Short Redd Poems

For all his meals Ralph Redd ate soup
to keep him from between-meals droop.
It seemed to be OK
but then there came a day
when Ralph was unable to poop....

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There was an ardent cowboy named Redd
Who wed a city girl beyond his spread.
They were a good match ’twas believed
Except she was acutely aggrieved
To discover that Redd wore spurs to bed....

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The late Redd Foxx was great with stand-up comedy.
However, his acts were just full of profanity.
On television, he played the character of Fred G. Sanford.
In all those years, he never said a dirty word.
...

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for each day you live I am thankful
for that wagging tail and bountiful kisses I am thankful
as you wind amoung the family and then bounce your
dog brothers out of the way
I am thankful for your play
that you engage us all and take us away from
sorrow
you, most beautiful boy
love of my life
I am thankful...

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i wanna vent like Bukowski
but the censors won't let me

be heard

won't let me cock my hat
and unload my gun
won't let me

be heard

i wanna howl like Ginsberg
but the censors don't like

my words

my swagger Redd Foxx like
when allowed to write

my words

i bet i could keep you up at night
if you allowed me to

be heard...

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my heart is longing
for a trip to the beach
a long afternoon in my chair
hot sun
waves drowning voices
running with Redd in the waves
jealousy chokes me hot
and hard under my heart
people going for the weekend
I can never get away
its work, or its work, or maybe 
work
opportunities of youth are long gone
swallowed up in responsibility
and now summer
is almost
gone...

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yellow lemon
green apple
red raspberry
orange orange

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grey goose
pink flamingo
red robin
raven raven

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gold fish
blue whale
red snapper
salmon salmon

/\/\/\/\

black panther
brown bear
Redd Foxx
sable sable

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copper head
black mamba
red  racer
snake skin

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black man
white man
red skin
human

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zebra stripes
leopard spots
diamond back
rainbow trout

CHAMELEON...

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I'm roasting some dinner
putting things away
potatoes in the oven
meats on the way
peaches in a big dish
cinnamon and sugar
mail on the table
towels to be folded
I'm wiping the counters
putting away the dishes
thinkng about ice tea
and maybe watermelon
I'm counting how many
will sit around the table
how many will be late from work
and miss the conversation
I'm sitting on the steps outside
throwing the ball to Redd
and on the air I smell the dinner
I wish I was eating instead....

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