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Ice Chest Poems - Poems about Ice Chest

Premium MemberThe Cooler

...ice can be sculpted 
into an ax, a ring; shatter;
soap, a thumb pop;
used to keep water
and soda pop
chill and give the kids a reason
for sitting still.

ice can slide over the neck,
legs, a...
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Categories: ice chest, drink, kid,
Form: Free verse

Little Peace and Sleep

...12/21/22

You sow what you reap
On either side of the creek
Every single week
Another cheat
Taking from the poor or elite
Reality isn't always sweet
I had to punch them in the mouth, knocked ...
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Categories: ice chest, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme



Premium MemberOut of School

...Out of school~it is summertime,                                                                  we can swim~run and climb.                                          ...
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Categories: ice chest, food, fun, kid, school,
Form: Quatrain

Premium MemberMartha's Vineyard Vacation

...Up with the children at seven
For blueberry pancakes and ham.
Flapjacks enough for eleven -
How many will fit in the pan?

Lay out some slices of bread.
Spread with egg salad maybe,
Some tuna ...
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Categories: ice chest, beach, fun, vacation,
Form: Quatrain

Texas Snow

...Here comes the snow, oh how beautiful, white and fluffy are the flakes as they fall from the sky. Not used to seeing this twice within a month’s time frame, yet still amazed by its beauty once again....
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Categories: ice chest, food, leadership, light, people,
Form: Narrative



Premium MemberOur Family Vacation In 1964

...We were thrown in the back of a pick-up truck camper in 1964,
My twin sister, my brother, and me. We were all fighting age.
There was a mattress, comic books, three pillows, and an ice chest.
We w...
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Categories: ice chest, travel,
Form: Prose Poetry

Premium MemberReady

...Ready

A camera, the battery, charger and film…(what is that?)
A flashlight, lighter, matches and something to burn. 
A bag, a flag, a blanket, and comfort to sleep.
A favorite pillow, and bear,...
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Categories: ice chest, 12th grade, celebration, cute
Form: Narrative

Hurricane '05 - Katrina

...The entire city is in darkness
Yet the brightness shines through you
People left to get away, in their cars they drove
I stayed - flood water is used to flush the toilet
I'm glad to have a gas st...
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Categories: ice chest, appreciation, change, endurance, grief,
Form: Narrative

Premium MemberCold One

...Silence sits between us on this sofa
Even after I apologized
'Thought I might.... be in for some lovin'
But lately...I just haven't seen no signs

Chorus:

Tonight..I'm sitting here with a Col...
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Categories: ice chest, anxiety, conflict, football, how
Form: Lyric

Animals and Iron

...Cattle guard rattled teeth
Dummy locked gates swung open
Loose gravel wound roads
Descending into deep rutted
Belly washing mud paths
Bouncing and shaking
Halting and laughing

Long bending m...
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Categories: ice chest, nature, youth,
Form: Free verse

Those That Tell the Truth

...Those That Tell the Truth

God wanted to make world that was grand
Forever and ever He planned and planned;
What if He will put this thing over there?
With only one thing you cannot compare.

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Categories: ice chest, humorous,
Form: Couplet

Premium MemberCanoeing the Mississippi - Part 4

...Extra weight no longer a problem for shallow water, 
We bulked up for the next leg of our journey, 
Water containers, even some canned goods
An acceptable luxury in our seventeen foot canoe, 
A c...
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Categories: ice chest, boat, dream, journey, nature,
Form: Blank verse

Premium MemberCanoeing the Mississippi - Part 1

...Overflow of the waters of Lake Itaska
You carry your wealth to the waiting world, 
Mighty Mississippi, half savior, half sewer, 
Plant and animal wastes, dissolved minerals, 
Venting prairie delu...
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Categories: ice chest, boat, dream, journey, nature,
Form: Blank verse

A Summertime Poem

...IN THE SUMMER IT WOULD BE NICE 
TO BE IN A COOL MILD JACUZZI.
WITH A NICE SLUSHY MOSCOTO.
OR BE IN THE SHADE AT THE 
PARK,HAVING A NICE 
PICNIC,DRINKING SODA PLAYING 
VOLLEYBALL.
OR AT THE BEA...
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Categories: ice chest, summer
Form: ABC

My Geatest Fishing Trip

...THE MORNING WAS PLEASANT, THE WEATHER WAS FINE,
BREAKFAST OUT OF THE WAY, FISHING WAS ON MY MIND.
I’D WAITED ALL WEEK, BUT IT HAD FINALLY ARRIVED,
GOING FISHING AT LAST, THANK GOODNESS ALIVE.
WIT...
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Categories: ice chest, fishing,
Form: I do not know?

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