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Limerick: There was an Old Man of Bohemia
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Bohemia
There was an Old Man of Bohemia,
Whose daughter was christened Euphemia,
Till one day, to his grief,
She …
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Coblenz
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Coblenz
There was an Old Man of Coblenz,
The length of whose legs was immense;
He went with one prance
From Turke…
Limerick: There was an Old Man in a boat
Limerick: There was an Old Man in a boat
There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, 'I'm afloat! I'm afloat!'
When they said, 'No! you aint!'
He was…
Limerick: There was an Old Lady of Chertsey
Limerick: There was an Old Lady of Chertsey
There was an Old Lady of Chertsey,
Who made a remarkable curtsey;
She twirled round and round,
Till she…
Limerick: There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Limerick: There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
But she seized on the cat,
Limerick: There was an Ol Man of Quebec
Limerick: There was an Ol Man of Quebec
There was an Ol Man of Quebec,
A beetle ran over his neck;
But he cried, 'With a needle,
I'll slay you, O b…
Limerick: There was a Young Lady Whose Bonnet
Limerick: There was a Young Lady Whose Bonnet
There was a Young Lady whose bonnet,
Came untied when the birds sate upon it;
But she said: 'I don't care! …
Limerick: There was a Young Lady whose nose
Limerick: There was a Young Lady whose nose
There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
W…
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Turkey
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Turkey
There was a Young Lady of Turkey,
Who wept when the weather was murky;
When the day turned out fine,
She…
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Portugal
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Portugal
There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were excessively nautical:
She climbed up a tree,
To e…
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its colour and size,
So …
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Norway,
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Norway,
There was a Young Lady of Norway,
Who casually sat on a doorway;
When the door squeezed her flat,
She e…
Limerick: The was a Young Lady of Bute
Limerick: The was a Young Lady of Bute
The was a Young Lady of Bute,
Who played on a silver-gilt flute;
She played several jigs,
To her uncle's whi…
Imitation of The Olden Poets
Imitation of The Olden Poets
Time is a taper waning fast!
Use it, man, well whilst it doth last:
Lest burning downwards it consume away,
Before tho…
He Lived at Dingle Bank
He Lived at Dingle Bank
He lived at Dingle Bank - he did; -
He lived at Dingle Bank;
And in his garden was one Quail,
Four tulips and a Tank:
…
Calicoe Pie
Calicoe Pie
Calico Pie,
The little Birds fly
Down to the calico tree,
Their wings were blue,
And they sang 'Tilly-loo!'
Till away they …
Unicorny,
Unicorny,
In a barn,
Little unicorn!
V was once a little van,
Vanny,
Flanny,
Manny
Vanny,
Drive really fasty,
L…
ygUDuh
ygUDuh
ygUDuh
ydoan
yunnuhstan
ydoan o
yunnuhstand dem
yguduh ged
yunnuhstan dem doidee
…
when serpents bargain
when serpents bargain
when serpents bargain for the right to squirm
and the sun strikes to gain a living wage when
thorns regard their roses with alarm <…
this(let's remember)day died again and...
this(let's remember)day died again and...
this(let's remember)day died again and
again;whose golden,crimson dooms conceive
an oceaning abyss …
Spring is like a perhaps hand
Spring is like a perhaps hand
Spring is like a perhaps hand
(which comes carefully
out of Nowhere)arranging
a window,into which people look(while <…
Sometimes I Am Alive Because With
Sometimes I Am Alive Because With
sometimes i am alive because with
me her alert treelike body sleeps
which i will feel slowly sharpening
becoming …
Poem 42
Poem 42
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of Ever-Ever Land i speak
of Ever-Ever Land i speak
(of Ever-Ever Land i speak
sweet morons gather roun'
who does not dare to stand or sit
may take it lying down)