Short Yorkshire Poems

My Yorkshire rose... 
You start a war in my southern soul...

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rainclouds overhead
    natures elixir for life 
    mankinds saving grace...

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Horse who won in Yorkshire
Last year how come
To be a  beef in my menu  this year...

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White Rose of Yorkshire
this my national emblem...
we  grow together.

© Harry j Horsman 2012...

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Don’t know what to wear?
try a loving expression
no one will ever notice.

© Harry J Horsman  2010...

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Cutting Thyme


Cooking time

Reducing Thyme

Yorkshire Pudding

Chef's bottle
Diner's delight!!...

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If you look like your passport
you’re not well enough to travel.

Anon

Revived   Harry J Horsman  2010...

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million birds fly in
to high cliffs of yorkshire dale
puffins fish mouthfuls


placed 5th in the contest...

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Harry Horsman in poesy clad
a white rose bred Yorkshire lad
A PoetrySoup stalwart many a year
always true and sincere...

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Just a special white rose
reposed in a sea of blue sky,
together our pride flutters in the wind.

© Harry J Horsman 2015...

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A crab & gruyere tarlet
moroccan spiced pie
treacle & coconut tart
a yorkshire curd tart
jam roly-poly
custard &
cream!...

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Whitstable oysters
Melton Mowbray pie
Maris Piper potatoes
Yorkshire curd tarlets
Cheddar cheese biscuits
Draught bitter
Cold!...

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Crepes and salted caramel
A Yorkshire parkin
with peanut butter parfait
blackberry sorbet
prunes in Armagnac
Treats back to
Back!...

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hors d'oeuvre norwegienne
bisques de normandy
canetons d'aylesbury
pudding au yorkshire
gateau foret noir
vin champagne
Bonn(sic) !...

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After many years
I came across an old friend—
He had aged so much
He didn’t even recognise me.

Anon
   
Revived  Harry J Horsman  2011...

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Traditional Sunday lunch
Of a forties child-
Mother's succulent roast beef
With Yorkshire pudding,
Gravy,spuds,carrots,
Cauliflower.
Cheese !...

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White Rose of Yorkshire
this my national emblem,
we grew together
the heart does not surrender
to those that don’t seek pride.

© Harry J Horsman 2013...

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Roast Welsh mutton from Brecon
a Yorkshire pudding
A Melton Mowbray pork pie
Wensleydale cheese straws
Bakewell Tart and cream
Draught Bitter
Beer !...

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A Yorkshire terrier in Coral Gables
should be honored in Aesope’s Fables
When a brat stole her bone
she ate his snow cone
Moral: Your victim just might turn the tables!...

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Somewhere on the North York Moor
Pedal almost through the floor
Engine soon began to roar
Eighty miles per hour for sure
Death comes quick on the A64......

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To wander through  Yorkshire dales
Or wend in watery wooded Wales
Lean into wind of  lowland moors
Or eagle watch on Highland tors
To find my selves again agrin 
In druid sweet perfection fin...

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Traditional Sunday lunch
Of a forties child-
Mother's succulent roast beef
With Yorkshire pudding,
Gravy,spuds,carrots,
Cauliflower.
Cheese !



Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2007...

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A Farmer standing against his fence
was hailed by a rambler crossing his field.
“Is this here Bull safe?”
The Farmer replied
“He’s a lot safer than you mate” 

Anon

Revived  Harry J Horsman  2010...

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The poets from Yorkshire are best

That’s where I come from – you’ve guessed.

       Though our words can get tangled

       Like your smalls in the mangle

Phew! –  That’s quite a load off my chest!...

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First, I start with soup and bread: 
A lentil porridge,
And then turkey breast and veg
With Yorkshire pudding -
Plenty of gravy -
Washed down with
Ale!


For Andrea’s Make me Drool with Epulaeryu contest...

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