Humorous and serious rhyming verse, funny poems,
limericks and valentines written by David Axton.

Poetic licence says that I'm
Allowed to write down words that rhyme
And also words that don't, but ought
Because they're spelt the same - like drought.
My rhymes can only rhyme for me
The way I say the words I see,
So if your accent's not the same
And things don't rhyme - I'm not to blame.

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There was an old drunk from Kilblane
Who wandered for miles in the rain
His hat it did shrink
Which then made him think
His head was too small for his brain


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general humour poems - nature & wildlife poems - special occasion poems
foreign affairs poems - limericks - valentines - serious poems
nonrhyming poems - love & romance

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