"One Poem Dan"

That's Dan the man
The man called Dan
I do not like
One poem Dan

Do you like
One poem Dan?

I do not like him
That damn Dan
I do not like
one poem Dan

Would you like him
On the Lark?

I would not like him
On the Lark
I would not like him
In the Bookshop
I do not like
One poem Dan
I do not like him
That damn Dan

He won't let me
Read them all
I have so many
Poems here
I'll die before
Anyone can hear
So many words
But not today
I have two new,
is there any way?
But, "only one"
is all Dan would say

Could I read them
Next month please?

You cannot read them
Not on your knees!
Not at the Lark
or the Bookshop
Not Valentines
or Moon and River

I will not hear him here or there
I will not hear him anywhere
I will not listen to one poem Dan
I do not like that poetry man

Would I, could I
Sneak in two?
One title for two
Would be cool
Read them, read them
What to do?
I would not, could not
Break the rule!

JJ!
If you will let me be,
I will feature you
Then you can read
an endless stream
of poem after poem
Just make sure
When you read 'em
You know 'em

SAY!
I kinda like one poem Dan
I do, I like him, good old Dan
And I will read at his open mic
Dan's the man I kinda like

So I will read verse at the Lark
And at Burns statue in the park
And I will read in the cafe
And I will read any time of day
Read them out and read them in
Rhymes are so good, so good, to hear!
So I will read them here and there
Hey! I will read them ANYWHERE!

It's poetry
This ain't no slam!
Thank you,
Thank you
One poem Dan

01/22/2006

Author's Note: This is a parody written for a friend while riding on the bus to his birthday party. Dan hosts a poetry reading at the Lark St Book Shop in Albany and lets poets read only one poem. You can find out more about it in my journal entry from 1/22. This was written all in fun and not to be taken seriously as a poem. Green Eggs And Ham just seemed to fit the mood of the moment. JJ

Posted on 01/28/2006
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