Best Tony Poems
Below are the all-time best Tony poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of tony poems written by PoetrySoup members
TONY THE PONYTONY THE PONY
Last weekend our friends invited us
To their farm,
And we were introduced, to their
New pony, who had delectable charm.
His name was Tony,
Such a...
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Categories:
tony, baby, farm, horse,
Form:
Rhyme
To the Singing Lark
Oh! How like you, I long to be a singing lark
Who in the blue firmament like a tiny speck
Remains invisible, drowning the air in music...
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Categories:
tony, appreciation, bird, music, song,
Form:
Rhyme
Saints and Demons on Halloween
On the eve of All Saints Day known as Halloween
We've a night where nothing is ever as it seems
Abraham, Martin and John hosted...
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Categories:
tony, holiday
Form:
Couplet
A Well-appointed CowpokeA well-appointed cowpoke, of whom there are still a few,
Wanted to be properly clad for his first job interview.
So, to impress his potential and somewhat...
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Categories:
tony, cowboy-western
Form:
Rhyme
Your Brown Eyes Flecked with Gold
One winter’s day we walked in snow
as twilight kissed the sky.
And though it was so long ago
I still try not to cry.
I think about the...
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Categories:
tony, memory, romantic,
Form:
Lyric
Ocean eyesWalking all night
On the glittering wet sand of a sea shore..
In the shadows of twinkling stars..
Through a silver airial fabric
of a tiny waning Moonlight...
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Categories:
tony, ocean, peace, sea, sky,
Form:
Free verse
POETRY SOUP POETSSeveral months on poetry soup
Having Crossed paths with poets afar
I would like to share my perception
Of who I think some are…..
Firstly,
There is “Happy Jack”...
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Categories:
tony, how i feel, perspective,
Form:
Rhyme
Pervasive GrandeurIn grandeur, a leaf of grass is no less high
Than all the glittering stars in the sky
There is beauty alike in weed and reed
When each...
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Categories:
tony, creation, identity, inspirational,
Form:
Couplet
Play BallI have attempted to capture my favorite major league baseball players in this little shape poem of home plate. Included are (in no particular order):
Say...
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Categories:
tony, baseball,
Form:
Shape
Greenhorn CowpokeHe pulled up to the Triple "T" Ranch in a shiny Cadillac.
In his trailer was an Arabian steed with the finest tack.
He wore Tony Lama...
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Categories:
tony, green, humorous, work,
Form:
Rhyme
War then Death of a BrotherFour years ago today my brother Tony May passed away
A bullet in his head 51 years ago as he lay on his death bed
When we...
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Categories:
tony, war,
Form:
Free verse
Around the CornerIs something wonderful in store for me?
I feel it near and almost hear the pulse of it!
What’s around the corner? What can it be?
So far,...
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Categories:
tony, life,
Form:
Pantoum
breakfast with the mafiabreakfast with the mafia
an early burbs Thursday
we watch them through the window
trying to figure out what they're saying
eating their new york bagels
while they plan...
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Categories:
tony, funny
Form:
Verse
Syrian RefugeesSYRIAN REFUGEES
I'm watching a programme on telly
About the Syrian refugees
Men and women and children
Humanity brought to its knees
I'm watching the desperate faces
The terror and hunger...
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Categories:
tony, political, war,
Form:
Quatrain
The Mystery of Men
My car is equipped with maps and a GPS
With a great fear of getting lost I am obsessed
Men seem to have a different navigation...
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Categories:
tony, funny
Form:
Couplet
Anthony Bourdain 1956-2018
Oh, My Brother ...
you caught me off guard -
of all...
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Categories:
tony, appreciation, celebrity, life, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
Absent FathersWith no guidance—love— or compliments from you
it is no wonder — why — she fell in love with men she never knew... ...
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Categories:
tony, absence,
Form:
Rhyme
happy ever afterthe happy ever after,
is what we need to find,
the perfect friend and lover,
not just any kind,
found is caught,
when sometimes sought,
lock your eyes...
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Categories:
tony, adventure, love,
Form:
Ballade
Invisible World
"Invisible World"
seen but not heard
behind our masks
the mind hides
from our reflection
caught in each other’s eyes
the light being borne
from butchered past
leaves us confused and blind
we...
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Categories:
tony, journey, light, love, mirror,
Form:
Free verse
The Sniper In The TreeYears ago this story I am told
Of a bullet that came from a tree
No combat yet a peaceful day
One walking to gather water to shave
Helmet...
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Categories:
tony, war,
Form:
Free verse
Hijacked IdentityI will never know why, a baby of four months,
I was left abandoned, trampled in dirt.
At the mercy of adoption.
To fill the...
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Categories:
tony, anger, baby, emotions, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Indian summer, here I come -fullstop-Once glorious, but now rusting buildings, lined every dusty road.
Somehow everywhere clung the smell of cow dung.
My heavy bag, a giant rucksack,
Most of it I...
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Categories:
tony, travel,
Form:
Free verse
Marbles
Bright shiny new marbles, we knew just what to do
Bro and I slid them on the floor as the door went smack clickety clack...
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Categories:
tony, memory,
Form:
Free verse
seekerif ya get 2 over 60,
it gets harder oh so swiftly,
to make that great connect,
have the faith, no time to waste,
blue satin dress wears next,
be...
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Categories:
tony, adventure,
Form:
Ballad
Waltzing sheepWaltzing sheep
in Waltzing Matilda he stole the sheep,
Ba BA didn’t come so cheap.
Cooked them lamb chops on the coals,
Down by the...
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Categories:
tony, adventure,
Form:
Ballade