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Quagmire Poems - Poems about Quagmire

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the merely bourgeois, so-called collective Western world: dysfunctional political economy, broken system w/ a population neither able to solve the problem, nor willing to solve it....

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Categories: quagmire, fear, history, humanity, political,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Quagmire
amble waddle search she strains at her walker prowling the home's halls shoe on one foot bare on the other in an other worldly time her soft footed tracks are marred with circumstance "where is my shoe?" she wails a quagmire to be free of wanting to emerge sure footed from this hobbit hole I find her soft black loafer near her bed slip it on to her bare foot like...

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Categories: quagmire, age, character, environment, life,
Form: Free verse



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Quagmire of uncertainty, a murky blend, Underfoot, the treacherous ground extends, A labyrinth of challenges, where paths bend, Gripping tightly, the struggles never end, Mired in complexities, where shadows descend, In the quagmire, resilience must transcend, Reclaiming solid ground, on strength depend, Endurance and fortitude, our guide and friend. ...

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Categories: quagmire, inspiration,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Quagmire
Marshy, muddy, like the alluvial soil after rains Slippery, clutching, quaking, and giving way underfoot Pulling the solitary wayfarers with vein-nerve strains Pets and cattle, as though sailing on sinking boats, get hooked. Is human kinship as smooth as rolling on fresh flowers? Amidst love, laughter, and unbridled joy and fulfillment Like seasons change from sunny summer to monsoon showers Don't relationships...

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Categories: quagmire, environment, life, nature, weather,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Quagmire
A quagmire is soft, murky land that shakes or yields under the foot, in other words, a swamp. But, one that is imbued with sticky mud, where progress is slow and soles get stuck. A quagmire is also a synonym for an unpleasant, constrictive situation, which is not easy to escape from. Look around, we are stuck in a swamp of greed and hate. A quagmire...

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Categories: quagmire, anxiety, appreciation, betrayal, conflict,
Form: Free verse



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“I am my own worst enemy. This, more than any other trait, proves my fundamental humanity.” Dean Koontz I know there is something bright above me I can feel its brilliance I want to rise above this earth to join it I can lift a few inches, but something is holding me back I try to break free...

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Categories: quagmire, dark, imagery, introspection, metaphor,
Form: Other
Premium Member Quagmire
Eternal rainfall spring gardens suffer Alluring snowdrops drowned in sea of mud Water deluge cascading down gutter Daffodils suffer because of the flood. There is sadness about springtime quagmire With noses pressed against wet window pane Waterfall moment nothing to admire Birds do not sing mellifluous refrain. Weather forecast grim there is no bright spot Expectations of spring completely bleak Wait, silently sleeping "Forget-me-Knot" Pretty blue...

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Categories: quagmire, daffodils, rain, spring,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Quagmire
If you walk on ice, you chance your life.Quote - Poet’s own Was Christmas nineteen sixty three When this story happened to me Snow had fallen down thick and fast So cold it was, weeks it did last. Gone against parental advice A friend and I skated on ice It was on a local canal Felt it was safe, me and...

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Categories: quagmire, memory, scary, water,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Quagmire
“Fathomless faith gets divine blessings to rise from the entrapping evil marsh” – Quote by Poet On squalid quicksand you walked obsessed and weary, gripped by the demons of sin as vicious as they could be, sank in the destined depth of abhorrent abyss of bane, wrapped within the despicable layers of livid disdain. The lancet of immorality lacerated the...

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Categories: quagmire, blessing, devotion, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Quagmire
quagmire of desire cupids arrow did not miss love, passion and pain 'Q' Words Poetry Contest Chosen Word: Quagmire Sponsored by: Constance La France 31/03/2023 Pixabay clipart:Ikut...

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Categories: quagmire, love, love hurts, passion,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Quagmire
“An impulsive action done in haste and without forethought can cause trouble and there is no point in feeling repugnance” - By Poet When did she have a quarrel with life, That left her mind with resentment rife? Her dreams are blurred by a diaphanous mist And her life has taken an ugly twist When she felt she was...

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Categories: quagmire, angst, conflict, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Quagmire
I walked the shape of a square Inside of a circle. I brought shrimp to a lobster fest. This morning I woke up With someone else's nose. My niece is stuck in an elevator With no shoes or sox. The leaves need to be raked. No one can find the rake. My brother loves to talk on the phone But he has strep throat. I...

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Categories: quagmire, life,
Form: Free verse
Quagmire
Molten lava spews from my eyes My mouth feels dry as the scorching desert Fear, like an unyielding boulder lies on my chest My heart chases after the wayward wind A pit is forming in my stomach, My head is riding upon a vortex Conflicting thoughts swirling through my mind forming a surrealistic whirlpool, And I stand rooted to the ground like the...

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Categories: quagmire, grave,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Quagmire
People loathe living in a filthy place. Earth is a prone quagmire, for instance. The legal maze hides some awful truth. Painful to steer race and migrant sooth. Ingenious ideas that people have evolved Amid a verbal storm, feelings were dissolved. Leaving a path of destruction in its wake. There are countless dilemmas for its sake. Moving forward in ways not intended to...

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Categories: quagmire, analogy, anger, angst, anti
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Quagmire
The therapist asked the patient, " What shall we talk about today?" The client shrugged and answered, " I don't know what to say! " Quite awkwardly, they Sit quiet for a while. Then a sudden flash of thought! A blink. A weary smile... " I don't understand what's wrong. I've no drive. I've no desire! The best way to describe it? It's like I'm stuck...

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Categories: quagmire, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme

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