Short Englishmen Poems
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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."
A middling pudding on the table
flies hover in the livery stable
Mud-covered boots ascend to garrets
frowzy days London inherits
Dickensian scenes to rive your heart
by urchins, street vendors torn apart
Yankees delight in their ‘good old days’
Englishmen sniff the rot of decay
...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!
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
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.
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?
Form:
...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.