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Beach babe - a little bawdy
Aunt Ethel loves sunbathing nude
Her wizened breasts clearly are viewed
Ethel’s aged ninety-nine
She says, “My boobs are fine
But plastic boobies look so crude”...
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Categories:
body, humorous,
Form: Limerick
neither cleanliness nor godliness do I abideneither cleanliness nor godliness do I abide
rather yours truly doth thrive
on keeping the ethos, mythos,
and pathos of Pigpen alive
subjected to eternal
abomination, brutalization,
condemnation, damnation,
emasculation, humiliation, ostracization,
who one day envisions himself
as a decrepit solitudinarian
an aging long haired...
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Categories:
body, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Rhyme
RhythmMy body sways with the rhythm of the ocean falling under its trance...
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Categories:
body,
Form: Monoku
SharonSharon
by Michael R. Burch, circa age 15
apologies to Byron
I.
Flamingo-minted, pink, pink cheeks,
dark hair streaked with a lisp of dawnlight;
I have seen your shadow creep
through eerie webs spun out of twilight...
And I have longed to kiss...
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Categories:
beauty, body, hair, light,
Form: Rhyme
Softer when forcedinhale deep
cant feel
the aches of today
like a flower growing stronger
the soil within feels to belong here
the ground falls
and his hands strong
gripping every part at once
first a drip an ounce
a pound
poured all over the...
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Categories:
body,
Form: Rhyme
I Live Within Myself
bloom moon fills my soul
phases perfume sage stages
i trust time muse mind
blending with moonlight
my diamond heart sparkles truth
i steam sea seconds
waves whisper wise words
releasing stress to cool clouds
i stay with star brew...
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Categories:
angst, beach, body, character,
Form: Haiku
Well we don't realizeBeing wheelchair bound these last two weeks I really miss walking on my two legs...
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Categories:
body,
Form: Monoku
HEART TYPES-
Categories:
analogy, body, heart, how
Form: Concrete
Hold breath and countYour eyes widen
but breath is rare
flesh smooth
a simple dare
count to three
inside of me
hold deep
count once
twice
dyed hair
and blue eyes
simple truth
and complex lies
straps of lust
bones turn to dust...
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Categories:
animal, beauty, body,
Form: Free verse
BodyBody has many
Parts; But they're in harmony
With each other then....
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Categories:
body, engagement, happiness, perspective,
Form: Senryu
ChurchThe church is not cold
It's warm, it's hot, it's alive
It's love to others....
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Categories:
body, faith, gospel, perspective,
Form: Senryu
Who Did ItAs I sat on my flat bed thinking of my four poster bed! I remember words that are said to from my adventurous Journey called life!I have awaken to a new day walk!I...
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Categories:
adventure, appreciation, bible, body,
Form: Free verse
An ElegyIn the silence of shadows over the lea,
where daisies journey unhindered all around,
is buried a sweetheart that dearly loved me,
stop by me in contemplation, make no sound!
Who can ever bring back loved ones who are...
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Categories:
body, dark, death, death
Form: Elegy
The Premise of TimeI wander through the premise of time, seeking for what is rightfully mine; I watch July creeps slowly through the roof and reality crawls on its behind with a message that is divine, while the...
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Categories:
betrayal, boat, body, change,
Form: Narrative
Turning violent violetpants lost
belt slashed and tossed
as she smiles and whips
she giggles
curved just right
lashing quick and tight
thighs soft to touch
she's my lunch
the belt hits me quick
a strangers kiss...
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Categories:
beautiful, body, city,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Body Poems
Definition | What is Body in Poetry?
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