There was a young lady named Ria
Who spent all her days drinking beer.
While drunk on wine
Her friend Miss Divine
Drowned in a barrel of Ria’s beer!
Ria Who Spent Her Days Drinking Beer
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A Young Man Driving a Large Hearse
A young man driving a large hearse
Said, “this verse is unfinished and terse”. …
When a Pushy Young Man Named Ivor
When a pushy young man named Ivor
Demanded that I lend him a fiver,
And his friend Gwen
Said, “make it ten!”,
I lent that young man Ivor neither!
There Once Was a Very Small Mouse
There once was a very small mouse
Who drank in a large public house.
The pub’s cat Matt
Lived in a hat
Which he shared with that small mouse!
Miss Mabel and the Table
When I met an adventurous young lady named Mabel
Who said, “do you want me on this table?”,
I said, “I’ve met many young women
Who spend all their lives in sinning,
And, my dear Mabel, that table is very unstable!”
Moral Dan
There once was a person named Dan
Who was known as a moral man.
His young mistress Flair
Enjoyed many an affair,
But Dan was a most moral man!
My Easter Bunny
As I sat counting all my money
I was accosted by gorgeous Miss Honey.
She is in the habit
Of behaving like a rabbit,
So I call her my Easter Bunny!
Power Who Liked To Jump in the Shower
There once was a young man named Power
Who liked to jump in his family’s shower.
Being really quite posh
He sometimes would wash,
But mostly he just jumped in the shower!
Lyme Whose Clock Refused to Chime
There once was a young man named Lyme
Who said, “my clock it refuses to chime!”.
The great Professor Ridge
Said, “it’s a fridge!
And fridges they are not known to chime!”
Ann Who Likes to Date the Older Man
I know a young lady named Ann
Who likes to date the older man.
My good friend Miss Claire
Says I have grey hair.
And Ann, she likes the older man …
K Morris - Poet 