Short Draper Poems

“Once you’ve financed your passion
—it’s time to quit work”

(Valley Forge Military Academy: August, 1964)...

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That Mozart!
Music is such an art.
That’s another musical caper.
I trace all the notes he has written on paper.
He composes music like a window draper.
Those notes and bars all sound terrific.
Wolfgang has done the trick.
Night music.

Robert Pettit
For Nette's Night Melody contest
August 21, 2012
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Suspect Dapper Draper,
half-scammed a bank caper.
With his brother Baker,
Whose a known safe breaker.
They rode on fly paper.
To escape down a scraper.
The plans were mere vapor.
They were caught in a chaser.
Serving ten at hard labor.
Guess it would've been plainer,
If they'd read the disclaimer.
Those crazy brothers Draper.....

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Draper to dram shop, loops
                      Drains loves to clean draggle tails,
                          Draws well done the longbow, 
                            Diarrhea of dusty words
                                  Double does up
                                       Dor-likes
                                         Devoid...

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ROSY PLACE
An apple of eye is the antiquated wooden chair,
It  makes my father feel proud as a great heir,
But members in our family usually viewed it as 
floccinaucihilipilification that made father daze!!

Takes to his action is reading the newspaper
from the deeply-loved seat when daybreak is a draper,
Donned on that day scowled expression on his countenance,
streaked the newspaper with mud coupled his fury glance!!...

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