Trevor Butler Poems

Respectable men, you will no doubt recall,
Have got a bad habit of knowing it all.
They never squat down on the floor on their haunches,
But slump in armchairs behind burgeoning paunches.
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They say, blue and green should never be seen,
And neither should purple and puce.
Orange and grey are just perfect for play,
But for best there's no earthly excuse.
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Down in the fathoms of the deep,
Where unknown life forms lurk,
Cold crustaceans quietly creep
About their business in the murk.
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