A man of such vast riches,
We could never count his wealth.
Was going away on holiday,
To indulge his selfless self.
Before he went on travelling,
He asked an artist proud,
To paint a vast, large mural,
That would attract a stunning crowd.
He wanted a special type of work,
To depict the words of Custer,
As at the Little Big Horn fight
He and his troops did muster.
The man went on his sojourn,
To places far and wide.
Spending great sums of money,
With all those at his side.
Some weeks later he came home,
Fit and bronzed and tanned.
Still with loads of money,
Always close to hand.
He came into the room,
To see the artist’s work.
And stood in shock and anger,
And called the man a burke.
A fish was standing upright,
With a halo up above.
And at its side were Indians,
Making wild and furious love.
As he turned with red-face anger
Towards the cowered man;
He said “Just what is this?
This was not the plan!
The man said, “It is what you asked for,
To show what Custer said.
And that’s what I’ve depicted,
Just get it in your head!”
“With all those braves approaching,
Some several hundred millions,
He turned and shouted loudly
Holy Mackerel, Fucking Indians!”
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I wrote this some time ago but thought I would publish it here to try and give you a Saturday morning smile.
- Category: Humor
- Views: 15
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Oh lol. Ahh, I see why he painted that! heehee.
Thanks Orchi.
I can imagine several other images less holy that he could have painted but we will leave that for another day. A great story that brought a smile and that is the best type of poetry.
If I brought a smile to you soren my job is done. Thank you.
Andy
I actually lived for a short while a few miles from where Custer had his last stand and the people there to this day took it a little more seriously. They may not like my smile.
Apparently General Alfred Terry ordered Custer not to go to the Little Bighorn. Alfred Terry was an ancestor of mine as some people from the Terry family in UK went to the USA.
Andy
Mission completed Andy. Video hilarious too. 🤣
Much appreciated AP, thank you.
Andy
Holy guacamole.Very well constructed and good fun punch line.Enjoyed
Thank you David.
Andy
Thank you for the poem, the video, the fun iof all of it. Your comedic poems are classics, and I felt there must be a technical for them, so I googled and found
"paraprosdokian". No joke, it's a real word. "A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists". You are the king my friend.
Such a wonderful response Bella and very much appreciated, thank you.
Andy
Well if you wrote this some time ago, I do hope you utilised your spare Saturday time constructively, Andy😊
As for Bella's exhumation of that word - you can wear it with pride.
My spare Saturday time was spent very constructively Dave, we went out for coffee. LOL
Thank you.
Andy
Oh Andy just wonderful 😂
Thank you Teddy, most kind.
Andy
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