Short Sullivan Poems

Eric Sullivan is finding time between lime rhines and rhyme lines to mime Lions...

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If I lived your life, a thunderstorm every day and night.

©Holly P. Sullivan
   November 2012...

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William Schwenk Gilbert
with witty verse so alert
With musical A Sullivan
in comic operatta was a fan...

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Arthur Seymour Sullivan
a favoured operetta manfa
He partnered WS lyric
so popularity was quite quick...

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I paced as the coffee brewed
To one spot Sully stayed glued
"Dad where is my mom?"
She was held in Guam
Because her pug nose was skewed...

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sunday night
with ed sullivan
~ old flannel pj's



Published in Haiku Canada Review vol.14 no.2, October 2020

Posted on June 2, 2018...

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Hey no ifs ands or buts about it
problems come from a bottomless pit 
Chicken roasts and all
the roots of your fall
My Sullivan needs a work permit...

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Martin Russell Sullivan 
was a rare blend of humor and gentleman.  
May the wild eyed Nazi skin head who shot him dead 
forever rot in the hell hole he so richly deserved....

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Smiley full lips,
silky smooth,
luscious and glistening,
juicy and glossy,
pouting and alluring,
succulent and irresistable,
sweet, sexy and heavenly,
that's me and my lips....

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Carson, Sullivan, Como to name a few
Well known personalities when TV was new
From younger years  
Memories so dear
Those were the days, they were really big shews...

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Sullivano  frisked his tail
Folded hands asked for a bail
Judge said " No no"
Sully was raw
Surely, he got a "raw deal"












Sullivano=Sullivan/Sully my pet ghost now in Italy...

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Whimsical & topsy-turvy
A partnership of mirth & hilarity
William,dramatist with much to say
Arthur,leading composer of his day-
With light opera,they made their pay.

Tribute to Gilbert&Sullivan...

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Sullivan heard the professor's talks
Nodded his head and reached for the woks
The Quantum Theory
Is tomato puree
He learnt this in the school of hard knocks











Sullivan is my pet ghost...

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How many of you remember “The Ed Sullivan Show”
The latest talent emceed by a mannequin like troll
Neck always seemed sore
Think he once swore
All the latest acts appeared on this Sunday night casserole...

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Sammy Davis and Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singers
Their b'deed'lee-dip riffs on the Sullivan show didn't linger
   In America's consciousness, and that's really too bad
   They were surely the best jazz singers America's ever had...

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Sully* was back in the saddle 
up the creek without a paddle 
Meenie stole his hat
followed a stout rat
With cookies his hands did meddle








Sully* is Sullivan my pet simian ghost
Meenie is my cat
Both are naughty...

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Sully loves the classic chicken roasts 
‘A perfect dozen a day’, he boasts 
Meenie loves milk 
Foods of that ilk 
‘Cat is lesser animal’, he posts 


Sully/Sullivan= my pet ghost who lives in a rain tree 
Meenie=my pet female cat...

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Who is in the kitchen? 
                                        Me, a  smile bewitchin'
                                                 Sullivan
                                               Sniffs oven
                                     Chicken breasts are switchin'...

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Sullivan was happy as a bird
                                 Sent my Meeni a Valentine card
                                  "Oh my sweetie would be wife"
                                  "You are the breath of my life"
                            She snorted, "I've joined an avant-garde"...

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I am Amanda sullivan

who needs peace and creativity,

who loves her son unconditionally,

who sees failure, but also positivity and gain,

who hates bullying, and deceitful relationships,

who fears a life alone, devoid of love and friendship,

who dreams of wealth, happiness, and a life by the sea....

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That kind of thing really griped his soul
                           Meenie ate cookies smuggled from my bowl
                                         Sullivan sighed a little
                                       He was so sick and brittle
                            Whittled himself down to size with a howl...

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Sullivan was sick Oh Meenie played a trick
                           She kept under his pillow a fresh fish stick
                                        Sully smelled a heaven
                                         Devoured like a raven
                   And he stretched his legs "Oh I have dropped a brick"...

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Sullivan  stole my dime
                                    He was taxed with the crime
                                            In my backyard
                                            My Sully  feared
                                    He might pay with the rhyme











Sullivan=my pet ghost...

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Go go boots
Made for walking
Nancy Sinatra
60’s fodder
Rock’N Roll
Jazz
The Blues
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Elvis and Ann Margaret
Ed Sullivan
The Beatles
Twiggy
Mini-skirts
Johnny Cash
The Grand Ole’ Opry
Underdog
Polly Pure Bred
I Love Lucy
Leave it to Beaver
Bonanza
This may have been when all of this video stuff started....

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Listen to poem:

Black and white television set
First one in the neighborhood

Rabbit ears adjusting the reception
Rotating dial to change channels

Kiddie cartoons and Roy Rogers
Weekly ritual of Saturday mornings

Much talked about Sunday nights
Ed Sullivan his prestigious guests

Staying up past our bedtime
Honeymooners and I Love Lucy



AP: 1st place 2022

Posted on March 9, 2020...

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