Short Hank Poems

I used to be 
Afraid Of Poetry
Until I read
Bukowski...

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Hank was a maker of stilts
and sold stunning quilts.
Trade was a success
but caused folks duress
when workers on stilts wore kilts....

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When Hank wanted to pull a prank
He would have God Himself to thank
sank into a corrupt bankrupt bank

Haiku Sort of o would love from above...

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back-alley barroom
scratchy, juke box 45's 
'so lonesome' Hank moans

("I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams)
For Susan's Single Senryu contest...

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Hank gave his cat a bit of a boost
Determined to have some eyes out there
Was it dark? Snowing? Raining?
What did you see? He asked Piewacket hopefully....

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There once was a derelict named Hank
his show was just an outrageous prank
	he took their money
	thinking it funny 
and he laughed all the way to the bank...

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Hank wanted to be with Deb
he could not wait until his suffering was over
it happened on Christmas day
eighty turned back into forty-three
they met at heaven’s gate...

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Now Hank's sister had a friend named Clover
An attractive and curvey push-over
So it’s hardly any wonder
Hank was an easy push-under
When his sister had Clover come over.

January 2012...

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S o perfect for me in every way,
T hank God for you everyday;
E verything about you is pure,
V ain and sometimes insecure;
E njoyed is my time spent with you,
N ever will I say we’re through....

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Thank you, our noble turkey
Unselfishly nourishing
Reveling above tofurkey
Keening song full flourishing
Elevating meager meal
Yielding leftover appeal...

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K-now the blessings of God, 
A-ppreciate what you receive; 
T-hank Him for all the graces 
H-e bestows as you believe. 

Topic: Birthday of Kath Sheryl dela Peña (March 27) 
Form: Acrostic Quatrain...

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Willie McCovey
Baseball great
Baseball glory gone

Hank Aaron
Home run king
Passing by Babe Ruth

Say hey Willie Mays
Basket catch
Superstar

Micky Mantle plays
Baseball world
Roger Maris twin...

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World War One
Men on Horses
German Horst-ses
French Morris-es

World War Two
Men in Tanks
American Yanks
Some named Hank

World War Three
Cyber-Nuclear Spree
Thugs and Hackers
Darkness...Blacker...

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'Neath the mountain, on river bends bank 
Paw prints left...where old grizzly drank 
A canoe, missing a plank 
Abandoned...near it sank 
My mind, to be frank 
Clackety clank 
Drew a blank 
I thank... 
Hank...

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Hank’s Predicament
Limerick: by Tom
7/27/2022

I once knew a man named Hank,
while in the army drove a tank.
Then one day’s dread,
the tank lost a tread.
At that time Hank's mind went blank.
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Hanky Panky


    Big Hank
 Robbed Bank 

     In Jail
   Met Gail

    Got Out
   Had Clout 

   He's bad 
  She's glad  

  They Wed 
    In Bed


10-21-16

Contest: Five Fabulous Footles
Sponsor: Jan Allison...

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Hank
a Limerick
By: Miracle Man
12-17-2019

I awoke this morning, mind most blank,
Thinking of a neighbor who we call Hank.
With little intention,
He had an invention,
Now his smile accompanies him to the bank
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I see now that you have new directions in life
and I am so proud
40 days sober and you're cute little smile
stay away from strangers and our old friend Hank
hold your head high 
give your thoughts a little break


chris lampton
3-31-15...

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M-essage
A-dvances
R-eader's
Y-early
C-elebration
R-apturously
I-nspiring
S-omeone's

M-ind
A-s
C-omposer
A-pplies
L-ovely
O-ccasion
L-etting
O-ne
T-hank

Topic: Birthday of Marycris Macalolot (January 05) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Sandy Koufax,Hank Greenberg seared into the 
mind of America
   Now Ike Davis is stepping up to the plate
Ethnic pride!  
Some believe it is a luxury they cannot afford.  
    But I believe it is something one can fall back on 
in times of trouble....

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she said, she said
if you're ever on the southside
I give the best head
I don't know where I'm going
are you staying in this crummy pad?
I can work it with the best of them
hank is my best friend
maybe I will see you again 
maybe I won't
gotta go see the man...

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Assuage the scorching heat I pray.
Unleash the heavens’ clouds to burst.  
Grant the winds that will cool the day.
Unfurl the skies with rains disbursed.
Send gentle storms with vital spray. 
Thank you, God, for quenching our thirst....

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hi-jack my haiku?
Hah! You jacked the wrong ku
You stole a senryu

I hide my haikus
safe and sound beneath silly
senryus such as this

Hark and heed this Hank!
Stealing somebody’s senryu
is scandalous but

heisting a haiku?
holding a haiku hostage?
That's horrible Hank...

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Barry out-homered Hank
His inspiration? May I be frank?
'Twas McCartney and Lennon and the poem they penned
"I get high with a little help from my friends"

***Hammerin' Hank was Hank Aaron's nickname...Barry Bonds broke his all-time home run record "with a little help" from his steroid friends...

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Looking down all the way to the very bottom of the winner’s list
Oh dear, my name is missing again
So I’ve got yet another N/A for my ever growing collection …
Thank goodness for the ‘Trashed’ and ‘Screwed’ contests!

Contest: Lost
Sponsor Broken Wings
02~04~16...

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