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Forbes Poems - Poems about Forbes

The Between

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The space in the between
Is home of the Divine
Where ether and atom
Forever intertwine

For the presence of God
Has no possible gap
As expressed through each one
Though form feel like a t...
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Categories: forbes, peace,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Memberforever forbes flying flawlessly

...forbiding forever forbes to fly forward flawlessly foruitously
falsely fascinated by five fools following fleetingly frantic
flipflops fervently and furiously....
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Categories: forbes, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Alliteration



Premium MemberWHO ACTUALLY IS LIKE US

...Who actually is like us
The modern world you see today
Right before your eyes,
Who done this and who done that
Well you’re in for a wee surprise.

From the Bank of England to the Bank of France...
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Categories: forbes, appreciation, inspiration, motivation, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

63 Bucks

...I thought I could save you for a lifetime and pass your immeasurable stock down to my offspring. Yet another investment that returned a seed. How false this conclusion has turned out to be; a crooked...
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Categories: forbes, family, i miss you,
Form: Free verse

Beauty not Concealed

...She may be a poor girl 
Begging on the street
But she has a pretty face,
Like those you’d like to meet.
She’s just a beggar girl,
Having everything it takes
For a man to turn his head
And the ...
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Categories: forbes, beauty,
Form: Rhyme



Shiny Pieces

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Not one 
is keeper
of the Whole
Yet each is a
reflection of It,
shining in 
colored 
brilliance
from each 
unique aspect

Shine bright, 
my sister-brother
and share what 
yo...
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Categories: forbes, encouraging,
Form: Free verse

the way home

...When stillness calls
and busy falls away
When errors fade 
and joy fills up the day

When no more thought
is spent on what’s gone
When night has passed
and clear is the dawn

When all that ...
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Categories: forbes, beauty,
Form: Rhyme

Food glorious food

...Food glorious food

Asia generic guy gastronomy (and how gourmet foods eat destructively clearly beyond any) excess enthusiasm, the necessity to feed and clothe this lean mean exercising machine gu...
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Categories: forbes, 12th grade, adventure, america,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberCaving Disaster at Mossdale Caverns

...Ten adventurers went caving in Yorkshire Dales, England in 1967.
It was a gorgeous June day, so they were in terrific spirits.
Four of them decided not to continue a few hours later, unsure why.
T...
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Categories: forbes, history,
Form: Narrative

Refugee's Not Aliens

...Refugees
Not aliens, once citizens
reduced to Stateless beings
Not because of own making
On run as find life simmering
due to anarchy set afire
by mindless Power bearers
Womb of their myopic t...
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Categories: forbes, humanity, war,
Form: Free verse

Refugee's Not Aliens

...Refugees
Not aliens, once citizens
reduced to Stateless beings
Not because of own making
On run as find life simmering
due to anarchy set afire
by mindless Power bearers
Womb of their myopic t...
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Categories: forbes, humanity,
Form: Free verse

Gluttonous Connoisseur of Ethnic Culinary Cuisines

...Yours truly would never be confused for a gourmand, nevertheless I could enjoy experiencing taste testing select food samples if offered an opportunity of attending a fancy feast viz smörgåsbord, whe...
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Categories: forbes, addiction, appreciation, birthday, blessing,
Form: Rhyme

Breaking News- Rip Aka

...Police sources in Durban have confirmed Rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes was shot dead in a drive-by shooting spree on Florida Road, on Friday Night. Another person believed to be AKA's  bodyguard, was al...
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Categories: forbes, betrayal, death, emotions,
Form: Elegiac Lyric

Premium MemberHashtag Peetoo

...Not quite twelve, and I needed a catheter
I had a bladder infection
What’s that? She told, and I laughed at her

The male nurse, she said, pretty rough
That didn’t sound good, on reflection
She...
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Categories: forbes, boy, silly,
Form: Rhyme

Claire 2 - Simply For Claire Pt2

...…I cannot describe them

Or how I felt then or even now
It’s like Mark Twain's dead artist girl 
Emmeline Grangerford in Huckleberry Finn
She was alive in her paintings

Something happened and...
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Categories: forbes, absence, anxiety, lost love,
Form: Verse

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