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Premium Member I’ve Got 700 Pounds of Love to Shed
I’ve got 700 pounds of love to shed. What’s that? You didn’t hear me? Listen closely to what I’ve said: I’ve got 700 pounds of love to shed. Watch the way I move, Listen to my words. Feel the even flow—it comes and goes, Teaching me what I need to know. What form will this love take? How will it shape me as it...

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Categories: pounds, addiction, age, beautiful, cheer
Form: Free verse
Premium Member radio phone-in, how are you saving money at xmas - calls cost 3 pounds 50 per minute
they've also got a guest on who suffers from, the inability to burp he sounds so bored presenting the thing as i listen, i notice the lid of the jar of the piccalilli it states this condiment is, 'the life and soul of the pantry' on google i look up images of 19th century pantries my wife comes in and asks what i would...

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Categories: pounds, allegory, anxiety,
Form: Free verse



500 Pounds of Pasta
Along a Jersey creek, somebody Made a crazy find – 500 pounds of pasta had been Somehow left behind. Whoever dumped the noodles (Mainly elbows and spaghetti) Isn’t known, but word got out and There was lots of wordplay ready. “Pastabilities were endless,” Was reported and, as well, “The perpetrators need The penne-tentiary,” I heard tell. My favorite was the mastermind Whose capture is the aim. Though...

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Categories: pounds, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Pounds They Found Nursery Rhyme
Nothing was found when they let out the two hounds They went running after her charging and chasing frothing abound Like a ball rolling on the ground was Ms. Round She made a loud sound and was caught and bound She kicked the gravel and began to unravel all wound And as she frowned her hat fell off her crown Out...

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Categories: pounds, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Two Pounds Worth
mindful or a mind full ~ of itself *** the mind is but a game played by your brain *** your brain has a...

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Categories: pounds, introspection,
Form: Epigram



Premium Member My Friend Lost a Hundred Pounds
My friend has lost a hundred pounds She is enthusiastic about water, exercise and vegetables. We should go swimming, she said. All I want to do is watch TV and sit in my recliner She calls me to give me advice. Are you taking vitamins? How much exercise do you get? Let’s get healthy. Do you want to go on a hike? I...

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Categories: pounds, friend,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member My Heart Pounds Faster
My heart pounds faster every second ~ Her lips ablaze, treasures beckon...

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Categories: pounds, heart, kiss, mystery,
Form: Crystalline
Eighty-Eight Pounds of Plastic
Eighty-eight pounds of plastic Have been found inside a whale. That’s quite a lot despite the fact Of its enormous scale. It’s not enough to worry over Straws we use in drinks, For what about the other stuff That’s ocean-tossed and sinks? Environmental warnings Do not resonate with most. For future generations, then, Some creatures will be toast. To think of whales’ extinction Should make all our spirits...

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Categories: pounds, animal, environment,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Pounds, Pounds, Pounds
Pounds! Pounds! Pounds! Step on scale, gotta lose weight, Pounds, pounds, pounds. Pound in new habits, eat right, run more Run round, round, round. Can’t wait, step on scale, Sure I’ve lost weight, Pounds, pounds, pounds. Step on scale, gained weight, Pounds, pounds, pounds. Pound in new habits, eat right less, run more, more. Run round, round, round, round. Can’t wait, step on scale,...

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Categories: pounds, 10th grade, addiction, food,
Form: Blank verse
Pinned Down By a Million Pounds
Erratic behavior is on the verge There's going to be a dramatic surge Morality is at an all-time low In this crazy twisted show, don't ya know The ups and the downs with the crazy clowns Being Pinned down by a million pounds Living like a scrounge in a crazy town Always Bound by that evil sound Yelling at the sky and...

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Categories: pounds, confidence, courage, emotions, england,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member How I Came To Lose Thirty Pounds
Back in 2003, a fellow teacher came up to me A skinny fellow, all angles and elbows and knees He stared at my stomach He stared me in the eye He poked me in the stomach ...

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Categories: pounds, friend, friendship, thanks, truth,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Minus Fifty Pounds
Looked in the mirror and what did I see A very svelte image but only half of me Minus fifty pounds Joyous happy sounds Emanate from my bottom as I run for a pee...

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Categories: pounds, pride,
Form: Limerick
Happiness Equals 20 Pounds
happiness equals 20 pounds this added weight is getting me down once stick thin but alas, no more putting it on was an easy chore don't get me wrong, I'm not bitching but for younger days, I am wishing way back then I was much leaner now flab is part of my demeanor going to boot camp, eating low carb so I can wear...

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Categories: pounds, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
8 Pounds 4 Ounces
8 pounds 4 ounces cesarean ain't taking no chances been hoping for change I hope it lasts and know there'll be hard days but sunny 80 percent chances there's been so much rain you'd think I was doin rain dances but I fought through the pain and gave love chances she has 1 last name...

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Categories: pounds, birth, blessing, conflict, daughter,
Form: I do not know?
When a Heart Pounds
Cinderella dreams across yellow brick roads Creating Prince Charming out of simple silly toads We play hopscotch, jump rope and other little games Trying to produce magic and a feeling quite the same Dancing through life with rose colored eyes Wishing and hoping love doesn't float on by Finding the one that just makes us smile Holding on tight, hearts entwined for...

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Categories: pounds, love,
Form: Sonnet

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