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Short Greasepaint Poems

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


The Laughing Clown
Laughter
is not laughter
at all
but beneath
the greasepaint
an upside down
smile....

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Categories: greasepaint, life,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Jinxed
He swallowed vanity whole,
spit up rhododendrons,
gasped at greasepaint fingerprints—
his own—
finally saw himself:
Clown....

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Categories: greasepaint, integrity, language,
Form: Verse
Premium Member The Jester
Wet tears of defeat

                              behind greasepaint and fool’s cap,

                                              my alter ego....

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Categories: greasepaint, emotions, funny, how i feel, hurt, loss,
Form: Senryu
Last Shot
Stalking a dream
trailing a memory
A scent came in focus
  wafting desire

Seized by the moment
alluding a time warp
Tracking its shadow
ambush on fire

Covered in greasepaint
fear is approaching
Hearing its footsteps
the jungle embarked 

Crosshair detention
target redemption 
Locked and reloaded
—one shot in the dark

(Dreamsleep: September, 2023)...

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Categories: greasepaint, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Tatters
platypus features 
      greasepaint pallor weirdo clown
              red nose big honker 
        outlandish shoes flail around 
         crazy hairdo balding crown 

               eyes evoke pathos
    whitewashed face a haunting frown 
               empty seats again 
          last show in his frilly gown 
         tattered circus closing down


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Howmanysyllables 5/7/5/7/7 x 2...

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Categories: greasepaint, allusion, meaningful, perspective,
Form: Tanka




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