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Best Greyhounds Poems


Premium Member The Homecoming
...It was in late October in the year nineteen seventy three
That the war in South Vietnam was finally over for me
I boarded the seven o seven and couldn't wait to get going
A non military plane,......

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Categories: greyhounds, america, father, home, mother,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Gone To the Dogs
...DOGGIE ART
Poodle
Doodle

          HAPPY LASSIES
          Jolly
          Collies

                     FAMOUS CANINES
                     Renowned
                     Greyhounds

YOR......

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Categories: greyhounds, dog, funny,
Form: Footle
Who
...
“WHO”



Human to Human
the faceless 
without names
buried under 
mountains of pages
escaping the blame

Human to Human
the faceless 
witho......

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Categories: greyhounds, humanity, imagery, war,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member Jessica Casey - Part 2 - Seven Years Later
...Jessica Casey the punters dream- Sequel to Shy Julie 

They came from near - they came from far
Bus ferry and train and some by car
THE GOLDEN EGG GRAND FINAL
One greyhound in min......

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Categories: greyhounds, family, feelings, humorous,
Form: Metrical Tale
Premium Member Divine Comedy Translation Canto Xiii Hell Part 2
...(Continues after part 1)

Stopped to talk, and then “Since his voice now dries”,
Told poet to me, “your time don’t lose, be fast;
But speak, and ask him, if like that more arise”.

And I to him......

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Categories: greyhounds, fantasy,
Form: Terza Rima
Irish
...Irish

'When Irish eyes are smiling',
sang the midwife, gleefully,
as she handed me a bundle,
and revealed that it was 'She'.

A baby, with the darkest hair,
blue eyes, that shone like......

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Categories: greyhounds, dog, drink, funny, humorous,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Scorpion's Touch
...
“The Scorpion’s Touch”

Under glass
the sound cuts out sharp
just like under water
and we run out of breath 
like insects running around 
frantically out of time
we are ......

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Categories: greyhounds, humanity, muse, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ode To Wayne Gretzy
...Ode To Wayne Gretzky

We all carry the same genes
and look how different we turn out;
I honed my skills to playing hockey
and look how far I’ve come.
                ***

Note...

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Categories: greyhounds, hero, hockey, perspective, sports,
Form: Epigram
The City Is a Strange Place
...The city is a strange place.
People shifting, walking lines and punching time cards.
Strangers looking, their eyes and mind in their own little worlds.
A woman on her cell phone.
A man in his car......

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Categories: greyhounds, city, hope, people,
Form: Free verse
Shaggy Dog Limericks Iii
...The Doberman Pinscher

A Doberman’s known to be picky
With friends so to greet one is tricky
To kiss is a bummer
Undoubtedly dumber
Is to sneak up and give one a hickey

The English......

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Categories: greyhounds, animal, cute, dog, funny,
Form: Limerick
Whippets and Greyhounds
...Whippet's in the wind
When greyhound
Gazed upon
Whippersnapper
Want to be
In the midday sun
Whistle of a woman
Calling canine back
Put him on the leash
Take doggy to the track
Flat cap Fred......

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© Rob Carter  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: greyhounds, animal,
Form: Rhyme
Sam Came From Bollon On the Wallan S.W.Queensland Aus.
...Sam came from Bollon on the Wallan S.W.Queensland Aus.

Sam Mc Croon came from Bollon soon
When he heard about old Galoon the Batey
 She was big an a Ox light in her sox
And she loved her Irish ......

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Categories: greyhounds, romanceold, me, old,
Form: Rhyme
Orphan
...I want to walk into the 
Hotel Cipriani in Venice
Cigarette holder dangling
Two sleek greyhounds on
Leashes, grey cape over
My shoulders, movie starlet
On my arm, tons of baggage
Stickers, eve......

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Categories: greyhounds, childhood, family, fantasy, children,
Form: Light Verse
Shiela Hunt
...i was in the canvas seat in front,
at the pictures ...Shiela, hunt,
was playing with her little foot,
got the wrong feet, wasna Toot,
playing footsie with her momma ,
sure thing dude, what......

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Categories: greyhounds, adventure, me,
Form: Rhyme
Consoling Arm Recovered Dignity
...Villa  tapestries  gave  the  space a hushed quality
Baskets of bread fruit cold chicken  and some wine
Books some paper  some quills and a  bottle of ink
White horse fair haired rider in crispy  ......

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Categories: greyhounds, friendship, nostalgia, people,
Form: Sonnet

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry