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Best Allotted Poems

Below are the all-time best Allotted poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of allotted poems written by PoetrySoup members


How the Big Mac Got the Gherkin
Once upon an ancient time, 
in long gone languid days, 
when distant misted myths bechanced
in lovely rhym'ed ways, 
when time was so much freer, 
less...

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Categories: allotted, humorous, old, time,
Form: Ballad



The Stray
There was a little dog one day,
Who ambled on his aimless way.
He didn't have a house or home:
A doggy bed or fine meat bone.

His coat...

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Categories: allotted, abuse, child, dog, first
Form: Narrative
I Committed Suicide
I Committed Suicide
I stretched out weary hands. 
Melisa, who considered me 
like a big brother, quickly ran away from me. 
My heart writhed unto me;...

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Categories: allotted, allusion, anxiety, betrayal, children,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Enjoyment of Life
Dedication:  Thanks to all of my dear family and friends who share the joy of life with me!

The Enjoyment of Life

To find the enjoyment...

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Categories: allotted, happiness, happy, joy, life,
Form: Narrative
Weekend Father
Unfortunate circumstances made me a weekend father
Two parents separated by a marred history,
now had to care for a child ...
an innocent victim who received emotional...

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Categories: allotted, art, divorce, father daughter,
Form: Verse



My Gallery
My Gallery

In upper part of my body
A cognitive bell rings
From a dial-up connection
of live wires

The modem is working just
To repeatedly provide
the facsimile of
Barren and bald...

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Categories: allotted, 12th grade, body, conflict,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Lonely
Lonely
When wandering alone away from crowds
I find it most soothing watching high clouds
Fascinating as they meander by
An outdoorsy movie held in the sky.

Only the lonely...

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Categories: allotted, death, dream, lonely, music,
Form: Rhyme
The Truth In Time
Time is the most precious possession the universe holds.
It is powerful beyond all measure.
It is loyal but also very unforgiving.

Time will test our strength and...

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Categories: allotted, character, inspirational, life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Grail
GRAIL

each has their own prize
tucked away in a wish
deep in the inscrutable heart,
it rises from time to time
like a treasure only seen
by the eyes of...

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Categories: allotted, creation, destiny, dream,
Form: Free verse
Hello Son - First Kiss Contest
They stood there holding hands
Young faces wrinkled with worry
Their little boy was born too early
Neo natal unit now held the key

Their son was in a...

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Categories: allotted, baby, birth, trust,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Little Man
Why should we 
be allotted a day at all
there is no allotment
we carry the load 
we always have 
we always will
it is au naturale 

we...

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Categories: allotted, muse, strength, woman, women,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fleeting Time
Sweet Spring just knocked upon my door and now it’s mid-July.
I’m jealous of each passing hour since I told her good-bye.

Youth stays for just the...

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Categories: allotted, lifeday, life, time,
Form: Couplet
The Art of Destruction
She sat there waiting, patiently,
Assured of her success,
Indifferent to the certainty 
That she would cause duress.

She'd spun a trap so beautiful
It seemed a work of...

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Categories: allotted, nature, people,
Form: Rhyme
Hungry
Is this the foothold you sought
  when love decayed and left you wanting?
Avenged in miniscule degrees, each vindicated
moment a trivial gilded victory...
The stars align...

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Categories: allotted, love
Form: Free verse
Often
4/27/17


Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn
Changes rarely or often
Occuring by the top of the river mouth and at the bottom
Near and far from fruits and vegetables...

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Categories: allotted, poetry, rap, word play,
Form: Rhyme

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