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Best In Hock Poems

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Premium Member Ham Hock and Bacon
My uncle Dran was an odd sorta man 
who never much cared for livestock.
But wouldn't you know he kept a pig he loved so, 
and...

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Categories: in hock, animal, farm, food, pets,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member The Hardest Thing I'Ve Ever Had To Do
The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do,
Was to say I’m through with you.

Well, of course, 
It was pretty hard when you refused to go...

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© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, lost love, me, me,
Form: Free verse
The Anatomy of a Horse
The Anatomy of a Horse (written for children)

Horse's feet have a hoof, the hard part which he can pound, 
back of this is his frog,...

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Categories: in hock, horse, paris,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Horses
A horse that runs wild and free
 Enjoys freedom with each stride
    No saddle on his withers be
 No grazing muzzle as...

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© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, animal, horse,
Form: Quintain (English)
Carolyn
Carolyn Devonshire
Sunny day golden locks
Friends till the end or in hock
Cheery jewels and holly socks

Entertain us with your verse
Until they take us away in a...

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Categories: in hock, dedication, friendship, funny, thank
Form: Rhyme



Horses
Her tiny strands of forelock were as soft as silk, 
resting gently between her poll and soft ears-
Her muzzle slightly wet as it began to...

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© Lu Loo  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, animal, horse,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Being Sold Down the River
Being Sold Down the River? 

Near 80 years ago it has been
Another Jerk wanted to make his country great again
America first has been used before...

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© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dear Younger Me
Dear younger me,
There are some things that I would say
to help you out along the way:
mistakes I’ve made and deep regrets,
things I would change you’ve...

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© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, future,
Form: Rhyme
Beggars of California
Beggars of California 

With their tattoos and their piercings, I don’t give money to beggars in California.        ...

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Categories: in hock, allegory, city, education, environment,
Form: Ghazal
Premium Member Horses
My life seems to last forever now that I’ve start aging
The sudden onset aches and pains start engaging

My home is in a theme park petting...

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© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, animal, caregiving, children, horse,
Form: Personification
Electic Comb
Gonna take my comb outa my pocket,
May as well kiss it goodby and hock it.
This is much less trying, 
although close to frying.
Just stick my...

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Categories: in hock, funny,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Limerick Crochetes Portrait of a Dead Brit Nazi Lord of the Lollypoppians
Limerick crochetés: Portrait of a Dead Brit Nazi, Lord of the Lollypoppians
             ...

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© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, satire,
Form: Limerick
A New Year
Crisp January morning stillness
holds dampness in the air.

Mistletoe still hanging in the trees
and everywhere.

I inhale deeply to rejuvenate my
sleeping senses.

The fresh smell of winter, my...

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Categories: in hock, celebration, inspiration, january,
Form: Couplet
The Leprechaun
I'll be happy to be a leprechaun
That silly green hat will be worn.
If ye share yer pot of gold with me
A leprechaun I'll be happy...

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Categories: in hock, funny,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Horses
At the foot of the mountain lies a wide verdant plain
With rich flowing breasts tend its enchanting brethren

A cuddly care that nature does, in collaboration...

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© Len Gasun  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: in hock, horse,
Form: Couplet

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