Best Pileup Poems
Never Argue With a 3-Year-OldMy three-year-old put his hand on his chin
like he was mulling over something troubling
I said, "Son, look at this place; what a mess!"
“But, Papa,” he moaned, “I pway wifh these!”
His room was cluttered from wall to wall--
books and crayons, even an...
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Categories:
pileup, child, humorous, kid,
Form:
Narrative
What's Up With PoetryPoetry is about faith, a song, and sometimes a checkup.
It’s about that girl on the other side you want to link up.
Poetry is about the beauty of life when you want to grow up.
It’s about lost love and now all you want to do...
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Categories:
pileup, break up, courage, life,
Form:
Rhyme
AirplaneSurely it does... but don't call me Shirley
“Airplane” a rapid-fire spoof, you remember surely
Leslie Nielsen was the pilot
A real sexual joke pileup
A riot for the time, a hit with this comedic jury...
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Categories:
pileup, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Crash GordonYou ran a red light and I did yell,
for you are a clown, "So go to hell,"
but while I was screaming
and my blood was teeming,
you caused a pileup... now rot in jail!...
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Categories:
pileup, car,
Form:
Limerick
Parking In Detroit
Lyrics are sung to the music of
David Bowie’s “Panic in Detroit”
Just another slow rush hour,
...
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Categories:
pileup, anxiety, city, song,
Form:
Lyric
To Feel Your PainTo feel your pain
means sensing the endless and senseless energy drain
Moving forward doesn't happen with ease
sometimes it's more like a painful disease
or like a ride on a road full of spike strips
then comes the 10 car pileup and off the roof rips
Patience and clear...
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Categories:
pileup, angst, hope, philosophy, sympathy,
Form:
Rhyme
Traffic In MemphisJust jumping in.
Everything comes to a halt.
The first few moments don't seem as bad.
Depending on length.
The line of cars.
In a sea of metal
Something wow happens.
Metal crashes into metal.
Causally passing by.
Everyone is okay.
Making sure to see what happened
They drop speed.
The police attempt to make it...
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Categories:
pileup, black african american, life,
Form:
Free verse
The Twelve Pains of ChristmasOn the first day of Christmas,
the holiday gave to me,
a headache bigger than Texas.
On the second day of Christmas,
the holiday pain for me,
was two sore feet and a
headache bigger than Texas.
On the third day of Christmas,
the holiday pain for me,
was three broken snow globes,
two sore...
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Categories:
pileup, christmas, funny, holiday, poems,
Form:
Free verse
Old and ClassicI am getting old now, I can only turn over
They can’t get me to run, but I not all done.
My valves are leaking, I often misfire
My fuel gauge will sputter my heart will flutter
I go for checkups, and get the approval sticker
I do get some...
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Categories:
pileup, old,
Form:
Rhyme
Wild SlideHer hormones fled the coop on scalding tires.
Motel maids were her sisters, bars her occupation,
a place to work on the aerobics of hope.
He was a hazard in her side-view mirror,
a pileup that followed her home.
Hitched to a double-wide,
they took the long slide in a downhill...
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Categories:
pileup, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Holy MessThe tip of the fur tree sticks out like a sore candle
Barely visible an angel drowns in a pileup of presents
Fortunately wrappers and cards are bio-degradable
Each allocated their circumspect place for recycling
Ribbons find rest in a manger on top of Baby Jesus
Who awaits resurrection...
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Categories:
pileup, christmas,
Form:
Free verse
Sesame BalanjaOver a bridge
and past a bright green meadow
appeared a little squidge
an angry monstrous short little fellow
"Come, Come my Sesame Balanja,
Follow me to my CrossjaKanga!"
He jumped and he whelped
screaming such strange things
he motioned, and he dotioned, and he complepleded
"Let us go and sing of kings and...
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Categories:
pileup, dark, voice,
Form:
Verse
The Wild SlideHer hormones fled the coop on scalding tires.
Motel maids were her sisters, bars her occupation,
a place to work on the aerobics of hope.
He was a hazard in her side-view mirror,
a pileup that followed her home.
Hitched to a double-wide,
they took the long slide in a downhill...
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Categories:
pileup, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Wild SeedsHer hormones fled the coop on scalding tires.
Motel maids were her sisters, bars her occupation,
a place to work on the aerobics of hope.
He was a hazard in her side-view mirror,
a pileup that followed her home.
Hitched to a double-wide,
they took the long slide in a downhill...
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Categories:
pileup, poetry,
Form:
Free verse