Short Sheriff Poems

pelican misery steam
epilogue note
wise sheriff pedestal...

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smart cop from Philly
bigoted Southern sheriff-
...call me Mister Tibbs!...

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Putin has a delightful smirk
When lying through his teeth.
Now, he no longer faces a jerk
Who fears that he’s beneath.

written July 10, 2021...

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When sheriff Taylor saw the docket
 He found Otis high as a rocket
 Incompetence was rife
 With his deputy Fife
 Who kept a bullet in his pocket

 3'17-2022...

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A new sheriff in town named Shaw
 Came to get rid of an outlaw
 They would slap leather soon
 Around the time of noon
  Sheriff was faster on the draw!

 5-3-2022...

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Max Mason operated a jackhammer
in a reckless and dangerous manner.
He made threats with the machine
until a sheriff came on the scene:
Max and hammer are in a slammer....

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There once was an outlaw named Bill
Who was hoping the sheriff to kill
He missed his first shot
But the sheriff did not
Now he's the one bound for boot hill...

11/110/14...

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Sheriff Andy’s had his share of strife
with his deputy dope, Barney Fife.
That first time that Barney
showed up full of blarney,
Andy ought to have run for his life!


Feb. 7, 2019...

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The common folk loved their hero Robin Hood
Who lived with his band deep in the mysterious wood
He took from the rich and gave to the poor
Needless to say, it made the sheriff pretty darned sore.....

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Friend dared sheriff to put Time under arrest
    give his new handcuffs the ultimate test

  Clicking them shut -- you could have predicted
    He checked his watch ~ Time flew away unrestricted...

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Vatican Incident - Limerick 

A young maiden dressed like a mannequin 
Snuck into the church at the Vatican
To curse at the pontiff 
So they called the sheriff  
She would not be invited back again...

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That old cattle rustler, called Moron Mick
boasted about his thefts near Sheriff Nick
A noon shootout was planned
Nick had the faster hand
Moron Mick was a boneheaded dipstick


May 6, 2022
High Noon Poetry Contest
Hosted by Joseph May...

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A lad is stopped by roving cops, who shoot in disregard.
His face is black, he’s on his back, a breeze is breathing hard,
He bleeds and dies, his mama cries, the screaming sky is scarred,
The sheriff and his squad at hand are laughing in the yard....

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Piggy is flying with his striped socks flashing the town.
Let’s not forget that crazy tail stated a disapproving clown.
His black and white wings are fluttering against the southern sky.
One question, a sheriff asked me “when did a pig fly and why?”...

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Gunshots pierces the silence of 
 the night
The shrill cries the shouts and 
 the flight
The herdsmen, spillers of blood are on 
 the Plateau
The Sheriff is seated on the high horse in 
 his Chateau
The Plateau people in such a hopeless 
 fight...

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Crime & Punishment
By 
Tom Wright

There once was a scoundrel called Black Bart,
Who thought appropriating bank money was smart.
Until the sheriff got wind,
And to his jail he did send,
When in court he begged the judge to have heart.
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It’s high noon in Armadillo Texas Sheriff cat announced in her way.
Her sidekick, Deputy Mouse Whiskers smiled and decided to stay.
They strapped on cowboy hats, holsters, belt buckles and a gun.
It was 1959, when outlaws were arrested, and TV westerns were fun....

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Flashes like rainbow sunlight lit
Shone her belligerent facade
The sheriff headlamps rays
Subsided into quest
Then at last her secret broke out
Like mucus from a stayed baked bread

5/26/2020
HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest
Nette Onclaud
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the McCloud brothers stood back to back
shooting at the approaching villains
two of their cousins ran out with guns to help

when the shooting was all done, six lay dead
When you pin a star on McCloud, you get six
Mill town knew that when they hired their new sheriff...

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Miss Fay’s Day

Forgot I set the alarm today
Went outside to play

911 was called without delay
Sheriff came to take me away

But, but...I live here I say
Well, prove it Miss Fay!

With a wink and a sway
I said come this way!

And to my dismay,
He decided to stay!...

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There was a sheriff named Andy Taylor
He was also the county's best bailor
Most folks seemed to adore him
Except the crooks were so grim
Guess they knew he was also the jailer




On A Lim Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May 
April 3, 2022...

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Don Knotts played the role of Deputy Fife,

   Whose tomfoolery created much strife!

      He bungled all that he did!

         Sheriff Taylor blew his lid,

             Distressed by Barney's screw-ups that were rife!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) All Rights Reserved...

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Billy was a loner, 
Rotten to the core.
Fathered by a bastard, 
Mothered by a whore.
Grew up mean and dirty, 
Took it on the chin.
Stole to make a living, 
Killed to save his skin.
Sheriff caught him napping, 
Hanged him from a tree.
All the preacher said was, 
“Better him than me.”...

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CHIMERA OF GRANDEUR

Sheriff Barney had false swagger of air,
a braggart with chimera of grandeur,
skilled winner of women’s heart
couldn’t play well the lover’s part,
songs of romance fell flat on his tin ear.

February 12, 2019
Syllable count : 10/10/7/7/10...

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Sheriff Andy Taylor
Was also the jailer
Fighting for the law
Never had to draw

Deputy Barney Fife
Giving crime strife
One bullet to load
Knew his penal code





Clerihew 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May
September 29, 2021
The Andy Griffith Show

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