Th th th thats all folks
Even now my memory evokes
"Th th th thats all folks"
Porky pig stuttered this to sign off
Popped out of a drum, not his trough
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Categories:
thats, character, humorous,
Form: Clerihew
Thats the stuff
When it's love
it's more then a tingle
it's beyond a mingle
it's really love
when it's love
she's the reason
in =every season
you'll know it's love
there's words for speaking
not just for saying
it's really love
it aint about the weather
cause as long as were together
you know it's love.
she sought a better understanding
not a reprimanding
cause she's in love
tickle her fancy
gitty and dancey
we gotta
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Categories:
thats, beautiful,
Form: Ballad
Thats Not Very Kind
I have to rethink, regroup and retaliate
That is not very kind said my brother Nate
The money she stole came out of your bank
Nate called up two more thugs – Dickie and Hank
They hatched a plan to get it all back
And by golly, they kept that plan on track
I hope you did it kindly I said
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Categories:
thats, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
thats me thats me
He was waiting for a promised letter from his Auntie Bea.
He bundled up and ran to the mailbox to check and see.
She always included something special for her favorite nephew.
As he ran toward his destination, his excitement grew.
That’s me! That’s me! His brother said, but it was him instead.
He admired the confidence of baby bro,
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Categories:
thats, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Bassoon the goon and the Rit'uss wonez
Freid Manoes and Oysters
with waffles and fried leeks
with bacon and maple gravy.
That Ole Gal tried
to stuff us up like hogs.
Man the boudin was meaty,
the burgers beefy
sipping wine
feelin soothed and satified!
Right that one down:
think bout using it!
I thought that leomey cream cheese
was bit norther
but it worked good wit dah maple gravy
ya'll! Ohh we, nuts for
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Categories:
thats, dance, food, music, romantic
Form: Bio
And That's All
And Thats All
David J Walker
(12/16/2024)
The young girl disguised
in mascara aged rage
report a frayed journey
kidnapped in time.
How am I to remember you
without a calendar of event
without a program of pictures
without a caption of laments
and itemized legers of expenditures
and renumerations ?
I know your name
And that’s all
I know your sins
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Categories:
thats, age,
Form: Free verse
Thats What A Buddhas Like
(Rinpoche in Sarnath, 1987)
That’s What A Buddha’s Like
It’s hard to know where to start
when talking about the ineffable.
Maybe starting at the end is best.
It’s taken me a lifetime to appreciate
the little things, the simple, unadorned, and unpretentious
that sometimes peek out
from under the fancy robes of influence and prestige.
Years ago my Lama visited my home
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Categories:
thats, appreciation, devotion, friendship, teacher,
Form: Narrative
A Heart Thats Free
Forgiveness does not ever say,
What you did, is now OK.
But forgiving you, releases me,
I now regain a heart that’s free.
I hold no grudge, I have no hate.
The harm you did, will abate.
My mind and heart, are now clear,
To recover what you took, that was so dear.
Forgiveness wasn’t instant, it took me a while.
But now I
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Categories:
thats, forgiveness,
Form: Rhyme
Thats Art Honey
("Inside Passage", 2023, original encaustic)
"That’s Art Honey"
I love making art!
The joy of creating
with paints and brush
wax and blow torch
stone and chisel
word and pen.
It’s so much fun
and then the product is so cool
in the moment
till it gets stacked
with all the rest
in piles no one but me
even knows about.
I lament this dilemma
as my wife replies,
“That’s art honey.”
(11/18/23)
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Categories:
thats, appreciation, art, creation, perspective,
Form: Narrative
Thats a Cut
Little tan fox hood was leaping in the leaves
We watched him turn suddenly and examine his sleeves
He brought out some twigs and branches, and a walnut.
The director of the play yelled out “That’s a cut!”
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Categories:
thats, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
And Thats the Truth
what’s my sign
what a fool
‘kick my behind’
they thought me
a tool
scalped by the scalpel
forsooth
the sore truth
the eyesore
galoot
the prophecy foretold
as they pinned
the tail-on-the-donkey
hee haw
the jokes on them
as i was peeved
they were
pie’d
this fool
ain’t
no fool
fee-fi-fo-fum
i
one-upped
‘em
as Edith Ann*
rocks
in her rocker
with
a raspberry roast
“…and that’s the truth”*
6/6/2023
Edith Ann character of comedienne Lily Tomlin
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Categories:
thats, angst, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Well, Thats Not What I Meant To Write
Wow.
Just. Wow.
It’s three and I’m thirty
Clear,
Then brown.
Is five shots in five dirty?
The party has long been over,
My first breath happens on the 28th.
A date while saying “red rover, red rover”
I can’t say I thought I’d make: I had no faith.
Life has been…fun!
I can say through gritted teeth
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Categories:
thats, birthday, life,
Form: Rhyme
Thats a Rap
I find that I do not despair
Please do not think that I don’t care
But problems I cannot control
I’ve found can really take a toll
And so if I must now confess
It’s easier to worry less
I focus on the things I can
And trust Him with the bigger plan
All else, just another trap
Good night, dear poets, that’s a
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Categories:
thats, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Love Thats So Sweet
Love That's So Sweet
My world,
My heart,
My soul,
Has you written in it,
Our souls are soo deeply connected,
Nobody understands me like you do,
Thank you for being the best hubby to me,
Your love is soo sweet,
It's very addictive,
Your actions tell me how much you love me,
I appreciate you my love!!!!
Thank you, my love for being you,
Thank you,
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Categories:
thats, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
All Thats Left
Hurting inside and to angry to be scared the damage you've done can't be repaired
Fighting my demons is a losing game
You promised to stay the same but somehow you've changed
you don't care what pain you have caused leaving me angry hurt and lost
You make me regret the love that I have
Now all thats left
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Categories:
thats, anger, pain,
Form: Free verse
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