Limericks
Patrick Mackeown’s funny limericks I had a go at writing a few funny limericks. This special type of poem is particularly suitable to making a point! 1) The last dim-witted […]
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Take a look at my collection of short poems.
How To Start A War
Warfare details require cunning One must be mindful of pretext Find examples of grave misdoings Plan carefully what happens next! For invading Iraq, Google a PhD When asked, why […]
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Trade Winds
Centuries of sailors knowing Setting sail and cutting ties Bravely waving tears unflowing Beyond an age of longing lies Parted by oceans man and mother He floating in Poseidon’s […]
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Are We Sheep For Slaughter?
Savile Row is my suit! Caviar Diplomatic Dinner Solana, Kofi Annan my guests. “Condi! How nice!” See me swagger? Statesmanlike wave. Stern voice. “The fight isn’t about oil.” “A lasting […]
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Safety On The Internet
Another young child is taken snatchers in broad daylight too Now that the Kraken has woken What must the web citizens do? Can you see Internet sniffing? Know what […]
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Rumours of My Demise!
Twain replied, are greatly exaggerated! Of Miss Heming Jefferson said Callender had the situation grossly aggravated! Clinton did not have sexual relations Kennedy always in compromising situations! Of Sabra, […]
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You Can’t Reject Me!
My poem is the best you’ve seen Its rhyme is elegant and clean A timeless message aging through Tis more than other poets do As I get my laptop […]
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Bully Boy Antics
There was a group who wanted power To ensure opponents always grew fewer They used phrases like nigger-lover Prevent folks speaking to one another! Hostility, fear and aggravation These […]
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Ode To A Wartorn Land
I have thought a lot about war, and why it happens. Please read some of my war poems. In Palestine early feet were Canaanites Archaeologists study ancient Ugarit rights […]
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Office Politics
To you and me a pencil is trivial! But see, in an office who owns it? Tis the managing director’s pencil! Now jobs are sure to be axed! Is […]
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The Office
The office is looking grey today The air is oppressive and heavy Locked inner doors signal who’s away I get my presentation ready The management are huffed and puffed […]
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The Naked Chef
Apparently, I am not romantic. But that doesn’t mean I can’t write funny love poems. This is how it goes: A chef worked on Salad-Prep one day Making the most […]
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Superfluous Group of Morons
We sit in empty offices all day Wise people ignore everything we say To shuffle paper really is our goal We do well when staying off the dole Nothing […]
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We’re Misbehaving!
Prince Metternich was midwife to many nations Goebbels, propagandist, stuck to allegations Lawrence wrote Chatterley to consternation Dyer of Amritsar received our Lords’ ovations! Perfumo and Archer fell foul […]
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Dreaming Of Meaning
“I’m dreaming of meaning,” said AJ Ayer to Noam Chomsky “What,” replied the Statesman, “do you wish to relate?” “Well,” the Etonian responded, “I’ve been doing some thinking. And […]
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