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Patrick Barrington

I lived from 1908-1990. I was from Great Britain, and am in the English category.

His well-loved nonsense poems were featured in the Punch Magazine through the 1930's. it is generally believed that Barrington did not begin to write until his later years. He died in 1990

My poetry

  • I had a hippopotamus
    I had a hippopotamus; I kept him in a shed
    And fed him upon vitamins and vegetable bread.
    38 lines, 2 comments
  • The Diplomatic Platypus
    I had a duck-billed platypus when I was up at Trinity,
    With whom I soon discovered a remarkable affinity.
    44 lines, 3 comments
  • I Was A Bustlemaker Once, Girls
    When I was a lad of twenty and was working in High Street, Ken.,
    I made quite a pile in a very little while - I was a bustle maker t
    34 lines, 5 comments
  • When I was Young and Ignorant
    When I was young and ignorant I loved a Miss McDougall,
    Our days were spent in happiness, although our means were frugal;
    34 lines
  • Battle Song
    There's havoc on the staircase where the guests come streaming,
    Shirt-fronts shining and tiaras gleaming,
    56 lines, 3 comments
  • I Met a Lady in the Wood
    I met a lady in the wood.
      No mortal maid, I knew, was she;
    68 lines
  • My Love is Theosophist
    My love is a Theosophist
      And reads the Ramayana;
    61 lines

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