to cause a big fuss
But then I can go bye-byes to dreamland like a child...

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One thing that's puzzled this old geezer for a while
Is it always noisy in Boise or do they quietly walk single file?
Only John John can enlighten us
Don't mean to cause a big fuss
But then I can go bye-byes to dreamland like a child...

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This world we live in is filled with so much sin
And no matter what we do we will never win
Even though the police sometimes create a hostile situation
It’s not just in Detroit; it’s all across the nation

There is even black on black crime
At the drop of a dime
That people are trying to move some where peaceful
So they can be happy and joyful

But it could happen wherever you go
And yes, even in Boise Idaho...

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The restaurant was noisy;
We shouted when we talked.
If I had been from Boise,
I’m sure I would have balked.

But all the hungry tourists
Outside Katz’s formed a line.
For deli, we’re not purists
So the other place seemed fine.

The food was mediocre;
The service merely fair,
But rain was the provoker
So we ended up in there.

Yet it was what we needed,
A refuge from the wet
So convenience superseded
The pastrami we’d not get....

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If you ask just about anyone in the know,
they will tell you the best potatoes come from Idaho.
That is a state located in the Pacific Northwest.
Their underground tubers are undoubtedly the best.
Whether you bake them, boil them, or fry,
they have that special flavor nobody can deny.
The state has potatoes that nobody else can grow.
Whether you go to Boise, Meridian, Twin Falls, or Pocatello,
you will find the best potatoes grow in Idaho.
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