this poem has been written for the lute
...or the spoons
but read it accompanied by something
the French horn
the harpsichord
the balalaika at the bus stop
the burping of a favourite uncle
on the runway as passenger planes take off arou...
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Categories:
clanger, anger, confusion,
Form: Free verse
Sanga Banga
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Who is the greatest from the land of the other hand…
The pure top draw..southpaw....
Lara or Spice Isle style.. guile and
Wiles of Kumar Sangakarra..
Who wouldn’t hanker in their sea...
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Categories:
clanger, sports,
Form: Rhyme
BLASPHEMY
...WTFWT
A CLATTER, A BANG
A SLAP-A-CLANGER
A BAM OR SLAM
A FIREWORK BANGER
A ZOOM, A BOOM
A CLAP OF THUNDER
A DROPPED CHAMBER POT
A GAZUNDER
A SCREECH OF FRIGHT
A SOUND OF CRYING
A LIGHTNING...
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Categories:
clanger, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Clangers - Turn Left At Mars
...They sent me on a spaceship to walk on this dusty moon
I looked back upon planet Earth which almost made me swoon
I came to meet a Clanger and I hoped I’d meet one soon
But I can’t even find a dra...
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Categories:
clanger, planet, space,
Form: Monorhyme
Flatulence Yes You Heard It
...Flatulence has many endearing names
Most commonly known as a fart
A blow off, fluff, clanger, puff of love
Just a few from a long list and chart
Its an explosive common bodily function
Eruptin...
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Categories:
clanger, fun, humor, nonsense, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Let It Go
...There are many names for the common ‘Fart’
To name them all is quite an art
Let’s start off with good old ‘Smell’
Who it’s from we cannot tell
From the mouths of babes a ‘Pop Off’ comes
Alwa...
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Categories:
clanger, fun, humorous, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Bereaved
...I wonder why bereaved people even bother with mourning clothes when the grief itself provides such an unmistakable wardrobe. Jandy Nelson
What I scribe...
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Categories:
clanger, angst, bereavement, confusion, fate,
Form: Quintain (Sicilian)
Tell Someone
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Tell Someone
Written: by Miracle Man
6/6/21
If the testimony,
God has given you goes unsaid,
you become as a bell with no clanger.
Never let a fear of rejection,
compromise your ...
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Categories:
clanger, faith, god, life,
Form: Free verse
Billy Boy Morris
...Billy boy Morris was known for dropping a clanger
He bought a new car that was a complete banger
Prone to making at least a mistake once a day
Is it best to ignore him and keep out of his way ?
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Categories:
clanger, boy, confusion, life,
Form: Rhyme
Bells
...BELLS
I.
Bells has a tingling ring to it,
a jingledy-jangle silver tone.
The tympanic waltz, close knit —
angelic chorus of Christ’s throne.
And Winter parades its magic ...
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Categories:
clanger, beautiful, christmas, dark, sound,
Form: Rhyme
What a Clanger
...The cymbals clanged
The drum boom boomed.
The pickle lowed
While the violin tuned
The trumpets drowned
The sound of the drum.
The conductor frowned
And cried for Mum
The fiddler fiddled
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Categories:
clanger, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Shell Shocked and Choked
...‘Turn swords into ploughshares and nightmares to dreams’
I have not one plough and no shares in the market
Insomnia has taken over my nights the rest is illusion
Ambiti...
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Categories:
clanger, courage, depression, hope,
Form: Free verse
Crime
...Forgive when it’s a mistake.
It’s just an error, oversight or omission!
Or may be a fallacy, a gaffe, a faux pas or simple solecism.
Or even a howler or a clanger.
Ultimately it's just a miscalcu...
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Categories:
clanger, conflict,
Form: I do not know?
Word Is
...Word is
You have to write bad poetry to learn from your mistakes.
If you cannot think of anything to write right now…
Then wait.
Inspiration will find you and take over your spirit.
Just giv...
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Categories:
clanger, deep, emotions, inspiration, poetry,
Form: Bio
Lock and Key
...Timothy had always been a man of laughing joy and conversation
-Friendship dialogue communication -
But now there was silence but for a dissonant lonely muted voice
In hi...
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Categories:
clanger, future,
Form: Free verse
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