Short Enquired Poems

Trump, Putin, and Beelzebub
Drank tea in an Helsinki pub
Boasting of sins
Two Mickey Finns
Enquired, "Are you from the Hair Club?"...

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There once was a tailor
I got him to stitch me a shirt
he humbly said, "It is thirty bucks"
I enquired, "Is it in dollar, rupee or in pound?"
Not sure where I am now
As I roved from so much...

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BETTY-JO

I often think of Betty-Jo,
A girl I really admired.
Blue-eyed, blonde-haired Betty-Jo,
The girl I really desired.
I might have married Betty-Jo.
But, too shy, I never enquired.

6th June 2023
Bite size No 65 poetry contest
Sponsor - Line Gauthier...

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This morning I sat down for a while to write
some words based on what I was thinking,
when life's reality came to bite,
as my coffee, I was drinking.

'How long are you gonna sit on your fat ass? '
My darling wife enquired.
'Get out and cut the flaming grass!
Your input is required! '...

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The vocal coach will help my voice,
He’ll help me sing, it was my choice.
I turned up there with just myself,
He politely enquired about my health.
He asked if I could sing a note,
I obliged once I’d cleared my throat.
He looked and said ‘you cannot sing,
Next time you’re voice you’ll need to bring,’
I told him that was all I had
And he just said, ‘well that’s too bad!...

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The soft music rose gradually
Like smoke from a freshly doused fire.
I listened to it intently
And my inner voice enquired,
Where is the source of this music? 
I’m positive I am alone
And doubt if it’s some sort of trick
Played on me by some asinine drone;
Couldn’t be, it’s absolutely
Heavenly sounding to my ears
With its timbre simplicity.
It must be music of the spheres
Inaudible except for me,
the wind and the eternal sea....

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