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Play Up Poems - Poems about Play Up

Premium Member Rejigging dis-membered memories
can't re-assemble what the forgotten has lost for to re-member, memories you must firstly dis-member them carefully...

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Categories: play up, word play, words,
Form: Tanka
Lefty The Left Handed Poem
They built this world for the other hand, Every door, every tool, every scissors command. Ink smears across my palm like war paint, While spiral notebooks mock me with their constraint. But I am the mirror breaker, The rule shaker, The one who writes backwards And dreams in reverse. Ten percent revolution ninety percent poetic evolution I am the southpaw standing alone Against a...

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Categories: play up, imagery, inspirational, me, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member WAITING FOR THE MUSIC TO PLAY
WAITING FOR THE MUSIC TO PLAY* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ she’s poised on her tiny stage waiting for the music to play she wears a pink leotard and white satin tutu bordered with lace waiting for the music to play she stands en pointe in perfect form waiting for the music to play she is perfectly still on her shapely, porcelain legs waiting for the music to...

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Categories: play up, 12th grade, dance,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The essence of play
playful progeny of my creativity the product of my muse ~ I gave it my all...

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Categories: play up, creation, muse, pride, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
The Missing Wink - In Time
If brevity is the soul of wit levity the key to longevity be the humour in it and tho' we may be one link in the chain but a blink in the big picture the grand scheme of time here today and gone tomorrow on the brink I like to think (whenever I can) as the world's revolving I am a wink in the never-ending ever-unfolding evolving of...

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Categories: play up, how i feel, humor,
Form: Rhyme



STOP
Pundits preachers politicians you may see attorneys too and even agree with me I think you'll find all have an agenda with an axe to grind lining their pockets feathering their nest keeping their cards close to the chest saying one thing doing another I'd take 'em out and shoot 'em if I had my druthers and then there's censorship where one man's word rules the roost to remain silent would...

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Categories: play up, how i feel, word
Form: Rhyme
Something's Jumping In The Pumpkin Patch
Sneaking through the graveyard in the dead of night to a hidden garden in full moonlight you want to be careful better beware the fiery eyes of the scarecrow's stare if the spell is broken you open Pandora's Box and it's lights out for the jack-o-lanterns they're in for a nasty shock you have to be careful better beware the Halloween screams of your worst nightmare 'cause something's jumping in...

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Categories: play up, fun, grave, halloween, scary,
Form: Rhyme
Halloween
In the moonlight almost midnight clearly witching hour is nearly here time for ghosts gremlins goblins ghouls beware the phantoms but have no fear don't take candies or sweets from strangers you will meet as there be scary zombies out there on the streets and if you don't believe then when trick or treating ask and ye shall receive for tonight is All Hallows' Eve ...

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Categories: play up, fun, grave, halloween, scary,
Form: Rhyme
Music
Classical is from the Middle Ages in the mid-1940's we had Bebop a fast-tempo 19th / 20th century Jazz then along came Doo-wop with group harmonies the 50's brought us rock and roll which developed the 1960's (sad to say) Disco and its glitter ball then psychedelic pop rock blues and folk rock and in the 1970's it was Hip-hop and also Rap which was misspelt it should read...

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Categories: play up, appreciation, music, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Nookie Bookie
When business went from bad to worse and the Nookie Bookie (a pimp) with a curse saw the number of customers' trousers drop he took umbrage at an advertisement in the press inserted by the local knocking shop (where pleasure is a business) which was seen to say... RED LIGHT SPECIAL Too many hookers spoil the brothel Gentlemen today's the day you're in luck 2 for the price of 1 more BANG...

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Categories: play up, for him, fun, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Mr Flip-Flop
FLIP-FLOP FLIP-FLOP FLIP-FLOP GOING BAREFOOT FEELS FINE AT THE TIME YEAH AND SHOES DO TOO SOMETIMES I NEED SOMETHING LIGHT SOMETHING NOT QUITE SO TIGHT ONLY SANDALS WILL DO OF THE PACK I HAD MY PICK WISH I KNEW WHAT MAKES THEM TICK AND GET A HANDLE ON THESE MY BRAND NEW SANDALS THEY DIDN'T COST A LOT OF MONEY BUT WHEN I WALK MY FEET...

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Categories: play up, humor, humorous, nonsense, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Night Attire
Spoke to a bloke from Blighty whose wife wouldn't wear a nightie when she rolled over he told me her ankles were tangled then turned back her throat strangled all the more 'I can't retire' she sleepily said so instead she wore bloomers to bed ...

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Categories: play up, clothes, humor, night, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Traffic
We drive on the left park in the driveway and walk on the pavement over here in the good old U.K. They drive on the right and on the parkway also the pavement over there in the U.S. of A. It could be confusing to motorist and pedestrian alike, so where should we go when riding a bike? ...

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Categories: play up, america, car, england, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member P Q R S T U
Plain Jane Mrs. Poindexter Perry Questioned quipster with a quarrelsome query riling him up, down, on top and around sappy sarcasm certainly not very sound tearjerking interrogation turning treacherous uncontrite interview unequivocally uncourteous...

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Categories: play up, word play,
Form: ABC
Pie-Faced
I've oft been offered but not tempted by large helpings of pie in the sky from too many crooks who indeed the broth did spoil and so as not to be sullied by such greasy oil I stay out of their kitchen not because I can't stand the heat but what's on their menu ain't my cup of meat apple or cherry by the slice...

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Categories: play up, animal, food, fun, humor,
Form: Rhyme

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