Best Cautionary Tale Poems

A girl called Lucy loved to trumpet lies
And idle gossip laced her lips with ease.
Tall tales tripped off her tongue to tantalise
Those twitching ears which reddened by degrees.

This filled her honest Mother with despair
‘You wash your mouth with soap’ she often cried.
Young Lucy shrugged it...

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A cautionary tale I have for you.
Trust no one that you see on Halloween,
especially whom you’ve opened your door to.
Trickery diabolical I’ve seen.
One Halloween while feasting with a friend
on Reece’s pieces (popular for treats),
the door bell rang. Who knew it was the end
of my poor...

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An Oracle, ‘’ a cautionary tale’’

The man was called upon to help he went, heart full of love, not his own 

but (put there) questions and laughter..are  (you surely sent) then test the

spirits was a teaching the ‘‘executive Minister’’ applied, an overriding

rule his intent!...

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At last it has arrived, 
let there be no doubt. 
That everyone goes crazy 
at the Christmas staff night out. 

Now Santa took the sleigh. 
He did not stop to think. 
For that was very foolish 
with all that food and drink! 

Tooth fairy looked...

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Trust
true, unwavering
confident certain absolute
belief shattered, changing views
Strength...

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Once, a little Spanish girl 
was given a "regalo" - 
a dainty little potted plant, 
a purple-petalled mallow. 

She set it in a sunny spot, 
beneath a southern window, 
re-housed it in an iron pot 
and named it, "Don Galindo". 

She gave it water every...

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A happier couple, you could never see.
One blessed day, they would be three.
They'd enjoy a picnic in a park or beach,
Joe and his wife, Molly, a lovely peach.

I would say their lives were very much in check
'Til the day Joe became obsessed with tech.
"Where's our simple...

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Give me a minute
Let me give it some thought

Don’t wanna’ jump into
Maybe something’ I should not

Let me wrinkle my brow
Let me ponder a bit

Let me mull it over 
Let me see if it fits

Let me scratch my head
Stare into space

Let me put all the pieces
Into...

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Great is the battle, small the victory
  when all that is won is lost to mankind -
in this war of worlds its great casualty 
  is the fallen consciousness in our mind.
From spear tip and arrowhead to smart bomb
  or Ptolemy to...

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When Old Mother Hubbard
Examined her cupboard
And found not a scrap there to munch on,
Not one morsel that clung
To an ort or a crumb,
She felt foolish and dumb
And stood sucking her thumb
While her dog, Butch, got nothing for luncheon.
"She forgot to go shopping again," grumbled he.
She...

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Ditsy blonde mother of Red Riding Hood 
Sent her little girl alone to the wood…
Once upon a present time 
That would be a heinous crime, 
Mom and grandma for neglect would be sued. 

February 25, 2022

Syllables count: 10 and 7...

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It says be careful, extra careful, Just imagine the problems if you weren’t
Keep your head down
Watch your words
The little voice in my head that lives in paranoia is protective of me
It holds a sign that says “Extremely Fragile, Handle with care”
But then HE came.
And whenever...

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Passions are a slowly burning fire
Keep them steady and certain
But once excited, stand guard
The blaze will engulf.

A cautionary tale
From a not-so cautionary male....

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A Cautionary tale 
trail and error 
Wasted years of
Needless drama 
ups and downs 
Failed attempts at
Reversing damage done...

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Technically, not a sea at all,
Lake Superior churns up its share of sea storms.

There is not a lot to do in Marquette, Michigan:
Except for high school drivers to "buzz the gut",
Or cruise past a courthouse where "Anatomy" was filmed.

You could smoke dope or drink underage
Under...

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