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Depression Clerihew Poems

These Depression Clerihew poems are examples of Clerihew poems about Depression. These are the best examples of Clerihew Depression poems written by international poets.

Ludwig Knew, Clerihew

Free market economist, Ludwig Von Mises
Ably pinpointed economic diseases.
Yet, when we’re told the feds fixed the great depression,
Ludwig knew it was caused by fed intervention....

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Categories: history, tribute,

Vincent Willem Van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh—a genius artist par excellence  
As most famously he was known to all,
Whilst mired deep in shades of a...

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Categories: angst, anxiety, art, depression,

Hero To Hermit

Howard Robard Hughes
Famously rich recluse
Dreams led him to the lap of luxury
Followed by nightmarish mysophobic OCD...

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Categories: depression, hero, mental illness,

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
White House is where he dwelt.
He did three long terms,
“Set term limits” congress confirms!




January 23, 2019
Contest:Educate Me with Humor - Leader 
Clerihew 








Franklin...

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Categories: political, tribute,

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge 
!....?...!!...? (.)...(.) No please
1933 the Great Depression hit
" I feel I no longer fit"- his tweet...

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Categories: fun,

Sylvia Plath- Clerihew 3

Sylvia Plath,
walked on dangerous path,
she and herself always in a rift,
and she gave death her precious gift.












Sylvia Plath was one poet I was particularly obsessed...

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Categories: history, people,

Charlie Brown

Poor Charlie Brown,
a boy who always wore a frown.
No Valentines, no love, good grief!
Bald head hung low in disbelief....

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Categories: childhood, depression, growing up,

In This Act of Pain, I Take My Vengence

Beyond the illusion of skin and polite talk a shadow dwells within me, whispering unto me my deepest ugly thoughts, my secret sins, my foul...

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Categories: death, depression, devotion, faith,

A Letter To My Godfather

I return my ungratefulness
for all your help and tenderness
that dwarf my potentials from incipient
and i here boast my lament

for you are the pilot of my...

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Categories: depression,

Where Have You Gone

When you were all alone
Who always picked up the phone?
When everyone turned you away
Who was there everyday?

When my life was falling apart
You were there to...

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Categories: childhood, depression, friendship, life,

The Great Benefactor

The Great Benefactor

Monsieur Louis Pasteur 
For depression found a cure.
He improved fermentation
Increasing boozing-activation.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
January 22, 2010

Poetic form:...

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Categories: funny, history