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The first 4 lines came to me Sunday night in the shower, the rest came later and I finished it off this morning. Please don't try to find hidden meaning or to analyze my thoughts. It's purely nonsense and meant to make you laugh.

Horror Museum, by Phill Williams.


A one legged man had two left feet
One facing north and one facing east
One eye blue and one eye green
And one eye black that couldn't be seen.
A diamond ring which rang like a bell
And a mouth full of teeth that stank like hell
His face was a picture Picasso rejected
A would-be MP but never elected
You may feel sorrow for this unwieldy being
But he does OK in the horror museum.

Naked. his clothes were the worst for wear
Bald as a coot with nut brown hair
Three feet tall and high as a kite
A frightening scene in the middle of night.
Long in the past and long in the tooth
Dreaming of death yet longing for youth
Never accepting that "NO" was an answer
Belligerence grew like a terminal cancer.
Never seen walking in daylight or freedom
But he does OK in the horror museum. 

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Re: Horror Museum

good poem Phill i thought maybe its a bit weird,have you been sipping from Peatles cup.     

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No, But I may be influenced by the fumes coming from the people next door????     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Phill
That  is nonsense genius !  I love it

I'm telling you that with a couple fixes ( there are a couple of innuendos there I believe)
that might not be appropriate for I'm about to say......
That would be a huge hit in elementary school.  If Peatle could illustrate it - you guys might make a fortune.
It's witty, makes you think to put things together, and real draws on imagination.

Top shelf there my friend.

Jim     

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

5 Reply by Peatle Jville (edited by Peatle Jville 2023-07-18 00:59:28)

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Great poem Piri your poem is pure comedic magic not voodoo.



A bit of light to brighten up the dark you hit the mark

Hit the ball right on the mark

A clever lark you made it look like a entertaining walk in the park

You drink from the cup of clever words

Welcome to land of the absurd

Its better to be in the absurd than in the main herd

You become your own beast

And  you get to procure some good words

That ferment like yeast

On a crusty bit of excitement or a bit of laughter

Use your words like you do

Word sharks are my scene

As long as its not too unkind and obscene

Use your words loud and proud

Who knows it might help someone remove a cloud

Having said that there are some arrogant poets

Who think they’re  up there on a celestial cloud

In that case I take humble instead of proud

The pen and the tongue can produce some fun

Tap dancing on keyboards sending words to the main herd

Welcome to the land of the absurd

Fermentation of the yeast makes the dough rise

The yeast is words that gets me excited and ready to rise in the morning

And  those many Archimedes lightbulb  moment under the shower

The power that drives words and ideas into my head

That’s about all I can offer at this moment to this thread

Its most probably after midnight and you wont read this until you get out of bed

My midday is your midnight.

If you find some words in the middle of the night

Turn on the light and write

I hope I got that right

I don’t wont you to make Ann angry and give her a fright

In the mean time too those at  the top of the world have a goodnight

May you all wake up early healthy and bright

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Pete
im dizzy from all your rhyme
you seem to do it all the time
your brain must be on overdrive
but at least you know you`re still alive
theres people who never wrote a word
i guess they`re worried it would be a turd
emitting a foul smell
like dogs....   stuck on your shoe
but hey it makes a great glue
cause if you try to get it off
you know it dont come easy
you dont have to shout or leap about
you know it dont come easy (thanks ringo)

oh no i think ive caught Peatle fever !     

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7 Reply by Peatle Jville (edited by Peatle Jville 2023-07-18 08:45:58)

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Eb your coherent answer

Shows your more than a song writer  musician and tennis dancer

You should read about the history of the eisteddfod.

Piri has poetry and song in his DNA.

He has that magic every day

Not like you an I in the land where

A man spends all day making hay

With too many sheep with nothing to say

Then there is our man Jim

From a land where Lamb Chop taught children to do many things

In his  historic DNA a cowboy on a horse

With a guitar poetry and song

Words come naturally to him of course

And the famous Mr Ed of course of course

Brian Have you been through the Desert on a horse with no name

In the desert, you can remember your name

'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain (thanks Dewey Bunnell)

Thank you to Jim and America for travelling with us on this part of the course

Sorry to Piri if I have taken this of course.
     
You all are a poetic force

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Thanks for all the replies and rhymes from Seland Newydd,  that's New Zealand in Welsh BTW.

Jim, the innuendos were not meant in a rude way, a Kite is a bird, we have red Kites in Wales and there was a TV show about them which must have struck a chord. I guess you're also referring to the black eye (that can't be seen) which refers to the rejections we all get through life, so you can imagine the horrors this person is going through?

Ps. I think I've gone to writing verse because I've lost the power of songwriting. It'll come back eventually, it's best not to force these things.     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Speaking of Ringo
of which we weren`t
i wish that the drums
i  had learn`t
i  could bang on the skins all day
it would scare my neighbors away
Phill has trouble with neighbors of his
maybe he should take the idea
and bash his kit night and day
all of the night and all of the day
a song from the sixties
by the kinks i think
although Phills more your dedicated follower of fashion
cause he`s from wales
the biggest fish in the sea
a friend of tom jones probably
who`s a pretty big fish too

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Phill

nope - it was
"stank like hell"
"nut" brown

this part probably not for little kids...

"Dreaming of death yet longing for youth
Never accepting that "NO" was an answer
Belligerence grew like a terminal cancer."


but other than that (in my no account opinion ) it is classic and a poem that would spark imagery and wonder and fantastic fantasy -
I would love to have 3rd graders have this read to them and then have them draw what they thought it looked like.  There wouldn't be one picture the same !

I love it !!

Jim     

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke
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Jim. I never thought that my nonsense verse would be read to or by kids, it just popped into my head in response to Easybeats (Brian) blitzkrieg. I actually thought that that couple of lines were harmless and to be honest throw away. Maybe keep it for the older kids, huh?

Brian. I've played some of the venues that Tom played before he got famous. Dedicated follower of fashion was one of the first records I ever bought along with I feel fine and 19th nervous breakdown (Stones) As I wear shorts in summer and denim jeans in winter at 72 I'm not now or ever been a follower of fashion. As you know I play "live" drums on my recordings, I'm not that good and I couldn't do it "all night long", that's a song by White Snake by the way.

Ringo bash, while I just smash
John said he's the greatest [Ringo]
He's 82 and still real great
Not like me, I just grate
George has gone and sadly missed
They called him "quiet" his playing bliss
John got shot, his killer rotten
Paul still sings, and plays like Ringo
The greatest band, never forgotten     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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12 Reply by Peatle Jville (edited by Peatle Jville 2023-07-19 06:25:49)

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Piri  that line in your poem
Not like me, I just grate
I think that line could about me mate
LOL


After the poetry flood
I’m clearing out my dam
When it comes to poetry
I’m just a ham
Thank you Piri
Your the man
Piri who could be better than
John Paul George and Ringo
It could be you
When you write your next song
Bingo legs 11
Wearing shorts in summer and denim jeans in winter
Your next song or a poetic number
It will be a winner
We could keep this post going up until next winter
If I keep replying like this
I'm sure it will feel like to others that a I'm bad splinter
As long as your next song is not John Lennons "Revolution Number 9"
A song that would be a waste of time
You will do better than that of course
Thats all that I could get to rhyme time and nine
Now come on everybody write us another line