A Man of No Rank
A man of no rank
is free to come and go.
Excluded from the councils of power,
he is not burdened
by the worries of the world.
Like a wild beast
he is ruled by the changing seasons,
and not the changing favor
of the court of public opinion.
Like a wild animal
he is alert to the danger of social intrigue,
preferring the
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Categories:
rank, freedom, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Thankless For Being the Luckless
In the Nineties Clyde’s heart sank:
The slowest to rise in rank!
You’d think him some faulty shank,
The air about his room dank
But he was filling his tank
For being no stranger to prank
That made less rich a bank…
Still, not the gods would Clyde thank.
In life he’s at the bottom
And to others An Atom:
Some witch beating the tom-tom
That
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Categories:
rank, absence, abuse, change, cry,
Form: Rhyme
Bank Job No Longer Fantastic
Can’t you for a moment be frank
About his being of higher rank;
That not once, not twice, your heart sank
And you’d wanted to yourself spank?
Nsofor whose sweat and robes stank;
The smell of air in his room dank!
I know your prayer is A Bank
Working in one should swell your tank:
On rougher days a sneaking prank
That makes one
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Categories:
rank, business, career, image, money,
Form: Rhyme
100 Community List
Someone has tinkered with the 100 Community List
And it appears that you are still at number thirty-four,
Down a few notches, I have not booed or hissed
‘Cos I’ve been much lower on lots of lists before!
In fact, it’s delightful not to have the pressure, you see,
Let others get “put down” for their success for a while,
For
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Categories:
rank, fun, giggle, how i
Form: Light Verse
Taxonomic Rank
taxonomic rank
lions tigers cats oh my
phylum and class
mammal of course
categorization
above my head
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Categories:
rank, science,
Form: Free verse
Working In the Bank
With less innocence in you,
You can function in any bank:
Naked words choosing very few,
Tact fully frank…
A real acting of the Real Jew,
A face not crank.
With less of our Christ
And your scruples sliced,
You would drop not every prank:
Normal deals alone to not redefine your rank;
A depositor more you thank
For future surprises from his full tank,
The bank’s
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Categories:
rank, work,
Form: Rhyme
Dream of Feudalism
Florid gold funds greed's frivolity
Sedated mandate of sodden monotiny
Forever renewing fields ripen with magnitude
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Categories:
rank, desire, dream, farm, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Being Rank Was Part of Our Revolution
Seventies fur vests wet in the rain
Stinky but still in style so we wore them
Until they shredded and fell off our dirty shirts.
Cotton shirts no longer crisp but with wide ruffles at their wrist marks.
Soft dirty wrinkly blue jeans that smelled a bit gamey.
No one noticed that they never made it to the laundry
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Categories:
rank, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Ballad
To Him, No One Is a Rank Stranger
To Him, No One is a Rank Stranger
No one is a rank stranger
hiding behind dark threats.
No one is a rank stranger
concealing their cruel epithets.
Recognizing an identity
that is unique-ly theirs.
Acknowledging an identity
and a desire they wish to share.
Finding a common experience
is the treasure he seeks to be found.
Finding a common experience
is as wonderous
glorious and marvelous
as
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Categories:
rank, racism, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Rank Has Its Priviledge
Rank Has Its Privilege (RHIP)
Privilege is preferred by a rank.
Privilege is gained by respect.
Privilege is profound depending on source.
Privilege provides a way of looking at things.
Privilege can be perturbing at times.
Privilege is great when it is a Presidential Order on gun control.
Privilege to live on His earth He provided was provided by God.
Privilege is comparatively
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Categories:
rank, analogy,
Form: Acrostic
A Rank and a Prank
The higher the rank,
the droller the prank.
Volodymyr Knyr
2014
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Categories:
rank, fun, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Couplet
No Rank For Love
What capable for
You qualified for
in life
Except for love
No rank for love
Don't ask why for
Unreasonable love
No detachment in love
So if heart fallen in love
Keep mind
as your safe boat
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Categories:
rank, love,
Form: I do not know?
The Rank Scent of Bear
where a sleeping bag
lies empty near the shelter. . .
the rank scent of bear
For the The NO Contest, Contest Poetry Contest
of Charles Henderson
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Categories:
rank, animal,
Form: Haiku