Short Penniless Poems

reptiles rattle sand
the penniless bag nickels
barbarians drink...

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at the bakery
penniless woman swallows
fragrant memories
...

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on bench penniless
sharing sandwich
with pigeons



posted on July 15, 2018...

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The world eats money
Stuff breaks when I have some spare
             I end penniless...

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 Obituary - Accountant David Jones ( who died penniless)

His whole life counted for nothing...

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As long as profit is the master of one's heart penniless would love remain! 








© Demetrios Trifiatis
    28 February 2018...

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Do we see or don't we see

That small struggling family of three

Homeless, penniless but still free

What possibly could they have to do with me...

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And don’t make your hand 
Shackled to your neck niggardly
Nor stretch it forth 
To its utmost bigheartedly
Otherwise you will have disgrace
And become penniless....

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Today I had gotten to be a part of your life
this evening I miss you
just as I have so many nights before
I have known what its like to be penniless
but its without you
that I am truly poor...

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The road you left behind 
left me penniless 
on the verge of losing everything 
is this what you wanted?
 Revenge?
 I'm making it work
 building myself up 
I don't have time 
for your heartless games...

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Behind sunshine are incoming raindrops
Behind a rainbow is a penniless pot
Behind a smile is hidden pain
But, behind every cloud is sunshine
Behind every mountain is a rainbow
And behind every tear is a smile.

SS...

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Who you calling a loser?
You...There's plenty of proof
Wait till I finish my poem book
You'll still be a penniless goof

Shoot I broke my pencil
And you can't afford a spare?
My Kingdom for a sharpener!
Hmm...That deal sounds fair...

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All life long,

Thoughtlessly, the wealth of his time wasted

In unworthy endeavors 

 
And 


When the moment came

In a worthy cause to invest, penniless was he 

Found!




© Demetrios Trifiatis
  14 JANUARY 2015...

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I’m a poet devoid
of Cliff Notes
dissection
not my thing

Don’t ask me 
to explain my words 
I’d rather hum 
and sing

Explication 
penniless
in ghettos
of the word

Where vagrants
pull and tear apart
what only should
— be heard

(Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania: January, 2024)
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Distress travels instantly through me, A samurai sword, Greek mythology, Zeus gulped kingly ideas and in his breadbasket he stored, reminiscent of the ancient times, emergency Er Hoard, feels like a billion increased/decreased Forbes, a penniless fellow hustle in no way can be bored.
- Loverboi...

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The experts predict by 2050, we'll all live to over a hundred
A lot of us will say, nope, that's not for this old muddlehead
Ninety years seems quite long enough
When the money runs out and things get tough
And we all end up in a home as penniless knuckleheads


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Broken 

My rag doll had no arms
I
on the streets, no home
a rainy cold day
an old man, a stranger hugged me
no legs

on the streets, discarded
he fed me
broken bones, penniless
shared his little heart with me
somehow we survived
I have two children now
they adore him
grandpa...

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THE CHALLENGE OF GREATNESS

Give me a penniless time
I'll show you my merciless prime
Give me challenge
But no scavenge

And I will show you greatness
On the path of being made there's no lateness.
My night season is on
But i will be done before dawn.

VickWizzy
Vick Manuel Poetry {VMP}
Copyright©2nd April, 2018...

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Snake on My Neck


There's a live Snake
On my neck so awake
What kind of a Snake
Pendant on your neck
Making you a wreak?
A Snake that's mine
I shall vividly define:

I hide bare top in wigs
And woes with swigs; 
I quaff and drown
Like a wretched clown,

Till I'm so senseless
And, pretty penniless!


21st Aug' 2013...

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Happiness for Sale?

‘Twas happiness I thought money could buy
‘Till its very essence led me to cry,
For using my fortune to gamble and play,
Penniless, I am ashamed to this day…














Submission for: Killing With an Epigram Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Margarita Lillico
Date: 05-09-22...

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Trumpet sounds
penniless dignity
black and white
pavement heart
impoverished souls...

Downtrodden  parade
shameful faces
some look away
others wish you
a blessed day...

Help me Father
ease my hunger
a celebration
of family and friend
thank you Lord...

The soup kitchen
holy place
God help the hungry
who wake up
with the sun
until the day comes
when they can't......

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Perpetually praising poet's perforce presence,
particular poets persevere penniless, proudly,
people present peonies, prizes,
poet's perennial prose, poesy,
pacific, provocative, purposeful,
painstakingly perfected, promising,
poet's prolific in populace,
platinum pens poised,
paper primed, persnickety,
pensive pinnacle power of poetic peace,
and posterity....

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They
Are
Among us.
Not alien
But more
Like us than
You will ever know.
They are
Neighbors
Dying
Of
Disease
And 
Hate
And
Grief.
They live
Next door
Behind walls
Built
Not of stone
But of fear.
Hungry
Penniless
Alone.
They are
Stereotypes
Birthing
Children.
Ad dictions
Carving
Flesh from
Bones.
They are
Sold
Into
Slavery
Beaten
By
Other
People's
Philosophies.
They are
Invisible.
But not
To
Me....

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I awaken to my sad penniless life...
Selling my very blood for food...
Is that God screaming in the distance
or the echoes of my solitude?
My gas gauge hovers on empty...
Instant oatmeal for lunch...
Since I skipped breakfast 
I guess it's considered brunch...
I count my change from the console...
Always thrilled to find a dime...
As I reach far between my seats
I start to contemplate a crime......

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BEARD MATH
 
1         Forgetful 
2         Cute
4         Fashionable 
8         Dubious 
16       Homeless
32       Hermit
64       Penniless
128     Scruffy
256     Suspicious
512     FBI  Line-up Candidate
1024   Terrorist
2048   Circus  Peformer
4096   Saint
…………………………………………………………….
NOTE    
As the number of days  doubles since your last shave, 
observers mentally put you  into the next category....

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