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Forelock Poems - Poems about Forelock

The Corporate State

...The Corporate State
The billionaires now compete.
    Your vote is worthless now,
          the CEOs debate.
              To you and I, they do not relate.

In the dusk of freedom,
    I resi...
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Categories: forelock, america, political, rights, social,
Form: Rhyme

A class people

...The A, class people 

there had been a mass outbreak, thefts from the store 
selling fairy tales, honestly, it had nothing to do with me 
It was not me who wrote, if you love a tree, it will upro...
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Categories: forelock, absence, abuse, age, anger,
Form: Blank verse



Premium MemberP Is For Poverty

...victorian canal life - the reality (a true tale  from from my maternal heritage )

We left our abode 
       in old Cowfair
  haggled a price 
for an old shire mare

Onto the 
     landlord's...
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Categories: forelock, family, history,
Form: Bio

Premium MemberFamily Life Afloat

...We left our abode 
       in old Cowfair
  haggled a price 
for an old shire mare

Onto the 
     landlord's canal boat
lock stock and barrel 
        for a life afloat

farewell to our 
 ...
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Categories: forelock, boat, people,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberOnly Female Mosquitoes Bite, the Male Ones Just Say Hello

...a tip of the hat 
a polite nod
a hail caesar
a handshake
a slouch
a tugging of the forelock
a proposing of a toast
a salutation sandwich
a salaam
a bow
a cheek-to-cheek contact
a kiss on t...
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Categories: forelock, humor, humorous,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberVillanelle: Everything Takes Time: Take Not Time By the Forelock

...Villanelle:  Everything takes time: take not time by the forelock

Everything takes time: take not time by the forelock
Whether in deference to the past’s foiled efforts
The tingling ergot fir...
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Categories: forelock, allegory, america, anger, angst,
Form: Villanelle

Premium MemberA Life Afloat

...Our moveable house painted castle and rose,not a life we would have chose.Eighteen fifties harsh and mean,coal cargo so nothing stays clean.Doff your cap,touch your forelock every two mile at the gat...
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Categories: forelock, family, history,
Form: Narrative

Premium MemberThe Death of a Horse, the Birth of Memory

...The rain didn't fall 
last night so much
as it was thrown.

The wind didn't blow
last night so much
as it was whipped.

And a whip is
a thing which
lacerates, it cuts.

The day after
was...
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Categories: forelock, death, death of a
Form: Free verse

Horses For Courses - and What On Earth Inspired Me

...I sit at my table - I sip onion soup
It's good for my cough - bad case of the croup
I could do with a meal and something to sup
But the bar is now closed - the buffet locked up

Th...
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Categories: forelock, funny, horse, humor, humorous,
Form: Verse

The Anatomy of a Horse

...The Anatomy of a Horse (written for children)

Horse's feet have a hoof, the hard part which he can pound, 
back of this is his frog, bottom part that stays off the ground.
Between his hoof and h...
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Categories: forelock, horse, paris,
Form: Narrative

Horses

...Her tiny strands of forelock were as soft as silk, 
resting gently between her poll and soft ears-
Her muzzle slightly wet as it began to wilt
For she was saddened and brought to tears...
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Categories: forelock, animal, horse,
Form: Rhyme

Horses

...Competition day had arrived,
His muzzle twitched with anticipation
And in relation my feet tingled in a way like never before.
For the first time, we both doubted ourselves

But fear not, we mus...
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Categories: forelock, animal, confidence, horse, i
Form: I do not know?

Premium MemberHorses

...My life seems to last forever now that I’ve start aging
The sudden onset aches and pains start engaging

My home is in a theme park petting zoo where other animals live and rest
Each ...
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Categories: forelock, animal, caregiving, children, horse,
Form: Personification

Horses

...HORSES

Knight of a famous land wanted a best horse for warfare
To buy, along with loyal consul, he landed in horse-fair
Many were on display, but one superior struck his sight
Bay coat, brown <...
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Categories: forelock, animal, horse, love,
Form: Rhyme

Horses For Courses

...I sit at my table - I sip onion soup
It's good for my cough - bad case of the croup
I could do with a meal and something to sup
But the bar is now closed - the buffet locked up

Th...
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Categories: forelock, food, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Verse

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