Short Fah Poems

taking an
ordinary
stick and
stuttering
didn't do
the trick

sssstick

so this
time i
took the 
gag from
my mouth
pronouncing

sssshtuck

what the fah
kidding i did
it again then
realized that
i needed to be
juggling at the
same time and
out came

shtick...

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Being quite circumspect,
I've come to suspect
I'm far from perfect.
But with all due respect,
I humbly reject
Any who would inspect
Then collect 
And correct
All aspects
Of my defects.
Except,
I expect
Those who can also accept
Please pardon my dialect - 
They's fah from poifect...

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I shall do a dish and a dash and a ha ha ha
making myself young, so fiddly fah lah lah
so saying, the old witch gave a loud gaffaw
her cauldron boiled and bubbled next to her bra

I pretend to cook kale and sauerkraut too
but in truth, I am concocting a witch’s stew
to make me as young as twenty-one or two
Wish me luck! Cackled the old hag, Libby Lou....

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Fancy dancy rooster with a cha cha cha
Strumped up like a prancy peacock, with a fah lah lah
Suit jacket was custom made by Dior himself, of course.
Daisies on the lapel are much too much said the horse.

The barnyard was messy with manure and stuff.
Fancy dancy rooster got splashed, stalked off in a huff.
Acts like a male peacock too, a peahen said.
The hens agreed that everything went straight to his head....

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Built our first house with lots of blahs
Many blacks and whites, no fah—lah-lahs.
My husband had a lot to say,
He rather insisted on his way.

Our second house had a bit more color.
Got my preferences in one way or another.
We had been married a bit longer then.
It was more comfortable to argue with him.

We have built three houses together now.
He has learned there will be a lot less ow,
And he will have a lot more fun each day
If he steps back and lets me have my way....

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