Short Duke Poems

John Wayne is the Duke
He justifies his shooting;
Bad guys run and hide....

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Gamecock believers,
there were only few against Duke;
that was no upset!...

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Rare is love such as
And as much as
The Duke of Sussex 
Has for his Duchess...

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Jump in the stream
Feel the cool water
Will your ideas float?



Invitation for Duke to enter my Questionku Contest...

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old duke a seafaring dog

drifted about on a log

till in a harbor

next to an arbor

found him a seed catalog.
...

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On Saturday night in Waikiki
The teenagers turn rather freaky
Though blue as a smurf
They all love to surf
Like a Kahanamoku tiki!...

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Tristesse fell in love with a Duke
The Duke thought their love was a fluke
But tonight at ten
All over again
They both fall in love with a spook!...

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I have two dogs named Duke and Buddy
they love to get dirty and muddy,


they go in the lake,
they come out and they shake,


Now they look more like silly putty....

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Once there was a lady by name Glory,
the daughter of a duke, John Gregory.
Stylishness! Admirable! Grace!
Precision! Behavior! Appearance!
Bloody not. Woman of a “Big Family”....

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A cab was called to the wrong address
After pulling up he then got stressed
The place was haunted with spooks
He realized he'd been duke
He sped off not knowing he'd been test...

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When Duke arrives,
don't be around...

No cat survives,
when Duke arrives.

Need all nine lives?
Don't make a sound!

When Duke arrives -
don't be around.

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Before Duke shakes a leg, he sniffs around
Some doggies chase squirrels like Harry the hound
Sparky crying mutt
Says he’ll bust his gut
Begs for more pee-trees in the park playground
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Limerick : Once a Viscountess in a mess

Once a Viscountess in a mess
Tried in vain to extricate dress
With Dwarf in the middle
And Duke in the fiddle
So she swung from swing to undress.

© T. Wignesan – Paris,  2013...

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John Wayne
                                               Was a handsome swain.
                                            Westerns were his specialty.
                                           On a horse with a gun he'd be....

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Today I’m thankful for swings
for those feelings of freedom and flying that it brings…

I think Duke Ellington understood 
the wonders that they bring…
when he sang…
Life don’t mean a thing…
if it ain’t got that swing 

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Convicted witch
Who cursed the rich
Will strangle in
A rope-choked grin.

The gallows creaks!
Before two weeks
The duke she named
Collapses, lamed.

His crops decay,
His hair grows grey,
And two weeks more
His lips froth gore....

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Limerick: Once a Baron born near Basingstoke

Once a Baron born near Basingstoke
Dreaded being made (the) butt of a joke
Yet he built his castle
Shaped as a sharp whistle
Winds coursed through laughing like Marma-Duke.

© T. Wignesan – Paris, 2013...

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Limerick : Once a Grand Duke in Londonderry

Once a Grand Duke in Londonderry
Thought he could run his own Grand Duchy
So he slammed door on Queen
Gave full vent to his spleen
Now he’s left with trillion debt treasury.

© T. Wignesan – Paris,  2013...

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A gentleman known as, "The Fluke"
Is notorious for his puke
He can't hold his beer
But he loves to cheer
So the King just made him a Duke! 


n.b.  Hurry!  Hurry!  Hurry!
The window for the 
New Year Honours List
is closing fast!...

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Truely, my canines, are so great,

mine put me in a paniced state,

training them can be quite hard,

discipline, you can't disregard,

my two, rotty and rodesian,

to the eye, very pleasing,

demanding lots of time,

but I'm sure glad their mine....

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Prince Andrew in the press is tried, but he denied
both far and wide, as Duke of York (soon Earl?),
a train of thought upon the side,
a rain of sweat upon a girl.
Please, cork that Duke before I swirl!

Submitted 12/4/2019
Five Word Challenge Poetry Contest by Beth Evans...

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Hulking African-American character-actor, Bill Duke.
 Hollywood's most recognizable "Who's that dude?"

 The ultimate king of cool, quiet menace on screen.
     In real life, however, he's anything but mean.



Date written: 11/20/2021...

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I laid Duke to rest
leaving paw prints in my heart
his frayed leash hangs by the door

Since Duke passed away
I go on my daily walks
wishing he was by my side

FICTION POEM FOR CONTEST

Best Sedoka 577 577 Contest
Sponsored by Lu Loo

5/7/19...

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                        Down
                      mine self

          Locked within mine duke
           tramped on stony earth

     Whilst tears from mine comrade 
‘Bout mine separated torso’s limb drops
                    he lifts mine
                   exhausted me...

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Two storied teams
Creme-de-la-creme
  Yet one has to lose
  To sing the blues
Tear-stained its dreams



______________________
University of North Carolina
nipped Duke University in a 
game for the ages tonight,
81-77, and goes on to play
Kansas for the national
championship Monday night....

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