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Coyly Poems - Poems about Coyly

The Backlight of Equality
...On the day of the Lord the human shall fear, A terrifying god whom will Christians duly Peer, The dead shall live again - the Christian tear, A monopolising Christianity that cannot hear. With,......

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Categories: coyly, appreciation, bible, christian, faith,
Form: Rhyme
The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huong - English Translation by Michael R Burch
...Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1882) was a risqué Vietnamese poetess. She has been called "the candid voice of a liberal female in a male-dominated society." The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huon......

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Categories: coyly, baby, children, husband, sister,
Form: Free verse



A Moment at the Diner
... She bestowed a belgard from across the diner. It was rich and warm, like the bowl of buttery grits that steamed the hairs in my nostrils. Then suddenly an invisible magnet slowly pulled my hu......

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Categories: coyly, appreciation, beautiful, dance, feelings,
Form: Narrative
Half-Glass of Dilemma
...On the table, posing silent, It taunts our outlook, coyly – Un-sharing of its true intent, In Mona Lisa mystery. We bite at its enticing mass, That bends our mind in simple bait – This still-......

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Categories: coyly, allegory, humor, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
The Call From Father
...He looked out of his window, chuckling at the thought of tomorrow while pondering the past. A smile crossed his face, but soon he felt teary-eyed; it was a slow laugh followed by a cry that was fas......

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Categories: coyly, death, deep, feelings, goodbye,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Sugar Maple Home
... To be left bare to all rhyme and most reason From gnarled wounds of sweet nectar eaten A Mother whom suckled life, now weakened Still they come in glee, lapping there the given In her bloomed......

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Categories: coyly, immigration, nature, october, tree,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Good Ole College Try
...Another summer song has come and gone; my tan lines are fading fast When I walked the dogs this morn I could have sworn, there was frost upon the grass. The farmer’s field is starting to yield pump......

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Categories: coyly, autumn, life, wife,
Form: Rhyme
Park Therapy
...I saw two eastern tiger swallowtails today. I watched as they flickered, fluttered, and frolicked, rising and dipping. A calm breeze gently passed my way. In the distance, a boy mirthfully turne......

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Categories: coyly, beautiful, butterfly, courage, encouraging,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member moonspeak
... your skin … cornflow’r in the moonlite through louvers that slice you to tender shards of opalescence arranged like piano keys on Egyptian percale the sea of sheets we so often drown in …......

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Categories: coyly, analogy, kiss, love, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sadness
...Sea shells in a child's hands get snatched away by the sea waves. Long-earned wealth, in cash and kind, is stolen by the burglars. Kith and kin, who have been in thick and thin, end up in graves. ......

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Categories: coyly, sad,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member LIAR
...Late-night perfumes waft and swirl, circling me like the petals and pearls that drape upon my shoulders. Ephemeral, their scents transpose, one by one by one, then fade like the sweet taste of......

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Categories: coyly, loneliness, moon, night, surreal,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Magical Pill
...They promised me a magical pill Said it would provide a royal thrill My lady did coyly wink But I missed it in a blink And my desire we don’t fulfill......

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Categories: coyly, humor, love,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member How To Meet Gorgeous Women
...How does a man meet a gorgeous woman So it doesn't seem you're out on the make If she smiles, that gets the the old ball rolling Take it slow with each step you take Start with talking ......

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Categories: coyly, character,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sheepish Smile
...That sheepish smile disarming a gruff poet coyly offer hope my Bridgewater seraphim kick back wine like a sailor for K.C.......

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Categories: coyly, friendship,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member At the Soda Shoppe
...The poem sits coyly at the counter of the Soda Shoppe, waiting to be discovered, slowly sipping an egg cream. Making it last all day, the creamy lukewarm liquid drips down its poetically pointed......

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Categories: coyly, extended metaphor, philosophy, sweet,
Form: Other

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