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Man Of Few Words Poems - Poems about Man Of Few Words

His Kind of Love

...I am my father’s daughter —
quiet when it matters,
loud when it doesn’t,
loyal like a bruise that never fades.

He was a man of few words
and too many beers,
a homebody with calloused hands
w...
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Categories: man of few words, childhood, family, father, father
Form: Free verse

Old Billy

...They called him Billy—Old Billy they said,
A man of few words, who walked where none tread.
Eyes like the storm, with a soul full of scars,
He trusted no one, not the moon nor the stars.

Once h...
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Categories: man of few words, betrayal,
Form: Free verse



The End

...Pain eats at me with a hunger that cannot be satisfied 
Darkness not even the blind would know
Still I put on my mask for others to ease there pain
Have a seat welcome to the show
I battle the cr...
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Categories: man of few words, anger,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberCowboy Psychiatry

...He’s a man of few words when he wants to be
And his silence can rival the Sphinx,
But be spins a good yarn during therapy
With his analyst pouring the drinks.
His obsession with fishing’s a mania...
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Categories: man of few words, allegory, irony, psychological,
Form: Lyric

The Flying Scotsman

...THE FLYING SCOTSMAN

In the suburbs of Scotland, a star was shone,
The humblest being the nature’s child,
Dared to dream the strangest dreams,
Sailing the ship through the wildest storms!

The...
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Categories: man of few words, inspiration, inspirational, visionary, mental
Form: Free verse



Father's Day 2020

...Father’s Day 2020

Father’s Day this year, unexpectedly has me in tears.
Not sure why,
Where did the time go, 2.5 years ago we said goodbye.

I can’t watch the news it gives me chest pain,
Dad...
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Categories: man of few words, father daughter,
Form: Free verse

Phantom

...Blue heaven lying beneath the shapeless moon night,
 Clad in grey, in boots pitch black, he stood there.

A man of few words was "he";
 Aloof, widowed and bleak.

Mundane and labelled weak;
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Categories: man of few words, depression,
Form: Epitaph

Premium MemberWords

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Words
By: Tom
8-11-2019
Haiku

A man of few words
May never convey his point;
Though thoughts weigh heavy.
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Categories: man of few words, words,
Form: Haiku

Premium MemberA Man of Few Words

...He was already a man of few words
but her death left him completely silent 
and bereft
as if she took to heaven with her
whatever few words he had left....
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Categories: man of few words, death, sad, sorrow,
Form: Verse

Premium MemberThankful

...A man of few words, my father taught by example.
The best thing he showed me
was to set my standards high
and to be my own judge - 
always modest never defiant or arrogant.

If something needed...
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Categories: man of few words, appreciation, father, games, introspection,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberDad

...Quiet man of few words
Dreamer and free spirit
Curious and passionate
Tinkering and inventive
Creative and hardworking
Nothing came easy
Worked for everything he ever got
Lived life wholeheart...
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Categories: man of few words, courage, dad, freedom, integrity,
Form: Free verse

Sunday Afternoon

...What do you do? Fine - I'll mention other things,
In Jo"burg, the expats were bored - went to
a roundabout and drove around, disgraceful,
don't you play any sport? Not even couch-rugby?

I used ...
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Categories: man of few words, adventure, fun, imagination, poetry,
Form: Prose

Never Trust, Trust, Rather Your Heart

...When you lay your trust on people 
There's never a guarantee of peace 
In ur heart 
When you Relay on the fact that you know them
You'll always be disappointed 
Never try to discover  their insi...
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Categories: man of few words, 12th grade, anger,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberBrief Story

...A man of few words,
The pithy writer wrote


In a classic style,
Leaving so much more


For you to indulge
Your inner child;


Here's the brief story,
Journey Journal script,


My bri...
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Categories: man of few words, allusion,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberInsignificance, Longevity

...Late in life I struggle against my insignificance
When I should enjoy the freedom from performance before an audience.
Applause is happiness but if they withhold applause, embarrassment.
When Da L...
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Categories: man of few words, freedom, happiness, life, nature,
Form: Free verse

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