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Second Best Poems - Poems about Second Best
Second Best Poems - Examples of all types of poems about second best to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read
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Golden Tongue
...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ whimsically whirling words woven enthralling expressions fantastically frenzied fantasies second best silver woefully inadequate descriptor gleaming and glittering a......
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Categories:
second best,
poems, poets,
Form:
Free verse
stars versus moon
...moon's sperr is brighter stars won't become second best darkness is the judge......
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Karen Croft
Categories:
second best,
sky,
Form:
Haiku
NARROW MARGIN
...By a narrow margin, I lost Too many times in countless plays For many times, I was like ghost Falling short from the light of days I dared the mountain top but fell Just before I could ra......
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R. B. Cawis
Categories:
second best,
games, hope, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
Surprise
...Unexpected gift leads to life of hard lessons being second best......
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Karen Croft
Categories:
second best,
children,
Form:
Senryu
Odyssey of Hope
...Homer in his prime knew what was divine he sets out to woo the earth but his ambition was crumbed in the dirt, the Trojan War is an epic of past, love, power, hate, marriage, and crime; the Greeks an......
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Christine Phillips
Categories:
second best,
absence, change, city, desire,
Form:
Narrative
Song of The Rainbow Butterfly No 1: ABAB
...A faithful atmospheric worth of you, equal in statuesque rainbow possess. Grace a forest wake to rumored jewel, long drawn-out winks ethereal blesses. Favoring flowers blossoming parades, a livi......
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Hilo Poet
Categories:
second best,
allusion, analogy, appreciation, beauty,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Connections
...I can feel this thread running all over me, it’s like I am connected to the deep blue sea and the current is pulling me into the deep dragging me towards an unplanned destiny; the cords are running i......
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Christine Phillips
Categories:
second best,
appreciation, beautiful, business, caregiving,
Form:
Narrative
Rapid Urban Belt - Anacreontic Couplets
...Gilt-edged first light visions greet zestful horde in trendy street Luscious coffee bouncing bean set alight a dormant scene Pumpkin seeds dot fresh brown toast eager staff cool vibrant host ......
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Howard Kerr
Categories:
second best,
art, celebration, character, city,
Form:
Couplet
BETTER THAN GOOD ENOUGH
...It's second nature for you to think, That all your gifts and strengths, Are second best or just so-so, Nothing special at length, But you are awesome, you're one of a kind. There's no one just......
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Judy Ball
Categories:
second best,
character, confidence, courage, encouraging,
Form:
Rhyme
Void
...Give me your castoffs Your difference Your worth Your not good enough And I, I will give you ...violence Give me your second best Your leftovers Your care LESS life Your excess movement A......
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Trudy Schrader
Categories:
second best,
voice,
Form:
Free verse
Broken
...his baby daughter tossed aside like a rag doll dad wanted a son my mother told him that I was ‘the next best thing’ at least she loved me! always second best but useful with ga......
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Jan Allison
Categories:
second best,
feelings, growing up, me,
Form:
Senryu
Second Best
...Woman, when it came to loving me I knew I was always second best But can you tell me why you had to always leave my heart in such a mess You kept me hidden in your darkness placed me on your s......
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Jerry Brotherton
Categories:
second best,
poems, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Give
...Sometimes the sadness I feel I find it so hard to deal With my body dying My heart is crying I try hard not to complain But it's hard to explain I love life so much When I feel deaths touch I......
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William P. Harris
Categories:
second best,
angel,
Form:
Rhyme
A Moment In Time
...A fleeting moment in time, Is all I need for this rhyme, Perhaps 10 minutes, no more Sit in your armchair, close your eyes, And to your utmost surprise, Your life flashes past like an express tr......
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Jennifer Proxenos
Categories:
second best,
age,
Form:
Free verse
Groundswell of Emotional Blessedness
...Groundswell Of Emotional Blessedness Ebullience exudes from mine every pore courtesy festive mood in the air, thus acknowledgment to the following: thank you All Poetry, COSMOFUNNEL, Faceboo......
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Matthew Harris
Categories:
second best,
adventure, appreciation, blessing, celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
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