Nonsense Poems

Nonsense Poems

A Poem by Allan
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This poem is the kind of Poem I really enjoy. My granddad John Shipham used to teach this to me when we used to visit. It has stuck in my head and I remember him and them with affection. :)

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Pictures: 

I went to the pictures tomorrow,
I took a front seat at the back, 
I fell from the pit to the gallery, 
and broke a front bone in my back. 

I went round a straight crooked corner, 
and saw a dead donkey die, 
I took out my pistol and stabbed him, 
and the bullet came out of his eye. 



Duel: 

Early this morning, late last night, 
two dead men got up to fight, 
back to back they faces each other,
drew their swords and shot each other.



Thames: 

Late last night, in the middle of the day, 
the Thames caught fire and the water ran away, 
the blind man saw it, a deaf man heard it, 
and the man with no legs went to fetch the fire engine, 

The fire engine came with two dead horses, 
run over a dead cat and nearly killed it.



  

© 2012 Allan


Author's Note

Allan
There are other versions of these poems in the interweb, but this is how I remember them.

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Wicked! I love fun poems like this - I think I will risk critiques and post one of my more fun one's! Thanks Allan.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Allan

11 Years Ago

Thanks Alan
It's almost like a mixed reality with time travel ripping the guts out of the facts. A Schrodingers Cat type gaggle of poems. Nice... in a weird sort of way. AMD

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Allan

11 Years Ago

Thanks Alex, missed you form the meets ;-)
Alex Moondragon

11 Years Ago

Hope to be at the next one.
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wow, this is a great piece. :)

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Allan

12 Years Ago

It's marvelous that someone can create such thought provoking rhymes Thanks :-)
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PP
hahahaha!!!! It is hilarious !

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Allan

12 Years Ago

Glad you enjoyed it :-)
PP

12 Years Ago

:)

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Added on November 29, 2012
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Allan
Allan

Wellingborough, Non-U.S./Canadian, United Kingdom



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