Short Hard As Nails Poems

Sun shines through, see my translucent hands
Skin that looks like wax by candle light.
Delicate, the palms of these here hands
Testament to toil, by my night light.
Harder men have bunions on their palms
Skin that’s worn and dirty finger nails. 
Strong is, the history of their palms
Testament to toil, as hard as nails....

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The best fire wood to be found
If dried it cannot be split
Extremely dense and heavy
And as hard as nails

Leathery evergreen leaves
Red bark peeling from the trunk
Whitish flowers, red berries
Growing from a cliff

It’s known as the Ironwood tree
But that’s not its actual name
A Pacific Coast native
The Madrona tree

Trees Everywhere Contest
Entry by Charles Sides...

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For those of us who have lost your hair
And feel embarrassed as a mudguard up there
The truth of the matter is simple to see
Just shave it off and grow a goatee

And you will look tough and hard as nails
Where when measuring up you wouldn’t fail
So cheer up you can look cool 
By shaving it off and growing a goatee as the rule.

© Paul Warren Poetry

From a video I saw recently...

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