Humor: Poetry... :-)
Mariam Ispahani
Greetings! - For the love of poetry and no offense to women, here is a
poetry joke... :-)
=mariam=
Two poets, Longfellow and Nash, were at the gates of heaven, and St.
Peter told them there was only room for one poet in heaven at this time.
In order to decide who was to enter, each of the poets had to write a
poem ending with the word (or syllables, as it turns out) Timbuktu and
must mention the sea.
Longfellow:
I see the sea, I see the shore,
I hear the mighty ocean roar.
Tall sailing ships 'gainst sky of blue.
Their destination: Timbuktu.
(OK, so Longfellow is a little weak in geography)
Nash:
Tim and me, to sea we went,
Spied three women in a tent.
Since they were three, and we but two,
I bucked one, and Tim bucked two.
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Hassan Alam
Mariam,
You should move to Boston :-).
Mariam Ispahani (mar...@skypoint.sky) wrote:
: Greetings! - For the love of poetry and no offense to women, here is a
: poetry joke... :-)
: =mariam=
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Hassan Alam
joker
It could easily be :
Tim and I, to sea we went,
Spied three lovely women in a tent.
Since they were three, and one of them was you,
I bucked two, and Tim bucked you.
I must say you come out much better when dealing with light verse than
you do when debating Sufism with Athiest. Here are some of my favourite
light verse :
My love in her attire
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My love in her attire doth show her wit,
It doth so well become her :
For every season she hath dressings fit,
For winter, spring, and summer.
No beauty she doth miss
When all her robes are on;
But Beauty's self she is
When all her robes are gone.
(Anonymous)
When Boys become Men
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ONCE I LIVED IN CAPITALS
MY LIFE INTENSELY PHALLIC
but now it is sadly lowercase
with the occasional italic.
(Roger McGough)
Honest Casanova (a rather touchy-feely guy)
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The lady of my heart is one
Who has no peer beneath the sun;
But mortal truths have mortal sequels -
Beneath the moon I know her equals.
(Samuel Hoffenstein)
Reflection On Babies
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A bit of talcum
Is always walcum.
(Ogden Nash)
You might know this, but the following two books are must-read for any
one interested in English light verse :
1] Oxford Book of English Light Verse (Ed. Kingsley Amis)
A caveat though. If you buy this book, people might say :
What is brewing, Mr Amis,
Between you and this Miss.
2] The Norton Book of Light Verse (Ed. Russell Baker)
joker
1.1
God
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I am resorting to pun
Because it is such a fun.
God, I think, can take it,
Unless he has an idiot's wit.
1.2
The following incidents were REVEALED by almighty DoGHallA to the
following men at the same time (the two - SAW - were INSEPARABLE) :
1] JeeSucks, son of Merry Virgin and DoGHallA
2] MoHadEm - parentage unknown.
1.3 Doubt it, and you will be consigned to eternal HellA by DoGHallA.
2.1 Introduction :
Two poets, Longfellow and Nash, were at the gates of heaven, and St.
Peter told them there was only room for one poet in heaven at this time.
In order to decide who was to enter, each of the poets had to write a
poem ending with the word (or syllables, as it turns out) Timbuktu and
must mention the sea.
2.1 Thus spake LongFellow (ATMF) to Saint Peter (PBUH) :
Having travelled seven seas, I met a nice whore.
She was inexpensive but full of allure.
Yet heeding virtue's calls I withdrew
Myself from the whore of Timbuktu.
2.2 Thus spake Nash (SAW) to Saint Peter (PBUH) :
Tim and me, to sea we went,
Spied two men and a saint in a tent.
Since they were three, and we but two,
I bucked two, and Tim bucked you.
2.3 Thus spake Saint Peter (PBUH) to Nash (SAW) :
That fellow has been to sea and Timbuktoo,
And very virtuosly from the whore withdrew.
But this time I think I should let you
Live in the Heaven with the lucky few,
Despite our policy of discrimination
Based on sexual orientation.
And if you happen to meet Tim,
Tell him tonight I will be visiting him.
2.4 Acronyms :
ATMF - Always The Moral Fellow
SAW - Sexually Active with men and Women
PBUH - Peace Be Upon the Hypocrite
TEND - The End
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2.6 TEND.