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Deterred Poems - Poems about Deterred

Leaping Legends and Limerick Laughs
... Michael Jordan, with leaps so absurd, Through defenders, he'd fly, never deterred. With a slam and a swish, He'd make every fan wish, Their own dunks were equally preferred. ©bfa032125 ......

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Categories: deterred, basketball, fun, funny, hilarious,
Form: Limerick
Lao Tzu: English Translations IV
...LAO TZU ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS IV The Roots of Turbulence by Lao Tzu, translation by Michael R. Burch Heaviness lies at the root of lightness; stillness begets turbulence. Thus the nobleman he......

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Categories: deterred, courage, desire, life, peace,
Form: Free verse



Our Treasured Children
...Our Treasured Children Protect our children, hand-in-hand Teach them strength and to be aware Goodbye to silence, goodbye to fear Together we shall dry all the tears. Oh children, our children......

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Categories: deterred, abuse, africa, age, angel,
Form: Free verse
At the Apple Store
...I couldn’t keep on putting off An update to my phone; With apps no longer working, I was in a retro zone. But when I tried to update I was rapidly deterred, For the message I kept getting was......

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Categories: deterred, me, technology,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Tipping Balance
...Lost in a maze of numbers, tight, I scratched my head—my hair took flight. Paused a while, let time slip free, Returned with fresh eyes—oh, the key! A whisper of change, a shift in the tide, ......

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Categories: deterred, life,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member We Count On Each Other
...We Can Count on Each other trust me I will be there nothing can deter me believe that I can always help love wins love wins I know that you always help me you cannot be deterred be there......

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Categories: deterred, love,
Form: Other
Premium Member It's in his kiss
... Trump threw fake air kisses To his very bored looking Mrs. Funny, how her wide brimmed hat Deterred them from the love rat. So many of the laws he broke He will soon begin to r......

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Categories: deterred, corruption, political,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member HAIL TO THE KING ON HIS BIRTHDAY
...HAIL TO THE KING ON HIS BIRTHDAY Today, let’s celebrate MLK’s birthday; His dream seemingly deferred, but not deterred:- His reality lives and his dream of liberty is on the way; His “I Have A ......

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Categories: deterred, 12th grade, angel, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
Harriet Harris nee Kuritsky
...Harriet Harris née Kuritsky... Despite being a nineteen year old bride she wed Boyce Brandon Harris half a decade her senior, (where I ranked less than a twinkle in their eyes) during the mont......

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Categories: deterred, america, anniversary, celebration, death,
Form: Rhyme
I would sit under the pawpaw tree
...I would sit under the pawpaw tree And the world would come to me. They said all you need is a dream, A pen and a pad to make it beam. But Mother, in these streets, I see, A world that's swallo......

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Categories: deterred, confidence, courage, life, write,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member CAN'T FIND HOME
...Never understood why my family had hate and contempt for one another, definitely not wanting to be together. Never felt like home as a child only relentless worry and fear, rejected in an unsa......

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Categories: deterred, destiny, environment, family, fate,
Form: Free verse
For some enchanted evenings
...For some enchanted evenings... The following scenario imagined after the hoopla of Democratic National Convention miracle workers Kamala Harris and Tim Walz trumpeted politically wholesome zea......

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Categories: deterred, america, angst, anti bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Moving Forward
... When you left, you took the warmth of the fire with you that I can’t deny. But my heart still beats, and like an Aloe tree, I didn’t wither, nor did I die. On reflection, it seemed you didn......

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Categories: deterred, break up, emotions, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member MANEUVERABLE MANURE-
..."Running through a mile of wasted compiled vile I find myself conflicted sitting in a position groaning I'm foul planting a seed of tan and brown the snake comes out of me and it flees deposite......

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Categories: deterred, allusion, analogy, anxiety, caregiving,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member The Halusinating Toreador by Salvador Dali - 1970 Contest 1302
...Standing in front of this enormous masterpiece, Seeing his life story as the layers release. I wasn’t warned to expect a wonder so rare. I guess I expected a melting clock here or there. Venu......

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Categories: deterred, art,
Form: Ekphrasis

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