Best Disapproving Poems

And I begin my own steep climb into 
The Chalkland Downs                                  ...

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The Master left to go away,
But, being wise and just,
He first called forth three servants and
Placed Talents in their trust.

According to their proven skills
He portioned out their share:
Five to the first, the second two
One to the last man there. 

And once the Master went away
The...

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Twenty-twenty on his deathbed lies.
Most saw him with disapproving eyes.
Some prospered as they watched him grow.
But many looked at him
as a son of woe. Though
no wars did he bring -
his praises we
shall surely
never
sing.

In 
our minds
has grown an
embryo – our
hopes now pinned on him.
This unborn child...

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Above all else
A daughter 
wants to be seen……by her mother

There are small big things
That are said
That are done
Those disapproving glances
Tiny big criticisms
The imperceptible monumental moments
The shame that accompanies disappointment
The knowing she can’t meet expectations 
Still she desperately tries
All the while
a part of her rebels 
needing...

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Brave  is the rose caught in November’s thorn
While she endures nights of chill and snow,
Awaiting gold daylight's warmth to bestow---
And liven her frame…her mouth  drooped, forlorn.

       Gently, new moon peeps into kohl  of eve 
While ...

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Thoughts melt and distil under a green/blue flame,
Swirling down, separated out and mixed.
If you’ve seen it, it’s broken;
If you’ve heard it, it’s shredded;
If you’ve read it, it’s rewritten.
It's really quite unlikely to be fixed.

You’re cutting up holiday snaps
and pasting them onto card.
And you’re scrambling madly
to...

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These are the times when the walls talk
The bricks sneer and the tile floor scoffs at you
Disapproving, mocking, judging
It’s a quiet conversation 
You can’t quite grasp the words
Muttered to your ears only

Yes, the others are excluded 
From this one-sided discussion
So they don’t understand
When you can’t...

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Turn the corners around your lips
reverse your wrinkled brow 
amuse your sullen disposition 
and disapproving frown

Etch the lines that touch your eyes
the map which tell your story
of laughter worn the crown of age
displayed near age of forty

Laugh at all the unexpected
moments that surprise
uncommon yes and...

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With a deep Growl!  
a  Corgi's disapproving eye,
a question mark tail arched in suspicion,
and four white capped feet poised  
to leap off the porch into a dead run,
my old dog thinks he has still got it.

Bark! Bark! Bark!
You have been warned by...

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A solitary man was he 
who shunned responsibility 
and crawled back to his empty shell, 
he thought himself alive and well. 
He spurned an opportunity 
for love in perpetuity, 
instead his nervousness took hold, 
he lost the yearning to be bold. 

As weeks went by...

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I see her coming home at dawn, 
Looking completely withdrawn,
It makes me sick to my stomach to know you’ve sent her out working, 
Watching her come home, I see you lurking. 
She’s my age so I imagine if it was me, 
How an earth can you...

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Mother dear, I recall the many worry lines upon thy dear face.
Oh, that if time I could reverse and them from thy face erase!
Forgive me Mother dear if I caused you any undue despair.
Forgive me Mother dear if I etched my share of them there!

You...

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Indo-Fijian Girls CAN Run

I Remember...
Clearly as my memories of Fiji’s blue tropical skies
Desiring to raise my hand for the school’s track events until I heard the lies
Frail, short Indian girl was the brand I was tagged with
But deep down the desire to run I could...

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Race -
Did it start the big debate, in 2008?

He’s not my president 
Show me his papers.
Why don’t we impeach him 
Silence all the haters.

Take back our country 
Those thieves took it.
Yes we can!
Tea Partiers have a plan.

Fox News or Msnbc 
Which one defines me?
If I...

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G..long, G..long, G..long,
It was so intriguing
The G..long sound
Trumpeting elephant?

No elephant here said..
Greville the greedy goat,
Sim the swaying giraffe
even Lind the chaffinch.
In deprecating way
Vee then laughed mockingly
Well, he couldn't help it
Being a hyena!

Exasperated Saul
determinedly stamped off
to ask Arc, the owl

He found him fast asleep
G..long, G..long, G..long
said...

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