Best Tall Order Poems

the old oak
shoot from an acorn
timberjack

© Harry J Horsman 2018...

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Well!  That's a tall order I thought
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Pangs of disappointment grip me now
as I think about certain things at work
an uphill endeavor, a total dedication
to what my vocation asks me to perform.

I...

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Most females have forgotten that it takes more than 
just being a woman to qualify as a lady.
Many women think that being sexy is all...

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Red light, the neon beer sign on the distant wall reflects off the long expanse of polished bar top, overpowering the quiet brown wood. It’s...

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I sit and stare at the skies hoping an
infusion will change my snares of
confusion. Deep down our hearts we all
yearn for positivity in all aspects...

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It all started from a young Canadian boy to become one day a high wire walking act performer
Well a boy thinking the vision in tall...

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Ahhhh...they make me so mad:
A fool, a buffoon, an unruly lad,
A prankster, a trickster, a tattler,
A gigolo, a lounger and an idler;

An impostor, a pretender...

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I was given the challenge
Well in truth it was a bet
And the bet was to get a date
With Prudence the librarian
Whose coldness was legend
It would...

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I so wanted to give you what you asked for
Even though I could not comply, comfortably.
From where I stand, it's a mighty tall order,
To comment...

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What do I owe to be the
 receiver of such injustice
 from you?
 
Can you search within 
your own black heart to
 find the real...

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I ordered my whole gourmet restaurant staff
to serve my pals Molly and Max Giraffe
I humbly have to admit
the vegan meal was a hit
The tall order...

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My broken self I bring to you
Believing you hold the puzzle’s solution
Waiting for you to take the jumbled pieces
Patiently matching, to recreate the whole

A tall...

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With winter upon us
We shall not make a fuss

As the snow begins to fall
The trees still stand tall

As the days grow shorter
Happiness will be a...

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I’m going to sea in a blueberry boat
            With dainty peony sails prettily stitched
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