Best Shoot Straight Poems
Below are the all-time best Shoot Straight poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of shoot straight poems written by PoetrySoup members
I Will Die For LoveI will die for love
Fear is a lifetime of pain
Death is my joy
Call the gun men and pay
Those who can shoot straight...
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Categories:
shoot straight, analogy,
Form:
Tanka
Ain'T It GrandJune 01/1916
So it’s off to war!
By they were glad
Singing and whistling a tune every lad
With a swing of their arms
and...
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Categories:
shoot straight, warme, night, time, me,
Form:
Verse
Expresso Shot
“Expresso Shot”
He drank tibetan milk tea
from his saucer
like a cloistered munk
his conversation
was hushed and tinctured
with fountains of try-too-hard satire
he spoke...
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Categories:
shoot straight, muse,
Form:
Narrative
Harry the BreakerHARRY THE BREAKER
Harry galloped through the Mulga (13% protien animal tucker)
On a game horse Bunga...
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Categories:
shoot straight, warbody, me,
Form:
Ballad
ChoicesIn the great scheme of life, many choices you make,
Where to work, who to date, your yard when to rake.
The game of hearts is not...
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Categories:
shoot straight, humorous, love, love, may,
Form:
Rhyme
How To Build a Spaceship: (Or In This Case, Buy One.)Salesman: “Can I help you? Yes sir. Yes Sir!
Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Our own lineup has won awards
We lift you up through time and...
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Categories:
shoot straight, fantasy, funny, parody, science
Form:
Light Verse
Trouble With WishesI wish I could make wish that could make me make a wish to turn all trouble makers into trouble shooters who wish they could...
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Categories:
shoot straight, addiction, art, beautiful, confusion,
Form:
Limerick
Armed and Dangerous (A Valentine's Poem)Don’t know about you, but I think it’s stupid
To give lethal weapons to a diapered Cupid
(and what happens when he’s gotta go?)
See his soft feathered...
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Categories:
shoot straight, funny, holiday, husband, lost
Form:
I do not know?
Percy Watt Bullet DodgerPercy would stand up and sidestep and tap dance while the bullets bounced around him....
Percy laughed at death
and the Grim Reapers sickle missed him..
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Categories:
shoot straight, warold, old,
Form:
Ballad
Mr CupidMr. Cupid
Mr. Cupid take a shot.
Love is something I have not.
Bend you bow, aim for the heart.
Ignite the flame that needs to start.
Mr. Cupid search...
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Categories:
shoot straight, valentines day,
Form:
Rhyme
' Outlaw Ballad ... ' (Part 1 of 2) (Cowboy Poem # 9)You Rode Into My Town
Gunned all The Lonely Deputies Down
Blew-Up The Bank Of Trust, In Our Face …
Where, There Was Hope … Is Now Empty...
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Categories:
shoot straight, adventure, cowboy-western, fantasy, funny,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Cowboys In Heavenjust the other day
my young son
out of the blue
as me
dad he says
dad are there cowboys
in heaven
well i thought
what do i do?
so i tippet back my...
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Categories:
shoot straight, cowboy-western, son, son,
Form:
Free verse
Big SisterIf her pain serves to please you
She is all out of words
If her joy won’t amuse you
Her trust will be reserved
She’s begun to realise
That she’s...
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Categories:
shoot straight, brother, childhood, confusion, depression,
Form:
Lyric
I Am Filled With Gleei am filled with glee
by your everlasting heart of harmony
i can drown in you and be saved by your flavorful, floating waters
with you i never...
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Categories:
shoot straight, beautiful, black african american,
Form:
Free verse
Gun CrimeCan I get a gun boss?
Can I get a gun?
I can shoot straight boss
I'll kill anyone.
My heart beats so fast boss
I'm ready to go
Can I...
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Categories:
shoot straight, death,
Form:
Rhyme