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Scruff Of The Neck Poems - Poems about Scruff Of The Neck

Premium Member Disability poem Until My Heart Sings
...I’m not a shrinking violet Who is happy to Just fade and disappear, I want to take the world By the scruff of the neck And let it know I’m here. I refuse to be restricted By physical bound......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, adventure, celebrity, hero, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Passionate
...Pulling this wagon by the scruff of my neck, is like relaxing cross-legged on feeble bike handles. The gentle gusts of your hurricane dazzle me. Humouring the limitless requests of an oxymoronic c......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, literature, metaphor,
Form: Free verse



Top Dog On Olympus
...Nero the god! I had a dream. There I was at the foot of Mount Olympus. Mother was with me as usual. As we reached a cross-roads, Agrippina said: "Come Nero, here we turn left" But I said: "......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, dream, history, sky,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Shewolf Smacked Down By Windmale
...SheWolf scampered into the cave and smacked into WindMale. He held her by the scruff of her neck, snarling his usual meanness. Her heart beat triple time, thinking he would skin and eat her. He fl......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, animal, native american, wind,
Form: Prose Poetry
Fly Without Fire
...Ruffles the feathers holds the scruff of the neck resembles the raven disguise imperfect subjects favoured unwisely project suspect flavour returns the reject correct behaviour or disrespe......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, destiny,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Goosebumps
...Here I am, sitting at my desk watching an old romantic comedy on my computer, the kind of thing I wouldn’t have been caught dead watching in my youth. The height of uncool, the epitome of ......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, age, change, emotions, memory,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Perfect Crime
...Sheila Watters and her two young daughters were out for a stroll one day. When all of a sudden big Bertie McCrudden jumped out and blocked her way. "A couple of kisses from the little misses and th......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, women,
Form: Rhyme
My Words
...Let my words bring on the darkness May my words wrap you in shadow and scrape the inside of your skull Scarring my beautifully sadistic scenarios on the inside of your braincase Let my words coat ......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, angst, dark, gothic, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Super Duper Guy and Dragon
...Hubby was working, out of town, lately, so we went to pick him up. And we passed thru the town of Metropolis in our ancient pickup truck. Now don’t think Dragon didn’t notice, that this was the tow......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, fantasy, fun, funny, hero,
Form: Light Verse
Look Before You Gesture - a True Story
...Many years ago my partner gave me an unexpected birthday surprise, A trip to Lake Windermere, the beauty of it there’s no compromise. The hotel where we stayed was right on the edge of the lake, ......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, birthday, conflict, funny, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
A Load of Bull
...While walking my dog in a field one day, a massive black bull appeared in the way. It snorted and grunted and pawed at the ground, I could tell by its face that I couldn’t walk round. Now here ......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, analogy, life,
Form: Rhyme
You Can Never Win
...My x-wife went on holiday And unbeknown to me, She broke her ankle in a rankle When she skied right up a tree. Her first day back I said to her, "Did you have a nice break? She grabbed me by......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Wee Groundhog
...I come out of my hole everyone is staring at me, what exactly do they want? Why won't they let me be? Every single year that passes I always have to endure pain, look to the sky yo......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, february, funny, imagery, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Driving Alone Through the Sand Hills of Nebraska
...My love is light (a fairy kiss?) Like the pressure of sunbeams on your cheek, Ineffable, and yet capable of changing lives… Darkening skin to a more attractive ......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, lost love,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Electric Train Set
...Dragon always needs to be entertained, or there’s trouble brewing, I Say! So we got him an electric train set, for him and his penguins the other day. But naturally, he had to sit in the middle of ......

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Categories: scruff of the neck, childhood, fantasy, friendship, fun,
Form: Light Verse

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