doodleslice

I draw a lot, paint, write poems and occasionally dance. I like to see people smile. I dig the humanity of being a little bit silly.

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Lullababy When you sing to your cat Sing sweetly Discretely Cats are creatures of decorum In their society Respect propriety If it feigns disinterest Be gently persistent Never too insistent If you are lucky Your cat may sing with thee Perhaps a bit off key Meowing noisily Not quite in harmony When a note comes out flat Meowing a sour phrase Your eyebrows do not raise Cats simply require praise When a note comes out sharp Never be impolite Your cat might harbor spite And take that as a slight It's best to feign delight With a smile sweet and bright And that concludes my advice Do try to get it right And meow I say goodnight ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-30 #poem #doodleslice #cats #singing #illustration (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqb_vPzOp8n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Skyscraper I remember when I was One thousand feet tall A Parisian kaiju Tragically misunderstood I knocked over the Eiffel Tower And got my foot caught Under the Pont Neuf Fly boats crashed my ankle It never made the papers The Parisian press may be crass But never gauche And the tower was set right Now I tear crumbs From a stale baguette Diminished, ordinary Wishing I could say Say, “Ooh la la” Without sounding so provincial Without relying On borrowed memories The fire in my belly No longer radioactive Just ordinary ambition Masquerading as an appetite Feed me power lines And unfinished chapters And I will tower again Misunderstood A glowing thorn In history’s embrace ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-29 (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZJVyuuFQD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lunching with the Bard The first time I sat down with William Shakespeare I was frankly taken aback His halitosis was eye-watering As were his puns Yet over the course of two tankards of mead And a fine roast capon I found myself warming to his boisterous charm And good-natured inappropriateness Far from being the sullen bookish scribe I had been led to expect Ol’ Billy was chummy, brash And louder than a tavern full of actors Truly theatre people are cut from a different cloth Overall I’d say it was a successful introduction Although I do regret making the remark about Chaucer cribbing from The Decameron Bill immediately got his back up Launching into a frothing lecture on the superiority of Chaucer’s jokes and framing Fortunately we were able to reach some common ground on Cervantes before things got too acrimonious He was impressed that I had been to Madrid And eyed me with true respect when I showed him my signed copy of Entremeses The third act of our luncheon Was a tragic double stabbing By two inebriated actors Who both thought they had prop daggers in hand Bill was beside himself with laughter And muttered something about It is not up to the scabbards to hold our destinies but in ourselves Or something like that - I was a little fizzy on honey wine myself by then Upon departing he gave me a crushing hug Insisting that we do it again soon And promising demurely Next time he would remember his coin purse Theatre people - Am I right? ___ By Doodleslice 2024-03-25 #shakespeare #doodleslice #absurd #poem (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNBepCOa8H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Double Ditch I can skip That’s not too hard Hop and skip Across the yard But add a rope And I can’t cope At skipping rope I’m just a dope I skip one And I skip two Then the rope It grabs my shoe On skip three I change angles By skip four I’m in tangles Other kids Skip double dutch As for me Well, not so much ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-25 #poem #poetry #doodleslice #fun #jumprope #skippingrope #doubledutch (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqM1EDlugWI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ravin’ All Night Once upon a midnight dreary Edgar Allan Poe was weary Slurring speech with eyes so bleary And his mood was less than cheery And though drunk Poe felt quite cruddy He set to work in his study Fatigue making clear thoughts muddy Whence appeared a strange new buddy Ebon bird, a surly raven In Poe’s study made its haven Poor old Poe fell blanched and craven Like a man caught in a cave-in How it got in he did not know The door was shut and no window But there it was saying “‘sup bro?” Poe knew for sure it had to go “‘Sup bro?” Raven quoth in the gloom “‘Sup bro?” Angry Poe grabbed a broom “‘Sup bro?” The Raven feared no doom “‘Sup bro?” They chased around the room Broom swinging wildly in the dark Poor Edgar could not hit the mark The Raven dodged with ease and snark “‘Sup bro?” The Raven’s jeering bark Boom! The broom made contact one time Not with the bird, the Raven’s fine A busted bust now that’s a crime “‘Sup bro?” The Raven quoth its line “Oh prudent Pallas!” Poe exclaimed “Darn you Raven! I must be blamed” “My ire broke it but now that’s tamed” “‘Sup bro?” Quoth Raven unashamed “From my Lenore this was a gift” “Breaking that bust has sealed our rift” “I fear my soul will never lift” “‘Sup bro?” The bird was not too swift “‘What’s up you ask? I’ve lost Lenore!” “Things were rocky, that was before” “Now this?! She’ll date me nevermore!” “‘Sup bro?” Quoth the bird just once more Once upon a dawn hungover Edgar Allan Poe now sober Leapt upon that bird like Rover Said, “‘sup bro the party’s over” What came next is forgotten lore But quoth the Raven never more ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-24 #poem #doodleslice #poetry #edgarallanpoe #theraven #fun #parody (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqMap9POMr7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Seeing Eye to Eye #doodleslice #art #illustration #cartoon #dog #play (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqFN_DwOCIv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lament of a Green Knight in Springtime I should be busy Doing more productive things Like saving dragons From wannabe saints And this armor Is stiff and heavy But the meadow grass Is soft and yielding If I march Who will recline? Who will sing an elegy To the fading daffodils? They have favored me Unpretentiously Innocent Of withering days to come What a tragedy! To wither in springtime Let the dragons and the saints Have their fun ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-21 #poem #illustration #doodleslice #spring (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqEFepLuaAI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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City Birds #art #illustration #doodleslice (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqCDBcEuuxn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Poppa Tone Poppa Tone El conguero of Baker Street Not just the man Who keeps the beat Poppa Tone Wears his hat with a style unique Flips up the brim Lets his eyes seek Finding souls Who lost the rhythm of their vibe Tone’s keeping their beat Reminding them they’re alive Poppa Tone Sings a soaring note A bellowing poem From his shaman throat The tempo Of hand on skin Summoning sunshine From without and within The Grand Poppa Show stoppa Medicine man With magic hands Poppa Tone Keeps the beat ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-18 #poem #doodleslice (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8f4yjOwr6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Big Business #doodleslice #illustration #goofingoff (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7NvXlOUVM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Mindset Matters Mindset makes money Mindset makes time Mindset holds space For others to shine In a world of this and that-ers All I ask of you Is to remember this truth: Mindset Matters ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-17 #poem #doodleslice #mindset This one is dedicated to the one and only @mindsetmakesmoneyllc (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5N-zhuEOI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Shiny Pants Satin or silk ooh Stiff patent leather Lamé or velvet Organza or Pleather Who gives a hot hoot If they don't match the weather Strut your shiny pant suit The brighter the better And don’t forget shades To cool down all that glare And if your gleaming vibe Makes 'em tsk-tsk and stare Remember the only Real sin of impropriety Is to give in to style Of their garden variety So just flip your wild hair Show 'em that you don't care And let ‘em stare Let ‘em stare Let ‘em stare! ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-16 #poem #doodleslice #sassypants (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3-vusODUN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Debt I feel I owe you a smile Every time I write something A little sad But I don’t mind The obligation Or paying back The interest ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-16 #poem #doodleslice (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2Mgcnunob/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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10W40 Loneliness Has a viscosity to it It pours slowly And clings To the Inside Of your Glass ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-16 #poem #doodleslice #alone (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2C1ZZu-9Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Catnap Dreams #art #doodleslice (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpy5YStOzDg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Slurp A cupboard full of shiny spoons A drawer just for the ladle Boil me another pot of broth And please bring it to the table I used to be an omnivore Enjoying many taste adventures But now I’m only slurping soup Since the day I lost my dentures ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-14 #poem #soup #doodleslice (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpx5-1BONEp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Tapestry All my failures Exert no pressure On the tapestry Of the world Fate ties inconsequential knots In the exertions Of time Ever the optimist I fail again With love Unraveling ___ By Doodleslice 2023-03-13 #poem #doodleslice #time #resilience (at Doodleslice Dojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpwNk09uI5m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=