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Best Cantankerous Poems

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Premium Member How To Harness a Cantankerous Mule
'Tis well known that mules are a very stubborn breed,
So 'tis well to keep that point in mind ere you proceed!
They've been known to bite...

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Categories: cantankerous, animals, funnymay,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Stagecoach
I took my periodic stroll through the local antique store today.
There were the usual horse collars, clocks and various sundries on display.
Havin' no need fer...

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Categories: cantankerous, cowboy-western, old, horse, old,
Form: Rhyme
Worming the Cat and Dog
Once again it’s Saturday; the day when footy reigns supreme.
The Dogs are up against the Cats, the premier favoured team,
but I’ve got no doubts the...

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Categories: cantankerous, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Old Wagon Wheel
I saw an old wagon wheel in the antique store the other day.
What type of vehicle it must have conveyed, I couldn't really say,
But I...

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Categories: cantankerous, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Aunt Andrea Goes To Town
Aunt Andrea  goes to town
                   ...

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Categories: cantankerous, fun,
Form: Limerick



The Devil Has No Horns
In Simple words
The devil has no horns
She wears smaug balm, Oh, Lord of the Rings 
She sleeps in El Dorado Street, the Hotels of Svengali
She...

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Categories: cantankerous, analogy, , western,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member Bossy Cow
Daisy was such a bossy old cow,
one who desired to rule the herd.
Her opinions were so highbrow
the others dared not moo a word!
 
Daisy would...

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Categories: cantankerous, conflict, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Shark Soup
Tim had all the necessary ingredients right next to his ancient burner


Shark teeth dangling from a sunken necklace at the cutting edge but

The amulet had...

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Categories: cantankerous, ocean,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Bit of Lofty Chit Chat
Greetings from Canada dear readers !  Let me cajole you with a wee bit of fun
and ardent banter.  Well, obviously I am Canadian...

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Categories: cantankerous, fun,
Form: Haibun
Corsets
Your fingertips slide across
The time of day.
You watch the seconds pass
As you argue with the cantankerous hands
Of the clock she bought for you and you...

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Categories: cantankerous, lost love, lovetime, time,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member My Eldorado
Oh, give me a home where majestic buffalo roam,
Where antelope graze and rushing streams foam!
A place where snow-capped mountains reach for the sky,
And gentle winds...

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Categories: cantankerous, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Last Rite Exit
Nearing the end of their fleeting days,
short-inhaled lives infirmly await the long dark
Garrulously tilting fermented liquids in a park,
they watch their former youthful ways

Addled memories...

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Categories: cantankerous, allusion, dark, eulogy, people,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member A Soothing Ammendment
the peppermint schnapps
slides down slowly with fervor
coating the cantankerous tongue
— the blessing of the throat...

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Categories: cantankerous, drink, senses, spiritual,
Form: Verse
Let George Do It
There's a George in every neighborhood, although in yours, he may go by another 
name. 

George can be found pacing the sidewalks looking for neighbors...

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Categories: cantankerous, character,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Fury of the Wind (Limerick)
The face of the ocean seemed to smile
All was calm and quiet for a while
‘Till Wind’s temper was lost
With waves forcefully tossed
In her wrathful cantankerous...

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Categories: cantankerous, nature, passion, peace, sea
Form: Limerick

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