Short Englishmen Poems

Alfred the Great
Said, " Peace without axe I will bring with baptism and ring
And beyond all ken
Dunk enemy king and wed Saxons with great Danes to create Englishmen."...

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...for my fellow Englishmen


Lanky penicillin,
beverage extraordinaire!
Warms you when you're chillin',
relaxin' in your chair.

In times of tribulation
when you cannot see the light,
choose the tried and true libation -
a brew will set you right!

The healing virtues of this potion
must not be misconstrued;
it's every Lanky's notion
that a cuppa'll fix your mood!...

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as the empty jackets sway
awaiting the days of thee inn
while the shore cries back
between the light houses 
englishmen invites bagels 
to dine the lobster screams
the claws are red
but not ready yet
while the taken
takes a stand alone
as the sable dance outback
behind the paisley gates 
the dark drapes fall
over the last call
ah a spider
splashes in the final sip
of hot cider...

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Here because of an accident of blood
The multitudes entered in a flood

He saw her silhouette in the blue light
She blew him a final kiss that night

She held his child for him to see
Neither,would ever be set free

On his arm they numbered his tattoo
In this camp for the Holocaust Jew

He came back in forty-five
To keep the Auschwitz story alive.

Tribute to Leon Greenman (1910-2008) the only Englishmen to be sent to 
Auschwitz....

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king james with a lantern on a hill tells 
of loose ribbons in ornate fancy hats 
and all prayers turn common when
 manchester united plays chelsea.

 now gods holy plasma screens burn 
brightly on old tarnished brick walls, 
uplifted by cherubim and cigar smoke. 

 while all the dart boards across the bar
 are decorated in their finest greens and
 reds like scottish noblemen.

everthing is as it should be, 
after all it is sunday and 
 god is an englishmen right?...

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...for my fellow Englishmen (and women!)


Lanky penicillin,
beverage extraordinaire!
warms you when you're chillin',
just relaxin' in your chair.

In times of tribulation
when you cannot see the light,
choose the tried and true libation 
'cos a brew will set you right!

The healing virtues of this potion
must not be misconstrued,
it's every Lanky's notion
that a cuppa'll fix your mood!


Note: A 'Lanky' is a person from Lancashire,
         ...a northwest English county....

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