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This Silly Old Flame (A Short Doggerel To Tickle)

Updated on February 29, 2016
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Doggerel Nonsense

This is the closing sequel of my earlier doggerel called “My Dearest Little Flickering Light", the link of which is at the end of this poem. Now let this irritating flickering light be extinguished for good. So I shall call this very short doggerel, “This Silly Old Flame”.

“Doggerel” is a noun symbolizing comic verses that are irregular in rhythm and in rhyme. Another simple meaning is “trivial or bad poetry”. And bad poetry this is, for I am no poet. It started with my first doggerel with good intention to tickle and reminiscent the past going back half a century. But the surprise respond was a sudden blackout, a very loud silence, emanated throughout the whole universe! As if someone was struck by lightning! Dead? Hope not, heaven forbids. Let peace be with you. End of story.

Now this is the silly old flame.

This Silly Old Flame

This silly old flame a lot to blame

Nothing positive but a pain and bane

It’s time you expire to rid of desire

No more foolish nonsense and despair


With one big huff and puff, blow the silly old flame out

No more disturbance no more running about

No one asking you to be here

Let this message be clear


Pray this flame never to reappear

That will be happier

Permanently extinguished

That would be what I wished


Never to disturb my peace

Let me live at ease

Never to disturb my life

Let sleeping dogs lie


To be too sensitive is asking for trouble

For all your problems will be doubled

Free your mind of misery

Then your life will not be a mystery


Start from a clean slate

A life that is easier to relate

Forget about the silly old flame

It’s just a silly old game


After all it had all the time a unilateral affair

Just like the little child chasing his teddy bear

Complete silence may seem right

But not polite


Half a century’s tale is history

What a pity

Closing a chapter of silly dreams and foolish chatterings

No more hopeful wanderings


With a big huff and puff, let this silly old flame be extinguished

Let this doggerel be completely finished

Peace be with you in good time

If you still don’t understand, never mind.


Hope you have a wonderful life

Here's to you, good-bye

This silly old flame, completely extinguished

End of story, finished!



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