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A Substitute For This Loneliness
Another charming woman is
sharing with me what I used
to share with you without guilt,
even without a sad feeling or thought:
to find a substitute for this loneliness...
for  that deep void you left inside!

The cell phone always rang
at the end of the evening;
and I was so...

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Categories: substitute, imagination, love, nostalgia, sad,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Substitute Teacher
substitute teacher
it’s really fun to have one—
they don’t follow rules

11/19/2018...

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Categories: substitute, school,
Form: Haiku
Mean Old Substitute Teacher
The teacher we all had grown to love,
Was nowhere to be found.
In walked this hefty, old man,
Who slammed his suitcase on the ground.
He had a beard like Santa Claus,
And was husky like him, too.
In fact, as I recall….
There was a huge hole in his left...

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Categories: substitute, 5th grade,
Form: Blank verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member The Substitute Teacher
The substitute teacher comes in all grins, giggles, and smiles.
Her resume’ runs on for a thousand and six hundred miles.
She is perky and ready, and thinks it is going to be fun.
By noon she’s ready to call it quits we even saw one run.
Her hair...

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Categories: substitute, humorous, teacher,
Form: Rhyme
Sufficient Substitute
I live life in an unhealthy abyss
Of a dream I see as a sufficient substitute
Of a Savior
I work and work to be a man like this
To fall in love and be in my own heaven
As I play God
I shake as I dream of her lips
The...

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Categories: substitute, christian, depression, pain,
Form: Lyric
Do You Have a Substitute
Do u have, a substitute?
Hey buddy!
This seems to be funny…
But this is true, my little bunny…
So let's answer this riddle,
She might be angry,
But never let you to stay hungry.
She not only makes dinner,
But she makes our day finer.
She not only makes you sleep, 
Gives you...

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Categories: substitute, art, birth, first love,
Form: Rhyme Royal



Substitute Teacher Horn Kiss Poem
Serve as Substitute Teacher

(Is it either sensational or sensuous soupical?)

Recently heard according to latest scoop
Everyone thoroughly enjoys Poetry Soup
Promiscuous Souper some want to become
But sex in soup sure sounds kind of dumb.

If a pathetic Souper is who you now are
Better have many more rounds at...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: substitute, encouraging, humorous,
Form: Couplet
There Is No Substitute
There is no substitute for the truth,
a lesson we must teach our youth.

We stretch our freedom of choice, 
and misuse the freedom of voice. 

For we love an alternative to the standard,
only to have our values be slandered.

The alternative way never ends up as good,
as...

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Categories: substitute, devotion, faith, hope, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
Substitute For Ice
I 
had 
realised
that 
the 
size
of 
the 
ice
was 
nice,
but 
the 
price
didn't 
recognise
my 
sacrifice.

So,i 
had 
to 
compromise
the 
ice
for 
some 
rice;
to 
minimise.

But 
some 
spies
came 
to 
join 
Me 
In 
my
 rice;
promising 
to 
buy 
some 
ice
after 
the 
rice.
But 
In 
Their 
eyes;
I 
saw 
lies.

So 
i 
refused 
to 
harmonise,
but 
dey 
criticised,
and 
threatened...

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Categories: substitute, food
Form: Light Verse
The Substitute Shrink
as if it was so easy to 
trade & throw around the
vulnerability of a
human being who’s tripped,
fallen
crashing
down
with
face
to
cement,
as if the life of the doctor
mattered more,
as if giving advice
(however relevant or
helpful)
warranted a monetary 
reward,
as if there was to be no
attachment 
allowed,
because all along the doc was
planning his/her...

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Categories: substitute, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Met the New Art Substitute Teacher
We had a new art sub yesterday.
No surprise.
We have had nineteen art subs since March.
It is the last week of school.

Mr. G the new art sub was positive.
Energetic.
Glad to be here.
Told me he would finish out the week.

That was yesterday at 9:00.
Today at 9:10 I...

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Categories: substitute, teacher,
Form: Prose Poetry
There Is No Substitute For My Lovely Wife
There is no substitute for my lovely wife, 
I was convinced of this such many times.
 I know, you waiting from me a rich story
 But, I'm scared to be frank!  I'm very sorry!...

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Categories: substitute, funny love, marriage,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Substitute Ingredients
SUBSTITUTE INGREDIENTS

punk smashed the pumpkin
knocking on the witch’s door

“come in pumpkin pie”

10/10/2017...

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Categories: substitute, dark, halloween,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Q-U-I Quit
Quiet!
Quotients
Quiz. . .

               ~Quantophrenia!

Quiet!
Quiz—
Quantify
Quotients. . .

               ~Question!

Quest :)

         ...

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© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: substitute, conflict, high school, math,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member How To Proliferate Flowers
Thumb crush caterpillar fuzz follicle woven wire bent
Pipe cleaner indetectibly clamps fluttery paper crepe
Tiny tear splinter injury etched on crinkled parchment
Puncture forms an institute to forthwith contemplate


Together classified as flower, louloudia beauty flaunt
Plumage lurid thrives beside finite petal flop contrast
Tactical iron hand velvet glove primes...

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Categories: substitute, allusion, flower, philosophy, voice,
Form: Rhyme

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