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When we GYP with gypsies connect,
It's politically incorret.
But language has lost
At uncounted cost,
Some color and now has defect.
--- Daniel Ford

Dear people, please heed my advice,
Don't use the word "GYP", it ain't nice;
From "Gypsy" derived,
These days it's contrived,
As P.C. offense in a trice.
--- Chris Papa

A GYROVAGUE, wandered into the cave
Of an anchorite whose name was Dave.
Repelled by the smell
In this monastic cell,
He said, "It's less like a cave than a grave."

(wandering monk)
--- Norm Brust

The GYROVAGUE to folks will wave,
As he travels on roads with his stave.
While Dave we espy
As a one-place guy,
Who gyros with stuff from the grave.
--- Chris Papa

Professional clothes, HABILIMENT,
May not engender a compliment.
Unless it's perhaps
From streetwalking chaps,
Out fishing hookers filaments.
--- Daniel Ford

In the tale of "The Emperor's New Clothes",
He's naked from his head to his toes.
Yet this silly gent
Lacking HABILIMENT,
Takes pride in his buttons and bows.
--- Norm Brust

Godiva registered dissent
In unusual HABILIMENT.
When at times she dresses,
Just covered by tresses,
Her rides are a rising event.
--- Chris Papa

While horse had a blanket on board,
She rode for the ogling horde,
Of all types and class
In style called "bare ass",
And was a first "hippie" adored.
--- Chris Papa

The triteness that comprises HACKNEY
Is as bad as all the cures for acne.
As much as one tries,
The most are just lies
On sale for high prices by Acme.
--- Daniel Ford

A HACKNEY / a pony /a horse
An animal Godiva'd endorse.
And bare on it's back
She placed her cute rack;
To watch her, men came out in force.
--- Garrie Eksteen

A HACKNEY ride is tour de force,
And is quite romantic, of course.
For two on the town,
Though may draw a frown,
From PETA. who pities the horse.
--- Chris Papa

Oceanic trenches HADAL
To few life forms are craadle:
Unpigmented fish,
A jettisoned dish,
And tubeworms that spin like dreidel.
--- Daniel Ford

HADAL, an adjective weird,
Not place of Hell that we feared,
But ocean's deep floor,
So far from a shore,
No fear your rear end will be seared.
--- Chris Papa

Hadrian sent his Roman legion
North into blue depicted region,
Where he built a wall,
And then served them all
Not haggis but sweetbreads parmegian.
--- Daniel Ford

HAGIARCHY with priests is a-brimmin'.
The holy, profane win mixed swimmin',
But I, like a fool,
Thought that it mean rule,
By post menopausal old women.
--- Chris Papa

The Haiku's not lewd or perverse (you say)
Yet I found a terse Japanese verse (today)
Which limned in some detail
Anatomy (female)
Then did it again in reverse. (Oy vey!)
--- Eva Amata

Although I'd be tempted to try it,
It's sort of like going on diet.
Less than the eye meets,
But I like my sweets,
And am not just ready to buy it.
--- Chris Papa

They seem to be weird, fragile things,
Borne on a butterfly's wings;
Devoid of the bang
And sonorous clang
That each scripted limerick brings.
--- Chris Papa

Our Willy's HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET,
As red-neck, as red-neck can get,
Won't mind telling lies,
And making chicks tries,
A macho-man, hanging-in yet!
--- Chris Papa

HALCYON always is seen
As time that's surreal and serene;
A piece of mind's eye,
A memory long bye,
At fond backward glance ever keen.
--- Chris Papa

It's easy to sit and lament
'Bout youth that was carelessly spent.
Then I was bolder,
Now I'm much older,
The HALCYON days have all went!
--- Observer

The peaceful, joyful times HALCYON
Do grow in stature as all see yon
Dimming horizon,
That we have our eyes on,
We would recall lims chance to carry on.
--- Daniel Ford

Idyllic were the days HALCYON,
Bygone now for almost an eon,
When we were so young,
Around bandstand hung,
And knew not that I was a peon.
--- Daniel Ford

We know HALCYON days of summer
That make you feel like a lyre strummer,
Though there, without doubt,
We find heat and drought,
And enough bugs to make it a bummer.
--- Chris Papa

Hurrah for the poor aging male,
Who tries to stay hardy and HALE.
When vigor will fade,
There's chemical aid
With Viagra, no need to fail.
--- Chris Papa

When one is hearty, healthy, and HALE,
Full of broccoli, cabbage and kale,
Even Brussels sprouts
Won't relieve your doubts
About gases, which such plants entail.
--- Daniel Ford

New horizons ahead for old Dave,
Who, by doing dead ho's, did cash save.
After riding a rail,
He's shown that he's hale,
And now hopes to find date for a rave.
--- Elois

Maturing is not always fun,
And your engine may not always run!
But there is no recourse.
The alternative's worse;
Six feet under, you might miss the sun!
--- Maggie

Keep you body and mind up to par,
And you may find that they take you far.
With a bit of HALE,
You really won't fail,
And your organs won't be in a jar.
--- Maggie

Distinguishing stamp makes a HALLMARK,
Much like stationery's watermark,
This makes it unique
So the curious peek
To see whether it's in the ball park.
--- Daniel Ford

Gay dress can be flamboyant or stark,
Nonetheless, there's a distinctive HALLMARK.
A ring in the left ear
Is the sign, very clear,
That one's available for a stroll through the park.
--- Norm Brust

Standard of excellence, HALLMARK,
Has match in word play of Petrach,
Though English sonnets
May have burned bonnets
And called down wrath of the monarch.
--- Daniel Ford

The HALLMARK of lying, one knows,
Is the size of Pinocchio's nose.
Slick Willy's fat rig,
Is not only big,
Like neon, it rubrently glows.
--- Chris Papa

This is file iul

For character flaws, HAMARTIA,
There's nothing in pharmacopoeia;
Drugs don't override
Over weening pride,
For which there is no panacea.
--- Daniel Ford

The first business gain saved as HANDSEL,
Hangs on the shop wall or standsill,
Surrounded by petals,
Just waiting for Gretels
To come shopping for their small Hansel.
--- Daniel Ford

Of HANDSELS I'd surely be fond,
But guess that I'd need magic wand,
Or use plane or ship
To take a long trip
Across the wide Atlantic pond.
--- Chris Papa

The HAPTIC hand he had, made Harry
The kind of guy girl's love to marry.
He'd never leaver her,
Since stroking her beaver,
Was enough to get harry to tarry.
--- Chris Papa

It's touching to feel some strokes HAPTIC
And pleasing to nerve ends synaptic.
When with Miss or Mrs,
You share a few kisses,
So keep things well moistened with Chapstick.
--- Daniel Ford

For Harry to marry his goose (Cape Town slang - girlfriend)

A girl's HAPTIC hand
Will get things to stand
And make us lie down if we choose.
--- Barrie Eksteen

He starts each speech with a bang,
Then launches a pointless HARANGUE.
That's our Reverend Al (Al Sharpton, Rev bullshitter)
The unfailing pal,
Of a scruffy, victimized gang.
--- Norm Brust

Vociferous speechified HARANGUE
Becomes comic from mouth of orang.
But such monkeyshines
Raise hackles on spines
Of fundamentalist baring fangs.
--- Daniel Ford

In Senate, HARANGUES every day,
To inflated large egos give play,
Extreme and drastic
Always bombastic,
With nothing constructive to say.
--- Chris Papa

A HARBINGER, father of teen,
Said "Son, I should not come between,
But when girl you date
Always makes you wait,
You're training for post-marriage scene!"
--- Observer

Spring's HARBINGER, Robin Red Breast,
With whose timing I'm not impressed,
Is hopping around,
'Mid snow on the ground,
With wormless stomach, hard pressed.
--- Chris Papa

St Patrick's Day, Sean does his thing;
A fine beer after fine beer thing.
For three days he's sogger
On Harp's finest lager,
A reliable Harp bringer of Spring.
--- Bob Dvorak

A judo expert named Ginger
So wanteed to become a ninja,
But when up she would sneak,
One detected a reek.
Her flop-sweat was her HARBINGER.
--- Norm Brust

Young folks won't often harken
To rules by parents re: sparkin'.
So if my chance
They both drop their pants,
Maybe baby in crib they'll be parkin'.
--- Barb

Young bucks are unlikely to HARKEN
To ready advice about larkin'.
In puruit of catch,
They then meet their match,
When told they're up wrong tree a-barkin'.
--- Chris Papa

Listen up, laddies, do HARKEN!
The good news has come about sparkin'.
If you but believe,
You'll find safe reprieve,
And evil will ne'er your door darken.
--- Daniel Ford

The ill-tempered scold, a HARRIDAN,
Enjoys a sex life quite arid an'
You can surely bet
She will not get wet,
Appealing to spouse, a harried man.
--- Daniel Ford

The HARRIDAN having tart tongue,
By which she spreads harsh words among
Her friends and her foes,
As everyone knows
With joy-killing hang-ups is strung.
--- Elois

Many a mere man's been stung
By HARRIDAN's loud and barbed tongue.
And is ever glum
'Cause when he wants "some,"
Gets only a limp organ, hung.
--- Chris Papa

The entrails reading from HARUSPEX
Were oft contorted and quite complex.
Liver-shaped Rosetta
Predicted vendetta
In three tongues, as a woman expects.
--- Daniel Ford

A HARUSPEX of Roman type,
Was known to have one constant gripe.
"No ifs, ands, or butts,
I read the best guts,
Yet still just get paid for the tripe!"
--- Chris Papa

"You'll never find such a diviner,
And augur more major than minor.
In truth, best of all,
Crowds come, one and all,
For chitterlings in my sleek diner.
--- Chris Papa

The practice of HARUSPICATION,
Disgusting form of divination,
Is best left to those
Who suck on their toes,
And use liver for masturbation.
--- Norm Brust

Picadores still play HASTILUDE,
Before Matador does intrude.
Only bull must die
On the final try,
Then he becomes Mexican food.
--- Larry

HASTILUDE's considered great sport
At many a medieval court.
But sometimes, by chance,
A guy caught a lance,
With quite grievous wounds to report.
--- Chris Papa

More astounding is such a HAT TRICK.
And greater the gains psychiatric.
When we consider
That old men and widder
No longer enjoy such a fat prick.
--- Daniel Ford

Such triple success of the HAT TRICK,
For romance coupling geriatric,
Brings great psychic boon,
More desire to spoon,
And many salutes to St Patrick.
--- Daniel Ford

The Mad Monk, in his bragging, tells
How he into nuns cloistered cells,
And with persuasion slick,
Performed a HAT TRICK,
By scoring with three lonely belles.
--- Chris Papa

Three wins in a row make a HAT TRICK;
As do three goals by hockey's Patrick.
But deflowering belles
Flight of fancy spells,
Since that Mad Monk is geriatric.
--- Daniel Ford

A monk with no moral criteria
Met three nuns in the parish cafeteria.
Always thinking of his wick,
He set up a HAT TRICK.
Now the convent is close to hysteria.
--- Norm Brust

Sex drive will diminish, we know.
So when over eighty we grow,
It is no surprise
We get scoring prize,
With HAT TRICKS three years in a row.
--- Chris Papa

The vacillation we call HAVER
May be desired in tuneful flavor,
Where soulful vibrato
In subtle legato
Of hemidemisemiquaver.
--- Daniel Ford

While I might an older word savor,
When it comes to use the verb HAVER,
Though it may be clever
I'm sure that I'll never
Use it, or maybe I'll waver.
--- Chris Papa


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