Long Nuff Poems
Long Nuff Poems. Below are the most popular long Nuff by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Nuff poems by poem length and keyword.
Please Help Yarn Hexed Door Neighbor
Please help yarn hexed door neighbor...
Yours truly pinned down by invisible
vestiges of coronavirus and
getting attacked from angry plague
of buttons, plus huge spools of yarn
grossly mistook me for human sock
to seal and line...
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Categories:
nuff, abuse, anger, bullying, character, december, humorous, husband,
Form:
Rhyme
A Milton Creek Update
There's been a heck of a lot goin' on in and around Milton Creek.
Folks are ridin' in from far away. I fear trouble some might seek.
There's been big gold nuggets found not too far away...
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Categories:
nuff, community,
Form:
Narrative
The downplayed hazard of swallowing vitamins a -z
The downplayed hazard of swallowing vitamins a -z
Ofttimes, I nearly find myself choking,
and frantically beck-kin ing
for immediate intervention in vain,
and my time is a piece of wax
falling on a termite
that's choking on the splinters...
analogous to...
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Categories:
nuff, absence, adventure, angel, anxiety, bereavement, goodbye, heaven,
Form:
Free verse
Matthew O' Harris Ease a Fake Irishman
Matthew O' Harris Ease A "FAKE" Irishman
Since adopting the guise
of Norwegian bachelor farmer,
I may as well fabricate genetic stock
lock, and barrel linkedin to Celtic legend.
Sentimentalism invariably swelled me bosom
regarding how grown former bonny lad,
essentially mutely...
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Categories:
nuff, adventure, america, anniversary, appreciation, celebration, color, green,
Form:
Rhyme
Sweet Cornbread and Warm Comfort
I rested my weight on the dated metal green and white glider. I moved back and forth listening to the cracking sound that the glider forced out of the patched slats on Mama Ruth's front...
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Categories:
nuff, dedication, , western,
Form:
Narrative
Sawing Firewood For My Dad, Again
Sawing Firewood For My Dad, Again
"Saw them logs boys, saw them logs
heat for the kitchen, heat for the halls
Winter is going to be so very cold,
so get it done before we all grow...
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Categories:
nuff, childhood, family, farm, feelings, jobs, memory, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
Three Fine, Well-Tended Graves, Part I
Rudolph Sperry was a ranch-owner’s son,
and rode hard for his Circle-S brand,
helping punchers herd cattle 'cross the plains,
in Nebraska’s western Sand Hill lands,
he wasn’t that bad for a young man,
but even though he daily risked...
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Categories:
nuff, courage, family, growth, hero, humanity, loss, sad,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Painting the House
Summer’s winding down, it’s chillier with the new born morning dew.
So I ran out to finish painting my house, before caught in winter’s Noose.
Yeah! I DO procrastinate. It’s true! But there’s a Gall-Darn reason why!
His...
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Categories:
nuff, fantasy, fun, happy, humor, humorous, imagination, silly,
Form:
Light Verse
Dollars
The world is one giant cake bowl staring at you until you grow old. It’s has its mischief’s and its tricks and pumpkin pie swirling in the dish.
You are going to bake a cake...
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Categories:
nuff, america, blessing, business, community, culture, forgiveness, friend,
Form:
Narrative
Funkin At the Chickin Shack
Funkin AT THE CHICKEN SHACK – Tony Adamo - 1990
Jimmy Smith was laying down an incredible riff on a wall of kinetic sound that was oozing out of my car radio. I was on...
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Categories:
nuff,
Form:
Lyric
Revelation
Revelation
Upon a soft brown couch I lie
Sobbing, I wish I would die
I speak of harm to people I love
Ask forgiveness from God above
The filth and guilt spill out of me
Where this will end, I cannot...
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Categories:
nuff, depression, dream, sick,
Form:
Rhyme
The Ol' Hitchin' Rail
Ol’ Kiley, he’d gone out a ridin’,
Just to clear his weary head—
‘Bout the workin’ of this busy world
And how it done changed the spread.
Seems things they were just changin’ too fast,
And new owners had fired...
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Categories:
nuff, cowboy-western, introspection, nostalgia, sad, change, strength,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Big Girls World
Ever since I can
remember, goin
way back when, I've
looked for
something slightly
diff'rent in my
women friends,
intelligence and
plus the skills to go
hook up a steak,
the lady rollin 'round
with me...
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Categories:
nuff, dedicationme, me, race,
Form:
Rhyme
' Boot-Legged Mama '
Mama and Daddy was always Love-Dovey
She is His Sweetheart – He is Her Honey
First Love… Real Love - Forever True
Pa… I Pray to find A Man Like You…
Daddy Laughed and Put His Arm...
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Categories:
nuff, allegory, daughter, family, fantasy, father, funny, girlfriend-boyfriend,
Form:
Light Verse
A Poem For the Erudite
A Poem For The Erudite, it sure will be hot
Take the time out to listen, rubbish it's not
Straight from the life of a perspicacious young man
Try and comprehend it...I sure hope you can
There's a lot...
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Categories:
nuff, abuse, addiction, angst, childhood, conflict, confusion, uplifting,
Form:
Couplet
What Would I Do If I Didn'T Know Love?
What would I do if I didn't know love? What would I do?
What would I do if I didn't know love,
talking about that sister to brother love,
brother to brother love,
dad to children love
but more...
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Categories:
nuff, life, lovebrother, time, brother, children, fear, love,
Form:
Free verse
P-C Numbers Thirty-nine AND FORTY
...
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Categories:
nuff, analogy,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Big Girls World
Ever since I can remember, goin way back when, I've
looked for something slightly diff'rent in my women
friends,
intelligence and plus the skills to go hook up a
steak, the lady rollin 'round with me...
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Categories:
nuff, dedicationme, world, me, race,
Form:
Rhyme
God Is the Dj
Hip-hop hooray !!!
GOD is the dj!!!!
what else can I say..he spins the needle of the record of my soul,
every other record gets old and cold...but this record, his record, is as fly as Gold.
I...
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Categories:
nuff, religionme, me,
Form:
I do not know?
The Face In the Lake
Wiley McCracken was many things,
But it can be said he was no fake—
Yet folks only smiled and they nodded
When he spoke of the face in the lake.
They said it was years of prospectin’,
Then long years...
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Categories:
nuff, angst, cowboy-western, introspection, life, philosophy,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Larry Legend - Prejudice Knows No Color
Old-time fans called him 'The Great White Hope'
Larry Bird had to 'walk the tightrope'
He was no dope; he knew he was special
So he focused hard...
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Categories:
nuff, basketball, black african american, color, inspirational, prejudice,
Form:
Couplet
Matthew O Harris Ease A FAKE Irishman
Matthew O' Harris Ease A "FAKE" Irishman
Saint Patrick's Day, or
Feast of Saint Patrick
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
invoke even non Irish to proclaim
Éirinn go Brách
translated as "Ireland Forever."
Though semitic thru and thru
yours truly (me) dons guise of being...
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Categories:
nuff, adventure, america, appreciation, beautiful, culture, humorous, march,
Form:
Free verse
Smokin Bacon
I was chasing this rabbit across the railroad tracks;
Someone failed to tell me that he's not comin back;
Are ya gonna eat them raisins;
I'd be mortified picture this in a window you standing here;
with your hands...
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Categories:
nuff, absence, christian, community, encouraging, hip hop, hope,
Form:
Lyric
Best Ever Saw
Best Ever Saw
I’m gonna tell you a story,
Of the saltiest preacher I know.
The kinda man to charge hell,
With a hand full of snow.
Now I was stompin out broncs.
For the ranch W M,
Tunin’ up for...
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Categories:
nuff, cowboy-western, funny, parody, god, cat, god, me,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Enough of That
There’s a fairy in my garden,
Her voice is rather rough
And when I asked her for her name
She answered, “Fairy Nuff.”
“That’s fair enough,” was my reply,
“It seems to suit you well.”
“Oh no,” she said “I’m...
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Categories:
nuff, fantasy, voice, fairy, love, mother, voice,
Form:
Light Verse