the lovers took a warm bath
they laved each others skin
their many tactile expressions
were stimulating

here's an unusual
request
that was made of the
ladies
who are guests at the
domain
could you send
by express mail
a pair of cotton or lace *******
to be worn
on a manly tail

I thought to myself
the cost of sending my bloomers
would be far too expensive
as postage fees
are going
up
up
up
all  
the  
time

several ladies did oblige
and dispatched
their girdles and suspender belts
for the said man's tail
which so delighted
the undergarment gatherer's
warped rail

on the field of battle
blood soaked youth lay
their once sparkling eyes
extinguished in gunshot spray

men who gave command
wear no blemishing mark
yet these dreadful deeds
defy description so stark

war is wretchedly vivid
numerous are history's columns
mankind learns few lessons
war is ever solemn

Washington needs to wash Obama out of its hair
he's doing more damage the longer he is there
the hair strands are in need of new management
for under Obama they've received much torment

an improvement to the locks will be extra nice
as Washington gets rid of the Obama device
the Congress and Senate can do the shampooing job
which will see the Pres quickly given the fob

Washington will have a lustrous sheen to the tress
when the hairdressers get onto the mess
now is the time to employ good methodology
by washing Washington's hair with ousting technology

eating watermelon
is a dripping thing
as the liquid in it
runs down your chin

young lassies near and far
were subjected to looking
at his personal bar

he'd stage the exhibits
on mobile phone devices
all those groinal tid-bits

exposing his wares
in a devil may care way
of indecency to the eyes
he'd frequently flay

on a particular poetry forum
the fellow can be found
advertizing his kit bag
so unedifyingly around

a sixty year old man
would in time be
getting a nab
for putting out there
his wayward
tab

somewhere inside
the Ohio state
law authorities
will pinpoint
the repugnant gate

wedding bells peal o'er
the world to-day
they peal in such an
exuberant way

pealing for the bride
and groom
who'll be partnered
to love's bloom

pealing of devotion's
everlasting bliss  
the beauty of a warm
loving kiss

pealing a nuptial
togetherness
the sharing of a close 
love fondness  

pealing
pealing
pealing
an amplified sound
pealing
pealing
pealing
a joyous resound

wedding bells peal o'er
the world to-day
they peal in such an
exuberant way

wedding bells peal o'er the dales to-day
they peal in a most exuberant way
their pealing tells of endless happiness
which shall last with much gleefulness

matrimony a blessing of enduring love
a troth gifted by the Lord up above
choirs of birds shall sing of devotion
as the wedded couple bind in adoration

wedding bells peal o'er the dales to-day
they peal in a most exuberant way
their pealing tells of endless happiness
which shall last with much gleefulness

the sacred vows of love ever entwining
holding through the years of shining
love's sweet bloom flourishing so bright  
in a divine accord of special delight

wedding bells peal o'er the dales to-day
they peal in a most exuberant way
their pealing tells of endless happiness
which shall last with much gleefulness

a life time of endearments they'll share  
beginning on the nuptial day so fair
a kiss of blissfulness sealing the oneness
between the couple in true togetherness

wedding bells peal o'er the dales to-day
they peal in a most exuberant way
their pealing tells of endless happiness
which shall last with much gleefulness

by spending money
on continuous warfare
the empire didst fall
it ate up its cash supply
until there wasn't a cent left

Empires of the past
had also done the same thing
yet America
ignored history's lesson
that should've of been well heeded

how a person's
perceptions can alter
and see another
in a different light
a perspective unclouded
is one of truth
being situated
in a brighter surround
shows the other person
to be ever so fake
a plastic imitation
not the genuine article
is she
no not at all
hindsight has shed
a fresh perspective
the microscope
detailed
what she was like
many moons ago
her sham line
got swallowed
without question
but to-day
her fraudulent persona
is well illuminated

no pacifying
the hurricane's bane
she is a potent
destructive thrashing train
all before her
shall be flattened
as a tabletop
she'll damage
house and hearth
with her viciousness
Sandy
bears down
Sandy
is riled up
Sandy
will exact a toll
she is a pitiless
hurricane
well out of control

we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will
we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will

a firm prop I'll be for you
and in turn you'll prop me up too
ain't that a deal
just made for we two

we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will
we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will

we two hanging together
our prop defying all kinds of weather
the deal suiting us just fine
we'll stick it out in the rain and sunshine

we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will
we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will

my unwavering prop for you
and yours for me
that's a deal sealed with
an iron clad guarantee

we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will
we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will

our deal being lifelong
we two melding ever so strong
a perpetual pact
that just can't go wrong

we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will
we'll strike a deal
oh yes we will

We're at the point of almost melting
Hellish heatwave is most sweltering
All of us getting an absolute baking
Thermostats are all upwardly rising

Abundant solar activity is happening

Skin on our faces akin to pork crackling
Copious amount of water we're drinking
Our sweaty brows are in need of mopping
Relief from the heat we're always seeking
Cool locales like long verandah shading  
Hades is where us folks are now dwelling
Endless hours of excessively high temperatures
Reductions in these would be such a pleasure

it hasn't been sighted
in these rounds of  late
and it's not likely to
turn up at a future date

some folk who belong
to the bird watching league
believe that its species
who'd hold much intrigue

it was known for not
having an air born wing
it is quite possible it wasn't
able to operate the **** thing

a pigeon is its closest
living kin
but a pigeon wouldn't
fit into its skin

when answering the
riddle be succinct
or I'll render your
response extinct

there was a lot of love
in this decade
the people joined
a peace parade

the air was filled
with an upbeat atmosphere  
the flower children
were on a higher sphere

tunes started to sound
like they'd been set free
the musicians weren't
bound by a formalized key

fashion underwent
a considerable change
whereupon the beaded
look wasn't so strange

may these scant clues
aid all of you
in finding what decade
I'm taking you to

is it okay for a poet to write a poem
about something that they've been told by another person
the persons name they'll never use
to protect that persons identity
I always thought a poet could write on a subject of their choosing
what do you think?

ruminating
                  cogitating
                                  pondering
                    ­                              thinking

the subject matter doth
put the mind into a thought seat
is there sufficient verbs for me
to place on the paper's sheet

verbs by definition are words
which have an action
they on the reader
do have an impaction

so let's explore a topic
worth a thousand of them
how I'll express this piece
shall test my mind's stem

here is the matter I shall discuss
without any duress or manner of fuss

all over the globe there is much trouble
our planet is not as a carefree bubble
the inhabitants often observe strife somewhere
our corners of four not of an according air

were there to be peace and calmed relations
no concerns would beset our world's many nations
yet a propensity for war doth  ever prevail
what sane men shall see the wrongs of this pail

verbs shall never explain man's idiocy
as he's ever involving himself in armory
yet a man who did advocate cordiality
lived with his brothers in true harmony

he was a meek man of the Indian land
a message of non-violence he did band
the lessons of history are never heard
man seemingly ever in the warring herd

the middle east is a tinder box of hell this day
exploding bombs and munitions all spray in affray
verbs of dialogue aren't put to good use
an ongoing lighting of the fuse doth suffuse

few statesmen of Gandhi's ilk now exist
so the torture and torment of war shall e'er persist
diplomacy has lost its edge around the globe
our planet shall remain bound in worrisome lobe

the count of verbs in this piece didn't quite reach a thousand
yet deaths in conflicts outdo that number by the thousands

it's an *****
that we can do without
but most of us
have it still hanging about

were you to look
a bit left of the liver
you'd see this *****'s
plum red sliver

if it gets torn
much blood will spill
from its sack's  
gushing rill  

by golly Francis
verbalizes a lot
she's always
ranting on the spot

glean and keen
rhyme with it
that is a hint
to its kind of kit

these plates are
solid in their force
and we all have
heard of their force

they will sometimes
impact on each other
with a crashing sort
of bother

below the surface of the
earth the plates do sit
until they bring forth
their convulsive fit

everything shakes
when they do collide
and they send all
on a wild ride  

since the dawning
of time
the plates have displayed
their powerful prime

the competitors
shall be mounted on something high
and that something
stands on four speeding legs of ply

this particular sport
is presently staging a revival
as there are enthusiasts  
who want to see its survival

the outfits the rivals
wear are really heavy of weight
they must feel like
they're carrying a large freight

let us now hark back
to those days of yore
when the knights would
make a galore score

if you guess the
name of the sport
Sir Lancelot will be
your tournament escort