Best Testy Poems
A Man Under Stress, a Collaboration With Francis Crasto
...My appreciation Francis Crasto for allowing me to collaborate with you as your 'psychiatrist' on ‘A MAN UNDER STRESS’- A great sequel to your recent poem on your page ‘DIG DEEP’.
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Categories:
testy, humor, rap, stress,
Form:
Rhyme
Dawn Never Dies
...I was a red-violet, sunny morning person, usually up at the crack of dawn,
When orange light poured from the east, upon revival, dewy green lawns.
With a cup of aromal coffee, I'd watch y......
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Categories:
testy, beauty, color, fantasy, morning,
Form:
Couplet
The Day After
...The day that followed . . .
Blossomed blue, bright . . . beautiful
Clouds towering into the heavens
Wheeling white, wonderful . . . wordless
The clouds danced in the expanse
Rolling on......
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Categories:
testy, bereavement, change, farewell, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Desert Rose
...Pale crimson skies
Stretched beyond repair.
Clouds as scarce as life
Above the desert’s lair.
Upon the sarcous traces
Of the dusty morsels,
Rain from a wispy heart
Like drunken yodels.
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Categories:
testy, introspection
Form:
Verse
Half Full
...Is the glass half full or half empty
Hmm, I'm not sure, it's making me testy
If the glass is plastic
Disposing's dramatic
The oceans are full, it's a monumental tragedy......
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Categories:
testy, society,
Form:
Limerick
Scarlet French Kisses
...Long for the tender tormenting touch of her slips, a vermillion vice of the abyssal depths that lay within the merest brush of her breath, a zephyr's caress that set aflame the parched arid landscape......
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Categories:
testy, dark,
Form:
Prose
Pets On Parade
... "Pets on Parade"
on Christmas Eve two kitty cats were sleeping
as Santa Claus climbed down the chimney creeping
Excalibur started to purr
Gabriel raised his black fur
poor Santa was......
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Categories:
testy, funny, christmas, christmas,
Form:
Limerick
Dragon, the Ups Guy
...Dragon! Dragon! … He’s in the air… There’s trouble on the way.
Duck your head, and keep on running… He’s the UPS Guy, today!
Now, Federal laws may be broken, as a few packages: well… go up in smoke......
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Categories:
testy, adventure, career, community, crazy,
Form:
Light Verse
50 Words For Poe: Rasputin
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"50 Words for Poe: Rasputin"
The Rat was buried in the Pet Cemetery
His name was Rasputin
She had been fond of him for some time
feeding him......
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Categories:
testy, dark, death of a
Form:
Burlesque
One Word
...Ahhhh! My heart!
She said one word,
And it shattered my soul,
Once so strong,
My diamonds are coal!
Ridicule, disdain, and disgust
Are all her testy mind can must!
I am stupid,
Indigna......
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Categories:
testy, character, dance, forgiveness, inspiration,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Terrible Teens
...Crochety,crusty and cross,
ever at a loss;
testy,touchy and huffy,
full of fickle fears,
impulsive teenage years.
Sulky,sullen then glad
faddish,fretful or sad;
tense,dejected and downcast,
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Categories:
testy, teen,
Form:
Alliteration
Hand-Me-Downs
...You started out in life just like me
hanging around in hand-me-downs
from your family
Some were nice, like
your daddy's dimples when you smile
or your mama's almond shaped eyes
While others wer......
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Categories:
testy, character, family, growing up,
Form:
Free verse
Wolfgang Mozart In Five Lines
...Wolfgang Mozart waved baton,
With a sonata to impart.
The Queen of the Night moved no pawn,
Her Magic Flute rather tart,
Somewhat testy a la carte.......
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Categories:
testy, metaphor, music,
Form:
Quintain (English)
Curse of the Empty Nest
...CURSE OF THE EMPTY NEST
No way imagine empty nest,
imagine, giving birth at thirty-five.
Plus fact I’d never even changed a diaper,
so mother-hood … just prayed survive.
Then son became te......
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Categories:
testy, funny, humorous, imagination, life,
Form:
Free verse
Truculent Knave
....
I too have become the
truculent knave
fractious
oh yes
testy
peevish
so cranky
for the winter hid......
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Categories:
testy, introspection,
Form:
Free verse