Short Madras Poems

Madras Shorts

Nineteen-sixty-five
Red Blue green dyed colored plaid
Too bad they don't fit....

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A calico cat and a madras pretty
    thought they were oh-so-witty

  Shacked up together on a rainy day
    colors blended to mud ~ poor baby kitty...

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There once was an old man in Madras,
he did never ride a city bus,
walked to work saved money
for one joyful journey,
when time came forgot where money was.


July 1, 2019
Syllable count : 9/9/6/6/9
Checked on howmanysyllables.com
Contest : Humorous Limerick
Sponsor : Tania Kitchin...

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when military wage war people should rally
delhi be city of rally
bombay is mumbai
calcutta is kolkata
madras is chennai
delhi be city of rally
when military wage war people should rally
delhi be city of rally
border states be strengthened
borders activity be echoed in parliament
when military wage war people should rally
delhi be city of rally
india be synonymous with military might 
ministry of war be established
when military wage war people should rally
delhi be city of rally...

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A fad when I was younger
Was a bleeding madras shirt.
The colors, after washing it,
Would somehow then convert.

If often had a vibrant plaid
To start with, but when wet,
The dyes would start to run;
You’d never know what you would get.

Of course, you had to hand-wash
For if tossed in a machine,
The other clothes would color-change
While they were getting clean.

As crazes go, it didn’t last
Too long and I would guess,
Not many liked to hand-wash
And the sink was left a mess!...

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