A footloose young fellow named Humburd In the daylight, it's easy to see She kept all her dreams locked inside Our dreams are such precious things, These thoughts in my brain are congealing, While choosing a girl, young McNair, Deep emotions evoked by a fire, Lucy once said she like flowers, Some days I feel all out of place; These visions can leave me in tears; Man cannot soothsay from whence When days seem long and weary, Look, I'm sorry, I think I will go In a garden surrounded by pine, In front, black eyed susans are found, Lad, please arise, it is dawn, "I am now at the end of my rope. As you read through these ramblings to seek The beauty of moonlight on snow, My loved one and I sipping wine, Dear memories of joint recollection, Variations of treasured refrain, The reams of my youth are all etched. Friday night. It couldn't be plainer. When the rain falls and storms thunderboom, If you leave your troubles at the door, "The die has been cast," shouted Fry, The crocuses happily blooming Remember when football had dropkicks? I fear I am accident-prone, On a very unnoteworthy day, Appreciation & Enthusiasm work as a charm; The morning sure comes so fast.
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The crocuses happily blooming I've a thing about day 24; Lately I've lost all my mirth; One miserable morn I awoke, Talk of stars and fate is what will April's gone, I've to say in dismay, I'm tired of these rainy days; It's late and I should be asleep. Ah don't get upset: what's the use? There once was a man named Albritton, My time watching TV is vital; B is for Bilgers, they say; When people anthropomorphize, Our developers, most of them Babbits, Would we could view ourselves from afar, Were I a black-Irish, la-la, It's important to paint with broad strokes There lived on the banks of the Lune So many people are on the Dole; The clear-thinking man is a rarity, A tragedy occurred in the circus; There once was this cocky Eurasian, They say that I was in my youth, Cried the crest of a wave coming in, She sat on a mighty fine chair, There once was a time when I could If there is one thing that I have well learnt, A land of blue skies and sunlight, There's a nip in the air, Love, tonight, (the original was hiding the names of the elements)
Why is it that when you're grief stricken, There once was a fine boy named Michael, There was an old man who said, "Ho! A sweet leap-year babe is my Claire;
With wife and a child was encumbered.
Though he strove and perspired,
He soon found he was mired,
And discovered his days were all numbered.
--- Albin Chaplin 3024-2625
The destiny that lies before me.
But sometimes at night,
My thoughts just take flight,
And I dream things that never can be.
--- Ericka
As she rode upon destiny's tide;
Then when she was older,
She wished she'd been bolder
And taken more chances, she sighed.
--- PeterW
Like wishes that soar out on wings.
But like Sigmund Freud
I just get annoyed
At the pain that fantasy brings.
--- Bob Mornington
As they rise up toward the ceiling
Of my consciousness,
But I now digress
As my 'sub' suppresses this feeling.
--- Jim Weaver Collection
Did check and select with great care,
A most fitting companion,
But got lost in the canyon,
And fell in the Abyss of Despair.
--- Albin Chaplin 3024-0541
Fascination the flames can inspire;
Flicker and dance,
You stare in a trance,
All that beauty within to admire.
--- Joel D Ash P9806
And would smell them for hours and hours.
She climbed up a tree,
Some blossoms to see,
And was readily caught in its bowers.
--- Penny Kjelgaard
Was I born in the right time and space.
In my mind's eye I see
Lots of things yet to be,
Or am I just out of my face.
--- Jack
More so after five or six beers.
So I think I'll go squeeze
Into my deep freeze;
Don't defrost me for twenty-five years.
--- Jack
Pain, sorrow, and the pathos come, hence
We bid everyone
To join in our fun
And frolic in foolish nonsense
--- Derry Down Derry P8903
And nights seem dark and dreary,
Hold this leaf and smile,
'Cause in a short while,
Things will again be all cheery!
--- Sagedlc
To my garden; it's pretty you know;
It has wonderful flowers;
Secret places and bowers,
Where Petunias and Marigolds grow.
--- Anon
Nature thriving in mottled sunshine;
Up the lattice of wire,
Vines grow ever higher,
The tendrils and flowers entwine.
--- Joel D Ash P9806
New guinea impatients abound;
Wax begonias deep red,
A day lily bed,
The colors explode without sound...
--- Joel D Ash P9806
Pour ruby wine as you yawn.
The moment is fleeting,
Time's again cheating,
And this instant will vanish anon.
--- Anon
And with problems I can't seem to cope."
"Well, just see your shrink,
And have a stiff drink.
All that you need is some hope."
--- Al Willis
Some humor not sounding like greek,
May your laughs be hilarious
From these jibes -- some nefarious! --
And may all of you have a great week!!
--- Anon
Soft glow winter nights doth bestow;
We sit by the fire,
Low flames dancing higher,
Our feelings and hearts overflow.
--- Joel D Ash P0203
Fond glance of one's true valentine;
Old music plays gentle,
Two muse sentimental,
Towards tender romance we incline.
--- Joel D Ash P0203
Sweet confection of loving perfection;
Cherished moments that last,
From the present and past,
Shared collection of love and affection.
--- Joel D Ash P0203
Love in winter replayed once again;
Ardent whispers entreating,
Low murmurs repeating,
Warm words that delight and sustain.
--- Joel D Ash P0203
Or are they just far-offly sketched?
Are they notions, or lotions,
Frustrating emotions,
Fetched from far, or far fetched.
--- Stu Lucas P9608
What one needs is a good no-brainer!
A glass of Merlot,
A mood indigo,
I can't think of anything saner!
--- Annie Jay
And the sky gets all dark, filled with doom,
I want someone here
With mirth, fun, and cheer,
To raise me up out of my gloom
--- Anon
You'll be happy like never before.
But just one little catch,
There's no escape hatch,
So you'll never go out any more.
--- Tom Patton P9711
Then fell on his knees and did cry.
"Now I'll die in great shame,
As I've sullied my name,
For I know I must never say die."
--- Albin Chaplin 3024-2585
Means it's Spring, or so I'm assuming.
With the sun coming out,
We can all give a shout,
And then stop all this glooming and dooming.
--- Anon
When army first sergeants were topkicks?
How a golden phrase
Brings back the old days--
And that noisy piano piece "Chopsticks!"
--- Laurence Perrine P9207
Though not by the breakage of bone:
I fall for a face--
I've fallen from grace--
Heart-broken, I do nothing but moan.
--- Laurence Perrine P9405
Things all happened their usual way.
Everything went along,
As it had for so long,
That there really was nothing to say.
--- Jim Weaver Collection
Together they do wonders with l'il or no harm.
They come in a twin pack
Like the pat on the back,
Which gets translated to that shot in the arm.
--- K Sivaramakrishnan
The night never seems to last.
I want to sleep more!
To cozy and snore.
Alarm is so loud, a blast!
--- Charlotte
Have put on a face unassuming.
But though humble they be,
They're a sure sign to me
That the Earth has begun her spring grooming.
--- Squeaky
Superstitution, I guess, nothing more.
But I face it with dread,
Want to stay right in bed,
And avoid what the fates have in store.
--- John Miller 0037
Of exercise there's been a dearth.
Man in his essence is
Just dusty quintessences,
And sterile this pestilent earth.
--- Tutta Gioia
Crying, "Someone come tell me a joke,
Or I'll wake up all gloomy,
And torment my roomie,
And give my poor momma a poke."
--- Vertech Limerick Contest
Reduce me to tears, and sure kill
My stance and my thought
Of things that were bought,
And make me think of things gone ill.
--- Jim Weaver Collection
A new beauty's arriving today.
'Though my pecker feels sore,
I'm craving for more;
There she is, my voluptuous Miss May!
--- Anon
I wish all the storms went away.
It's hard for me
To look out and see;
My wheelchair can't venture today
--- Anon
I really don't know why I keep
Not going to bed --
It's all in my head;
This fear about thinking too deep.
--- Anon
Ah don't like to stew in mah juice.
Ah pays all mah tax,
And then Ah relax.
And when Ah sits, Ah sits real loose.
--- Al Willis
Whose theories, no one was hittin'.
The e-mails he sent
Were totally bent.
Nobody but loonies were smitten.
--- Richard Long
It keeps me from thoughts suicidal.
I'm a lazy-ass slough
Who just can't get enough;
I'm the true-blue American Idle.
--- Anon
They weren't treated fair, anyway;
They only went in
Just to say they had been,
They never intended to stay!
--- William O Stevens 1906
The see things through too-human eyes;
They say a car smiled,
Treat a dog as a child,
And think of them being our size.
--- David Morin
Exhibit acquisitive habits.
Architectural blight
They erect overnight,
And they procreate condos like rabbits.
--- Phyllis Hughes P9802
Though we think we rise far above par;
Since no riches have we,
Then eccentricity
Won't apply to us. We're just bizarre.
--- Loren Fitzhugh P0108
My beauty'd be increased by far.
But even if black,
I'd still have the lack
Of youth, which is sine non qua.
--- Jorna
And to imply "all' when speaking of blokes.
Thinking of persons
As individuals worsens
Ones ability to get to the jokes.
--- Res Ipsa
A somewhat eccentric buffoon,
For he asked De Vere Stacpoole
To come down to Blackpool
And open a new brown lagoon.
--- Anon Punch 1921 (Bibby)
In our economy they play a big role.
If the Dole were abolished,
Many businessmen, quite polished,
Would go broke and their businesses fol'.
--- Samuel A Shaffe P8609
For man has such mental disparity,
That illusions appear
And confusion looks clear,
While he's confounded by clarity.
--- Albin Chaplin 3024-2762
The new clown went all berserkus.
We found out on the train
He can't stand meringue,
And without the pie-fight, they won't work us.
--- Anon
Who kept rising to every occasion.
From what I have heard,
When nothing occurred,
He still rose, by sheer self-persuasion.
--- Jim Weaver Collection
Uncouth and ungainly, forsooth.
I can only reply,
"'Tis a lie! 'Tis a lie!
I was couth, I was perfectly couth."
--- Anon
"I'm the greatest that ever has been!"
Till, dumped on the sand,
It disappeared and
Was never once heard of again.
--- Laurence Perrine P8807
Sparks flew as she tidied her hair;
She asks many questions,
I make few suggestions;
Bad as Albert and Li, what a pair!
--- Wendy Cope P0303
Wake up each morning and would
Feel as good as the last
Morning, that which was past.
Well, today I don't feel so damned good!
--- Jorna
It's that people detest being burnt.
They don't want to roast,
Or wind up as toast,
And I trust I have made a good pernt.
--- Al Willis
Each day endlessly clear and bright.
Without rain, the dams dry,
Crops fail, cattle die,
Farmers waste, walk away, quit the fight.
--- Ruth Silcock
And I hope it won't snow, but it might.
If it isn't so bitter,
We'll call up a sitter,
And we can go out for a bite.
--- Al Willis T9710
And in your throat you feel a prickin',
Finding a friend
With a shoulder to lend
Is scarce as the teeth of a chicken.
--- Nawahl
Whose girlfriend, being very insightful,
Thought he was the funnest,
Supreme number one-est,
The cream of the crop and delightful.
--- Gibson
I have nowhere whatever to go!
But I notice that God
Is decidedly odd,
So I think I shall go for a row."
--- Jim Weaver Collection
Born 29 Feb in Belair.
Born in '84,
Six birthdays, no more;
But on trains, I can take her half fare.
--- Tiddy Ogg