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Best Appalling Poems


Remains Appalling
golden grave diggers                                          ...

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© John Beam  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: appalling, anger, corruption, death, evil,
Form: Senryu
Lamenting Appalling Heartbreaking Mistreatment
Lamenting appalling heartbreaking mistreatment...
nonagenarian father experiences at Normandy Farms

Though dead, I gauge
these past one hundred and four plus months
linkedin with Gregorian calendar page
mine mother would be aghast

at deplorable inhumane outrage
played out upon Normandy Farms -
Bluebell, Pennsylvania site
where papa (a pricey 
senior folk facility), he doth...

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Categories: appalling, absence, appreciation, cry, devotion,
Form: Rhyme
Appalling Cruelty
the shouting and cursing,
            the betting and arguing among
            the drunken dockyard crowd
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Categories: appalling, animals, pets, sympathy,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Despair Appalling
Daunting I am here, merely a fear
worth haunting. 
In dearly & aware so exhausting, clearly there 
& defaulting. 
Nearly Despair Appalling, severely I swear 
it isn’t stopping....

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© Roger Byrd  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: appalling, depression,
Form: Rhyme
The Idea Was Appalling
She came out of the water,

naked, free, and without a care,

skin smooth, soft, and wonderfully bare,

the man’s face was expressionless,

unreadable, pale, and cold,

her attitude nevertheless was sweet and her actions bold,

his face drawn to a frown of distaste,

and his disrespect for beauty was a disgrace,

and...

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Categories: appalling, fantasy
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member A Sycamore's Demise
I am one of the oldest trees around.
My roots grow aggressively and deep in the ground.
I am a sycamore, most regal and proud.
My branches so high I can touch a cloud.
I'm usually found near wetlands and streams.
My thirst is unquenchable, or so it may seem.
I've...

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Categories: appalling, tree,
Form: Light Verse




Book: Reflection on the Important Things