Short Washington Poems

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Premium Member Incumbents In Jeopardy

Washington in flux
Stimulus dollars squandered
Corporate big wigs laugh --
Ignorant approach rebuked
Voters cast out incumbents
Form: Tanka


The 8th Year

In confessionals of doubt
he chased absolution
The devil unmasked
—his penance forsworn  

(Washington Chapel: November, 2021)

The Elegy

The Elegy
From Chicago to Washington
Guns play their fatal crescendo
Not much glissando
Too many musicians 
Or too many instruments?
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member What Governs

Clowns in Washington
                              Performing in tainted masks
                                  Fraud and deception
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Twain No 2

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Mark Twain


no wonder Washington is a stinking cesspool!


Trophies On the Road

Champion of life,
  trophies on the road

Accolades for someone else,
 —one more thing to know

(Seattle Washington: March, 2017)
Form: Rhyme

The Washington Sunburns

The Washington Sunburns can't play
With COVID-19 in the way
But those in the pink
May go to the clink
If God's little children hold sway!
Form: Limerick

Rain

R elaxing
a nother day of not getting the yard mowed
i nviting unwanted critters in my already soaked garden
n ever a dry day in washington
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Romans Or Roamin'

Nero fiddled, Rome burned
Washington quibbled, Americans learned
   to buy a gun to defend their homes
   and a great big hose for fires that roam
Form: Epigram

Premium Member Margaret Molly Corbin

Mrs. Margaret 'Molly' Corbin:
A true Revolutionary War heroine. 
When her husband in battle fell dead, 
Though wounded, she fired his cannon instead.
Form: Clerihew

May Versus Trump

Richard Nixon could not tell the truth
George Washington could not tell a lie
Donald Trump can not tell the difference
He just wants to torture a spy!
Form: Verse

Premium Member Presidents Day

There’s a teacher out in Morro Bay
Who won’t celebrate Presidents Day
Washington—Lincoln
Sure—Now you’re thinkin’
But Pierce and Buchanan?  No way!

2/18/22
Form: Limerick

Premium Member An American Delight

A chicken and green corn soup
White terrapin stew
Canvas duck and red cabbage
Huckleberry cake
And Washington pie
Strawberry 
Fizz!

Curtesey of Mrs Beeton
Form: Epulaeryu

Premium Member Red, White and What?

So now out of Washington comes word,
of a proposal you just may have heard
of renaming Greenland
"Red, White and Blueland".
It's the new definition of "absurd".
© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Tears In Washington (Rip Sean Taylor)

Tears are shed in Washington
the news is so sad
the death of one of our own
a tragic moment
reminds us a star can fade
upon Fed Ex field
we will keep his memory
Form: Elegy

Premium Member George W

Washington chopped down his pop’s cherry tree.
He led our armed forces to victory.
And then just for kicks,
he entered politics.
How far did George go with his honesty?
Form: Limerick

We the Stooges

Moe, Larry, Curly are gone but the stooges still live on you'll find them in Washington of us, they make fun
Entry for John Freeman's contest
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member Vignette-Been There ,Done That (43 & Counting)

Washington & Adams retired to their lair
Jefferson invented the swivel chair,
Taft went back to the law-
Of late,cashing-in seems the plan
Only Harry ,was a true man
Form: Narrative

Premium Member the only good thing about him

There’s a new führer in Washington town
He is intensely confident and bold
A buffoon, weird misogynist, a fool, a clown
The only good thing about him? He is rather old
usa
Form: Rhyme

Beltway Crash

I see them fighting like cats and dogs
but taking money like fatted hogs,
so while they spend and spend
we get screwed in the end...
Hail to the Washington demagogues!
© George Aul  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Mr Z Goes To Washington

Millions of Ukrainians without water, power or heat
     But his pronouns he didn't know

  Volodymyr beat a hasty retreat
     Hopeful he came; incredulous he would go
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Washington Congregates

What
Was it
That this
World
Was wanton
No more 
War
They scream
On capitol
Hills
And in 
The common
In Washington
Praying
This time
That those 
Motions 
Will pass
© Cs Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Washington

Washington

Willing to fight
Afraid of nothing
Silver haired
Hungry for freedom
Important historical figure
Never once backing down
General George
Tall and tame
Original
Name
Form: Acrostic

Thoughts About a Train

Thoughts About A Train

There are thoughts I have about a train;
Used by passengers maybe might refrain;
Stop using;
Do refusing;
On Washington State, wreck left a stain.

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member We Can Save Us

Our Congress George Washington cannot save
Honest Abe's rolling over in his grave
   So many lies, such deceit
   It's well past time to unseat
Those Law-fakers ~ Hold the fire to their feet
Form: Limerick

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