Moxie Poems - Poems about Moxie

Gumption

With a hitch in my get-along
which set me wrong
my get-up-and-go
is sadly misplaced
it done got up and went
cannot be traced
it's really too tragic
my mojo is spent
I need someone who
versed in voodoo
will weave their magic
do some hoodoo
come through with the juju
who'll hand me an amulet
give me a charm
which won't go amiss
so I draw no harm
with a little

Categories: moxie, emotions, fun, humorous, magic,
Form: Rhyme

Moxie and Grit

   Wandering, ever wandering 
     straddling cultural divides
   Never homing, ever-roaming
     o’er fretful borders or oceans’ high tides

   The hands of a tailor, a mender, a fixer-upper
     conning the vernacular just enough for supper
   Wandering,

Categories: moxie, courage, history, jewish, journey,
Form: Rhyme

My Moxie

There's a ball on the ground, and I think
I should grab that for Moxie.
Dog food is on sale, and my cart is
halfway down the aisle
before I remember.

Evening comes. Our dog park time.
But there is no retriever
clamoring to go.
Squirrels caper on the fence,
teasing, teasing,
but he's not there to see 

He's been gone for a long time,
but

Categories: moxie, absence, animal, dog, loss,
Form: Prose Poetry

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Moxie

fully cognizant 
           of what is fair and just; 
      doing exactly that without fear, 
or while incurring the slings and arrows
             of fierce opposition.

Categories: moxie, courage, perspective, strength, truth,
Form: Verse

Moxie

I never talk to others like slack,
But for me, I’ll always talk back.

Categories: moxie, abuse, confidence, courage, strength,
Form: Crystalline

Moxie

Have a blessed birthday, Princess, 
Living on earth requires moxie; 
Weathering the storm needs firmness, 
To overcome calamity. 

Topic: Birthday of Princess April I. Bardon (April 01)

Categories: moxie, birthday,
Form: Quatrain

Moxie

my Love mustered moxie
and disused me one night:
she left me victim
to a pitiful plight
while she raised the gall
to doll herself up
and go to a ball
on the arm of a date
while I languished alone
with a case of cold beer
that I drank to forget
the heartbreak she caused,
the pain and the doubt
of first being jilted—
those longnecks went “pop”
and

Categories: moxie, girlfriend, lonely, love,
Form: Free verse

A Lot of Moxie

Moxie's has a lot of moxie calling their restaurant Moxie's
In fact if you want to know what I think, it's really kinda cocky
Their ego's busting out
Best meals they shout
Great for getting attention in fact it's quite foxy

Categories: moxie, fun,
Form: Limerick

The Moxie

I can read for days,
and write through the hypes,

I can age old beer with emotional nights,

I can eat a whole pie,
and pray not to die,

I can sleep with no sound,
just like you hide behind the pound,

I can see the wind,

I can taste the sky,

I can see that I wasn't here first-
because...look! There! That's the real

Categories: moxie, inspirational, people, philosophy, poetry,
Form: Verse