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Grubby Poems - Poems about Grubby

Grubby Poems - Examples of all types of poems about grubby to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for grubby.
A 1950s Lancashire Life
...So you want to hear a story, first of all there is no morning glory. Your feet touch the floor its cold as ice as is the water, what a surprise. With sleepy eyes you look for your clothes, best thin......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, child, growing up,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member A China Cup
...I saw it there and stopped for a while, perched dainty at the top of the pile of crockery, grubby, crazed and old at the yard sale, waiting to be sold. A teacup; white dots on baby blue; the sam......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, memory, mother, sister,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Depths
... "The Depths" From the depths silence. Where are the voices of other women? In that other place, the monsters violate, they take and take bloody all, what ......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, children, humanity, women,
Form: Narrative
Grumpy Ollie
...The grump got out of a lumpy bed, Slipped on his slippers, scratched his head. Stood on the scales, saw what he weighed, Then made some toast with marmalade. The grump then cycled down the lan......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, angst, anxiety, education, good
Form: Rhyme
Give Me Dust
...Give me dust Give me soil Give me grubby knees grass stains and bruises Give me sand in my hair and bugs on my shirt Fruit flies butterflies ladybugs and ants The caterpillars falling from ......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, animal, autumn, nature, spring,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Little Hands
...Courage cannot speak for you now When there are ten a penny hangers on All suckling milk from the cow Rivers flood with the cries of veiled fear Grab the last skiff and save yourself They wi......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, art, courage, dedication, introspection,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member A Rum N Raisin Special - Origins
...Milly was a nutty cat as nutty as can be An also nutty poet said, “She’s nuttier than me.” And that was saying something and I think you will agree Because that poet was Deb M from way across the ......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, birth, cat,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Vanilla Crazed
...Into the pantry, vanilla stash, Into the cake, vanilla splash, Take a swipe at the mixture, no matter how high the stake, HEY, get your grubby finger out of my cake, Spoon once, spoon twice, spoo......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, food,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Clown
... Sometimes poets tell a story Sometimes they leave you guessing The writing is cathartic Like slowly melting snow.. de-stressing Look closer and you'll find a muse The Irish poets used them ......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, allegory, crazy, poets,
Form: Rhyme
Where Art Thou Anonymous Benefactor To Offer Me Succor
...Where art thou anonymous benefactor...to offer me succor? Ah... methinks legal tender could be a boon to help me bolster mein kampf with necessary material equipage, which prospect to acquire......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, 8th grade, absence, anger,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dearest Hot Shower
...My dearest hot shower You mean the world to me You cleanse both body and mind Always wake me up when sleepy You warm and soothe my aching bones At times wash away my tears You let me sing my ......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, fun, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Grim Reaper Greets Gremlin Gregg
...grumpy grumbling grungy gregarious gremlin Greggory gratefully grasped grainy grandma’s green grapes in glee greathearted Gretchen greeted greenhorn grim-reaper with gee grinning, groovy, grown gr......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Alliteration
Zen Death Haiku X
...ZEN DEATH HAIKU X These are my modern English translations of Japanese Zen Death Haiku. Forbearing the night with its growing brilliance: the summer moon. —Tsukioka Yooshi (1839-1892) , lo......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, age, analogy, animal, anxiety,
Form: Haiku
The Tragic Life of a Leaf
...You start out green and new, as a brand new shoot, nurtured by a ‘Loving Mother Tree,’ and surrounded by lush, growing sibling leaves all In relative, naive Harmony. You mature and grow into The Mo......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, age, change, death, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
My Town
...The town I was born into was a grit incubating slum. It was the worst of places yet had some gruff-faced high-headed days. On those few times (days that did not seek to hammer me down into t......Read the rest...
Categories: grubby, poetry,
Form: Free verse

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