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Best Long And Short Of It Poems

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Premium Member The Long and Short of It
I awakened about midnight in the middle of the day.
I was crawling swiftly toward you as I slowly raced away.
I hummed a merry melody that...

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Categories: long and short of it, funnyhappy, me, girl, happy,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Big Hand Little Hand Long Hand Short Hand
When I was little I thought the older a person was, the more brain cells you grew.
Thus, older people are smarter than little people. 
That...

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Categories: long and short of it, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Long and Short of It
The long and short of it 

I find the poetry I read
while running through this site
Takes my breath away from me
and makes me want to...

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Categories: long and short of it, friendship, poetry, poets,
Form: Rhyme
Color Blind
My first crush seemed like a box of Crayons
Hot Magenta was tugging on her nylons

She dyed her hair like the Florida Sunrise
Her Cool And Crazy...

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Categories: long and short of it, romance, teen,
Form: Rhyme
Always Aware
Note the golden morning sun, red and orange, blue aeonian sky
Silver reflections of moonlight cast on dead of night still waters
Window light that shines so...

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Categories: long and short of it, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member We Heard a Whistle Blow
The whistles screamed that cold dark night
                  ...

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Categories: long and short of it, memorial, scary, sound,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Toms Travels
In a show of manic one-upmanship
With my wife saying, “Just get a grip.”
I planned an adventure to show I’m well travelled
The spoiler to that is...

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Categories: long and short of it, humorous, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dachshund
Some folks call me a sausage dog
I think they couldn’t be meaner
It’s not my fault I’m long and short
And look like a misshapen wiener

I’ve got...

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Categories: long and short of it, dog, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member White Shoulder Dreams
Oh the images we freeze in time

the sweet, sweet scents that bring recall

the sharp and painful longing that belongings bring

for those lost or lingering on...

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Categories: long and short of it, missing you,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lyrical Lines
Words . . . written in brilliant lines

In passionate flamboyant rhymes

In Free verse, Haiku or Pantoum,

Etheree, Quatern, or 7/5 Trochee . . .

It matters not...

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Categories: long and short of it, art
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dear Jupiter
You don't know me, and perhaps you never will. But in my heart I am certain that we have at least one thing in common....

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Categories: long and short of it, adventure, earth, future, humanity,
Form: Personification
Premium Member The Real Crush
He was BILLYtheKidster. She was P D.
My little Poet Destroyer she'll always be to me.
She CRUSHED me immediately. I didn't have a chance.
We engaged an...

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Categories: long and short of it, me, slam, me, slam,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Eye of Horus and the Seat of Me
"Eye of Horus and the Seat of Me"



When I looked 
into 
your eyes
Blue Sky 
reflected in 
the Heart of mine

I sat true 
in the 
Seat...

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Categories: long and short of it, blue, faith, i am,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Odyssey of We Are Centre
"The Odyssey of We are Centre"



Where does he come through 
with his fishing lines?
Casting off metaphors
worms of vitriol
hooked and dipped,
he’s so green backed  
rolling...

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Categories: long and short of it, abuse, anti bullying, bullying,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Killing Me Softly
Splitting straws reveal tears of unfair truth 
long and short of it bugs with ugly voices swear
Finding you are under the carpet 
hiding inside echoes...

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Categories: long and short of it, change, dark, deep, emotions,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things