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Circumstances Poems - Poems about Circumstances

a joker's shift
In colors he bloomed, with a big red nose, He chose the job where laughter grows. There he stood in rounded boots, With a grin of mischief and playful hoots. Dressed like a child, his costume loose, A floppy hat, a bright jumpsuit. Then came the rain--it cleared the crowd, While the magician watched, silent and proud. And through the downpour, something broke...

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Categories: circumstances, character, deep, extended metaphor,
Form: Narrative
Due
It's due... So what am I going to do? The funds have gotten low And the flow has been slow And I just don't know... But I got to keep the lights on I got to keep the water running Nothing in the fridge or the cupboards, c'mon Lord, please keep me from jumping This darn phone keeps ringing But no good news its bringing It's...

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Categories: circumstances, angst, blue, class, life,
Form: Free verse



Imperfect Circumstances
Sometimes, imperfect Circumstances lead you to Ending in perfect....

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Categories: circumstances, inspiration, life, motivation,
Form: Senryu
Repercussions of circumstances
#Reppercusions_of_circumstances Right before our minds tries to capture reality, the very moment, we start to familiarize our warmth, instances of ones soul's comfort, the time when everything begins to form shape and when all its out and about, a slap to ones dream, an explosion to ones reality a time when what matters and real,...

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Categories: circumstances, analogy, character, creation, cry,
Form: Free verse
Circumstances
Circumstances Poem Lionel Derbyshire Circumstances leaves you few A chances. No nick, no pick, no give me more. Just a little sauce. No custard tart. You in shoestring circumstance It's rough-and-tumble In the orphan grumble. All I can stitch together in memory is my big toe sticking out from my small blanket. But kismet! for that umbrella blanket I did not even own every night. And yet...

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Categories: circumstances, absence, blessing, caregiving, family,
Form: Free verse



Circumstances
Mist on crimson poppy petals Embraces the air when sun rays fall Adores the poppies at dusk...

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Categories: circumstances, self,
Form: Haiku
Emergency Circumstances
Emergency Circumstances A heavyweight contender for the Consellation Crown A ready to wait pretender of a serious genuine frown A street sweeping vendor in the middle of a mid-western town A parcel marked return to sender while the is going down There is no knight or white horse arriving to be your saviour You’ll have to fight...

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Categories: circumstances, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Attenuating Circumstances
round and round without a hitch it seemed to go... until that is there was that awkward hiccup posted on June 9, 2023...

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Categories: circumstances, life,
Form: Free verse
Remember, O Vicissitudes of Life
On prying on my mind much as ye can, Ye make me ponder what gives me deep tan, Shape, sharpen me, goad me to grow as man, Ye trim down rough contours of my raw edge, Help me add life, not just years to my age, ...

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Categories: circumstances, life, men, remember,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Circumstances
i think back of what i'd change of what i wouldn't the roads that led me to today and the bridges i can build tomorrow AP: Honorable Mention 2023 Posted on January 1, 2023...

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Categories: circumstances, future,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Given the Circumstances
Soon come snow-packed ridges Slippery trails along frosted lanes Warnings of danger on our bridges, Blizzards sweeping o’er the plains. Blustery morns, wind chill factors Slippery trails along frosted lanes Snowplows mounted on big tractors On a lighter note, candy canes! Bundling against the chilling rains Ponds freeze over slowly at first, Slippery trails along frosted lanes It never fails, a few pipes must burst. Happy return...

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Categories: circumstances, muse, winter,
Form: Quatern
Premium Member The Colour of Red
The colour of red Bright and flickering At one moment Looks dangerous or bloody At the other moment Looks prosperous, enthusiastic or sincere Different circumstances different interpretations Like the world we are facing Especially the political world Always full of puzzles, paradoxes and mysteries To be solved Throughout our lives...

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Categories: circumstances, life, mystery, political, red,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fishy Circumstances
The scales fall swiftly from the eyes And suddenly, we realize Those fish we flushed down the toilet Were clever, sentient koi that Faked their death and swam the sewer (Shawshank-style, for savvy viewer). Wool pulled by infernal guppy, Now we’re walking the new puppy… —————— H/T to Maurice Rigoler’s A Goldfish Asks...

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Categories: circumstances, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Circumstances Yet Unknown
I am planning to come this way again, I swear Circumstances of my future stay yet unknown, My status, caste, or the native clothes I’ll wear I am planning to come this way again, I swear Maybe next time with a less disarming flair, A concerted effort to be more laissez faire Less the activist, perhaps, more like a drone, I am...

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Categories: circumstances, adventure, future, life, voyage,
Form: Triolet
Premium Member Tho the Circumstances Steer Toward Sin Have No Fear He Is Near-
Tho! The circumstances steer, toward second chances being real Have no fear, He is near Though things seem to be self-imposed There’s no need to be ignored Be not afraid of the noise Let go of the circus give the monkey back Smell the flowers don’t give them back Tho! The circumstances steer, toward second chances being real Have no fear, He is...

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Categories: circumstances, analogy, anxiety, character, courage,
Form: Free verse

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