Trifle Poems

Just a trifle

‘Twas the night before Christmas
When I started the chore
Of making  the trifle
As I’d done before

I’d boiled the kettle
when I realised
I’d forgotten the jelly 
what a surprise

So I jumped on my scooter 
I took off at speed.
Trying to remember 
how much I would need

The shops were so busy, 
no room to move.
But I fought my way forward 
with a push and a shove 

Grabbing the jellies 
I flew up the aisle.
The girl on the checkout 
Even managed a smile.

When I got home,
I wanted to scream.
Wouldn’t you know it? 
I’d forgotten the cream.

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS

It’s that Christmas time of year
Everybody is of good cheer
The Christmas trees are covered with lots of tinsel and lights
There are beautiful sights everywhere at night
Santa Claus is on his way
With Rudolph out the front, leading his sleigh
It doesn’t matter where you live, whether near or far
Santa Claus will find you wherever you are
I love spending Christmas with family and friends
We wish the day would never end
Christmas Crackers will be cracked and torn
And the paper hats found inside shall be worn
There will be turkey and ham and trifle to eat
And all sorts of other yummy treats
Some people like eggnog to drink
But that is not for me I think
A shandy is the perfect drink for me
Drinking it whilst chatting with loved ones sitting under a shady tree
Have a very Merry Christmas and whatever you do, have a fun time
Now that’s the end of my Christmas rhyme.

Trifle

I ask this of you
Never to trifle with my affections
My precious little heart can't hold it
For a caprice it's not built
It's banks are full to the brim
and the walls are but weak
Please do not break my little heart
There's not even one unscrupulous bone in me
If you do not fancy me, let me be gone

Bloodletting Is Not a Trifle

What he did to simple Mark 
With a sword 
Left him with a complex mark 
In a ward …
Endless cries of “Oh!  My  lord “  
“I’ve broken somebody’s spinal   cord.”

Before then, parading a rifle4 
But from his Dad getting eyeful, 
Who would a begged laughter stifle
As blood-letting isn’t a trifle.

A Tiger In My Trifle

[Just once in a while, I try to write a child friendly
Poem which doesn’t end up as a horrific gore-fest...
This is one such attempt...]


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There’s a tiger in my trifle, there’s a seahorse in the queue
Not sure about a café with a coypu in the stew
The polar bear just over there is chasing a gnu
Six penguins just got flattened by a manic kangaroo

The keeper’s got a net, he says I’ll catch the pelican
Can he catch the pelican? No-one knows how well he can
A chimpanzee is wearing clothes and strutting like a man
He’s blowing noisy kisses to the old orang-utan

The seals are in the pond causing lots of fuss and dramas 
A strange turn of events because they’re eating the piranhas
The gorilla who would often spend all day eating bananas 
Is making Tarzan noises as he tries to ride the llamas 

The rhino’s gone out through the gate, he just got on a bus
He couldn’t pay the fare... the driver didn’t make a fuss 
Police are running here and there, they don't know what to do
That's what happens when they have an earthquake at the zoo

Trifle

Slowly variance regarded gallant to test the militant.Gusts of despair flood the hosts when gates released more than ghosts. Endless bottomless we ascend and descend.More heart to take part for acts of careless facts. Make sure your plate is full of trifle.
                                           _sky

Saguaro

There once was a shutterbug named Louie
Whose dry humor was a trifle screwy.
To a saguaro he said
Hands up lest I shoot you dead.
A shot; a flash; kablooey went Louie.

Date: 07/01/2019
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin

Trifle Un Delightful

Trifle Un Delightful.

If life is a Trifle
Un delightful
As it seems nothing goes to plan
Your left in a spin
But you try the best you can
If your that kind of woman
I’m your man

If you want plenty of cheer
After a few beers
And someone to dry your tears
I’ll do the best I can
If your that kind of woman
I'm your man

If your day has gone down the plug hole
You need a hug and a moan
To someone who understands
You can cry on my shoulder
If your that kind of woman
I’m your man

If you climb into bed
And I get the urge
To show you I’m a man
And you say ‘’I have a headache’’
And your that kind of woman
I’m a man
With a problem in my hand.








Peter Dome©2019.

Trifle With Me

TRIFLE WITH ME

O trifle with me zephyr wind —
too kind for my mood.
Your flirtatious regale
smoothly entices my smile —
stop that

A halo over my head, 
the grandiloquence of the moon —
like the zenith of Everest,
a cordial candlelight
pulls at the corner of my lips.

The starlight spreads
like a quilt tossed into the air
over a child’s bed.
The night like velvet sings
celestial songs — nothing’s wrong.

12/19/2018

Trifle

IN THIS MOMENT
NO WORDS ARE SPOKEN
THEY SIMPLY FLOAT
ABOUT THE ROOM
WE ARE FROZEN
SPELLBOUND
IN THE HAZE
LIKE A DREAM
WE HAVE HUNG
SUSPENDED
WE DESPAIR THE END
THE PASSING
IT'S THE FIRST DEATH.

English Trifle

An ambitious luscious wedding cake
To share with friends and family dear 
I shall happily endeavor today to bake
With the purest ingredients, nothing fake
Only the best I vow to make
It will absolutely smell devine
A taste so precariously sublime
Made with beans of purest cocoa
A heavenly scent to drive guests Loco
One side for the stunning bride
Will have roses crafted with pride
 The chiseled chin groom an iron horse
With a silver cross , of course 
Layers and layers filled with English trifle
Vanilla pudding intercepting lady fingers
hints of brandy, not so strong to stifle
Pure whipped cream  laced through this dream
Topped with shaved chocolate ringers
Red raspberries and lush blueberry
Reminiscent of fornicating an imagined cherry
Placed in proper spaces to gently rest
All the invited, super hyper excited guests
Will certainly be impressed, practically obsessed 
After they harmoniously relished the taste and scent
Of the most gloriously embellished wedding cake

A Trifle Bit Creeple

Sitting in a food court, watching the people
Interact with each other, they follow like sheeple
If someone says jump
They interrupt their lunch
And oblige which is certainly a trifle bit creeple

A Maltese Trifle

Pretty crystal dish that holds
A rainbow delight
Layers of coloured custard
Jam spread sliced sponge cakes   
Sprinkled with sherry
Meringue topped
Dream!

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8th November 2014 
Contest: Make Me Drool with Epulaeryu
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich
Placing: 5th

Trifle

On early morn
children were playing
at the river’s shore

close to the noon
soldiers came
out of the blue

by the dim
river red
played theirs sins

When Men Trifle With Godliness

It falls...
With grace above pearl clouds
Afore it screams once more
It will scream one thousand
Before you lose your breath

High above reproach
It makes the speeds it sounds
Unheard tears cry symphonic
But, all I hear is death

Play the notes which hold 
Cutting circumstance upon the air 
Like silent wings from heaven
They spread...

Beating, down and down
Blowning kisses to the soldiers
Ending up on killing ground
Shadows on buildings is all that's left

And somewhere else I'm sure regret

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