Long Derringer Poems
Long Derringer Poems. Below are the most popular long Derringer by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Derringer poems by poem length and keyword.
Once Upon A Time In Milton Creek The Conclusion
It was still quite dark in Milton Creek, and it had just gone four
When Tom arrived at the sheriff's office, and knocked on his door
The Sheriff quickly opened up and beckoned Tom, to come inside
They...
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Categories:
derringer, america, death, western,
Form:
Narrative
Mssr L'Vampyre and the Slovenia Werewolf
MONSIEUR L'VAMPYRE AND THE
WEREWOLVES OF SLOVENIA
While walking on a path sublime
accustomed to at times, when I'm
just going neither here nor there--
but all content to only passing time;
from my Chateaux not...
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Categories:
derringer, horror, scary,
Form:
Blitz
Monsieur L'Vampyre Meets the Werewolf
"Monsieur L'Vampyre Meets the Werewolf"
While walking on the path sublime
accustomed to at times, when I'm
just going neither here nor there--
but be content to only passing time;
from my Chateau near Poitiers,
I happened to...
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Categories:
derringer, betrayal, romance,
Form:
Lyric
Up Soup Creek Without a Paddle
[Every good story needs a sub plot, so…]
He watched from his vantage point on the bank’s roof
And looked out for folk that he knew were uncouth
His years on the run had made him aloof
But soon...
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Categories:
derringer, western,
Form:
Narrative
Riverboat Revenge, Part I
Lyle Cosgrove had worked the Silver Queen
for two years now, ever since he had left
family drama back in Ohio,
he had simply left his home and moved west.
He made a living as a gambler,
had spent months...
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Categories:
derringer, boat, conflict, family, loss, river, sister, sorrow,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Death of a Parisienne Housemate Monsiere L'Vampyre
DEATH OF A PARISIENNE HOUSEMATE--Monsieur L'Vampyre
The death of me lay waiting in the dark
down candle lighted steps, before mine eyes
as my love held the blade, to leave the mark
upon my neck before I'd realize
yes I...
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Categories:
derringer, angstdeath, sweet, death, silver, sweet,
Form:
Sonnet
Silver Tips For My Love Monsieur L'Vampyre
SILVER TIPS FOR MY LOVE--Monsieur L'Vampyre
The death of me lay waiting in the dark
down candle lighted steps, before mine eyes
as my love held the blade, to leave the mark
upon my neck before I'd realize
yes I...
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Categories:
derringer, angst, death, depression, imagination, sweet, silver, sweet,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Old El Paso
A SAGA OF OLD EL PASO
AND LADY B GOOD
There was a famous lady of El Paso in the Old West
She hunted and trapped, trading furs with the best
Her pride, her joy, a red velvet cape...
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Categories:
derringer, adventure, destiny, fantasy, murder, satire, violence,
Form:
Narrative
The Man That He Once Was, Part Iii
...With that he kicked his horse in the flanks
and charged towards Thompson and the men,
not expecting it, two of them went down
before they realized he was no longer Friend.
Now it was just Thompson and Stomping...
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Categories:
derringer, anger, character, faith, hurt, loss, sad, self,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
The Westerns of Tv Land
I was watching the TV the other day
When a certain Rerun began to play.
It brought me back to one of my brain's stifled bans
Because it was about Lucas McCain...the Rifleman.
All of a sudden I was...
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Categories:
derringer, hero, memory, remember, tribute, , western,
Form:
Rhyme
Derringer
Times of Nonchalance By Jimmy Boom Semtex
ISBN: 978-1-291-77683-6
Derringer One
That oh so beautiful Derringer pistol was not just a gun. She was art. Silver chrome that shone in the lamp light. Engraved on the chrome were...
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Categories:
derringer, anxiety, heartbroken, hope,
Form:
Verse
Riverboat Gambler
He plied the Mississippi River on the paddle wheeler 'Dandy Dame'.
Gamblin' was his profession and three-card monte was his game.
He became very creative at palmin' that elusive ace of spades.
Such dexterity and sleight of hand...
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Categories:
derringer, funny
Form:
Rhyme
Bazooka Joe Is Gum
WESSON
GIVES A LESSON
WITH A .357
DAVID SLINGS A ROCK
COP HOLSTERS A GLOCK
LIZZY BORDEN PACKS AN AXE
MAC HE PACKS THE KNIFE
BILLY BATTLES WITH A CLUB
TOMMY’S GUN IS A SUB
KELLY’S GOT ONE TOO
BAZOOKA JOE...
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Categories:
derringer, america, conflict, death, education, freedom, patriotic, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
Clem
When Clem finally made it into town
Leading his horse and swearing
The townfolk looked at him askance
But, Clem totally wasn't caring
He had walked the last five miles
His horse had thrown a shoe
Walking wasn't his favorite sport
But,...
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Categories:
derringer, death, life, people, horse,
Form:
Rhyme
Bazooka Joe Is Gum - 1000 Ways To Die
David slings a rock
Cop holsters a glock, Lizzie Borden packs an axe
Mac he packs the knife, Billy battles with a club, Tommy’s gun is a sub
Kelly’s got one too, Bazooka Joe Is Gum, Peter Gunn...
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Categories:
derringer, conflict, courage, death, metaphor, symbolism, violence, war,
Form:
Shape
Cyanide Footsteps, Arsenic Touch
Cyanide Footsteps, Arsenic Touch
Everything about you is toxic. Your lethal kiss at dawn ending my life in a moment. Your breath stagnant when you stand in my personal space.
Suffocation.
The rasping assault on...
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Categories:
derringer, anger, celebration, feelings, heartbreak, jealousy, sexy, violence,
Form:
Free verse
Snake Slayer
I have a ‘snake slayer,’
a derringer I carry
when hiking in dry States.
So when I saw the coiled rattlesnake
sunbathing on a dusty track
I unholstered,
ready to unleash some primitive instincts,
oddly though
I chose, ‘instinctively’
to step backwards...
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Categories:
derringer, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Ugly Cement Gray Howling City Wolves
Ugly cement gray howling city wolves
More dangerous than their county cousins
Tearing families apart with contracts
Filling office workers up with impossible tasks
Tearing heads off colleagues during appointments
Ugly cement gray howling city wolves
Running city blocks to work...
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Categories:
derringer, city,
Form:
Free verse