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Best Skelton Poems

Below are the all-time best Skelton poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of skelton poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member Skelton Bones
Down in the crypt where the caskets lie
And dust stirs up when trucks go by
Giggling sounds, not moans and groans
From the tomb of Skelton Bones

When...

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Categories: skelton, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member My Old Black and White
What I’d give to wake in the morning and hear those church bells ring
To turn on my old black and white and hear Gene Autry...

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Categories: skelton, nostalgiaold, friend, old,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I Remember Laughter
Love and laughter go together
as do macaroni and cheese.
Like that noble dish of childhood
It’s a combo bound to please.

We laughed until the tears came
at gifted...

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Categories: skelton, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member 'tis of Thee Canada
 Written in the Viator Poetry Form
Invented by Robin Skelton (1925-1997)
Canadian Author and Poet

'Tis of Thee Canada

For my country, proudly I wave the flag,
surround by...

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Categories: skelton, pride,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member W R I T E R S - the Catena Rondo Style
~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seem
Writers love to write great stories...

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Categories: skelton, beautiful, books, love, writing,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member He Knows - the Catena Rondo Style
~He Knows ~
(The Catena Rondo)

God knows all our present  past and future
He created us with a great plan in mind
He wants us saved and...

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Categories: skelton, faith, hope, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member He Knows - the Catena Rondo Style
~He Knows~
(Catena Rondo)

God knows our present past and future
He created us with a great plan in mind
He wants us saved and love in heart to...

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Categories: skelton, faith, hope, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse
Comic Relief
The Keystone Cops were funny,
Chaplain, Keaton, Lloyd, and Fields too.
Laurel and Hardy, and Will Rodgers,
Were just some of the names we knew.


Who can forget the...

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Categories: skelton, dedication, funny, people, thank
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member W R I T E R S - the Catena Rondo Style
~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seem
Writers love to write great stories...

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Categories: skelton, beautiful, books, love, writing,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member You'Ll Be Skeleton Thin
Well tickle me bum and call me Lucy
Got really great news, pay attention, it's juicy
Seems to lose some weight
All you need do is wait
Eventually you'll...

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Categories: skelton, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member W R I T E R S - the Catena Rondo Style
~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seems
Writers love to write great stories...

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Categories: skelton, beautiful, books, love, writing,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Writers -The Catena Rondo Style
~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seem
Writers love to write great stories...

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Categories: skelton, beautiful, books, love, writing,
Form: Free verse
Beware the Ides of March 2023
Beware The Ides of March 2023
 
Ides simply referred to first new moon, 
which usually fell between 
the thirteenth and fifteenth day
of a given month.

The...

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Categories: skelton, abuse, age, anniversary, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Living With Laughter
Love and laughter go together
as do macaroni and cheese.
Like that noble dish of childhood
It’s a combo bound to please.

We laughed until the tears came
at gifted...

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Categories: skelton, childhood, funny, love
Form: Rhyme
The Skeleton Key
Have your past ever been so bad, that all you want to do is lock it away,
Lets introduce,
Street walking, and deadly talking,
pain and several loses,
Lock...

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Categories: skelton, death, deep, drug,
Form: ABC

Book: Shattered Sighs