Short Named Poems

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Premium Member Artistic Aardvark Named Clark

An artistic aardvark 
living in a forest dark
very quickly did embark
upon a quest on an ark
Noah gave him name of Clark.
Form: Monorhyme


There Once was a Man Named Clegg

There once was a man named Clegg
Who had a wooden leg
It was full of coins 
Right up to his loins
So he never had to beg.
Form: Limerick

A Man Named Dan

There once was a man named Dan
Who sat with a paper fan.
He sat in the sun
and had such fun
and wound up with quite a tan.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Spock Got Dog Named Grock

Spock got rescued dog
He named it Elton Grock 4
It ate the homework
Of every person on earth ~
Then made stuff up - Babel Blurb
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Spy Named 355

Culper spy ring during revolution
Avoided detection evolution
Woman named 355
Was quintessential spy
Her identity unsolved solution
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Haiku: Miss Named

Miss Named

miss named him a friend
because she thought him handsome
now she spells it fiend

Brian Johnston
July 24, 2015
Form: Haiku

A Man Named Lincoln

There once was a man named Lincoln 
Who couldn’t stop himself blinkin’
He couldn’t see
And hit a tree
Which started him a-drinkin’.
Form: Limerick

A Little Old Lady Named Kate

A little old lady named Kate
whose memory wasn’t so great
was pinched on the rear
by a man with a lear
said she sir, are we on a date?
Form: Limerick

A Man Named Bill

There once was a man named Bill
Who sat on a window sill
While looking  down
With a weary frown
Thought...
"Man, I better Just chill"!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member A Man Named Dan

I once knew a man named Dan
Who got a tan in a frying pan
He turned the heat down low
Rolled around to and fro
Now tan is the man named Dan
Form: Limerick

A Friend Named Sue

I once had a friend named Sue
She always wore the same shoe
When I asked why
She started to cry
I guess her brain was a challenging issue
Form: Limerick

Boy Named Devin

there once was a boy named Devin
he appears to be at the age of seven
he loves to skate
and use his hair rake
for him, food is like heaven
Form: Limerick

Premium Member A Librarian Named Dowd

I knew a librarian named Dowd
Whom I recall was well endowed
Though when I flirted
She called me perverted
And said that I winked too loud
Form: Limerick

A Sweet Young Thing Named Maddie

A sweet young thing named Maddie
Found her a rich sugar daddy.
   "He's lousy in bed,
    But after he's dead
I get his solid gold Caddie."
Form: Limerick

Premium Member A Boy Named Timi Sties

There was a boy named Timi Sties
Who surely was not very wise
Of faults he had lots
And said he saw spots
Coz teach told him to dot his eyes
Form: Limerick

A Man Named Ray

There once was a man named Ray,
Who never knew what to say.
     Let's have some dinner,
     You found a winner.
And Happy Valentine's Day!
Form: Limerick

A Man Named O’Hare

There once was a man named O’Hare
Who wore strange underwear 
It was sparkled and frilly 
And just plain silly 
And he did it without a care.
Form: Limerick

A Boy Named Sue

When I was born I was too ugly
That my parents didn't like me.
So they named me Sue
For I looked like a shoe;
Life is tough for a guy like me.
Form: Limerick

Kitten Named Sue

There once was a kitten named Sue.
She found one mitten, or two.
She chewed all day long.
'Till all of it was gone.
Now she has nothing to do.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Dentist Named Dick

There once was a dentist named Dick
He inflicted pain with a kick
A patient named Fred
Was soon seeing red,
So he jumped down and ran out quick.
Form: Limerick

A Man Named Clem

There once was a man named Clem
Who had copious amounts of phlegm
To his consternation
This sticky situation
Happened again and again and again.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member A Boy Named Harley

there once was a  boy named harley
who had a chopper that was narley
he spun it around soo fast
and ended up in a cast
that is why his name is Harley!
Form: Limerick

A Young Man Named Barry

A hirsute young man named Barry
who's beard and mustache were quite scarry
cut off his hair
when presented a dare
from a woman he wanted to marry!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member a cow named mckuen

once an old cow named mckuen

her cud she always was chew'n

we asked please explain

one day in her lane

shor beats a' stand'n 'n moo'n.
Form: Limerick

A Man Named Ebenezer

A man named Ebenezer
Was also a very bad sneezer
I thought he was joking 
When he took up smoking
And now he's also a wheezer.

Silly old geezer!
Form: Limerick

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