Les Murray (The Australian Poet) - Clerihew

The poet Les Murray
Loves hot curry.
Always recites his sonnet
Wearing a bonnet.

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Poet Les Murray - Clerihew

The Australian poet Les Murray
When in Surry.
Always recites his ballad
Whilst eating salad.

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Paris the lover - Clerihew

Paris the lover
Was to discover,
The price for Helen was a poison arrow
To his bone marrow.

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Helen of Troy - Clerihew

Helen of Troy
In Paris, found her blue-eyed boy.
Short lived was her joy,
Greeks destroyed Troy.

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Achilles’ heel - Clerihew

Paris’ arrow through Achilles’ heel
Made him squeal.
And forced him to kneel
Even though he phal for meal.

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Helen of Greece - Clerihew

Helen of Greece
Felt like a trophy on a mantle piece
With lover Paris, set sail
For Troy, her land of fairytale.

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Aftab - Alphabet poetry

Aftab bought chatter-box Daisy
Elephant fully grown;
Her instant judgement kind-off loud.

Made news.
Oldham papers, Quebec radio,
Soviet television.

Universal view was
X-rated, yobbish,
zealot.

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Nelson’s Lament

Its fate Hardy.
I, the greatest admiral in History
The saviour of my beloved England.
Fated to sail with ignorant seamen
For when I say ‘kismet Hardy’,
I mean fate.
They think I said
‘Kiss me Hardy’
Thus I am consigned in the annuals of history
As a ‘queer boy’.

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Be My Valentine or Else?

Be My Valentine or Else?
I’ll scream and yell.
I’ll throw a tantrum,
It will serve you right …
So be My Valentine or Else!

I will not frown or fret,
Mope or pine,
I will get nasty,
It will serve you right …
So be My Valentine or Else!

Be My Valentine or Else!
I’ll spread rumours
You are gay,
Dress in lady’s clothing.
I can even be vicious
And spread rumours
You once bought a
Des O’ Connor LP!

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Happiness Is ….

Happiness is as golden brown as Halwa
Topped with silver vark.
It tastes rich and creamy like Shahi Korma
It smells like lovely prepared Roghan Josh
It sounds like Nightingale in spring
It feels like luxurious chocolate slowly melting in the mouth.

Halwa: A kind of sweet dish made of flour, ghee, and sugar and garnished with sultanas, almonds and pistachios.
Vark: Edible gold or silver leaf.
Shahi Korma: Korma fit for a King.

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