Short Dora Poems

Hush now child
Your Nanny is near.
To hold you close
In the rocking chair.
Close your eyes
and dream sweet things.
Like Dora, Thomas and butterfly wings.  

© Apr 2 2010...

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Our two dogs are named Dora and Hallie

They have become very much part of our family

Many times they sleep side by side on our ottoman

Best of friends, asleep together they look as if one...

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In Your Neighborhood

Local 
Opal

Also in Your Neighborhood

Near a
Vera

Combat Lady

Sniper
Piper

Girly Girl

Frilly
Tillie

The Boxing Girl

Bobbin’
Robyn

Fashion Setter

Trendy
Wendy

Miss Competitive

Trophy
Sophie

Guys will Do Anything . . .

For a
Cora

For a
Dora

For a
Nora...

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Dora Darling drives from Texas to L.A.
In her brand-new shocking pink corvette
Eighteen and in trouble, with a will and a way
In relief, the procedure is set

Brenda Johnson's good 'ol Uncle Joe
Violently forces his body upon her
fourteen and pregnant, broke, broken, and sad
Half mad with grief and nowhere to go

6/27/22...

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I
Dora was 82 this year
My onetime neighbor
Three years back
I was new again
From USA, I backtracked
She inspired me about Africa again

II
Jesus, she loved Thee well
We pray, shalom, live to tell
If an ordinary, great South African
Bye Tanie Dora, godspeed
You wanted to care for your needs
But Thatcher Home was there
For a while, you shared your flair
In faith and community spirit...

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mere soch de dayre dur tak 
udd de aasmana de patang 
utein 

main turdi turdi beth jama 
hanere pean jado tikhein

dora katdian jandian ne roj 
ganda pendian 
badal dian hawama vich 
uchian udarian na sehndian 
palka bhejia bhew den dil 
dian eshama nu 
ni main mar mar thak gai 
awaja bhedea kama nu 
o na behnde vehde mere 
dabai jandi andhro andhri 
apnian duama nu 
mere soch de ........

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I thought I was dying
But my mind was lying
So I must stop worrying
And I must stop crying

I must start jumping with glory
Because tomorrow they will all be sorry
They will all be packed in a lorry
And it will end like a fairy tale story

They will all be far than the forestry
And happily I will celebrate the victory
Very soon everything will be history
And this just a haunted piece of poetry...

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we r at the picasso exhibition
i love him studied him
the naked art now
here
going through periods
blue pink delving into
cubical geometry
of figures violins
my heart is leaping with
joy
gigantic voluptuous
art on marie teres
crying sharp vagina of
dora
they were cracking jokes
we were beginning to finish
my heart is full and i was weeping
they asked me
who is picasso
your father?
i cried harder...

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She yawns between blowing kisses
Dora catches
Her now clear blue eyes
She rubbed the sleepies out

She yells "Swiper, no swiping."
And is glad to help prevent a close call
"Tweet, tweet"
She listens for the sound of the baby bird

She sits in miniature next to a woman of a certain age
Care takers come in all shapes and sizes
Naptime is just another episode or two away
She allows the sleepies to cloud her eyes...

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Postman Pat and Fireman Sam,
Ballamory and Desperate Dan,
Thomas the Tank and Winnie the Pooh.

Hours of fun that entertain you.

Bob the Builder and Rolly Mo,
Rosie and Jim as they come and go
Georgie Shrinks and Tigger too.

These are the favourites that entertain you.

Little Red Tractor and Fifi Flower,
Dora the Explorer and the Troll that glowers,
Swiper the Fox and Lions in a zoo.

These are the things that entertain you....

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Swara Swara brushes teeth Clap Clap Clap
Dora Dora doesn’t brush Slap Slap Slap
Swara Swara drinks milk Clap Clap Clap
Dora Dora doesn’t drink Slap Slap Slap 
Swara Swara bathing daily Clap Clap Clap
Dora Dora doesn’t bath Slap Slap Slap
Swara Swara eats all  Clap Clap Clap
Dora Dora doesn’t  eat  Slap Slap Slap
Swara Swara goes to school  Clap Clap Clap
Dora Dora doesn’t  go  Slap Slap Slap
Swara Swara Good Girl Clap Clap Clap
Dora Dora  bad girl  Slap Slap Slap...

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I can see you up ahead of me
I am following 
in your footsteps

no matter how fast I walk
I cannot catch up 

your footsteps are bigger than mine
but they were warm 
and safe to step in

you turn around
and smile encouragingly
then return to your journey

thank you for your footsteps
when I can no longer see you 
they will always be here
pointing me in the right direction

Dora Roimata Langsbury
27 June 2009

Written for my father, Kuao Langsbury, for his 75th birthday gift....

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