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Filed Poems - Poems about Filed


Filed
The old soldier, rheumy eyed and cold Sits at attention in his wheelchair Bemedalled chest heaving gently Thinks of comrades not there. Now just bones in cemeteries Some not even identified anonymous bodies collected From where they died To be laid in the rows and lines Of the parade square of the dead. Names and faces and words Scroll through his aching head There...

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Categories: filed, anniversary, military, remembrance day,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Night Light
Night Light David J Walker By night In flight You can see the lights that Blink and shine on the City of the Mesa Hundreds of thousands crowd The borders and boundaries of The out-of-date asphalt plat Where farm and field Yield to the plans of the City planners Pushing the planters Further south by southwest Where Builders In hot pursuit bring cash...

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Categories: filed, allegory, allusion, america, analogy,
Form: Rhyme



Freestyles Filed 02
Note: These "Freestyles Filed" are pieces quickly written, with a time limit for each line and no editing. Similar to freestyle raps but instead straight onto paper. ...

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Categories: filed, adventure, allegory, blessing, desire,
Form: Free verse
Freestyles Filed 01
Note: These "Freestyles Filed" are pieces quickly written, with a time limit for each line and no editing. Similar to freestyle raps but instead straight onto paper. ...

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Categories: filed, growth, light, longing, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
So You Haven'T Filed Your Income Tax Yet
So You Haven’t Filed Your Income Tax Yet By Elton Camp You don’t want penalties cause it’s late So why or why did you procrastinate “I will do it for sure tomorrow,” you say But tomorrow you wait yet another day There is a good chance a refund is due But until you file, it won’t come to you But now it has...

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Categories: filed, angst,
Form: Rhyme



A Brief Filed For the Abused
The tell me the waters of the sea Are little children's tears The rivers that flowed from me And victims of forgotten years In little dark corners shaking Hungry and starved for light Bodies bruised and minds aching Injuries covered from the sight Today I am going to the seaside I shall build new castles there To see what those tears deride And why our land...

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Categories: filed, caregiving, children, sympathy,
Form: Verse

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