Month: August 2018

Runny nose poem

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RED, RED NOSE
O my Love’s like my red, red nose,  
That’s newly sprung in June;  
O my Love’s like an allergy,  
That helps us snore in tune.  

Now you’re so cool, my bony lass, 
But so deep in snot am I; 
And I will love you still, my dear, 
Till all my sinuses go dry. 

Till all my sinuses go dry, my dear, 
And we can have some fun; 
But I will love you still, my dear, 
When again my nose does run. 

So see you soon my only Love, 
And see you, for a while!  
And I will come again, my Love, 
With one big snotty smile! 

(Author’s note: Apologies to Robert Burns for the take on his poem ‘Red, Red Rose’)

© Neil Dufty

At a Barnes & Noble

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I met her at a Barnes & Noble
I was young, she was much older
Coo-coo-ca-choo, she behind a folder
Our eyes then met, and I told her
I’m looking for a book
At a Barnes & Noble

We made love in a Barnes & Noble
It happened in the non-fiction section
Between Religion or History on reflection
No one noticed, no detection
Only the books saw the action 
At a Barnes & Noble

We were married at a Barnes & Noble
It was literally a fine celebration
Filled with friends and the odd relation
Books and us – the ultimate creation
Books hailed our matrimony
At a Barnes & Noble

Our children live in a Barnes & Noble
Reading books is our only pastime
Other kids play Xbox, games of that kind
But this line I’m struggling to rhyme
I will get the answer
At a Barnes & Noble

This poem is brought to you
By Barnes & Noble
‘Book a Life’
At a Barnes & Noble.

© Neil Dufty