Short Crackerjack Poems

Joe
wonder
jimdandy
a crackerjack
man...

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Dilly Pippin was a crackerjack
Landed on his feet, never his front or back
Humdinger of a guy, super handy
A lollapalooza, a true Jim-Dandy...

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that was a crackerjack
a dandy
a pippen
a doozy
a corker
a whale
grandson stared at his elderly grandfather
having no idea what language he was speaking...

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Probably think something's out of whack
Truth is, some quite important genes I do lack
Like the basic ability
To perform with sensitivity
Look in the mirror, see a real crackerjack!...

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A Rose
Most chose

A Lily
So frilly

A Peony
Bee honey

A Hibiscus
Bloom discus

A Lilac
Purple crackerjack

A Daffodil
Yellow thrill

A Wave Petunia
Will rave Ah

A Begonia
So bona

A Daisy
Sun crazy
...

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Bill and Ben the flower pot men 
The Clangers and a soup dragon
Bungle and Jeffery and a Rainbow in the sky
Crackerjack, Banana splits go wild 
Dick Dastardly and Muttley
Mr Magoo is that you 
The Flintstones yabba dabba do
just some of my childhood tv friends...

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Riding on a rocket
Towards the stars
One is the brightest of them all
Let's call it the sparkler
The masterchief of the partyhosts
The crackerjack banging the wall
It's making the catherine wheel turning
Through the fage clouds and their smoke
I gave you a penny for your thoughts
And sold it to the guy and hot chestnuts...

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B ats balls bases shaped like a diamond 
A merica's favorite past-time being played 
S luggers hitting those home runs 
E ating hotdogs peanuts and crackerjack 
B ases loaded a grandslam 
A ll Star break in mid-July 
L obbing strikes over home plate 
L ove to watch the Boys of Summer play the game 

      -C.A.Saputo xoxo...

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An imaged stone
With hidden flaws
Hairline cracks
O crackerjack
Dimly lit monument
In its place
Ceraceously covered
Comfortable til proved
Masked til moved
Into the sunlight
In the round
Tried by fire
The heat of day
Melts away
The priceless statue
Subjectively devoid
Alone freestanding
To weather rains
Fears and pains
Exposing imperfections

Inspired by John Hagee 1994...

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You have not had a pop tart until you have had a crackerjack pop tart.
I had never heard of them, but I am game for everything.
What is the difference?

They do a high dive out of the toaster and land on your refrigerator.
Do a mean tango, dancing so hard they put marks in your ice machine.
I want to see this I told her, but at your house.

Oh, no, she said. I will not have them back.
They tore down the chandelier the last time....

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