Short Orates Poems

An orange and tan 
orangutan
with origins
that span
to Pakistan
orates flimflam
o'er an ornate
garbage can
ordained an oracle
by an ordered clan
to plant a plan
for their ordure
that ornaments
said garbage can
the ornery orangutan orotundly
upon does scan...

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Farmer Fred the raconteur
I’ve often said is full of manure
When spinning yarns of yesteryear
His tales grow taller beer by beer
He orates on about three little pigs
Elucidating eloquently on their building of digs
In Fred’s varied version there is not a wolf
The malefactor being a malcontented oaf...

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Treasures Midden
David J Walker
 
It is in the midden 
The story hidden 
In the heap 
 
The truth entwined 
With dung and grime
To keep
 
As secrets from the 
Eyes less bold
 
Where orates swear 
To the foulest air from
Truth in scripted told
 
The dung heap 
Is where the 
Cleric keeps
His gold...

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