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Short Former(A) Poems

Short Former(A) Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Former(A) by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Former(A) by length and keyword.


Former Hero
Former hero
exists in memory care
dementia...

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Categories: former(a), america, hero,
Form: Senryu



Premium Member Anti-Antitheists
former atheist had a change of heart having~~ realized he's God
...

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© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: former(a), change, confidence,
Form: Senryu
Deep State Out to Get Him
Deranged, demented former President
Tweeting, “The deep state is out to get me!
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© Jake Aller  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: former(a), america, anger, angst, conflict, political,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Haiku
red wagon and moss
the former kisses wet cheek
— laying on its side 

5/31/2018...

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Categories: former(a), nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Portrait In a Frame
portrait in a frame
reflection
of her former self



posted on September 23, 2018...

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Categories: former(a), self, time, woman, youth,
Form: Senryu



Premium Member Vacant Cocoon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ vacant cocoon: form of former self is not here
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Categories: former(a), growth,
Form: Monoku
Time of My Life
Where has all the time gone? Youth has left me empty and withered, wishing for my former 
self....

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Categories: former(a), life
Form: I do not know?
Senryu 50th
class reunion
                        former athletes on oxygen
                        being wheeled in...

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Categories: former(a), age, old, school, sports,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Former president and peanut farmer
Now builds habitats for humanity
After a one term presidency....

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Categories: former(a), history, people,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Where Are We
There are two of us in here,
ego and the light of Self;
the former, distanced from God,
the latter, entwined....

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Categories: former(a), spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Former governor, limelight failing
Famous quotes sometimes loom big:
You can’t put lipstick on a pig...

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© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: former(a), political,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member A Former Practice
A former practice of mine which I no longer allow:
I don't fight my inner demons anymore.
We're on the same side now....

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Categories: former(a), funny
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sepia Moments
sentimental or wistful yearning for happiness felt in former time, place, or situation. Nostalgia.
...

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Categories: former(a), memory, nostalgia,
Form: Other
Premium Member Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee,
a presidential wanna be.
Former governor and preacher man,
is touting his "Fair Tax" plan.


8/22/15...

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Categories: former(a), political,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member They Happen To Rhyme
Bin Laden, Osama
and Barack Obama
  Their names happen to rhyme
  but the former killed the latter
      for heinous crimes...

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Categories: former(a), irony, word play,
Form: Epigram
Base of Gold
An old best friend is like a gold, 
New one‘s a diamond to hold, 
If you ever get the latter, 
Just never forget the former....

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Categories: former(a), friend,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Zen Mode
we are either aware
or in hypnotic trance
former void centric
latter, form centric

as we choose to be

10-December-2022...

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Categories: former(a), muse,
Form: Free verse
Between Two Moments
there are two moments
in this world
we cannot know about.
at birth and At death . And
the former cannot be prepared,
but the latter we can....

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Categories: former(a), love,
Form: Free verse
Lesean Mccoy
Lesean McCoy For the Eagles, he is a joy. The former Pitt Panther running back leads a formidable ground offense attack.
...

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Categories: former(a), dedication, football,
Form: Clerihew
What It Can Do
“One time I smoked pot behind a bush, and then I didn’t talk to anyone for 4 years.” 

-Shane G. 
Former roommate at my 6th drug and alcohol rehab...

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Categories: former(a), bereavement,
Form: Bio
It's No Longer L
it's no longer me, 
it's he, 
to hear and to see, 
Christ in me, 
the hope of Glory, 
my former being now history......

by Luckson Mupakamiso...

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Categories: former(a), baseball, bible,
Form: Epigram
Old Age
years pull away from
petals fragile limp dusty
which curl as they dry
aging stops all former bloom
once smelling sweet with vigor



6/25/2017...

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© Tina Marsh  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: former(a), age, emotions, feelings,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Trump In Wonder Land
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Dump the Trump or Trump had won If former, Dems winner, If latter, Reps matter, Senate yea or nay, outcome?
...

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© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: former(a), america, moving on,
Form: Limerick
Accepting
Soundlessly I lay,
Contemplating former bonds,
Catastrophic ends,
Variation of reasons,
Significance is revealed.



By: Sabina Nicole

written: 6-10-10...

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Categories: former(a), life, recovery from...,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Love the Other
Being different doesn't matter,,,
Be a flower, or be a feather,,,
The former or the latter,,,
I pick the one I'd rather,,,
And show I love the other....

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Categories: former(a), love
Form: Quintain (English)

Book: Shattered Sighs