tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post4840159633139724103..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - Double DactylTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-62610358398647375412015-03-26T11:13:45.529-04:002015-03-26T11:13:45.529-04:00MOTHER MONSTER
Humina Humina
Lady of Gaga
Freakish...MOTHER MONSTER<br />Humina Humina<br />Lady of Gaga<br />Freakishly dressed up<br />No matter what day<br />Like fellow monsters<br />Artpopamorphically<br />A chameleon of style<br />She was born that way. <br /><br />(c) Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-42185006220256367972015-03-26T11:05:05.628-04:002015-03-26T11:05:05.628-04:00THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Hoboken, Hoboken
Francis...THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD<br />Hoboken, Hoboken<br />Francis Sinatra<br />Thin as a beanstalk,<br />Strong as a tank,<br />Melodious vocals<br />Blueeyedpormorphically<br />Had Bobby-soxers screaming<br />His nickname, “Frank!”<br /><br />(c) Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-59961101933723470672015-03-18T13:37:37.142-04:002015-03-18T13:37:37.142-04:00Oh, "Honkedy-Gronkedy"--so goose-ish!Oh, "Honkedy-Gronkedy"--so goose-ish!KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-88726368195289645952015-03-18T10:45:01.074-04:002015-03-18T10:45:01.074-04:00Honkedy-Gronkedy,
Mother Goose riding
Upon a good ...Honkedy-Gronkedy,<br />Mother Goose riding<br />Upon a good rhyme<br />with political ease.<br /><br />Giving us children<br />Our first look at poetry,<br />steering that goose<br />with a squeeze of her knees.<br /><br /><br />©2015 Jane Yolen all rights reserved<br /><br />They are compelling. Like potato chips.<br />Jane Yolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614445497209111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-77316509757515389562015-03-17T19:44:23.130-04:002015-03-17T19:44:23.130-04:00Ha! Perfect. And Abe too.Ha! Perfect. And Abe too.KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-91917945354378946112015-03-17T16:37:40.056-04:002015-03-17T16:37:40.056-04:00Higgledy-Piggledy
Abraham Lincoln, he
Kept us a na...Higgledy-Piggledy<br />Abraham Lincoln, he<br />Kept us a nation<br />But gave up his life,<br /><br />Taking a box<br />in a theater and thinking<br />Twas the best could do for<br />His so crazy wife.<br /><br />©2015 Jane Yolen all rights reservedJane Yolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614445497209111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-87779519783860552092015-03-17T16:31:03.713-04:002015-03-17T16:31:03.713-04:00LOL to both of yours. I wrote this a while ago:
E...LOL to both of yours. I wrote this a while ago:<br /><br />Emily Dickinson: A Double Dactyl<br /><br />Higgledy-Piggledy<br />Emily Dickinson <br />Dressed all in white while she<br />Eschewed all prose.<br /><br />Scribbling poems that<br />Nobody would publish<br />That all could be sung to<br />The tune “Yellow Rose.”<br /><br />©2015 Jane Yolen all rights reservedJane Yolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614445497209111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-54974347557672157082015-03-17T08:30:05.766-04:002015-03-17T08:30:05.766-04:00Lady G
Here again, there again,
combing her hair ...Lady G<br /><br />Here again, there again,<br />combing her hair again,<br />Lady Godiva went<br />riding through town.<br /><br />Leofric’s taxes were<br />levied most maximus<br />till his wife’s nakedness<br />brought them back down.<br /><br />—Kate Coombs, 2015KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.com