Short Henpecked Poems

Pampered and spoiled
Enfeebled, henpecked and
Timid—ha, he's his wife’s pet! 
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“Time for a break. ‘She
calls out to me.’ Come in ‘She
says’ And make the tea.”

© Harry J Horsman  1993...

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Poultry farm chaos
Chicken-lickin’ you
Sweet and sour future
Henhouse flurry

Henpecked and handpacked
Epistle of gristle
Cellophane stiffy
Wishbone hope?...

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Good Politician
Has a waiting period 
To hear from mother.

Have heard she is one
Running all of his business
And also henpecked.

Women will be best
For being politician
Has own hairdresser.

Jim Horn...

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Not Henpecked

Not shy, this bird.
Beak’s absurdist
beat, stirred my spouse.

Early Appointment

slip on long pants
coolness paints cheeks
car points the way

Silhouettes at Dawn

Sky is pale blue
as pines shoo dark;
their hue - sable-green.

My Nose is Cold

Not cold enough
without puff gasp.
The bluff is called.
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The girl cousins were in charge of the boys
the boys wanted to stand up but were scared
Girls ordered them about as if they were toys

The GI Joes went to grandpa, their grievances heard
He understood they were in quite a whirl
Henpecked grandpa did as much as he could

Diabolic plan readily unfurls
from the female cousins who taught the males
at an early age to stay away from bossy girls...

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Sue and King were just married 
In the night they were harried 
By the cat and mouse 
In their grave top house 
Where they were freshly buried 

Winter lizards are henpecked 
Don’t trust them if they are baked 
When clock strikes ten at night 
They gather guts to fight 
The fried fleas in the plate caked 

In Eden there was a thief 
He planned to steal Eve’s fig leaf 
He burglarized the house 
Pounced on Adam’s spouse 
And he found a mound of beef...

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The Man of the House

By Elton Camp

“He who would not be a henpecked fool
Must show his wife that he means to rule”

Tom had heard that saying all his life 
He tried to apply it when he took a wife

He tried the “man of the house” routine,
Running out the back door Tom was seen

Meg had a rolling pin in her hand
“How dare you make such a demand!”

Tom got a large knot on his head
Only a month after he was wed

What might have worked long ago
Made poor Tom have to eat crow...

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