Best Budget Poems
Below are the all-time best Budget poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of budget poems written by PoetrySoup members
She Lived in the MomentSix feet tall, feisty and tipping the scales
Aunt Eva approached life so playfully
Living in the moment, not fretting details
Even at 80 no harsh wrinkles had...
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Categories:
budget, family,
Form:
Rhyme
CharacterizationOur two party system isn’t working
Plastic figures, disaster lurking
Conservative or liberal isn’t the call
It’s the ultra rich against us all
For the people is what it’s...
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Categories:
budget, political
Form:
Couplet
Both Sides for MeThe look of pity on the saleswoman's face said it all
my paint spattered clothing, however the jeans fit
just didn't have that panache, chic pizazz, tongue...
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Categories:
budget, absence, adventure, dream, fun,
Form:
Quatrain
An inspiring pile of shoes
I attended a large gathering and took some time
to observe the great assortment of shoes stacked on the racks
I saw new shoes, pricey shoes, and...
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Categories:
budget, humor, inspirational, social,
Form:
Quatorzain
HELLO DR SEUSS DO COME INHELLO DR. SEUSS – DO COME IN
There’s a BEAR
On my STAIR,
And I wish it
Wouldn’t STARE!
There’s a WUPBOARD,
In my CUPBOARD
And a DOX
In my BOX,
I...
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Categories:
budget, children,
Form:
Rhyme
My Confession 2You reminded me again, not to be late.
That I shouldn't let you hate.
What we have because it's delicate.
That you are fed up, trying to put...
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Categories:
budget, love hurts,
Form:
Lyric
Of Yard Sales
Yard Sales are the
Macy’s of Saturday shopping,
On a budget that fits in my coin purse.
written for contest
07/27/2019
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Categories:
budget, cute, dream, funny, hello,
Form:
Free verse
Natural Instinct Three Sonnets tell a story, in sequence.
[From the narrative poem, "Don't Go to Wyoming Alone"]
...
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Categories:
budget, africa, farm, flying, travel,
Form:
Sonnet
From First Ball to World Cup
I remember the first time I saw a ball,
Those exquisite black and white pentagons ...
The...
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Categories:
budget, childhood, football, soccer, sports,
Form:
Free verse
CHAMPAGNECHAMPAGNE, CORKED BOTTLES OF EFFERVESCENT FUN
SWEET AND FRUITY TO THE TASTE, OR MAYBE EXTRA DRY
A TINY GLASS OF BUBBLING, POPPING, SPLASHING FUN
MAKE...
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Categories:
budget, food, funny,
Form:
Shape
Five Tomatoes AwayFive Tomatoes Away
Five tomatoes away
from devastation.
The bullies bully me.
They give big breaks to
corporations-While taking
unfair shares from citizens
and cutting down on
pensions and "Social Security".
I have no...
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Categories:
budget, planet,
Form:
Free verse
Estate-AgenteseThinking of buying a house? I’m so pleased!
But first, I must teach you Estate-Agentese!
Estate agents, see, give some good information,
So long as, my friend, you...
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Categories:
budget, fun, funny, house, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
HOPELESS HOPEThat moment when you dream biggest,
Yet with the lowest works,
Or the laziest mindset,
Hoping of miracles and surprises,
Or of depending on others.....
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Categories:
budget, change, dedication, destiny, devotion,
Form:
Concrete
Turning to Cicero"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and...
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Categories:
budget, history, social,
Form:
Free verse
Fit to be tiedI'm Restless and defeated
Feeling overwhelmed and cheated
My Plate about to topple
Don't you dare pop that waffle
Shut your mouth and the door
Clean the dog pee off...
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Categories:
budget, silly, stress,
Form:
Free verse
Nutty Flavors of lifeLife is like a nut,
Differs in shape, size, color or crust,
Life is like a nut.
For some, it’s like a coconut,
Beyond the reach, safe from gust
Very...
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Categories:
budget, beautiful, change, destiny, fate,
Form:
Rhyme
Under Love's Spell
It's seven here, yet there it's still five,
she'll be getting off work about now.
And my old computer whirls to life,
it's the best my budget will...
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Categories:
budget, computer, emotions, feelings, imagery,
Form:
Quatrain
Portrait of a Black ManHis granite form against blue skies
Rippling on the bulging eye, wild waves
Of muscles the netting cloud defies
Reason in concrete, his pride raves
In self glory of...
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Categories:
budget, black-african amerfamily, family, pride,
Form:
Verse
Playing Possum Poker
Politics is a cat-and-mouse poker game,
Some play it well,
others not so much
Amateurs show their hidden hand,
they got an easy-to-spot tell
But...
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Categories:
budget, corruption, political, truth, wisdom,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
ATM Terminator
Sarah Shopper!
Coupon please budget-y listen
and bankruptcy understand
That ATM Terminator is out there —
It can’t be mall bargained with,
nor consumer reasoned with
An Automated Teller Machine...
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Categories:
budget, fun, humorous, money, parody,
Form:
Light Verse
Categories:
budget, education,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
My Mother In LawMy Mother In Law
Saw a view appearing to be panoramic,
Of me while I had laid in my hammock;
For ugliness there was no known cure;
Much more...
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Categories:
budget, humorous,
Form:
Couplet
The Percussion Of Perfection -
There is a beat to the world,
it burns and bites, it can calm & comfort,
it will arouse and it will anger, it is a romantic...
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Categories:
budget, life, nature, life, nature,
Form:
Didactic
THE HOUSEWIFE'S LAMENTIt's not easy to live with every day problems,
Especially when someone expects you to solve them,
The minute that trouble has raised up it's head,
And balance...
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Categories:
budget, family, happiness, mother, wife,
Form:
Couplet
AccountsWhat is truth's pure golden nugget?
A debt-free real balanced budget!
The concept is known
But history has shown
Great figures know how to fudge it
Author's note: The...
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Categories:
budget, earth day, loss, nature,
Form:
Limerick