PROGRAMMING PIONEERNYC's Grace Brewster Hopper
a computer world showstopper
Cobol she helped to enact
this persistent lady from Sperry Univac
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Categories:
appreciation, computer,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW hiroshigeArtist Utagowa Hiroshige
stylised landscapes for us to see
Painter of ukiyoe era
down to earth never bourgeois...
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Categories:
art,
Form: Clerihew
Johann Sebastian BachGerman composer Johann Sebastian Bach -
Emotive depth and his “blue notes” were his music’s bedrock.
Having fathered twenty children and always on his toes,
how did he ever find time to compose?...
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Categories:
music,
Form: Clerihew
Pete HegsethDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth:
"Make America Great Again" is his favorite shibboleth.
He comes across as cocksure, cool and confident,
but there are not many who think he's competent....
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Categories:
america, political,
Form: Clerihew
Mozart ClerihewAustrian-born composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
learned fast and young to be prolific in his art.
Famous for nearly four centuries now throughout history,
he left the world at age 35, his death still a mystery.
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Categories:
music,
Form: Clerihew
Ronald Lee ErmeyRonald Lee Ermey
definitely showed no mercy
as Gunnery Sgt Hartmann
he delivered his best Marine DI impression
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Categories:
humorous,
Form: Clerihew
James Montgomery DoohanJames Montgomery Doohan
was for the engineer part a shoo in
he was given a rank greater than ensign
and was always yelling I got nae power in me warp engines
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Categories:
humorous,
Form: Clerihew
William ShatnerWilliam Shatner
to the Enterprise did matter
he played the title role of Kirk
and with the alien women did flirt
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Categories:
humorous,
Form: Clerihew
Jackson DeForest Kelley
Categories:
humorous,
Form: Clerihew
Leonard Simon NimoyLeonard Simon Nimoy
the Enterprise did employ
he logically was very proper
and was able to live long and prosper
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Categories:
humorous,
Form: Clerihew
John Cameron FogertyJohn Cameron Fogerty
gave us music of quality
with that phenomenal sound
CCR did abound
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Categories:
music,
Form: Clerihew
Paul Frederick SimonPaul Frederick Simon
who is nicknamed rhymin’
for a while on Art Garfunkel was reliant
and gave us The Sounds of Silence
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Categories:
music,
Form: Clerihew
Charles John Huffam DickensCharles John Huffam Dickens
wrote many novels where the plot thickened
but one of his best ditties
was A Tale of two Cities
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Categories:
writing,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW blissMaster of Music was Arthur Bliss
giving composition his delicate kiss
So varied his accomplished reportoire
straightforward never bizarre...
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Categories:
music, people,
Form: Clerihew
Ian Scott AndersonIan Scott Anderson
as a flautist loved to have fun
in prog. rock he wasn’t dull
and gave us Jethro Tull
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Categories:
humorous,
Form: Clerihew
Specific Types of Clerihew Poems
Read wonderful clerihew poetry on the following sub-topics:
celebrities, christmas, fame, friends, funny, kids, love, nature, school, spongebob, trump
and more.
Definition | What is Clerihew in Poetry?