Douglas the brickie was thick as a brick
With a temper that got him in trouble
he got in a fight with a labourer once
and got cleaved in the head with a shovel
the police took a photograph of the offence
and the spade sticking out of his mug
and immediately everyone gave him a nickname
so Douglas was now known as ‘Dug’
Now you might believe that for someone to cleave
Your oul’ noggin was payment enough
And that calling him names was bit of a shame
And that Douglas was getting it rough
But if in the way of both wit and affray
Poor oul’ Doug was a little bit luckless
how much more did he pout when they took the spade out
And the doctors were calling him ‘Dugless’
A bit of a dunce, on his holidays once
He was headed for old Barcelona
But he went the wrong way and instead had to stay
In a cute little town called Pamplona
Where he ran with the bulls but had soon lost his cool
For the idea went over his head
When the ring through the nose of a bull came too close
Someone cried ‘bugger this!’ – and Dug did!
Now its often been said that a spade in the head
(which had since been described as skullduggery)
Might explain a screw loose but is still no excuse
For gratuitous Spanish bullbuggery
Author notes
Skullduggery is such an odd word. Then one of my friends came up with the comic concept of 'bullbuggery' (it almost makes you laugh even without a context! - well, it does if you're me!) and I just couldn't resist a poim.
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clever
realy good poem, i never could have writin anything as good on such a weird word and i smiled a few times -
very witty
Very witty and lovely peice.Real poerty of old . Keep the flames burning. -
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Thank you Samson
This is not my usual style - but I'm glad you liked it. >W<
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John, to utilize an American aphorism, YOU are IN the ZONE, man! Another terrific piece, and a delightful departure from your usual style, but some Bird-humor and imagery that is unmistakably yours. A drinking song, by Jove, and just in time for St. Paddy's Day. Cheers!
Also, this reminds of a famous incident they teach in basic psychology course- a laborer, (a coal miner, I think) in the 19th century got a metal rod through his skull. It skewered his brain in just such a way that he survived the injury, but it changed his whole personality-- he went from being an easy-going guy to a horrible brute. Don't know if you knew that and had it in mind when you wrote this-- either way, a wonderfully entertaining write. And I won't judge you for resorting to rhyme.
Lauren
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arent u the same guy who refused to comment on my poem just becuase it rhymed!!!!!! wait, wait... yes u are....
and u come up with such fantastic rhymes of your own... now how did that happen???
since i am on rhymes, let me just go ahead with it... the form that you have used doesnt work for deep, profound poems... ( a lot of poets get carried away while being profound these days, dont they?) but for the theme here, it works perfectly. I guess that is the reason you chose to rhyme...
and the theme.... absolutely hilarious... i was smilin g away to glory as I was reading it....
i have had a baaaad work week... it wass great to come back on SP and be treated with this. Thanks bird.
Cheers
HM -
*Shock* cool
When I started reading, because of the rhyme scheme and use of phrase, it almost reminded me of a childs nursery rhyme... then I read: "got cleaved in the head with a shovel"... lol. Anyway, it was awesome, for lack of a better word =)
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Thanks R,
Not my usual fare but I had fun working hard at this one. Hope it made you laugh. My Best. >W<
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where did you dig this one up?
hey windover this is friggin hysterical, i'm jealous which means its good. i think you have to be Irish to write something like this you have centuries of limericks running thru your viens (plus lots of booze)
anyway i dug this
dave -
*giggle*
This made me laugh so hard I pee'd a little! Only you could come up with this stuff!
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Couldn't ask..
..for a more gratifiying response. And from the elusive - dan de dan dan - daaaannnn! - SILVER SPECTRE . Humble thanks. xxx Ta da de da da - daaaahhhh ! WINDHOVERMAN!
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OUCH!!
My dear JohnBird, you may have a (senseless) aversion to hard rhythm and rhyme, but these limerick-like stanzas just plain prove you wrong. You've a big talent for ditties like this, and who's to say they're "minor poems"? - a term I despise. ("Major" poems HAVE to be heavy duty and out of the ken of most people?)
I saw the same mastery in your recent one about all your talking, all your life (can't recall the title).
I just read a long article in Poetry Magazine: the premiere outlet in the US for high-toned poetry. The editor has come around to realize that poetry's free style is getting tired and should be changing to more accessible, less elevated styles, with more oldtime rhythm and rhyme, so that poetry can get back to its origins as songs for the people, not just for other poets. I agree, although there'll always be an honored place, I think, for the deeper, less obviously constructed stuff. But I like the man's ideas.
Anyway, homily aside, poor old Dugless! poked fun of in a fine work of good humor, which the critics will be anal-yzing to no end.
Lad
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I stand corrected
I have been too outspoken about my dislike of rhyme like this , and it is, like all prejudice, unacceptable. I do think this sort of form works well for humour, and indeed places desirable demands on the writer to deliver a flow and regular punchlines if it is not to quickly become tiresome. It's just 'made' for comedy. Hopefully it made you laugh , at least a little. Thanks for the input and your constant care my friend. My Best >W<
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Funny
Its got a great flow and lines with a punch. I laughed every stanza at your clever Rhymes. In other words I liked it.
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