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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!'
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,
…
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 sla…
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…
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'…
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,…
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, <…
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,
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,
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, <…
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 u…
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,
…
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 Ta…
Calicoe Pie
Calicoe Pie
Calico Pie,
The little Birds fly
Down to the calico tree,
Their wings were blue,
And they sang 'Tilly-loo!'
T…
Unicorny,
Unicorny,
In a barn,
Little unicorn!
V was once a little van,
Vanny,
Flanny,
Manny
Vanny,
Drive r…
ygUDuh
ygUDuh
ygUDuh
ydoan
yunnuhstan
ydoan o
yunnuhstand dem
yguduh ged
yunnuhs…
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 oce…
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…
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
…
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 lo…
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) …
my sweet old etcetera
my sweet old etcetera
my sweet old etcetera
aunt lucy during the recent
war could and what
is more did tell you just
nobody loses all the time (X)
nobody loses all the time (X)
nobody loses all the time
i had an uncle named
Sol who was a born failure and
nearly everyb…