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Meniscus Poems - Poems about Meniscus

Premium Member The mistress of excuses
...A charley horse is killing me, so I am dragging my left foot I cannot meet for lunch, for my face is full of dirty soot I am limping a little thanks to a torn meniscus on my knee You will have to ......

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Categories: meniscus, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member exercising through my life
...Swimming was my favorite exercise as a child Loved the freezing cold water even if air was mild In the late seventies, racquetball became the rage I drove my new baby to daycare and loved this age......

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Categories: meniscus, me,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member those days are gone
...I have five hobbies Do them all day long now that I am retired Cartooning, painting, poetry Tv binge watching Playing with my dogs I used to garden But my knees won’t bend any more I swam and ......

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Categories: meniscus, me,
Form: Free verse
Ties
...Ties The squealing of the glowing ties in my bottom chest drawer, ties I seldom wear and definitely don’t think much about, spreads in my knee to affect the lateral collateral and ......

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Categories: meniscus, humor,
Form: Free verse
Sappho Translations XIV
...Sappho Translations XIII by Michael R. Burch In these translations the fragment numbers are mostly Lobel-Page. All translations are by Michael R. Burch and should be so credited if they are used i......

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Categories: meniscus, dream, father, girl, god,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member I used to be able to
...I used to be able to run full steam all day with little sleep Now I can barely walk unless I have a little cat nap because I still am a fitful sleeper at night, up and down I once ran around my ......

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Categories: meniscus, age,
Form: Free verse
Meniscus
..."meniscus" the water strider disciple no doubt believes he's jesus......

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Categories: meniscus, color,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Old Age Can Never Catch Up
...old age can never get me I said Putting on my roller skates I don’t need a helmet I said. Bam. Crack. Break. Smack. guess I am not as young as I thought No problem, a broken leg, big deal. No......

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Categories: meniscus, age,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Old Age Is Inconvenient
...The day I fell off a chair and damaged my leg I was amazed, for I had been resilient before It took me a long time to heal my torn meniscus I had bruised the bone too I went from a wheelchair to ......

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Categories: meniscus, age,
Form: Narrative
Another Ilene
...My first appointment for P.T. (To help my torn-meniscus knee) Had me arriving at the same Time as another with my name. She entered with a loud complaint – The elevator was too quaint And so......

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Categories: meniscus, identity,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I Have Optimistic Ideas
...I will win this race I think forgetting that my body does not run. I will dance my jeans off I believe forgetting I have a torn meniscus. I will do a double triple quadruple skate move at the Olymp......

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Categories: meniscus, age,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Thank You Nurse Linda
...Linda, you gave me the confidence to be myself without apologizing. Your kindness was most appreciated, especially without sermonizing. You took care of my medical needs, and also my spiritual need......

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Categories: meniscus, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Thank You Nurse Linda
...Linda, you gave me the confidence to be myself without apologizing. Your kindness was most appreciated, especially without sermonizing. You took care of my medical needs, and also my spiritual need......

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Categories: meniscus, health, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Unexpected
...One thing I’ve learned about life…in all the memories I’ve collected…is hot to embrace the unanticipated…the unforeseen…the unexpected Oh, I still believe in planing trips with forethought, cautio......

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Categories: meniscus, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Day I Stepped On Back of a Chair
...I stepped back onto the back of the chair, not the seat. Began screaming when I realized I was going down hard. My foot landed in six different directions. I yelled “Get the boss! Get co-workers! ......

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Categories: meniscus, memory,
Form: Narrative

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