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Best All Work And No Play Poems


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 trees.

Some work with hammer......

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Categories: all work and no play, adventure, celebration, christmas, fantasy,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
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 plastic blocks and bricks
And h......

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Categories: all work and no play, childhood, children,
Form: Couplet
All Work and No Play
...I’d think about
Work without Play -
And doubt my mind…

For Nancy’s If I didn't think what I think, here's what I'd think contest......

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© Jack Horne  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: all work and no play, on work and working,
Form: Than-Bauk

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Study,Study,Study
...Study!study!study!
Mum says,yelling each day.
If only she could understand
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.......

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Categories: all work and no play, education, children, funny,
Form: Burlesque
All Work and No Play
...Two roads diverged in a yellow 
wood
And I wondered if I really 
should
Take the one more traveled by
Or let my mind sprout wings 
and fly. 

I had a scheduled conference 
call
And a ton of......

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© Joe Murphy  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: all work and no play, words
Form: Couplet
Bright Future I Hear
...Tired to success
Bright future I hear….. They say that’s sweet
Only smart people get there. Like me by the way
Well the smartness has a price 
You can see the price; many books, heavy
I chase th......

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Categories: all work and no play, confusion, education,
Form: ABC



All Work and No Play
...All work and no play 
Makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play 
Makes a life without joy

Don’t live to work
Take time for leisure
You should work to live
Life should be a pleasure

You d......

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Categories: all work and no play, workwork, time, time, work,
Form:
Premium Member Stressed
...STRESSED

Sometimes when things begin to close in,
I'd like to sit down and chill out,
Find someplace to just get away,
And refigure what life's all about.

Sometimes it seems life's too full ......

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© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: all work and no play, family, inspirational, introspection, life,
Form: Quatrain
The Devil Within
...Should I sell my soul to the devil?
I think I already have 
Every word that comes out of my mouth 
These past few years 
Has been filled with lies. 
Am I truly living I think not I sit back, 
A......

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Categories: all work and no play, corruption, love, poetry, writing,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Life of Balance
...Come to my side and hold my hand
As we stroll through this maze called life.
I the teacher and you the student can travel side by side.
I see the whole forest 
And you one tree at a time.

Come......

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Categories: all work and no play, life,
Form: Free verse
Perfection
...They say practice makes perfect
                                                but none can be perfect
                                                what then is the need of practice
          ......

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Categories: all work and no play, inspirational, philosophy,
Form: Pastoral
O
...your only half as old as you are smart
by counting my blessings every day my hindsight doubles
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy

you wouldn't believe the irony....seriously......

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Categories: all work and no play, urban,
Form: Free verse
South African Dream
...All work and no play
May have made Matt 
A dull boy
All no work and no God
Has Matt with a lost soul
But he is moving on full steam
He is chasing the South African dream
He is going to give hi......

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© Phatt Matt  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: all work and no play, absence, change, fate, father,
Form:
Premium Member Dream Avenue
...Driving in my new luxury car
Richer then a movie star
All the lights shine on me
I'm beautiful with too much money
Strutting to be viewed
Living big on Dream Avenue

Ladies adore my smile
Bab......

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Categories: all work and no play, dream, fantasy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Lets Get Away
...we need to take atrip
where they pop whip
and have a  dip
all work and no play
hey
LETS GET AWAY......

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Categories: all work and no play, adventure, freedom,
Form: Prose Poetry

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry