Best Schlep Poems

Once a week we do the wash;
It’s part of our routine.
With just the two of us at home,
There’s not that much to clean.

Apartment living means,...

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Inspirational beauty, comes to life every spring.
The baby birds in their nest, to their mothers still cling.
The hibernating bear, still asleep in his den.
Will soon...

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What you add up to may be less,
Than what’s inside and unseen, 
But your behaviour will determine, 
Happiness by where you've been. 

Our processes can...

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Let's not saunter to Saturn this evening
Or amble across to the moon
If we ramble up there in a rocket
We won't get there any time soon

I'd...

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weep not when we die
don't let your life go awry
for the time was nigh
attributes were diminished
the mortal course now  finished

words were all written
no longer...

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War is pestilence
Ism's for peace use violence
Death and destruction upon your
     doorstep
No compromise? Away you schlep
Tolerance is what makes sense
Do unto...

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Flowers, waiting to be sold,
Beckon, brilliant, bright and bold.
Such a colorful array,
Nature’s palette on display.

Veggies also strut their stuff;
One can never buy enough.
Fruits compete to...

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A lot of malls are closing
(As I found out in the news)
‘Cause empty stores must equal
A decline in revenues.

For many folks despise the trip –...

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When kids are born, we sacrifice – 
Our time, our sleep, our food.
Activities we once enjoyed
We sometimes must exclude.

We share our sandwich and our seat;
We...

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I loathe shucking clothes,
(no matter eyes severely myopic)
in preparation for here goes
another warm shower quickly
relaxing this senescent
body ready to doze

soon after lathering
this blubbery body
most unwanted...

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I hate to check my luggage
When I’m about to fly.
I much prefer to carry-on
And here are reasons why - 

My suitcase can’t get very lost
If...

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They stand in rows of silent glory,
awaiting accord's humble return.
Absent are words from the soldier's story.
As for their homes,they often yearn.

Along the lines of thunder...

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upon contemplating how to access 
   a lapsed half century woolworth 
   didst weigh more'n five and dime 
  ...

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Doctors (particularly biomedical engineers)...
really trolley train hard to keep track of patients

Eye tell ya we (spuds)
pulled up stakes after four yar
and zero scores ago living...

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Sometimes, we have to be brave to say hello, 
To a neighbor or a stranger who won't respond.
At times, we have to wave at the...

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