Cheered Poems

My Sister, My Sister

...The value of a hand to hold
When the skies are dark and the air is cold
When the wind whips shelters with pushes and pulls
Is worth far more than my weight in gold

You stood 4 feet and fearless...
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Categories: cheered, family, sister,
Form: Rhyme

At the Beacon Theater

...Went to a concert last night, across town,
To see an old favorite of mine, Jackson Browne.
We slogged through a downpour of thunder and rain,
Where the opening song had a “deluge” refrain.*

The...
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Categories: cheered, appreciation, music,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberA WARDROBE MISHAP

...A WARDROBE MISHAP
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There once was a squirrel named Marilyn,
In a dress made of white, she was a twirlin’.
With a gust of fresh air on her derriere,...
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Categories: cheered, 12th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberDelusions

...
 A thousand bees never settling down,
       buzzed within his head.
    Their confused drone, into a ruffled rumble grew, 
    lengthening into frenzied drum beats,
               taking t...
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Categories: cheered, angst, bible, mental illness,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberA Night Out at the Carnival

...Under the inky façade of the night sky,
With reluctant steps, I joined the stream of men
Flowing to the place of the great celebration.

A huge crowd was already there in the temple p...
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Categories: cheered, celebration, feelings, night,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberBACK TO SCHOOL

...BACK TO SCHOOL
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In August, young Sam felt quite cool,
with a backpack, he headed to school.
     He packed up some peanuts,
     and a few silly musical...
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Categories: cheered, 12th grade, humorous, school,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberON THE CATWALK

...ON THE CATWALK
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Once was squirrel named Suzy, quite stunning
who strutted the catwalk with cunning.  
    The felines clapped and sighed,
    she strutt...
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Categories: cheered, 12th grade, fashion, humorous,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberLove and its Fall- Footles

...
they met,
felt blest.

stars smiled,
friends cheered.

time moved,
life flowed.

doubts crept,
trust, slept.

he yelled,
peace stilled.

she wept,
distraught.

hate gr...
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Categories: cheered, life, lost love,
Form: Footle

Premium MemberSoul of a child

...My twin was delusional, he thought he was a star
He told me people recognized him, near and far
Strangers gave him thumbs up, pretty women smiled
Within him they saw the soul of a child.

I said...
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Categories: cheered, america, beauty, brother, celebrity,
Form: Lyric

DESERT DATE PIP

...    Sponsor : Tom Woody 
Contest : Black Hole Love
Submitted:   16/7/25

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“Love embodies in millions of forms and frequencies, not all known. Its int...
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Categories: cheered, allegory, allusion, change, character,
Form: Ballad

Premium MemberOne Sweet Lady

...She was a gentle lady, sweet and kind
She was also a fine friend of mine
She was forward looking, hopeful and free
She not only loved, but believed deeply in me
She cheered me on as my biggest fa...
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Categories: cheered, mother,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Membernihonshu - sake

...My master’s degree's a senior’s cruise - most of the other students are thirty and even forty-somethings. Good for them, for making the (75K) investment, it’s hard, and they all look very serious. I ...
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Categories: cheered, fun, humor, school, stress,
Form: Free verse

Come to the Pub with me

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Come with me and have a welcome drink
to my favourite Irish Inn
as winter gales across glens do blow
take life,  a bit , more slow

He stood in front of oak wood bar
his drink upon the table
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Categories: cheered, ireland, mother son, song,
Form: Lyric

Flower Chide IX, Thornpact

..."Eons back, we feared the petal's grace,
called beauty pride, and named it place"
"Mistakes were made, but wisdom stayed"
said Thallorin,"not every path must be replayed".

Each bloom now unders...
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Categories: cheered, fantasy,
Form: Narrative

At American Family Field

...We used to be huge baseball fans
(The Yankees, but, of course!)
And followed all their games and cheered
Until our throats were hoarse.

Our fervor somehow waned and now
We couldn’t even name
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Categories: cheered, baseball,
Form: Rhyme

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