Ragtag Poems - Poems about Ragtag

Raggedy Army

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Raggedy Army

As morning bathes in spring sunshine
A raggedy army stands in line.
Unkempt and ragtag, oddly sized,
Unarranged, disorganised.
Red, a splash among the gre...

The 'Mighty Maccabees'

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    A few hundred ragtag, rabbinic Maccabees
      faced the might of Antiochus’ army
        60,000 fighting men strong                                                                           ...

Electorate on tenterhooks until

...Electorate on tenterhooks until...
outcome of 2024 presidential election announced

Polling places slated to open seven o'clock
in the morning 
November fifth two thousand twenty four
heightene...

Much Ado, a Nihil Brew

...In the war of words, tongues wag,
Wit and jest, lies and insults, haggle for traction,
joining the ragtag rabble of riffraff chaff
blowing in the wind, littering the ground with trash.
Rumors spu...

Blocks of Nigh

...through streets of déclassé squalor, i wander, 
courtesan of chaos my feet bare, 
ballerina on the dirty floor 
o the city's kin of decay, 
ragtag orchestra plays its dirge;
an eerie swan song.
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Omnipresent lurch toward authoritarianism

...The views and opinions herewith extemporized to spur discourse with me, or to be mindful when exercising the right to vote in the country of your existence, which expressed intimation predicated upon...

Mus Musculus

...Amidst summer’s day
Post middle school finale
In the concrete valley
A vanguard viking lay

We gathered as a ragtag crew
Peeled his corpse off the floor
Carrying him, despite the gore.
To the...

Two Hearts

...One pristine 
unknowingly fragile

The other ragtag broken 
from numerous battles

Both beat at the same pace 
through the same rat race

One says to the other 
be careful watch out
but th...

A Hidden Treasure

...Years are piled in slouching display.
Dust bobbles on a sunlit window,
yet the small ragtag shop is dingy,
without and within.
Its second hand put downs,
left to clutter;
emblematic of one life...

Underdog Alleluia

...Underdog Alleluia

By Mark D. Stucky
Why do we love underdogs?
Why root for ragtag Rockies
and scruffy low-rated teams
coming from behind to win?
Why adore unlikely tri...

Ragtag Faerie

...Ragtag faerie was born in the bowels of a retail store bin.
He dressed daily in whatever he wanted, which was not a sin.
One time he found a discarded sequined pink mermaid fin.
You look pretty fo...

A Proud American

...If my choice for the presidency should lose
And I see how devalued my vote was worth
If I suffer great disappointment at the news
Still, never will I forsake the land of my birth.
I am a proud Am...

Electorate On Tenterhooks Until

...Electorate on tenterhooks until...
outcome of 2020 presidential election announced

Polling places slated to open seven o'clock
in the morning November third two thousand twenty
heightened tensi...

Ragtag Rainbows

...ragtag rainbows rush -
sun and rainstorm mingling -
white crane fantasies

January 23, 2020
A Nature Themed Haiku with Color Poetry Contest...

I Patronize Liberty Ministries Thrift Store

...2200 E High Street
Pottstown, PA 19464

Upon making a purchase,
yours truly murmurs bonjour
to the man/woman clerk
manning cash register,
(perhaps another day)

maybe soon as tomorrow
Janua...

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