Donal Mahoney Poems

Strong man Samson
told Delilah
seven locks of hair
were the secret
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Took the wife
to a pancake house
the other day.
National franchise
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I came back to You late
and still don't understand
why the Father asked You to
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A reporter asked Wilbur once
if there were any advantages
to being deaf and Wilbur
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That's a very big tree
and a boy scout could climb it
with all the right gear.
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I will never forget him
but I can't remember his name
it's been so long ago.
Maybe I never knew it.
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The police have announced
the arrest of an ecumenical fellow
who in less than two weeks
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He likes people
if they are useful.
Women are useful.
Employees are useful.
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Anyone might have
what you need if she's
choice in your eye.
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Over the years I have been accused of many things in real life and in the virtual world as well and often deservedly so. Recently, however, I sent a few poems to an editor unknown because samples on his site suggested to me that these particular poems, rejected by other editors as not fit for their sites, might find a home there. One never knows and can only try.

These poems were scabrous enough, I thought, to have a chance at this site but they lacked profanity, sex and violence. I am neither in favor of nor opposed to profanity, sex or violence but I don't knowingly traffic in any of those when it comes to writing.
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