Short Rapscallion Poems

A rapscallion

Pit Peterson

A sine qua non

Of Village Hay 


A Quid pro quo

A Squid or roe

For Aeneid Poe

Of pillaged Bay...

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That rapscallion wears the most handsome boots.
When he aims he kills whatever he shoots.
Wears a blue mask.
Brings his own flask.
Millionaire from items he loots....

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A ten-foot-high sunflower man
with a gold-capped tooth in his mouth but
there ain't no plan
yet he wears the same old knotty 
dreadlocks again and again
While walking himself through 
Black Folk's yard in that bebop-style
no doubt along the avenue road
while smoking some of that sweet sweet Gunga
Yet, him so full of himself
rasta man young rapper
you rapscallion, did you bring the juice...

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The prison is locked in, forlorn and deep
But he has promises to keep
Tormented with nightmares, he never sleeps
Revenge is a promise, a man should keep
He rises from his cursed bed
With thoughts of exodus in his head
A flash of rage, and he sees red
Without a hesitate
He broke and fled
Gambling over deadly high gate
A resentful rapscallion once trapped in
Whilst now fleeing --the fenced coffin...

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PARTY IMITATION

boy watches
birthday video

oh spouse! oh brother!
two bro-in-laws, and
dear old dad, a full
living color gift
dance to the tune:

YMCA

i know y’all can hear it
in your head.

their hands form each letter

“Y” “M” “C” “A”

shirts shimmy
up the tummy

red-headed rapscallion
two year old toddler
smirks
from the other side
of the camera

up goes his shirt

5/19/2017...

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Old king’s granny was Fitzgerald’s nanny 
                                She found him in every nook and cranny
                                            Fritz- Fitzgerald’s dog
                                             A rapscallion rogue
                              Went straight to the king and cried out "zany"














               granny/Limerick/ (C) Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty 21 November 2014...

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