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Best Cut Corners Poems

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Premium Member The Straight Road
Remember those that cut corners will go around in circles
And those with one’s mind attached to a string pulled which way what ever
Be of one’s...

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Categories: cut corners, truth,
Form: Sijo



The Candle of My Life
Sticky handprints on my door
Muddy truck tracks across my floor
Laundry piling up galore
Imperfect photos for decor
These are the things a mom adores

Little feet headed towards...

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Categories: cut corners, mother,
Form: Free verse
Life Is a Race
When the signal is given,
everyone steps on the line,
ready to start the journey of life.
Some focus on the goal,
striving to be the best.
Another moves on...

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Categories: cut corners, life, may,
Form: Free verse
Hunger Spot
Hunger Spot

Hunger is usually done alone, in the dirty card board box, called home
On wet, cut corners out of traffic, forever in unguarded dark
Winds, harsh...

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Categories: cut corners, dark, food, house, howl,
Form: Free verse
He Who Loves You
The ups and downs of life
Can not be cut with a knife 
When the rope is pulled to drag 
You down when your trying to...

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Categories: cut corners, faithfaith, love,
Form: I do not know?



Premium Member Regretting Cake
REGRETTING CAKE

My life in crumbles, vanilla-chocolate,
I lick my wounded fingers, tastes so good.
To stay in shape, I frost my lips… de-lish,
Cut corners on the square,...

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Categories: cut corners, depression, food, heartbroken, humorous,
Form: Lyric
Sestina of Milk, Nails, and Copper
drink your 5 year old milk,
boy!  I know where you live, stop painting your nails
like a girl, boy!  Aging copper
tones cut corners in...

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Categories: cut corners, on writing and words,
Form: Sestina
Ode To Just Another Writer
So finally the book is done
You'd think I had some time for fun
The query letters have been sent
There's some cash left to pay the rent
The...

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Categories: cut corners, career, dedication, depression, devotion,
Form: Rhyme
Forever Last
In this race for thick thighs,
Cute faces, and beautiful minds,
Nice guys finish last.
As i give 110 %,
Exherting all of my energy,
Others half-ass, cut corners, and...

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Categories: cut corners, hope, life, loss, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Taking the Far Way
I'll take the far way
I won't cut corners
Or take shortcuts
The flesh moves on it's own
The mind understanding stillness
All the past remains set in stone
Thoughts of...

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Categories: cut corners, deep, spiritual, strength,
Form: Rhyme
Poems About My Poems
Poems About My Poems

Should read my poems and discover design;
You immediately will know they are mine;
Cut corners and curbs;
Only used few verbs;
Not only that they...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: cut corners, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
10k Or Bust
we gather together, a hundred or so
stetching, warming cold muscles, just waiting to go

nervous anticipation, just wanting to start,
we collect our numbers, have a piss,...

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© The Didds  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: cut corners, angst, fun, health, sports,
Form: Free verse
I'M Breathing
All this time I thought that if I continued to pour my love into you, you'd eventually love me just as much. 
I thought that...

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Categories: cut corners, absence, boyfriend, break up,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member The Biker
I loved riding my
bike as a child. It offered
me a new world view.

I was fast and free.
Then we put cards in the spokes,
and I motorcycled.

I...

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Categories: cut corners, 11th grade, childhood, emotions,
Form: Senryu
Head of State
President
I can never ever ever be your president,

Sacrifice one life for another life
Damn president

Do bad for the greater good
Tell lies on the evening news
Launch missiles...

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Categories: cut corners, africa, allah, america, angel,
Form: Lyric

Book: Reflection on the Important Things