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Poorhouse Poems - Poems about Poorhouse


The Mad Fiddler of the North, Part Iii
......As the years went by Nick’s playing came less often, as he wandered, he just became a vagabond, going to almshouses in winter. That’s how he came to Watertown in the sad last year of his li......

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Categories: poorhouse, appreciation, beauty, character, crazy,
Form: Epic
As I Dire Breathe
... Got free range to roam in a plastic dome, poorhouse farm The debt fence keeps rooster clock me from payment parachute, golden eggs liberty Oh, such pecking order karma harm It’s ......

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Categories: poorhouse, humorous, joy, satire, word
Form: Light Verse



AIRPORT
...They're selling off our Airport, does anybody care? The old Gazette's done nothing yet, no 'Save it' campaign there The Echo there in Darlo seems quite reluctant to Investigate the Peel Magnate......

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Categories: poorhouse, anger, betrayal,
Form: Epitaph
On the Road To the Poorhouse
...Just having some fun The taxes are coming but I am broke No food to eat but some porridge and soup It seems that life right now is very hard Now I am on the road to the poorhouse The roof i......

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Categories: poorhouse, poverty,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Foot Fetish
...Have you heard of Charlie Kemp? The man was dumber than a poorhouse pimp He stuck his foot in a lion's cage Stupidity had to be the latest rage Now see him walk with a limp!......

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Categories: poorhouse, funny,
Form: Limerick



Supersayings
...Dreams become nightmares When one sleeps through life To be awake is to be aware Nonviolence is a tougher fight The brain is a filter And the heart is a storehouse Stealing and Stinginess Wi......

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Categories: poorhouse, caregiving, inspirational,
Form: Pastoral
Strawberries
...(I got the ide for this fictional poem from a cartoon in a magazine.) People pick strawberries from my field for two dollars a pound. Since you've been here, my number of strawberries have gone d......

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Categories: poorhouse, food, funny, on writing
Form: I do not know?

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