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Best Third Degree Poems

Below are the all-time best Third Degree poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of third degree poems written by PoetrySoup members


Wistful Aging
Age gracefully…that’s what I’ll do
Going to ignore the lines, how about you?
Inner beauty is what really counts
I happen to love my drooping mounts

Absolutely no Botox...

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Categories: third degree, passion, visionary, beauty, beauty,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Bill Disney - Dizzy
If you ever drive through our small Oregon Town
You won't help but notice the house that's run down
A man called Bill Disney lived there for...

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Categories: third degree, death, fire, funeral,
Form: Rhyme
The Rhythm of My Body
I dance when my eyes blink
I dance to touch your soul with an indelible ink

I dance when my heart sings
I dance to give a caged...

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Categories: third degree, dance,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Caretakers of Your Heart
Friends, like candles, enable you to see
personal faults through sympathetic eyes,
and never flicker should you disagree.

Even subjected to the third degree
they're loyal, unwilling to compromise,...

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Categories: third degree, 12th grade, feelings, friend,
Form: Villanelle
Fugitive From Gossip
terza rima

Years of experience, a discovery -
I can speak without making use of my jaws.
Prudence and patience are rudimentary.

Some folks get their kicks using scuttlebutt...

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Categories: third degree, satire, silence, society, prejudice,
Form: Terza Rima



Silent But Deadly

Sniper hid vapors
tend to always bullet strike
with stealth air carrier accuracy

Silent noxious assault
pierced the nostrils
with oxy painful inhalation,
of the non-ventilated third degree 

Deadly gaseous arrows
hit...

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Categories: third degree, fun, humorous, satire, word
Form: Light Verse
Queen of the Screw Ups
The Queen of the Screw Up's! That would be me!
I wear that crown With the greatest of ease!

So, bow down people, show some respect.
To the...

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Categories: third degree, humor, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The First Date
First Date

You are taking my daughter, O-U-T!
I want to scream at you. 
I want to take you and sit you…
down on a bed of nails,...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: third degree, abuse, addiction, confidence, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Well Worth Waiting In Part 2 - Collaboration
Eric’s revitalised me and my home 
Over his body my fingers would roam
He’s great at fixing and gluing
Expert at banging and screwing
I’m so happy that...

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Categories: third degree, boyfriend, humorous, jealousy,
Form: Limerick
Ties That Bind
YOU'VE GOT TO BE MISTAKEN, YOU MUST BE WRONG!!!
I cried so hard, for so long
Only seven, 
I’m too young to be an orphan
I remember it,...

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Categories: third degree, bangla, dream, life, love,
Form: Narrative
When We Are Together
When we are together,
	I remember the things we used to do.
	We shared stories the first time when 
we first met,
	Dining together at the classy 
restaurant,
	Eating...

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Categories: third degree, wifeworld, together,
Form: Rhyme
In the Box
“In the Box” is a police
colloquial phrase indicating
the interrogation room



As soon as I walk through the front door,
you start grilling me
Giving me a burn notice...

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Categories: third degree, character, emotions, perspective, trust,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Batter Up
If baseball were life and 
innings were seasons,
I'd sometimes play the Center-
a neutral spot with few extremes,
time enough for Short Stop dreams.
Don't care to be...

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Categories: third degree, appreciation, baseball, softball, sports,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member The QB Blues
eclipsed by a finger 
inflicting nothing of the first
second or third degree
still freedom's flame burns
whether I stand
or take a knee...

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© Ricky Muse  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: third degree, freedom,
Form: Free verse
R I Ire
It burns deep on the inside,
this fire has engulfed my heart
Downtrodden beat  beat   beat
of oppression
Feeds the flame 
of my 
righteous indignation

A hot...

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Categories: third degree, anger, emotions, self, spiritual,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

Book: Reflection on the Important Things