Best Bum Poems
Below are the all-time best Bum poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of bum poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Missionary and the BumThere once was a bum. He was the neighborhood drunk. He had an unkempt demeanor. His salt and pepper hair had not been washed in...
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Categories:
bum, faith, friendship, love,
Form:
Prose
Separated By a Common Language"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."
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Categories:
bum, america, england, language, word
Form:
Rhyme
In Lieu of the RodeoOh cripes I’ve gotta tell yer of a horror ride I had,
That beat any bronc or bull I’ve rode, and I must say I’m glad,
I’ll...
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Categories:
bum, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
bum, society, war,
Form:
Ballad
No Blue HairNo blue hair or curls for me.
I’ll grow old naturally.
Hanging breasts and flattened bum,
crooked teeth and graying gum.
Sagging knees and chicken skin,
sunny spots and double...
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Categories:
bum, age, beauty, funny, hair,
Form:
Rhyme
Thoughts of 'The Poet'Day after day I sit, poised deep in thought and contemplation
while tourists stop and stare at me with eyes of admiration
Sometimes they seem hypnotized, looking...
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Categories:
bum, art, imagination,
Form:
Personification
Slow Movin TightsI'm in me bath here, with a box of red cheer,
yeah a box of red cheer, beer's too bloody dear.
Me mind's wanderin twixt big...
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Categories:
bum, me, red, women,
Form:
Ballad
The Hand of LoveThe night air flowed over my breath
The covers not quite keeping me warm
Dreams caressing my past
My lover whispers in my ear
Sweet words, with her loving...
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Categories:
bum, art, humanity, inspiration, love,
Form:
Free verse
DesolateMy hands and feet are numb
for I am cold and I have no
home to give me warmth.
A home and warmth are two
things I search for...
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Categories:
bum, hope, inspirational, me, places,
Form:
Blank verse
He's Just a DogHe’s just a dog, a mongrel pup that fitted in me hand,
short haired, tan and white, with needs of high demand,
he’s whingy and he’s whiny,...
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Categories:
bum, animal, dog, trust, mum,
Form:
Rhyme
Oops, It Was An AccidentOops, It was an Accident
I accidentally let one loose
on a blind date with a guy named Bruce.
We went to the movies on that fateful day
happily...
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Categories:
bum, anxiety, hilarious, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
Mosquito MayhemToday I met a mosquito
It wasn’t very fun
She bit me here, she nipped me there
(she even bit my bum)
But I had the last laugh...
I squashed...
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Categories:
bum, humorous, insect,
Form:
Rhyme
Exposed With Two LensesI was a child of only seven years,
adventurous, bold, I had no fears.
Into the woods I would go
after my Mom told me "No."
But worth the...
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Categories:
bum, introspection,
Form:
Limerick
Funeral FootlesDeceased
Released
Goodbye
I cry
Church pew
Hurts you
My bum
Now numb
No droppin*
The coffin!
4th March 2015
Written before dad’s funeral - I'll take my cushion to sit on lol
* not proper footle...
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Categories:
bum, funeral, humor, sad,
Form:
Footle
80 Proof NightsA foggy Cuervo morning
I crawl out of my bed
Stagger to the bathroom
With a pounding in my head
It’s just another Sunday
Things can’t get much worse
I think...
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Categories:
bum, funny, life, parody,
Form:
I do not know?