Best Onion Poems
Below are the all-time best Onion poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of onion poems written by PoetrySoup members
Funny OnionOut shopping met an old friend from school
he turns to me serious looking
what are you at these days
Well says I
working for a China man
picking...
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Categories:
onion, funny,
Form:
Free verse
Onion LoveOh, pungent onion, large, sweet and fried
in golden rings, diced, sauteed for
casseroles or grilled with meats;
tossed raw into my greens!
I love you so, that
...
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Categories:
onion, food,
Form:
Nonet
Layers of the onionMeaning, ever bending, never ending-ly open to changing it's mind and opinions,
by moving around words and pulling and pushing in different directions,
until everything changes, rearranges...
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Categories:
onion, introspection, life, on writing
Form:
Free verse
Onion TearsOnion tears I heard mother say
As she used her apron to wipe them away
But she was in the process of kneading bread
I knew those tears...
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Categories:
onion, family, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Jesus was TurkishA strange claim
Of a man of passion
Of kindness
He said
Let the children come to me
For what man would refuse the smile
The innocence of a child
He parted...
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Categories:
onion, age, animal, bible, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Food Inglorious FoodBe it known as convenience food, junk food or munchies;
whether spicy, melt-in-your-mouth soft, or crunchy,
food, inglorious food, seduces with ease
and ensnares with the emptiest of...
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Categories:
onion, food,
Form:
Couplet
Culinary SonnetFigs stuffed with proscuitto and mascarpone cheese,
a plate of bacon wrapped scallops and pineapple.
French onion soup is bound to please
or garlic steamed mussels with which...
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Categories:
onion, food,
Form:
Sonnet
Hold me from a DistanceI revisit this realm where your actions cannot,
Will not,
Stifle my nascence
Never enough,
Never enough
Forward,
I tear away my onion skin
Embattled by a loathing humanity
I throw solaced...
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Categories:
onion, absence, friendship, life, ,
Form:
Free verse
Heave Ho and Yo Ho HoAn Old Folks home called Shady Lane
where life was at an end.
Where a hundred captives bide their time
...
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Categories:
onion, adventure, funny, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Yard Sale Cowboy On CDFrom here to wherever, I'll follow a yard sale sign,
it's a past time endeavor, for my collective state of mind,
I may buy some furniture, or...
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Categories:
onion, funny, song-lyricold, nice, fishing,
Form:
Lyric
Whatever, Whatever, Whatever
Whatever turns your crank
Whatever tickles your pickle
Whatever dunks your donut
Whatever waxes your dolphin
Whatever buffs your Buddha
Whatever pops your cork
Whatever pets your monkey
Whatever frosts your cookies
Whatever...
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Categories:
onion, humorous,
Form:
Narrative
WE'RE GOING ON A HAGGIS HUNT
I am a Burn’s Night baby
(named after the Ayrshire bard)
So we’re off to hunt a haggis
locating one is extremely hard
We scour the hills of Scotland
and...
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Categories:
onion, birthday, food, fun, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Taunting the DragonMy head rests on the doorframe, as I'm watching him at work.
I'm jealous of the devotion, and the motion of his hands,
much surprised at the...
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Categories:
onion, love, lust, senses, words,
Form:
Narrative
Food FightThere once was a fight on my plate
In front of my face while I ate
The Broccoli on the left picked up its Spear
And stabbed the...
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Categories:
onion, funny, humor,
Form:
Free verse
I want my dinnerDripping doorsteps or bubble and squeak
I ate so much I couldn't speak
Apple pie and clotted cream
Used to make my taste buds scream.
Home made parkin...
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Categories:
onion, memory, mum,
Form:
Verse
The Fun of the FairThe fun of the fair, sound and sight,
Swirling circles of brilliant light,
Octopus, dodgems, Ferris wheel
And then there’s a truly tasty meal,
A hot dog and...
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Categories:
onion, childhood, nostalgia, fun,
Form:
Rondeau
Love a pie daySteak pies is my favourite to eat with vegetables for dinner
With succulent pastry which couldn't be thinner
Meat and gravy are cooked in unison
Making this...
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Categories:
onion, food,
Form:
Couplet
MAKING SOUPAlways cold in the morning, this kitchen is warmed now
With a roaring fire and my wife working beside me making just desserts
We stand here two...
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Categories:
onion, allegory, childhood, loss, social,
Form:
Free verse
At Fresh Market“You two melons are crowding me in a bad way.”
“Are you kidding, Bermuda? You must be gay,
‘cause all the potato heads think we look fly!
Yeah,...
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Categories:
onion, food,
Form:
Rhyme
There is NO GODAs I wake
Another day of nothing
Grey skies and daily rituals
A mugging here and there
Smog surrounds me, it eats me inside
Insects devour, life drains, ebbs, flows...
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Categories:
onion, angel, beautiful, inspirational, introspection,
Form:
Light Verse
The Fallen
“The Fallen”
Remote,
he sees himself
in the reflection of cold close
yet distant shop windows,
his final journey along the
Hard Time Road
walking alone,
unforgiven, no...
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Categories:
onion, family, freedom, friendship, god,
Form:
Free verse
SeasideThe see-saw backsides of obesity traverse across the promenade
Led by bustling torpedo breasts thrusting through the hustling throng;
Past tarnished chromium espresso bars, burger...
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Categories:
onion, parody, people, places, sea,
Form:
Verse
Food CourtThe female onion was crying while on the stand,
testifying agains't the indecent celery man,
saying he was always stalking her to make a raw deal,
claiming she...
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Categories:
onion, food, humor,
Form:
Light Verse
A soup for all seasonsMushroom soup for breakfast
Carrot soup for lunch
Noodle soup for dinner,
Onion soup for brunch!
Chow mein soup the next day,
Broccoli soup – Oh Boy
Barley soup – I’m...
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Categories:
onion, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Smells Like Government
Rancid lemon rope squeeze
around a rotten tomato neck tie,
crooked odor bow hanging out of place
Acid reflux raisin tax bleed;
dripping spoiled, milquetoast lies
out a sour-twisted,...
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Categories:
onion, corruption, satire, truth, word
Form:
Burlesque