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- Banana at allpoetry
Banana, he's a yellow fruit
In Spring, upon a tree - Dotty at allpoetry
Dotty the dalmatian
Takes his mistress for a walk - Omelette with a Touch of Time and a Drop of Eau at allpoetry
. - Cauchemar at allpoetry
Suddenly
We all were in the car - The Joys of Motoring at allpoetry
My car requires an M.O.T.
This means an awful lot to me - Curriculum Vitae at allpoetry
Grey hair
Still there! - Canine Heaven at allpoetry
My dog leaps when he doth behold
A Bellamy's meat pie: - The Road Ahead at allpoetry
Pointing the way forward, they leap
Ahead, svelte and smelted, not of lead - A Dreadful Planetary Catastrophe at allpoetry
Promised the world only to get an atlas was
An awful kind of shock, because. - The Tail of A Faithful Friend at allpoetry
'Twas dreams of deadful avarice once led me to this land,
Where the rivers run with platinum and zinc, - Valentine at allpoetry
I send this Valentine to you
The man I never really knew - The Perils of Uncontrolled Intercourse at allpoetry
A guy who was singing while screwing,
Lost the gist of just what he was doing, - Pastorale at allpoetry
Each blessed day, the little lambs play
All in a ring, as sweet birds sing, - Spirit of Love at allpoetry
How can it be? I sit and watch the swirling snow
While far below, a land so wild and free, - Moonbathing at allpoetry
How sweet to stretch out
In the clear light - Boots? Hoots! at allpoetry
Boots may be filled in many ways,
And in the dark Jurassic days - Campanology at allpoetry
There once was a bull with a bell
Which he hung from his neck for a spell, - Fusspot at allpoetry
I am all fuss
And is it us - Addiction at Thirty at allpoetry
Addicted to words:
I struggle to speak - Sleazy Cheese at allpoetry
Sam was walking down the street,
Laura saw him coming, - Tooth at allpoetry
I broke a tooth the other day,
Bit down too hard, it fell away. - Relationships at allpoetry
A purple cow ? I wonder how
That lady was created, - Cowed at allpoetry
Cows are often called cowardly.
In the case of this one - Insomniac at allpoetry
Sleep?
Deep? - [ My morning ] at allpoetry
My morning
Is the time of - Rabbie and Charlotte at allpoetry
. - The Perceived Difficulty of Rhyming with Orange at allpoetry
If you wish to make rhymes with orange
Then the pronunciation must change - A Tap at allpoetry
A tap will always drip, it's true,
The water keeps on coming through, - Traveller at allpoetry
I wonder where that lorry goes?
For I arose at six a.m. - Fault at allpoetry
It's not my fault
I spillled the salt - Prayer at allpoetry
The sky before the snow
Grew pink, and seemed to glow - Only Communicate at allpoetry
What is it all about? The neural pathways running through the brain.
The swift synapses? No I can't explain, - Quodlibet at allpoetry
A quagga who was querulous
Made quite a quiverful of fuss - X-ray of My Heart at allpoetry
I'm sad and yet I'm happy
In love? Or out of hate? - Nollaig Chridheil huibh at allpoetry
The title of this ode (it's true)
Means Merry Christmas, all of you - Pig at allpoetry
A pig may be of iron cast
More usually, of pork and skin - Eye of a Stranger at allpoetry
I tear out the telephone, I turn off the radio
The stranger in the long black cloak is coming soon to dine, I know - When I was Young and Fair at allpoetry
When I was young and fair, with hair of purest gold,
I little knew how soon I would grow gray and old. - Bees at allpoetry
We went to the farm, to look at the crop
Of tatties, that was our task, to inspect. - Tomorrow at allpoetry
'Tomorrow,' said the cruel prince of Burgundy
'We will invade the kingdom of the Swiss! - Eartha at allpoetry
Eartha Mae, you've gone away:
I trust you're where the angels play - Dick Head at allpoetry
A man had a head like a prick
And performed a most interesting trick - Weep and Bewail this Wintry Tale at allpoetry
Winter was white, when we were wee
With snow on the branch of ilka tree - Winter Solstice at allpoetry
The light shrinks down to the merest ember,
The night to her greatest length extending - Bos Taurus at allpoetry
I am an Ox. I love to organise
I'm systematic in the work I do - Synesthesia at allpoetry
Softly, silently, the rainbow drifts across the sky
A symbol of the trust unspoken, a trust unbroken: - I'm begging you for Mercy at allpoetry
There was a young lady called Mercy
Who lived with a fellow called Percy - Some timely advice to the suicidally inclined at allpoetry
Take care when you're breaking that glass
Don't indulge in behaviour that's crass - Soft Shoe Shuffle at allpoetry
Oh whit a stramash, whit a stushie,
Shoon were thrawn at Maister Bushie - Gaia at allpoetry
Weep for the fresh green Earth, which now does pass
To stinking swamp, and chemical decay; - Friendship at allpoetry
They shared a single bench at infant class,
United strength against the bully's fist - Keith the Kitten Lover at allpoetry
Kitten contests inspire me
Each as awesome as can be - Filigree at allpoetry
She said that she would care for me
I wove a heart in filigree - Eclipse at allpoetry
Eaten by the dark moon, the sun
Comes slowly back to life, the light - Show at allpoetry
"Admit One", the showground ticket said
"Unbridled fun, you stand to view - The Day of Judgement at allpoetry
. - The Keeper of the Light at allpoetry
I tend the light that guides the ships to rest
A lonely life, surrounded by the sea - Two Heads Are Not Necessarily Better Than One at allpoetry
Ms. Anna Head gave birth to twins,
And this is where my verse begins - Christmas Crackers at allpoetry
"What a wonderful world we live in!"
I said to the Christmas elf, - My Imaginary Friend at allpoetry
When it rains
I'll keep you dry - The 21st Century Christ Child at allpoetry
Suffering from a surfeit of turkey, eggnog and mince pies
Seated before the T.V. Christmas tree, I closed my bleary eyes - Infinity at allpoetry
Sky so high, clouds trickle by. - Banker at allpoetry
Of the world I must count myself master
My complexion of pure alabaster - Night Trains at allpoetry
At the garden end, a wall
Beyond, a maze of trains, and harsh whistle notes - Fashionmongers at allpoetry
Flirting with latest trends, they slink and preen
Alert to every change, as night to day - Questions at allpoetry
Would you seek me, were I lost:
If my heart were tempest-tossed - A Dozen Smoothies at allpoetry
Comminuting a plum and a peach
May give equal flavour to each - The Night Wanderer at allpoetry
I stumble and I mumble, as I spatter through the rain,
My thoughts are chilled and bitter, as a lost love irks my brain - Passion at allpoetry
I'll polish this apple and swagger, you see
My bold braggadocio fills me with glee - A Sad Tale of Unrequited Love at allpoetry
There was a young man from Nantucket
Who loved a young hen, which would cluck. It - "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath at allpoetry
"Teeth like tombstones," I said,
"Do you see nothing eerie in that?" - The Awful Results of Hating Cheese at allpoetry
There was a poor fellow who hated
All cheese, and especially grated - The Message at allpoetry
We were sent on a message.
A letter to deliver. Inside, - Big Bad Will and the Rent in the Fabric of Time at allpoetry
There once was a bard known as Will
Who was feeling decidedly ill - Shakespeare Has Left the Building at allpoetry
I've never seen you, Will, within a bar
Or leather-jacketed, astride a bike, - Slimy the Everlasting Snake at allpoetry
There was an old snake known as Slimy
Whose body was dusty and grimy - Pet Memories at allpoetry
I wrapped our Bandit in a towel,
She gave a very painful yowl - Oh God Our Help in Ages Past, Our Hope in Years to Come at allpoetry
How really arrogant I'd be
To say a God belonged to me - The One-eyed Trouser Snake, his habits and habitat at allpoetry
'.''.''.''.''.''.' - Wood-Nymph at allpoetry
She walks,
In the crystal glades - Odd Goings on Doon in the Glen at allpoetry
Ah'm no' at ma best in the morning, and it's a wee bitty dreich ootbye. Will this do, the noo? - Fragments from the Royal Notebook at allpoetry
"Destructive symbiosis?
That is naught but a neurosis.." - Vincent at allpoetry
Always, it was hard, the skin
Scarred, the paint mixed with blood - A Wee Greeting Frae Bonny Scotland at allpoetry
They say the play may be the thing,
To catch the conscience of the king - Filigree Webs at allpoetry
When the haar breathes in from the east,
And the cars smell their way in the white gloom - Toe Talk at allpoetry
There's ten of us, And ten of you, - Scottish Education at allpoetry
"Ah tellt ye boy, ye maun sit doon And dinnae birl that chair aroon!" - Window at allpoetry
I tried to throw my window wide But there were flowers in the way - Ye'll hiv had yer tea? at allpoetry
He brewed it in a syrup tin Tate and Lyle, out of the strong - A Brief Dissertation on the Epidermis at allpoetry
There was a young fellow whose chin Was snuggled in acres of skin - [ I know a bridge which sings ] at allpoetry
I know a bridge which sings High above crawling cars it's set - Whippety Stoorie at allpoetry
My feet, padding through the dust of ages, Fluttered the pages of a crumbling book - Eureka? at allpoetry
The jolt of paprika, May bring the mind erect, - Dawning at allpoetry
Going abroad, early, I saw them both, The pale moon, the golden sun - Inversnaid Revisited at allpoetry
Walking the West Highland Way We came, weary, upon that darksome burn - Wise Words at allpoetry
Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Set under cloudless skies - Figure in a Landscape at allpoetry
We all are rooted on the selfsame earth Not asking to be born, nor yet to die - That's Life at allpoetry
I saw a dog the other day I pissed on him, and walked away - [ No love, no heart ] at allpoetry
No love, no heart No tender emotion - Hope Hurts the Oppressed at allpoetry
In a land where life is not our own Why speak to us of hope? We groan - Ice Water at allpoetry
There is ice water on my heart, And chills of winter thrill my spine - Living on the Edge at allpoetry
I love to live a little on the edge I deck my store in all the latest trends - Ice Water On My Heart at allpoetry
There is ice water on my heart, And chills of winter thrill my spine - Sighs of Discontent at allpoetry
All those sighs of discontent, Did I notice what they meant? - Heartbreak on the Horizon at allpoetry
-There's heartbreak on the horizon- The cove in the crow's nest hailed; - Slumbertown at allpoetry
Count the piggies off to market Watch them on their way - Epilogue at allpoetry
O God please open up my eyes, To look upon this fragile place - Yellow Submariner at allpoetry
. - Edinburgh Sonnet : July at allpoetry
Midsummer? I'm inclined to think, not so, The skies are overcast with deepest gray - Dee/urr:Tee#P. errr// itty @ a.p. .com at allpoetry
'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' - Rebus Investigates a Crime at allpoetry
"Forensics, ah'll gie ye forensics!" John, is she gone, aye, gone, - Americlerihues at allpoetry
. - [ I'd like to enthuse on the U. S of A ] at allpoetry
I'd like to enthuse on the U. S of A And churn out the verse in the usual way - Audabe at allpoetry
The day breaks Palely - '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' at allpoetry
Today, the sky's Piled high with double-scoops of cloud - Window Shopping at allpoetry
The doll with my heart in her hand, Tied to me, with subtle strings - Pop Tart at allpoetry
. - Stardeeps at allpoetry
The moon is bright in the heavens, Like a glittering silver coin, - Fama, or Hold the Front Page! at allpoetry
. - Diddles at allpoetry
You want to be dazzled? Well, I'm feeling razzled, - Dream On! at allpoetry
. - Making at allpoetry
I took my pen, to write my words on air, But found that there were others written there. - Mother and Child at allpoetry
Coorie doon, coorie doon, ma bairnie Coorie doon, ma bonnie hen... - Visiting at allpoetry
The Mall's an oddly ordered place, You scan the faces, row on row, - A Boy and His Dog at allpoetry
I'll tell you something Once I saw, shall I? - Slimy the Snail at allpoetry
Slimy the snail Has a very good tale - The course of true love never did run smooth at allpoetry
Tread softly, for thou treadest on my dreams That's how Yeats said it, he was best - Silence at allpoetry
Listen: the silent air is filled with notes, Beauty that liveth in a thousand throats - Alternative Transport at allpoetry
I bought a little trolley, To tow behind my bike - Tristadecaphobia at allpoetry
It's Friday the 13th, you know Have a wee dram, afore ye go - Yin and Yang at allpoetry
If I were a true optimist I'd be adding a gold to my list - Question and Answer at allpoetry
He talks in omens, portents, So an itchy nose - The West Wind at allpoetry
It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries; But when one's cycling westward, the pleasure somewhat dies, - Ev'ry time I breast the sheiling, I get a kind of funny feelin (Gene Kelly) at allpoetry
Och Edna, ye're an awfy quine (If quine indeed thou art) - Licht at allpoetry
Oh lassie, ye are far away Across the rolling salt-sea foam - Time for a Toucan at allpoetry
The toucan used to advertise A type of Irish Stout - Down at the Old Bull and Bush at allpoetry
Although I don't hate Georgie Bush I'll be glad when he's given the push - A Bonny Wee Burdie at allpoetry
This bird doesn't look like a Scot, He'd be happier where it is hot - Summer Sonnet : Princes Street Gardens at allpoetry
The trees unfurl fresh leaves in rising heat, Stretching wide branches to the sudden sun - A Warning to Naughty Children at allpoetry
Jimmy was a naughty lad, Very, very, very bad. - Advice at allpoetry
My speciality When I was very wee, - Roadkill at allpoetry
The fox lay still, in calm repose You would not guess that he was dead, - Summertime at allpoetry
Fling in the summertime, swing in the sun, Sing me a season of frolic and fun, - Shug Macwathers at allpoetry
By the high-rise flats decaying, 'Neath the underpass of concrete - Perseverance at allpoetry
Two centuries and more ago, A tempest struck this quiet glen - Oh why should we all fear hell? at allpoetry
Oh why should we all fear hell? That delicate, sulphurous smell? - People of Lesbos Take Gay Group to Court Over Term 'Lesbian' at allpoetry
. - Nesting at allpoetry
May's a good month to celebrate For Spring has come at last - Advice at allpoetry
Always be certain the sun will arise Be sure that the sky will be blue - Little Brother (Problem Page) at allpoetry
I'm concerned about my little brother I think that he's murdered our mother - Look Out, Little Red! at allpoetry
The wolf on the Harley Has no wish to parley - The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower at allpoetry
Down in the dump, among sodden matresses Presses through a single buttercup - Springtime at allpoetry
Slowly the trees come back to leaf, Painting the sky with green - Little Cowboy at allpoetry
Hey, ah'd better saddle up And hit the sandman trail - Late Spring at allpoetry
A yellow footed blackbird trots Across the bleak allotment plots - 30 at allpoetry
. - Clerihue for Gustav at allpoetry
. - There was a Scots Lassie named Haley at allpoetry
There was a Scots lassie named Haley Who took part in a dance at a ceilidh - Art at allpoetry
An idealised Spring, they dance in a ring With flowers aplenty, and gauzes that cling - Wet Winter at allpoetry
There's been sufficient rain to float an ark, I saw a seagull, swimming down the park; - A Wooomb with a View, a Woooomb made for Two at allpoetry
I made an appearance for Kubrick At the end of 2001 - Cutty sans Sark at allpoetry
I'm sitting doon tae hiv a rest And get a few things oaf ma chest - The Cookes Tale at allpoetry
A Cooke was ther with us in that place Who had a fier-red cherubinnes face - 99 at allpoetry
I'd like 99 please. - The Buckie-Breer at allpoetry
The gurlie whin-bush i' the glen Growes on the banes o' murthered men - Requiem at allpoetry
I'm trying my hardest to smile And to clown around for a while - Why at allpoetry
I met a man and asked him why The world is such a place - Mad Mental Mac and Wee Jean, the Glesca Time-Travellers at allpoetry
I happed masel' up in a rug For a walk wi' my fine strippit dug - The Wizard of Westwyck at allpoetry
This morning a mythical madness Filled up my whole being with sadness - Cheesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam at allpoetry
Praise my soul the King of Heaven I will bring you gifts of cheese - Still Life with Apple at allpoetry
A hollow brown husk In a cracked china dish, - Riverdance at allpoetry
Two leprechauns went to audition For Riverdance, latest edition - The Last of the Mohicans at allpoetry
I'll accept that this hairstyle is quaint But attractive it certainly ain't - The Knit Knot Tree, a Legend at allpoetry
In bygone days, a wicked witch Knitted a tree in garter stitch - The Luck of the Irish or Don't Put Your Trust in Leprechauns at allpoetry
If you find a quadruple-leaved clover Your days of bad luck will be over - Half - Kilt at allpoetry
The kilt is a Scottish invention To cover the bum, its intention - Ambition at allpoetry
. - The Road to Damascus at allpoetry
Last night, on my way home from the pub I stumbled into God - Two Sisters at allpoetry
. - Home at allpoetry
A sturdy croft, with windows small A greenhouse propped against the wall - Synaesthetic Sinatras for Sylvia at allpoetry
Dooby dooby doo Doo dooby doo - Second Chance at allpoetry
"You wish a second chance At life which late you left?" - Endgame at allpoetry
The sea was boiling merrily The sky was deepest green - [ I took a seasoned piece of wood ] at allpoetry
I took a seasoned piece of wood I hoped my carving would be good - A Sad Tale of Gluttony at allpoetry
There once was an erudite cleric Who was writing on plants which are xeric - Revelation at allpoetry
Restricted Information, read the label on the file Eagerly I opened it, and read it with a smile - Fresh Changes at allpoetry
For four years we have made this daily journey. She grumbled about the cold, - Spring Unsprung at allpoetry
This Spring's needing oiled; damp, rusty and as yet uncoiled. - Hack at allpoetry
Some say: the pen is mightier than the sword. I decided to put this to the test - A Crystal Moment at allpoetry
Could this be what a fish might see Beneath the blue waves of the sea? - Kicking the Habit (Iolanthe) at allpoetry
When you're trying to break from the dreaded Gold Flake which you've puffed on from time immemorial, And you're giving the boot to each fragrant cheroot which you whiffed in the English turorial; - Food Glorious Food G&S Style at allpoetry
I'm pondering a mince pie A thing of meat and pastry - Be My Valentine at allpoetry
. - Two Bridges at allpoetry
In nineteen sixty four, they spanned the Forth With a steel bridge, which leapt from side to side - "Community, Identity, Stability." at allpoetry
Alpha A member of the Alpha clan - Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered at allpoetry
. - Vespers at allpoetry
. - Oxymorons & Acronymns at allpoetry
A laddie who studied at RADA Got a part as Cordelia's dada - Seven Sisters at allpoetry
Halcyone The sea is calm. The sky is clear - Two Treasonable Clerihews at allpoetry
Camilla Parker-Bowles (nee Shand) May become queen of all England
