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Best Phyllis Poems

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Phyllis Is Synonymous
Phyllis with passion
of love not hate
Phyllis with joy
that words can create
Phyllis with love
being more than just kind
Phyllis with happiness
just like wine
Phyllis with compassion
for our fellow...

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Categories: phyllis, devotion
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Guess What Phyllis, I Tagged You
After reading your comment to Sharon so true
I decided oh yes, I must tag Phyllis to

”Tag game” is about people sharing their heart
It would sure...

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Categories: phyllis, adventure, dedication, happiness, love,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Poet Convention 2014
Poet Convention

Lost in a poets convention, 
I can't recall every poem, I've read through the years
50518, unique comments I 'validate'--- 
Thank You For Sharing Your...

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Categories: phyllis, celebration, character, dedication, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Thief Called Time
A THIEF CALLED TIME

“Time is the thief you cannot banish”
Phyllis McGinley writer 1905-1978

All that live upon this earth
dwell on borrowed time,
for the human race every
single...

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Categories: phyllis, life, time,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sands of Time
"Time is the thief you cannot banish."

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Categories: phyllis, life,
Form: Tetractys



Salutations
Salutations to all the poets
That waters my ink,
Those whose words never
Make my heart shrink,
Of you always i ever will think,
Standing alone, i could sink
So i...

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Categories: phyllis, dedicationheart, heart, me, ,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Names On Poetrysoup
P D, Paula and Phyllis: each have "P" in their name.
O' s , though, I see none of! Now isn't that a shame?
Emilia, sweetie, gets...

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Categories: phyllis,
Form: Acrostic
For Momma
From a babe to a man, I needed your hand. Now I understand, it was part of God's 
ultimate plan. I was to be raised...

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Categories: phyllis, mothergod, me, child, god,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member All Things Will Pass
" Time is the thief you can not banish "
Phyllis McGinley, writer 1905-1978


In the silence found in a burning sunset, I count the years
which have...

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Categories: phyllis, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Poet Stamp 2011
This is for you, Mystic Rose,
The closest cyber encounter family tree, my spree
Harry Horsman, Sara K, summer's gone, let's haiku and play.
Achoo contest, butterflies, Parise...

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Categories: phyllis, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member First and Last Palindrome!
(I'm really sorry if I left your name off, but I tried to do
 all the premium members I could imagine plus the 
non-premiums with...

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Categories: phyllis, peoplepoets,
Form: List
Premium Member Friendship
Your friendship has touched my heart
Forever near, never far apart.
       
As another birthday has drawn near
Wishing you the best...

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Categories: phyllis, best friend, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Godzilla's Cousin: Collaboration
Susie's pet name was Wanda-zilla
and hailed from jungles near Manila.
Her poetry was swill
so to pay all her bills
she did strip shows for native gorillas.

She went...

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Categories: phyllis, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Holiday Tag! Doris You'Re It!
Where have you been! you silly man!
don't blame it all on tryptophan! 

Maladies from Malta mutATE and Gur G....itate!
as Jimbo watched the Vikings dominate!

It's true...

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Categories: phyllis, funny
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Time, My Thief
 "Time is the thief you cannot banish."

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Categories: phyllis, death, future, life,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs