Rough And Tumble Poems

Alexa echo rocks ages of generations!

...Alexa echo rocks ages of generations!

The species and genus
known as *****sapiens
predominated across the webbed wide world
for tens of thousands of years
until many brain children teamed toge...
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Categories: rough and tumble, adventure, age, allusion, america,
Form: Free verse

Alexa down!

...Alexa down!

She, the brainchild of Rohit Prasad -
India-born person who breathed life
into Alexa, and lead technology side
of project almost from its inception.

Amazon Alexa Echo
a marvel o...
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Categories: rough and tumble, addiction, appreciation, best friend,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberI Know Why

...I know why you follow him. 

Dolls can never admit a rough and tumble 
bad boy is what they want. In your stainless
 steel world? There is no room for graffiti.  
It simply isn’t okay for someth...
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Categories: rough and tumble, emotions, feelings, social,
Form: Free verse

The Two Little Leopard Cubs: A Quest for Identity

...The Two Little Cubs: A Quest for identity.
(A Cautionary Tale)


Two little leopard cubs
One shy, one bold,
went out to play
in the wild wide world.
Bold so bright -
Life a big adventure.
S...
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Categories: rough and tumble, education, environment, growing up,
Form: Free verse

Premium Member Gummy Bear in the Sawatch Range

...There were infinite shades of green
a few angelic scented cascades 
a pair of brown birds sang to me
I tossed a bit of chocolate on the pine needle carpet.
They beaked the pieces and quickly flew...
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Categories: rough and tumble, nature,
Form: Narrative


Premium MemberWhere's The Men

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WHERE ARE THE MEN

Where are the men that once lived here
few men remain of yesteryear,
Beautiful masculinity, 
Artfully carved of dignity

The command and gruff within his voice,
The rough...
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Categories: rough and tumble, christian, faith, family, father
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberHanky Panky

...Waves slapping me all over my body
rocked by the riptide of your embrace;
Rough and tumble hanky panky,
there is nothing left to chase....
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Categories: rough and tumble, emotions, feelings, lust,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberJoyful Noise

...
I get a little bolder
getting older
since my unravel,
voice travels
to my Beholder.

Rough and tumble, rolls along,
but you’re not wrong
if you are shrinking,
not thinking
lyrics ...
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Categories: rough and tumble, god, song,
Form: Other

Her Identity

...She was never a girly girl
did not care about wearing her
mother’s high heel shoes,
or painting her nails.
Wasn’t interested in putting on lipstick,
or smearing makeup on her face.
Had no attra...
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Categories: rough and tumble, courage, family, identity, niece,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberOld Age

...Dawn seeps soundlessly in to scatter the darkness.
Around is silence and quiet and calm.
From my lofty balcony, I can admire the serenity
Of the vast immensity of the ocean, all smell of balm.
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Categories: rough and tumble, age, old,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberWhat Lies Ahead

...What lies ahead, I do not know,
But I will confidently go
Along this rough and tumble trail
O’er mountain pass, dank, boggy swales,
To scale the heights, be brought down low.

Though ‘twas orda...
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Categories: rough and tumble, journey,
Form: Rondeau

Premium MemberA Bare-Knuckle Fight

...Politics has always been rough and tumble
  a bare-knuckle fight in a concrete jungle

Those who preach togetherness and unity
  flail their arms at windmills uselessly...
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Categories: rough and tumble, conflict, political, together,
Form: Political Verse

Just For Being Me

...Was not a rough and tumble kid
A sissy boy they said
As I recall, I even took 
                        a Teddy Bear to bed

With countless tears of wondering
What is it that they see?
Why am I...
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Categories: rough and tumble, bullying, childhood, growing up,
Form: Rhyme

Oscar

...I thank the heavens for this darling boy 
who's given my life new purpose, joy. 
This little scrap of humanity, who sits 
on my knee and expounds my vanity 
and completely disarms me with his 
'...
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Categories: rough and tumble, eulogy, grandson,
Form: Free verse

This Mom Needs a Hug

...I hugged my sons today between the chaos and play. 
They normally rush through the everyday hugs 
(the quick pat, while they pull away, kind of hugs),  
but I cried today, heard about too many son...
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Categories: rough and tumble, feelings, mom, son,
Form: Free verse

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