Short Griffith Poems

The garden swing on andy griffith


Hahaha...

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Andy Griffith used to tell us
Sanka is 97% caffeine-free
  and g-o-o-d!

Yet he never mentioned
That it's 'Instant Coffee'
  not br-o-o-d...

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TV's sure changed a lot since the sixties
From I Love Lucy to The Beverly Hillbillies
Oh for the innocence
Andy Griffith for instance
But a whole lot better than today's weirdies...

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TV's sure changed a lot since the sixties
From I Love Lucy to The Beverly Hillbillies
Oh for the innocence
Andy Griffith for instance
But a whole lot better than today's weirdies...

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There was a sheriff named Andy Taylor
He was also the county's best bailor
Most folks seemed to adore him
Except the crooks were so grim
Guess they knew he was also the jailer




On A Lim Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May 
April 3, 2022...

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Sheriff Andy Taylor
Was also the jailer
Fighting for the law
Never had to draw

Deputy Barney Fife
Giving crime strife
One bullet to load
Knew his penal code





Clerihew 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May
September 29, 2021
The Andy Griffith Show

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Captain Kangaroo, Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best,
Dennis the Menace, Candid Camera, Red Skeleton,
Bonanza, Paladin, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason,
Dick Van Dyke, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres,
Andy Griffith, Danny Thomas, Ed Sulllivan,
Sing along with Mitch, My Favorite Martian,
I Love Lucy, all grayscale.
Color obsolete until 1966....

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Andy Griffith and Barney Fife 
Aunt Bea 
Opie 

Father knows Best 
Betty and Bud 
Kathy called “kitten” 

Loretta Young 
Dinah Shore 
The Lennon Sisters 

Bonanza 
Adam 
Hoss and Little Joe 

Sing Along With Mitch 
Gary Moore 
Ed Sullivan 

Wholesome family shows 
Until Elvis 
Showed up on Ed Sullivan 
Our shocked parents 

Jumped up and turned off the TV set 
But not soon enough...

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When it came to your acting career, you were no slacker.
You starred as Sam the butcher and as Sergeant Hacker.
You guest starred on the Andy Griffith Show at least ten times.
On that show you mostly played characters who turned to crime.
It was extremely sad when your life ended.
You were a great actor and you certainly deserve to be commended.

(Dedicated to Allan Melvin who died January 17, 2008.)...

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Life was better before
   when we were young

When we looked up then
   we saw the sun 

No social media news
   to cloud our views 

We guys played ball and watched TV
   cartoons, Andy Griffith, Leave it to Beav  

Of course there were plenty of bad guys and bullies
   so we learned to stand our ground, not to look silly

Life was better before
   when we were young

When I look around now
   I see the sun going down...

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It was terrible to learn about you dying.
Tonight billions of people are crying.
When I learned about your death, it made me feel bad.
You had a great life but your demise makes me so sad.

You were one of the greatest actors of all time.
Being robbed of your talent feels like a crime.
You were Andy Taylor and Ben Matlock as well.
There's one word that describes you and that word is swell.

(Dedicated to Andy Griffith who passed away July 3, 2012.)...

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Ben Matlock is an excellent criminal attorney.
He has gone back to find his roots recently.
The tracks he was following led him to Mayberry.
The sheriff Andy Taylor has stark familiarity.
Barney Fife is the name of Andy’s deputy.
Andy has a son by the name of Opie.
Their lives would not be complete without Aunt Bee.
Well, here is a sobering dose of reality:
Mr. Griffith has entered another phase of immortality.

Andy Griffith
(1926-2012)
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(DEDICATED  TO PAT HINGLE WHO DIED JANUARY 3, 2009.)

He was very talented and he had many fans.
He starred as Commissioner Gordon in Batman.
When he guest starred on the Andy Griffith Show, everybody laughed.
He nearly died in 1960 when he fell down an elevator shaft.
He starred in Hang 'Em High and in Sudden Impact.
It was a sad day when he died and that's a fact.
When you get down to it, he was a great guy.
Now many people are sad because they have to say goodbye....

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Oh my mighty bones with flesh 
                 Brushed in coincides thought is paint
                 In despair purely judge ticking clock

Lay to loom as nest to Griffith
             Blushed as ballet in frozen waters 
              Flashed backed and came out as my hero
My land dignity as the peace

Oh my mighty bones disposed
               Washed in river to calm ocean
               Sound of  Fein  mighty  mora
Despair with holding golden lit


Reyhan Yucebay...

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The keystone cops made us laugh ‘til we cried.
Humor on TV was innocent fun.
Nineteen sixties was a jolly good ride.
Stuff on there today makes me want to run.

Andy Griffith and Fathers Knows Best
Gave us wholesome family time every week
We did not have to know about the rest
All the blood and gore that today we seek.

Let’s go back to the black and white I think.
Where times were innocent and well said. 
Where Doris Day dressed up in mink. 
And everyone did not hop in bed....

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