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Grindstone Poems - Poems about Grindstone

And still his death haunts webbed wide world post American Civil War
...And still his death haunts webbed wide world post American Civil War Preface: On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," Presiden......

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Categories: grindstone, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
back to it
...Back to black coffee back to ryo cigarettes back to the grindstone the wheel the rat race to nowhere back to it back on track back to basics the spinning wheels the hampster cage the inv......

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Categories: grindstone, life,
Form: Alliteration



Premium Member Story
...I'm just writing my story Leaving out all the glory I never tore them; yet the pages and spine are all but broken Its letters are scattered, yet still the words form a concise omen Would you read......

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Categories: grindstone, angst, deep, introspection, pain,
Form: Free verse
By George burn hing hard, I Shaw tried to be a stinking playwright
...By George (burn hing* hard), I Shaw tried to be a stinking playwright offers his unsolicited tidbits as scene courtesy the following virtually staged philosophical insight. Arch back like......

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Categories: grindstone, adventure, appreciation, art, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Crows Nest
...3/10/24 Across the whole stretch In all directions it pulls and tempts Still the same old debts Continual gold theft Another night woke up in a cold sweat Full of stress Sinking below into......

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Categories: grindstone, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member sedulous
...pull out all the stops keep your shoulder to the wheel go the extra mile bust your chops sweat blood work your fingers to the bone bend over backwards go to great lengths put ......

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Categories: grindstone, analogy,
Form: Senryu
After President Joe Robinette Biden Junior withdrew from the presidential race
...After President Joe Robinette Biden Junior withdrew from the presidential race... Planet earth (the Mother of all) breathed a collective and palpable sigh of relief, and I too deeply exhaled, ......

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Categories: grindstone, america, anxiety, appreciation, blessing,
Form: Free verse
Though no political pundit, nevertheless
...Though no political pundit, nevertheless... I trumpet the withdrawal of democratic contender from out the presidential race. Breaking headline news story courtesy rumor monger premieres show......

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Categories: grindstone, america, anxiety, blue, dark,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Grindstone
...A red-rimmed sun of summer, of the sweat of the workers, the salt of their brows. Shoulders to the grindstone, the strength of sinew and muscle, hours of their labors. The Lord of their lives ......

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Categories: grindstone, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Among the Angels
...When our grindstone comes into blossom, A hen's curse might kill an eagle. Maybe when hell freezes over, The snake that I see will bite. I am mortal but among the Angels Left but never forgott......

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Categories: grindstone, blessing, courage, encouraging, power,
Form: Free verse
Give till ye go lean
...A rough stone when gives and gets of girth lean, Grounded by a grindstone begets good sheen. A warrior wrestles till gravely wounded, Victorious, shines forth O bleeding red. Take elephant in......

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Categories: grindstone, giving,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member En-Tend-Res
... Going to get a “haircut” today Actually getting all of them cut Cutting just one would hardly be noticed Now I'm being quite a silly nut There's many other sayings similar to this En......

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Categories: grindstone, remember,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Perseverance
...Perseverance is the name of the game With every challenge before you It applies to the highest mountains you climb Ignoring distractions is the clue Roadblocks are there to test your p......

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Categories: grindstone, mountains,
Form: Rhyme
Excerpt From Fake Encomium Given Years Ago
...Excerpt from “fake” encomium given years ago... at Lake Wobegone High School (my alma mater), and recently discovered ridiculous rough draft amidst plethora of junk emails while practice read......

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Categories: grindstone, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Truth That Birthed Revelation
...She stood by the waters And viewed the withered stump Shall life come to broken wood When her veins have clumps ...of deception Hope almost gone, nothing left Delivered to trying ground She ......

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Categories: grindstone, truth,
Form: Rhyme

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