Sullivan Poems - Poems about Sullivan

Born in New England in the wake of the Civil War, Her folks fled Irish famine and landed on our shore. At age five, she took sick, losing almost all her sight. At eight, her mother died, and her father, he took flight. She and her kid brother went to a house for the poor. Soon...

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The windows shimmer in a fit of snow and wind, early in the season, with a smack of uncertainty. Snow and bitter cold frost the glass like half of Dad’s old Chess pieces. Through glass we peer dimly as if looking for a dream. Playing Chega de Saudade on a dry piano carries authentic tones of...

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

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Andy Griffith and Barney Fife Aunt Bea Opie Father knows Best Betty and Bud Kathy called “kitten” Loretta Young Dinah Shore The Lennon Sisters Bonanza Adam Hoss and Little Joe Sing Along With Mitch Gary Moore Ed Sullivan Wholesome family shows Until Elvis Showed up on Ed Sullivan Our shocked parents Jumped up and turned...

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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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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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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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My Sullivano photographed bad He was a simian ghost so sad ...

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Sullivan stole my dime He was taxed with the crime ...

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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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Sullivan was sick Oh Meenie played a trick She kept under his pillow a fresh fish stick ...

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Sullivan was happy as a bird Sent my Meeni a Valentine card ...

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Meenie was clamoring against higher prices of milk My Sullivan hit a clinker he was not of that ilk ...

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You know my Sullivan a pet simian ghost Rolling in blanket as warm as toast ...

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Sullivan, my pet ghost Lives in my mango tree Loves cottage cheese Plays chess with me Always loses game He loves my cat Betty A Felix parabolus Who has long ears Hears distant sounds of rats She also loves Sullivan One day they vanished I have no mango tree any more We take neither fish nor dairy products A spook and a cat strange bedfellows Dr, Ashfalt has invited me To...

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