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Roguish Poems - Poems about Roguish

Bonding with Nature
...Bonding with Nature Early Sunday morning; nature rattling at the front door! I accept the invitation to bond, stepping out with nothing more in tow than an upturned collar and a theatrical i......

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Categories: roguish, beach, life, nature, weather,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Plea to the Dry Guys
...Moving like moonlight I am the OG silver surfer Fleshwalkers, Dry Guys, Land Livers, Have been around for, What, 300,000 years? Try 20 million years. We eat stingrays. Literally. For breakf......

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Categories: roguish, animal,
Form: Ekphrasis



Premium Member Annie Londonderry
...In 1894, Annie climbed on a bike Told the doubters to take a hike Planned to cycle cross the planet, found sponsors, took a gun Though she died 50 years after, her legend had begun. How much is......

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Categories: roguish, adventure, america, courage, endurance,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Jinks
...As I walk down the narrow tunnel In the solitude of Purgatory, I see paper hearts lining the wall, Like childrens' cut-outs, 'quite ordinary'. Each heart has a penned name on its face. I'm jol......

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Categories: roguish, emotions, freedom, heart,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Moonlit Reverie - Part Ii
...Written: September 10, 2023 ______________________________________________________________ Sumptuous whispers are carried by the breeze. A sonorous tune that calms moods and puts me ......

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Categories: roguish, analogy, appreciation, beauty, confidence,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Quixotic
...In a world where dreams are rakish and quixotic, Where quiddity seems extravagantly chaotic, A chivalrous soul dares to be different. With a heart that beats fervently, so magnificent.......

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Categories: roguish, analogy, appreciation, creation, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Reason
...From you people would expect some reason For an act that shows the way to prison. It gets as far as act of treason: The scarcely pardoned any season… The finest weapon of Roguish Satan, With ......

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Categories: roguish, evil, humanity, imagination, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Nigerian Police Station
...Once, I was there to check a tall Zaki And it became reason to meet khaki, Very clean but most offices tacky: A cop could turn one into a lackey! I know The Police is for the Nation But I sha......

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Categories: roguish, africa, allusion, corruption, cry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Bullingdon Boys
...BULINGDON BOYS Bogus ! Bullingdon boys ! Engaged in chaotic noise, raising cheerful voice but not pretty sight. All are out at night. Bold Bullingdon l......

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Categories: roguish, adventure, crazy,
Form: Rhyme
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse Iv
...LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE IV Anti-Vegan Manifesto by Michael R. Burch Let us avoid lettuce, sincerely, and also celery! Rising Fall by Michael R. Burch after Keats Seasons ......

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Categories: roguish, fun, funny, giggle, humor,
Form: Rhyme
A Land Without a Single Crook
...A land without a single crook, Because criminals they don't brook: They'd out fish them with a hook Relying in their roguish look... A District without a Half Crook Battered eyes to one make a......

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Categories: roguish, change, conflict, evil, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Thoughts On Suspense
...Suspense is a thing worth not knowing Dying for the knowledge of the mystery From novice to brainiac ever flowing, Slipping into the dark annals of history. Shudders at the noise of vic......

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Categories: roguish, mystery, writing,
Form: Quatern
Premium Member Rush Amid the Rapids Published
...The greatest performance of my life. Howard’s proud piece de resistance award on Poetry Nook for my magnum opus “Rush Amid The Rapids” in their daily member section. After endless hours of toil,......

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Categories: roguish, adventure, age, appreciation, art,
Form: Prose
Premium Member God Is Always Good - 2
... He was gone for all of that time No one knew what his life was like He could have been a thief or murderer Only God knows all that he’s done Why would Daddy let him come back home? H......

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Categories: roguish, faith, forgiveness, god, hope,
Form: Free verse
Those Who Want Me To Try Robbery
...Those who want me to try robbery Can kick-start it with bribery Or get ready for snobbery… And I’ve fastened it on a Million Dollar Plus a dozen shirt with Golden Collars… Or my tempters for t......

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Categories: roguish, character, corruption, evil, money,
Form: Rhyme

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