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Bawls Poems - Poems about Bawls

African Rain

...It falls with grace.
Metallic bawls hail the strength of zinc roofs.
At the mercy of the thatch,
Drops drip from needle points of skeletal
Palm fronds.
Particles of rain descend on thresholds
A...
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Categories: bawls, africa, rain,
Form: Free verse

Dig Your Grave

...We stand outside the inn
Arua is a kiln
We crawl back in
But we know no kin

Mungu ni mukee!
Bawls Pastor Paddy
From the inside of a robot
Mazarau's robot

When we look outside
an...
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Categories: bawls, adventure, africa,
Form: Rhyme



The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huong - English Translation by Michael R Burch

...Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1882) was a risqué Vietnamese poetess. She has been called "the candid voice of a liberal female in a male-dominated society." 

The Unfortunate Plight of Women
by Ho Xuan Huon...
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Categories: bawls, baby, children, husband, sister,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBococo bay

...Bococo bay
beyond Ballay,
beyond Bar Reef,
beyond belief;
big booby bawls
brash booming calls
bedraggled beasts
bake bacon feasts
boss bozos boast
beside bad ghosts
blue butt Baboons
bemus...
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Categories: bawls, fun,
Form: Alliteration

Premium MemberManhattan madness

...TS Eliot said, “Paris is a strong stimulant.”
It is - but it has nothing on Manhattan.
If Paris is a Café Crème espresso at a café-en-terrasse under the stars.
Manhattan is a ‘Black Tie Bawls’ coc...
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Categories: bawls, city, family, food, fun,
Form: Free verse



mr cottonmouth

...sad and lonely inside, like a hollowed tooth with cyanide 
groaning and bemoaning about the market, the trade, the money in his bank, thats who mr cottonmouth is
a very rich man with a house in his...
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Categories: bawls, abuse, anger, business, city,
Form: Other

Premium Memberfreedom's vibrant canvas

...Where job creativity's hated
We will weep and feel castrated
But after quitting
It's real and so fitting
Without bawls anymore we're elated...
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Categories: bawls, career, seasons, travel, work,
Form: Limerick

Remorse

...One day later

My ego is protected 
All the pain deflected 
From the hurt you caused 
An eye for an eye; zero pause

You cut my tongue; I take your eyes
Count and pray on my demise
Until I r...
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Categories: bawls, angst, corruption, evil, pain,
Form: Free verse

The Balls: A Parody of Poe's the Bells

...I
Hear the bouncing of the balls--
Basketballs!
What a sound of merriment they cause when each ball falls!
How they echo, echo, echo,
Inside the gymnasium walls,
Arriving at a crescendo...
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Categories: bawls, 11th grade, basketball, humorous,
Form: Rhyme

No Poet Monster, No Killer of Dreams

...There is no poet monster and no killer of dreams.
Some people have imaginary visions, or so it seems.
All the trolls and bullies are gone, except for one,
who continues spinning webs of li...
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Categories: bawls, anger, angst,
Form: Rhyme

Winter Coller

...Winter Coolers

The air of Delhi,
Giving the pure air bely,
One-time visit to our Suraj valley,
Where even stone mosses give pure air.
Where the discussion on the Chinaberry,
Giving Great Gree...
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Categories: bawls, angst, color, drug, earth,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberSilent Pain, Screaming

...Prolonged sounds of shrieking sirens warn
Where death of normalcy people mourn
As he hugs wife and child close to his heart,
Ambivalent of woeful day’s agonizing start:
Unjust war burning down sa...
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Categories: bawls, anger, pain, war,
Form: Rhyme

Crazy Town

...No one goes down to crazy town
they stay put or don't care,
but floods seep
tides rise
snakes swim.
Crazy town does not knock
before it comes in.

Murderous are the many
who though few
do m...
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Categories: bawls, poetry,
Form: Free verse

The Skater

...The skater falls
The girl bawls
The agony of mistake
So much to forsake

Dreams realized
Fans and commentators idealize
A flawless routine
An injury not foreseen

The blade glides
The coac...
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Categories: bawls, sports,
Form: Rhyme

If the Poem

...if the poem tastes too sweet
add a pinch of salt

if the poem tickles you
wear medieval armour

if the poem hits a nerve
numb yourself into submission

if the poem scratches you
place glove...
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Categories: bawls, writing,
Form: Free verse

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