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Contortionists
Contortionists Poems - Poems about Contortionists
On the Tokyo Subway
...Tokyo No Chikatetsu “Godzilla!” the subway sways bouncing sideways. quiet. bonsai ears cultivated, thoroughfare of sentient earplugs. jolted, jubilant hilarity “SHH!” teeth hush......
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©
Kim Rodrigues
Categories:
contortionists,
humor, travel,
Form:
Light Verse
You'Re Bored, You Say
...You're bored, you say? Let's bring on the bears and dance them around the ring. You should learn how to juggle or fly a trapeze 'cause I'm sure bored by YOU, ding-a-ling. You've nothing to do? ......
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©
Andrea Dietrich
Categories:
contortionists,
humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Fluffy Tailed Acrobats
...Fluffy tailed performers Chitter chatter among themselves No one listening, everyone slathering Juicy gossip Taking daring fifteen foot leaps and dives From magnificent heights, barely landin......
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©
Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
contortionists,
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
Personification
Making Love
...Making love is like a trip to the bakery Sweet like pastry without the calories Use spoons over forks and knives It is like a ship with sails unfurled Stretched out in the arms of love at sea ......
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©
Earl Schumacker
Categories:
contortionists,
appreciation, encouraging, health, innocence,
Form:
Free verse
Winter Daze
...At the end of Winter days I escaped in a bit of a haze From the lazy days trapped in the darkened maze I shut the lights off in my eyes and fed myself lies Thinking I was shooting for the skies W......
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©
Christopher Goss
Categories:
contortionists,
america, confusion, dark, political,
Form:
Free verse
The Appeasing Contortionists
...the appeasing contortionists.... always distorting always twisting in order to fit in preconceived mold the appeasing contortionists.... on a constant quest to find a new way to pacify swi......
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©
Shari Thomas
Categories:
contortionists,
absence,
Form:
Lyric
Circus Memories
...Acrobats in the center ring Ballerina bears on balls and bicycles Cavalcades of clowns with calliopes Dancing damsels in glittery corsets and tulle skirts Elephants parade in wrinkled suits Fir......
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©
Theodora Sterling
Categories:
contortionists,
children, dance, children, happiness,
Form:
Abecedarian
Contortionists Test
...I enjoyed wrapping my mind around his words Stretching my thinking At times coming unglued Reaching towards oblivion While keeping my feet in multiple worlds Standing on sinking ground While leanin......
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©
Richard Lamoureux
Categories:
contortionists,
journey,
Form:
Free verse
At the Circus
...Acrobats and jugglers, Trapeze, tightrope, hoops. Horses running ‘round the ring, Both singly and in groups. Clowns and lithe contortionists, Music from the band. Dogs that climb and leap and prance......
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©
Ilene Bauer
Categories:
contortionists,
happy,
Form:
Rhyme