There once was a man named Billy
Who composed poems both profound and silly.
At a great funeral wake
He drowned in a lake,
Whilst reciting a silly poem to Lilly.
Tag Archives: nonsense verse
My Friend, Whose Name is Bess
My friend, whose name is Bess
Wears stilettos and a short dress.
That priggish Miss Coral
Says, “that girls immoral!”.
And she’s totally right about Bess!
Of Sonnets and High-Heel Shoes
A young lady wearing only 1 high-heel shoe
Composed a fine sonnet at just gone 2.
As the clock struck 4,
She said “I truly adore
Writing sonnets, but where is my other shoe!”.
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A young lady wearing only 1 high-heel shoe
Composed a fine sonnet at just gone 2.
As the clock struck 4,
I knocked on her door
And said, “miss, have you lost a shoe?.
Miss Dolly’s Folly
I met an aristocratic young lady named Dolly
Who said, “I’ll show you my old folly”.
On nearing that place,
We found Miss Grace.
But she refused to explore that old folly.
Lou and Sue
2 young ladies named Lou and Sue
Came round to mine at half-past 2.
They are quite intellectual,
But not very respectable.
And I’m great friends with those 2!
The Kindly Judge
An extremely kindly old high court judge
Is famous for not holding a grudge.
When he sentenced Miss Gale
To a spell in jail,
He gave her a box of fudge!
As I Strolled By A Crystal Clear Stream
As I strolled by a crystal clear stream
A young lady offered me strawberries and cream.
When I said, “why are you nude?”.
She said, “surely you are no prude!
Besides, you know this is only a dream!”.
Gin
When a young lady drunk on strong gin
Said, “young women are all full of sin!”.
I said, “I’ve often seen you fall”.
But that girl simply could not recall.
Which was down, I think to the gin!
The Kiss
When I met a rather pretty little miss
And I said, “please, give me a kiss!”.
Her boyfriend called Ted
Said, “you are dead!”.
So I didn’t stick around for that kiss!
Racey Tracy
I know a pretty young lady named Tracy
Who has a reputation for being quite racey.
Dear readers, I must confess
I’ve oft seen her dress.
But rarely when being worn by Miss Tracy …