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Clemens Poems - Poems about Clemens

Premium Member Samuel Langhorne Clemens
...Samuel Langhorne Clemens had a wit as acidic as a lemon to many pompous people he was a pain especially with his pen name Mark Twain ......

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Categories: clemens, humorous,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Mark Twain
... American humorist and writer, Mark Twain born as Samuel Clemens, his name in history does not wane. He attacked Big Business with “The Gilded Age.” An observant journalist as well, Twain was ver......

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Categories: clemens, men,
Form: Clerihew



I Don't Know What to Say to Katie Clemens
...I Don’t Know What To Say To Katie Clemens By Steve Body Copyright 2009 I don’t know what to say to Katie Clemens. All the words are jumbled in my head. They all seem small and empty when I t......

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Categories: clemens, death, death of a
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Thoughts on Iowa and My Childhood City
... “And I remember Muscatine -still more pleasantly - for its summer sunset. I have never seen any on either side of the ocean that equaled them.” Samuel Clemens in his younger years when he wor......

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Categories: clemens, places, youth,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Mark Twain
...Samuel Langhorne Clemens- Born, it was his name But be it said- his name in fame The poet known- "Mark Twain"......

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Categories: clemens, character,
Form: Verse



Premium Member The Clemens of the Outback
...There's a poet on our site, Who can really tell a story. He looks at everyday affairs, And then weaves tales of glory. The way he writes he takes you there. He draws his readers in, With colo......

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Categories: clemens, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Where Have All the Classics Gone
...We all once read the same great books in school Shakespeare, Dickens, Samuel Clemens, Hemingway Each one a classic, thought to be a jewel -- With plots and themes still relevant today A widesprea......

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Categories: clemens, literature, loss, sad, satire,
Form: Rhyme Royal
The Good Old Usa
...This country is young when compared to some A prodigy though now I do declare A one time she took in all that would come Then said go west explore this land so fair There were inventers here like......

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Categories: clemens, america, patriotic,
Form: Sonnet
The Gladiator
...Outside the gladiator's window, outside in the growing gloom of night, The nearby volcano is almost invisible, only smolders silently now. Inside his room, he can almost tangibly feel the darkn......

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Categories: clemens, faith,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Holy Cow-
...There once was a chef named Lew who swore Samuel's words were true that Sacred cows make a great tasting steak and the best hamburgers too. Sacred cows make the best hamburg......

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Categories: clemens, humorous, imagery, satire,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member A Letter From Santa Claus
...A Letter From Santa Claus Dear Susy Clemens this is Santa Claus! I read the letters that you sent because In mommy’s notes, the English words are strange… But jagged marks you drew I could arra......

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Categories: clemens, christmas, night,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member I'M Huck
...I’m Huck, and my last name is Finn. On the great Mississippi I’ve been playing hooky from school ‘cause there ain’t any rule that can keep Huckleberry caged in. I bet that you’ve already rea......

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Categories: clemens, books,
Form: Limerick
The Red Sox Sonnet
...The outfield Yaztremski Lynn and Evans Is the greatest Red Sox outfield all time Red Sox never had Seavers nor Ryans Clemens and Tiant did shine in prime time Francona is the man that made them shin......

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Categories: clemens, sports, red, red,
Form: Sonnet
Yankee Fan
...Who’s pitching tonight? Him? – Oh he’ll do alright His curveball’s so tight Yankee Fan Be it Clemens, Mussina or Meyers Pettitte, Rivera, Villone He’s willing to bet on his pitcher Especiall......

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Categories: clemens, sports
Form: Rhyme
Syzygy Or Beware the Tides of Marches
..."History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme"* like the whine of swine all drunk on wine this viscous valentine vents turbid turpentine volcanic tectonics of violent landmines such slov......

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Categories: clemens, life
Form: Free verse

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