dont call me a popinjay
don’t call me a popinjay
makes me want to hop away
an insult every time said May
her face squished up all mean and gray
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Categories:
popinjay, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
A Fop a Fool a Popinjay
He was a fop, a fool, a popinjay
Man-about-town, too cute and gay
A fashion plate, a cavalier blade
His arrogance riveled an oak’s tree shade
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Categories:
popinjay, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Popinjay
You've reached the pinnacle of fame
where double-speak's a daily game,
so many words, so little meaning,
popinjay, so skilled at preening.
Posing for a photo-op
your perfect hair a puissant crop,
your perfect smile, a frozen glare
which fools the foolish everywhere.
Demagoguery's designed
to derogate the keener mind,
a smile will hide what lies behind
to mark the downfall of your kind.
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Categories:
popinjay, rude,
Form: Quatrain
Popinjay
There he goes again trying to pump up the small crowd
in a shrill voice that could be irritatingly loud;
he talks too much and always likes to have the last word,
wanting people to believe each story he told.
He’s a super achiever, at least in his own mind,
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Categories:
popinjay, life, people, social, time,
Form: Narrative
Popinjay
Incessant talk that bores you to death.
Nothing of value can be lifted from the conversation.
Screaming inside, wondering how long will the torture last?
Like nails on a chalkboard you can not escape.
The tongue flapping wildly with no coherency.
Wondering if being placed in the same room as him or her is a conspiracy?
Frozen in a state of
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Categories:
popinjay, angst, introspection, people,
Form: Free verse