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Dilly Poems - Poems about Dilly

Premium Member The Persistence of Memory Painting by Salvador Dali - Collaboration with Dilly Dally
Caustic memories dissolve on my tongue Lingering tastes of battery acid and nicotine Cause me to choke on putrid saliva. Staring at melting walls, clocks tick in unison. Distorted birdsong hums outside of jagged windows Under the warped sun, an unrepentant landscape blurs. Freshly budding peonies liquefy; Veils thin, evaporating the...

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Categories: dilly, art, deep, imagery, poetry,
Form: Ekphrasis
No Dilly Dally
Focus on the good Never sways on the bad side Never compromise....

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Categories: dilly, character, judgement, life,
Form: Senryu



Premium Member Dilly Pippin
Dilly Pippin was a crackerjack Landed on his feet, never his front or back Humdinger of a guy, super handy A lollapalooza, a true Jim-Dandy...

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Categories: dilly, men,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member When I saw Dilly dally
When I saw Dilly dally I thought, "Oh no, this kid's got to rally! Cuz if he loses this race, it'll be a total disgrace, cuz this race was right up his alley. ...

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Categories: dilly, 12th grade, encouraging, humorous,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member The Narcissist Who Saved Himself - Cynthia Howard - collaboration with Dilly Dally
nothing spoils this surface view ~ see me crave attention, gift empty touch tonal mask veils flaws and vices face alter ego and kneel to feed the shallow shadow that circles ~ around gossamer tears of the grieving moon, as silenced streaks of tongue-twisted lines, undress a puddle of poisoned stars pull force imperceptible,...

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Categories: dilly, angst, deep, mental health,
Form: Ekphrasis



Premium Member dilly dallying danny
dilly dallying danny deliberately defies daughter dinahs deliberations denise does donuts during danny’s debate roaring, rearing, ready rusty ruminations rarely recognizable, really riling up dinah’s dander....

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Categories: dilly, word play,
Form: Alliteration
Oh Daffy Dilly
Oh Daffy Dilly Oh Daffy Dilly Daisies amongst the Olive Trees , the gentleman sits upon his seat and sips upon his mead ... Some know him to be the actor, Mr Oliva Reed . Oh Daffy Dilly Oh Daffy Dilly Where Daisies grow softly spoken amongst the wondering cloud , words worth. a flower born Oh Daffy Dilly Oh...

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Categories: dilly, art, daffodils, friend, good
Form: Free verse
The Dancing Plague of 1518: Collaboration With Dilly Dally
The Dancing Plague of 1518: Collaboration with Dilly Dally A plague cursed, until death they dance Until forever lasts this plight Moving hypnotic deep in trance Onlookers revel at the sight From days to weeks, from dawn til' night Hysteria spread the expanse Collapse in exhaust by firelight A plague cursed, until death they dance Can I dance myself free perchance Repent and be rid...

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Categories: dilly, history, loss,
Form: Rondeau Redouble
The Other Half of the Poem, After Dilly Dally
Taking a stroll, silently tip-toe Talking to strangers, tangential existence Strangled for talk, struggled to speak Straight for the taking, tangible change Take a short cut, time stands still Transformed the scenery, terraformed set Shouts from the tomb, post-existential speech Scanning the transcript, searching for truth...

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Categories: dilly, writing,
Form: Free verse
After Mechanics of the Mundane, By Dilly Dally
The mechanics of the clock The stutter of the ticks and tocks The cogs eternally clenching teeth Singing songs from underneath The changing features of the clock face Each hand steadfast in its place Pendulum swinging, sounds like a knock Who's there? I ask. Tick-tock-tick-tock....

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Categories: dilly, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dilly Dally
Dilly dally In the eye of the storm As the winds rush by The reverse being true As my outside calm Hides my reeling core Not so much Hidden Anymore...

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Categories: dilly, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dilly-Dally of Dandelions
The base word “dally,” from old French used to mean to chat idly. dilly-dally of dandelions - seeds on fire, blown downward. inspire molten icing— erupting, disrupting the perfect garden of peace. dilly-dally, those tongues wagging like puppy tails. such excitement, seems friendly, enticing— ...

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Categories: dilly, angst,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Derby of Dilly
Whinging Willy sure felt silly Placing a wager on a chestnut filly Who ran around all willy nilly Bringing up the rear in the Derby of Dilly...

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Categories: dilly, nursery rhyme,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Lavender Blue Dilly Dilly
Ribbons of purple are splayed out in tractor rows of elegance A foot off the ground, spreading lavender faerie fragrance Oh, sweet lavender blue, dilly dilly, Lavender blue, Billy, Billy! Great day to fall in love, silly silly. Where is sweetheart, Willy Willy? Be it twilight or daybreak? Matters not on this attractive farm. I take a whiff of sweet...

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Categories: dilly, farm,
Form: Rhyme
Pick Another Dilly
Moon dancing in Trafalgar Square When pigeon poop* soared through the air It splattered around Without touching ground But no one had a facemask spare . . . . *aka London hairspray...

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Categories: dilly, hair,
Form: Limerick

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