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Best All Work And No Play Poems

Below are the all-time best All Work And No Play poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of all work and no play poems written by PoetrySoup members


The Elves Snow Party
Away up north where it’s snowing they say
the elves are preparing for Christmas day.
Big elves little elves, busier than bees
All building toys, for under Christmas...

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Categories: all work and no play, adventure, celebration, christmas, fantasy,
Form: Iambic Pentameter



Upside Down
If the leaf wore a tree
And the ocean ate fish;
If a flower sucked the bee
And beans ate the dish;
If a beggar was chief
And a boy...

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Categories: all work and no play, funny, song, song,
Form: Rhyme
When Life Was Really Child's Play
Oh, the stress-free, carefree world of children
O' take me back to the lil kids' playpen

When we tried on mom's cosmetics and lipsticks
and built playhouses with...

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Categories: all work and no play, childhood, children,
Form: Couplet
Broken Heart
** My 2nd poem ever, gonna take me quite quite some time, in comparison to the many great poets here. I'm a newbie and a...

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© James Lutz  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: all work and no play, break up, heart, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Law and the Low
The low suffer most the blow of the law 
And no better do they fare with its flow:
From injustice to injustice it carries them
But none...

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Categories: all work and no play, class, power, strength,
Form: Free verse



It's All About Me
It’s All About Me 

Truer words were never spoken
When people say or do something bad to someone else….
Especially Catie!
They diminish themselves as human beings 
Making...

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Categories: all work and no play, betrayal, celebration, celebrity, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Money
Quote By Poet "Money like honey is sweet to taste but money can sting you."

If money was the way
we would be happy everyday
then why are...

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Categories: all work and no play, blue, food, happy, health,
Form: Rubaiyat
Premium Member Today, Tomorrow
Love's intentions cannot be expressed everyday
I am always blessed and hope you feel the same
Please ask if you ever need help along the way
We'll walk...

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© ... Gigno  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: all work and no play, devotion, love, love, me,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Do Not Go Scowling Into Work Today
Do not go scowling into work today.
		For once, be nice to folks. Surprise them all.	
		Smile, Man! There’s just no telling what they’ll say!

		Though wiser than...

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Categories: all work and no play, anger, work,
Form: Villanelle
Im Just Going To Laugh and Not Take It Seriously
Don’t worry to much the stress will kill you
Just open yourself and let it all pass through
Don’t let a pebble turn into a boulder
Let the...

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Categories: all work and no play, inspirationalworld,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Counting My Blessings
There's nothing that thrills me like the feeling,
When into my mind the words come stealing,
Of thoughts and dreams of long ago,
Of songs and seasons and...

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© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: all work and no play, appreciation, confidence,
Form: Couplet
Live Life To the Fullest Before Its the Final End
The sands of time are falling away
Make sure to make the most out of each and every day
Release all of your hate and conqueror your...

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Categories: all work and no play, inspirationallife, family, family, life,
Form: Rhyme
A Higher Living
Living the high life
Everything feeling alright
The stench of weed in the air
We don’t care
It’s 420 everyday,
Where we come from
All work, and mad play
That’s how we...

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Categories: all work and no play, inspiration, poets, power, rap,
Form: Rhyme
Colours of Rainbow
Colours of rainbow

Clouds when veil the mighty sun,
Morning seems so dull and wet,
Rainy day can be much fun,
Joy that tiny drops beget,

Colourful umbs run on...

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Categories: all work and no play, color, joy, life, rain,
Form: Quatorzain
Brazilian Soccer
A former goalie in prison for life
For feeding his dogs parts of his dead wife
Was granted a work-release to play soccer again
For the Brazilian pro...

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Categories: all work and no play, sports,
Form: Rhyme

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