George Hunter Poems

There was a man from Galilee
Whose enemies nailed him to a tree
—And I am told
—From days of old
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There once was a guy named Joe
Whose last name was DiMaggio.
—He married the queen
—Of Hollywood's screen
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Busted flat in Aberdeen
A cheaper place I've never seen.
—Tried to borrow on my card
—Didn't think it should be that hard.
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There was a young gal from Maine
Whom the cold nearly drove insane
—It was so cold up there
—Froze the hair off a bear
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I always liked those tales of old
About the days when knights were bold
And maidens weren't so particular
I can't remember exactly what
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I had a white rat named Bosco
That I had bought down at Costco
—But one day he turned mean
—And created a scene
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Unless you're good, like Ferlenghetti,
Free verse makes your writing read
Like a pile of spaghetti.
It takes much skill to pull it off, you know
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I met St. Peter at the Golden Gate
He said, 'Sorry I had to make you wait.
Your limericks and rhymes, they just don't fit
Amongst these poets who knew their ____..
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Georgie Porgie, puddin' and eurp,
Kissed the girls and made them burp,
And when the boys came out to play,
Georgie killed them all that day.
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Grit and two is eight, I know that it's true
Because that's what they taught me in schoo'.
Add a fart and you'll get a dozen.
How's that grab you my buzzin' cousin?
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