Short Tradesmen Poems

Short Tradesmen Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Tradesmen by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Tradesmen by length and keyword.


Premium Member Numpty Trumpty - Parody of Humpty Dumpty

Numpty Trumpty plans to build a brick wall Will it be his election downfall As all the bricklayers and all the tradesmen Have vowed not to lay a brick ever again! 05~19~17
Form: Rhyme


Wellington 1769-1852 and Bonaparte 1769-1821

'England is a nation of shopkeepers' was never said by Bonaparte but it was those self-same tradesmen who kicked Napoleon’s **** and when at Waterloo they met as he won the day to give it a positive spin one may only say, "Wellington put the boot in!"
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Cornish Tradesmen

Now, Cornish tradesmen do a proper job,
But they might not do it straight away,
For if they say they’ll do it ‘dreckly’,
There might be a slight delay …!

NB:  Although the ... English ‘directly’ 
       and the ………... Cornish ‘dreckly’ 
       sound very similar, they are poles
       apart in terms of meaning!
Form: Rhyme

Ghazal On An Encounter

A father ails, a son's lover's lament
Steel rudders committed, what hues to lament.

No courage, the lover feels not what to speak
A channel untuned to the feast of lament.

Tradesmen and saints, what heed they at all?
The father feigns slumber, a weak heart's lament.

The lover replaced, made a crater unwhole
His plea unreturned, an unpromised lament.

One tender father, one lover's fair bones
Their son and companion, shared in lament.
© Aron Jacob  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Ghazal

Premium Member A Play For Theseus and Hippolyta

Newlyweds Theseus and Hyppolyta are about to see a short play based on Pyramus and Thisbe. Performed by the Rude Tradesmen, it is a tragedy. The actors are Peter Quince, Nick Bottom, and company. However, their performance reeks with mediocrity. All the fairies enter Duke Theseus's palace that night and put their blessings on all and everyone in sight. Based on the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare
Form: Rhyme


Steeplejack

Today I met a steeplejack
By chance, while on the street.
In New York City, that’s not someone
You are like to meet.

His van announced his occupation
So I stopped to ask
Exactly what might be a simple
Steeplejacking task.

“We’re tradesmen who do lots of things,
Especially on high –
Repairing spires and steeples;
I’m a jack-of-all-trades guy.”

I thanked him for explaining
And the knowledge I did reap.
Who knows? Perhaps tomorrow
I will meet a chimney sweep!
Form: Rhyme

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