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On Occasion Poems - Poems about On Occasion

The Lake
...The Lake..... lies… still, a glistening sheet of tin foil, shimmering in a cold-eyed wind. At night the lake... lies… still; a coffin with lid screwed light-tight. On occasion, the moon ......

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Categories: on occasion, fear, water,
Form: Narrative
Sometimes Words
...Button up your metaphors; Zipper up your lip. Shoot from any place you want Other than the hip. Writing what you really feel By some will seem a crime, Especially when posted Like your other......

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Categories: on occasion, words,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Accepting God’s Hand
... I was asked, “have you ever been hit on the jaw?” I replied, on occasion, I’ve hit a fist with my face. “Looks like scar tissue is the conclusion I draw” “but I’ll send it to the lab to ......

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Categories: on occasion, cancer, christian, god,
Form: Lyric
ABYSS
... ABYSS Abyss, a Place of Redemption solace space curling then unfurling here we sail drowsy dark seas no boats or oars, unaccompanied converse with walrus and whales black shimmer......

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Categories: on occasion, allegory, change, character, color,
Form: Free verse
Dora my French bull dog
...I usually sit down with my tea, And Dora not so far from me, Her slava drooling from her jaw, On command she'll raise her paw, On occasion food will drop, Dora the hoover cleans up the slop, Sh......

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Categories: on occasion, best friend, death, dog,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Total Recall
... Was your jaw ever hit at some watering place Yes, I have on occasion hit a fist with my face His incorrect answer, Scar tissue, not cancer. That Doctor was too quick to cut to the chase......

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Categories: on occasion, cancer, conflict, growing up,
Form: Limerick
Tiny Home
...Wind outside my tiny home, wreaking chaos on its porch Wicker chairs and potted plants, stand firmly against its force Finely tuned chimes sound loudly, sending sweetly toned notes into the night ......

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Categories: on occasion, fire, in memoriam, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member i lost you somewhere in the fog
...i lost you somewhere in the fog i lost you somewhere in the fog tuesday, the day we shared apple pie and coffee i knew by the way you swallowed your words and politely wiped the punctu......

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Categories: on occasion, loss, love, romantic love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lady Sings the Blues
... Lady Sings the Blues She oftentimes reminisces And laments humming songs about her past. Lady Sings the Blues Her verbal abuse on occasion hits harder than the waves in the ocean. Lady Sin......

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Categories: on occasion, anger, betrayal, character, emotions,
Form: Bio
Premium Member The Wee Man And His Kilt
...It's time to relate a story About a wee man and his kilt, How he obtained this garment Made out of tartan quilt... He was born in a leprechaun village. He grew much taller than the rest. His ......

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Categories: on occasion, character,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Space Between Stars
...wonder on occasion if they speak Soft words whispered into soundless space For if they do I hear them, softly In the sounds of moonlight Unseen ripples kissing a shore The applause of lightly c......

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Categories: on occasion, silence,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Ticklish Dragon
...Once upon a time there was a ticklish dragon The knights would tickle his belly And he would roll around in laughter He would giggle and hoot And on occasion perform an embarrassing toot ......

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Categories: on occasion, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Backward Thinking
... Backward Thinking Miracle Man 9/16/2024 The tranquility that so often i readily enjoy, is invariably the precursor for a coming storm. Spewing words at me to browbeat and destroy, i......

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Categories: on occasion, abuse, anger, anti bullying,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Newspaper clippings
... Too little too late God said to me in this dream I had about fate So I asked him what did he expect, A goody two shoes a prophet a saint to be something I ain’t Not at all he ......

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Categories: on occasion, confusion, god, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Time and Tide
...In time shadows in an old windy shed are names of sojourners who've passed this way; now my wandering boot does older tread where I passed on a long forgotten day. I see their faces on wa......

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Categories: on occasion, growing up, nostalgia, youth,
Form: Sonnet

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