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Greyhound Poems - Poems about Greyhound

Premium Member THE STORY OF LADY GREYHOUND GREETA
A Greyhound Racing Dog More than Bite and Bark A Champion Breed Determined to always succeed A winner with a proceed Greeta’s face pictured on Campaign Billboards A look Aim to attract for Advertising jobs Famous throughout Audience attention when she is racing about Greeta is the logo on every Greyhound Bus People cheer when they see her face On every Greyhound bus she goes place...

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Categories: greyhound, adventure, appreciation, character, class,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member On Interstate 5 In A Greyhound Bus
On Interstate 5 In A Greyhound Bus mother pauline boards the big greyhound double decker her freckled son goes before her wearing a cub scout cap hurry up she says as they climb the stairs to the upper deck the bus driver tips his cap and starts the greyhound engine mother pauline tells the little boy they are...

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Categories: greyhound, america, memory, mother son,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Flo The Greyhound
She passes the place where I sit some mornings, her slow, sure gait pads a gentle elegance across the grass carrying just a hint of indifference. Retired from racing, she has been adopted out. She seems contained within herself, ignoring the yappy terrier and the playful retriever that bounds towards her on her right, not shifting her gaze as if transfixed on some vision...

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Categories: greyhound, dog, morning, solitude,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member EYES OF THE GREYHOUND BUS
Presence on the road Headlight in observe Destinations serve Skillful hands of the Greyhound Bus Driver Stretched out Hound dog trademark Voice of the rolling maneuvering wheels Onward and precise Cutting through the times of fog The Greyhound bus is more than a name and dog A passenger’s friend Enriching America within The Greyhound bus showing the way Travel in your getaway Eye always on the road Lean back...

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Categories: greyhound, adventure, america, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Bottlebrush and Greyhound
There are times when I long to move beyond the edges of myself as when, this morning, alongside the power station fence, I passed under a red cloud of bottlebrush flowers dripping nectar in a frenzy of birds feeding on the sticky clusters overhead, too high for me to reach and plunge my hand deep into the pure joy of that crimson feast. And when...

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Categories: greyhound, bird, dog, joy, self,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member GREYHOUND BUS TURKEY CHOIR
We have a reason to sing We are doing our thing Turkey dash Oven free We are traveling carefree How noble and superior We don’t have inferior Turkey’s everywhere asked Greyhound to help them escape We are not moving like an ape Destinations doesn’t matter We have cut down all the chatter Away from any knife and fork Dinner tables try eating pork This is a Turkey getaway That...

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Categories: greyhound, adventure, america, beautiful, city,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member GREYHOUND BUS FABLE
Bus company with a stretch No catch North to South East to West Highways and back roads know us best Day and Night Even when weather is frightful and delightful Bringing families together The Greyhound bus name like no other Only a Greyhound bus would know It’s the scenery we show Destination to destination Depart with an arrival Turning wheels with a spin Acceleration throughout Our service to prove Our buses...

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Categories: greyhound, adventure, america, appreciation, beauty,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member RUN GREYHOUND RUN
RUN GREYHOUND RUN Speed and Quickness Audiences being the witness The Greyhound legs fitness Rush in a race The Greyhound keeping up the pace Every moment a pulsating session The sun being always high and warm at noon The Greyhound always sleek Always ready to go Making their mark in set and flow Movement on precision of swift Acceleration with determined to win on the Greyhound’s mind Greyhound...

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Categories: greyhound, animal, appreciation, beautiful, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Ode To Sleek Greyhound
Sleek and smooth greyhound A more refined pup we have never found You are the one we look up to for sure Your loveliness an example of brilliance so pure.’ You are an example that makes our species proud. You do it subtly and serenely, not in any way loud. Sleek and smooth greyhound, this is written for you. You are my...

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Categories: greyhound, dog,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Greyhound Bus Possessed
I can contest Put me to the test My heart in confess Honest and true Greyhound bus in my soul I am a walking behold My younger years my start The Greyhound dog stretched always seen on all sides of the bus always caught my attention The highway representation I am a walking Greyhound bus presentation The Greyhound bus wear Proud and honored with care Of course,...

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Categories: greyhound, adventure, appreciation, beautiful, blue,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Around the Us On a Greyhound Bus - Part One
I once traveled around the U. S. on a Greyhound bus, My wife thought I was crazy, but she made little fuss, It was, by far, the most awesome adventure I ever took Three changes of clothes, lots of grit, and a puzzle book, In Atlanta, my small suitcase was temporarily lost I forced myself into the luggage corral, despite...

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Categories: greyhound, adventure, america, places, travel,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member A Greyhound-Bulldog Blend
An athletic greyhound-bulldog blend is the pride and the joy of South Bend Fast and vivacious Strong and tenacious At Notre Dame he’s playing tight end...

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Categories: greyhound, humor,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member The Morning View From Snappy Shine
The Morning View from Snappy Shine David J Walker 7 AM and the doors of Snappy Shine Are open The lights turned on for the Artists already at work in Palettes of kiwi and spit Lawyers and Bankers await Their turn for their Usual seat with Greetings passed to the Rhythm of rag-men relaxed Skillfully mixing politics with spit and blackened wax The Friday...

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Categories: greyhound, work,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Last Day of a Racing Greyhound
It’s three am and I need to pee, feeling thirsty My water bowl is empty and it’s getting warm in here My crate is barren, the cement is cold on my legs I hear my brothers and sisters cry, they are next door I hear the door open, my masters are yelling, scaring me My crate is opened, they shove...

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Categories: greyhound, abuse, dog,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Greyhound After Midnight - Contest
(saw a mistake with a rhyme and just now revised this) I’m on a Greyhound bus – six hours till dawn It’s late and dark. I think that I must be the only passenger whose light is on. I’ll keep that tiny light trained down on me because I want to write some poetry! Are people sleeping on this late night...

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Categories: greyhound, travel,
Form: Quintain (English)

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