Best Muddy Poems

Muddy Water's Gramma gave us licorice

I walked the old Kenwood neighborhood with my twin little brother and sister in tow,
'hold there hands and look both ways before you cross the street'
No use trying to talk my way out, knew it was the only way mom...

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She pulls the puppets strings; and as he’s jerking all about;
She throws her voice to make him talk, with his face held in a pout.
He forgets that he’s a puppet; while out there on the stage;
The audience is pleased with him; he’s the up and...

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“Muddy and Misunderstood” 

Your thoughts 
towards me are
a reflection of 
you 

My thoughts 
towards you 
are more than 
likely muddy 

and misunderstood

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
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time's landscape blackened
by the feet of many men
foolishly walking

© Faye Lanham Gibson, April 8, 2015...

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I'm planting trees today.
Cherry trees in front,
Peter on the street,
Paul in the middle,
with Mary closest in toward the house,
all on the far side of our gravel drive.

On the same southern side,
along my neighbor's new above the eyebrows 8-foot fence,
backside facing me,
which is fine,
more backdrop character...

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Assailed upon all sides; trapped, like a rat without his cheese.
Though I wore quite fancy shoes, there were no socks upon my feet,
When I fought the heathens and, met defeat, at the Pillar Of Muhamete.
Through a wall of living flesh I hacked; my trusty hatchet,...

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Muddy face band and tin-tin man breaking bad
Game of thrones, constants and variables
Contestants variant, variously able, paid under the table
Save it Larry, your speeches are not reliable
We see your Mr Cain, presentable, but is Cain able?

After what you did your reputation is wrecked
Big crowds but...

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The pavement grabbed
At the feet of the passers-by
Who passed by the puddles
And the mud
To get to the taxi’s,
Who, like a string of dirty pearls
Were threaded by the muddy road
Where many a flattened toad
Stared intently at the sky

The pavement grabbed
And snatched an unsuspecting shoe
Of a passer-by
Who...

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Don’t fall in the muddy river
Your strength is not meant to shiver
You must understand things hidden
Corruption decides the forbidden
For the truth to be known to you
But, evidence proves it is true
Be careful in your quick belief
Of knowledge stolen like a thief
Evil spreads like a wildfire
By...

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Hurry, hurry, hurry
Funny bunny plays
Windy sunny field

Muddy small silly
Feels guilt
Feels sorry

Mummy still loves 
Muddy funny bunny


18th December 2017

Fem Bogstaver (Danish) - Poetry Contest for Money
Sponsored by Rhoda Tripp...

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For we stood
For we stood out there
On a field in France
Staring straight at death in its lair

Gun in hand, battle stare
For we fought
Man on man
Bayonet or bullet, hand to hand

For we screamed and we cried
Friends are dead; biding time!

For we thought in muddy trench
Loves we’d...

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mud season
                            tracks its feet
             ...

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there's a song stuck in my head
ba da da daaaahhh...
not a lot, but a bit of a bar
ba da da deeeee...
spinning 'round my ears too near
never able to get out of there, i fear
it'll never set me free

i can't hear it's lyrical words
the band's name...

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My favorite memories seem to be,
Me barefoot, playing in water to some degree,
I loved those nights on the beach,
Where the moon was so full, 
It could almost be reached,
Running in, about knee high
Without a care in the sky,
Another absolute must of mine,
 Jumping in puddles...

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You’re the world’s worst hiking buddy
How did we end up so muddy
Not even sure we can scrub it!

How would I know
Can’t stick my hand in that hole
I thought you had the first aid kit

Yea I dragged a little back
Put too much in my pack
Still we...

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