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Short Proverbial Poems

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


Proverbial
“What you never had
in life, you will never miss.”
The words of old fools...

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Categories: proverbial, life
Form: Haiku



Aphoristic Style
Paradoxes, Analogies, Parables

  within the Proverbial Word



Copyright McCuen 2009...

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© Mc Mc  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: proverbial, on writing and words
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Old Used Cow
Mrs. O'Leary
her eyesight bleary
  bought an old used cow

But when it kicked
the proverbial bucket
  all of Chicago screamed, "Ow!"...

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Categories: proverbial, animal, city, death, fire,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Life With Trump Xv
The proverbial china shop taurus
Is the brutal reptile Trumposaurus
It has a small brain
And it will inflict pain
By attempting to claw your c_litoris...

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Categories: proverbial, abuse, america, bullying, dog, tribute,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member I Am
I am the proverbial open book; all one needs to do is read me.
Written Oct. 4, 2016 for Silent One's One liner about YOU Poetry Contest...

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Categories: proverbial,
Form: Monoku



Premium Member Spring Vi
S - Stunning 

P - Proverbial 

R - Regalia 

I - Instigating  

N - Nature's 

G - Glory!







© Demetrios Trifiatis
     17 March 2019...

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Categories: proverbial, flower, nature, spring,
Form: Acrostic
Proverbial End
once again
came to a 
dead-end 
street 
no exit point 
exists 
no means 
of escape
no way out 
of this present 
situation 
that we find 
ourselves living...

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Categories: proverbial,
Form: Lyric
Ho Ho Humbug
If I could be that proverbial fly
I'd listen to Santa, wanna know why?
He checks that stupid list twice
He knows who's naughty or nice
Then I would know if he's passing me by...

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© Larry Belt  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: proverbial, funny
Form: Limerick
A Proverbial Statement
Have a great birthday, Eireen Joy, 
There is a proverbial statement; 
It is easier to destroy 
Than to build a huge monument. 

Topic: Birthday of Eireen Joy G. Amo (March 29)...

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Categories: proverbial, birthday,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member A Curious Plight
Glistening toward soulful understanding
Heading toward the proverbial well-known light, 
I stopped and saved a tiny struggling angel
Her hair was caught, it was a curious plight....

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Categories: proverbial, angel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Powerful Organizations
All organizations of powerful people, 
even those that are not conspiratorial,
are subject to, 
excessive abuse,
leaving folks like you and I with our heads in that proverbial noose....

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Categories: proverbial, corruption,
Form: Rhyme
Underhanded Attempts
underhanded 
attempts 
meant to
act as a 
means to 
an end 
just ended 
up to bring 
about the 
proverbial 
end of everything 
that was once 
established within 
this reality...

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Categories: proverbial,
Form: Lyric
Was Proverbial and Variable
Was Proverbial and Variable

Was no doubt philosophy is proverbial;
Determined to vacillate and be variable;
Not sure;
Part impure;
We found final results totally terriable.

Jim Horn...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: proverbial, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Proverbial Monoku
Sharing makes you rich, being rewarded with happy smiling faces.


The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. (Proverb 11:25)

August 27, 2018...

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Categories: proverbial, bible, giving,
Form: Monoku
Deaf Poet
Do not bother me
Can you not see?
I am self involved
The proverbial deaf poet
And don't you know it
Dare you ignore me
I shall shout till you see
Silly, insecure me
Thank the lord 
Your  not me...

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Categories: proverbial, allegory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Proverbial Thought
When fortune frowns 
we come to know
what problems life can cause.
With troubles found
we sometimes grow
aware of our own flaws.

11/10/2022

Bitesize Poem no.55
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier...

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Categories: proverbial, growth, inspiration, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Proverbial Monoku
such plunder and tyrannic tutelage--a fraud, a fellowship's plague
08.17.18 Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender....

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Categories: proverbial, inspirational, power, religion, slavery, society,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Proverbial Monoku
Sanguine songs of summer drift on by
for foolish souls who laze away.

8-31-18

Proverbs 10:5 
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son, but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame....

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Categories: proverbial, summer, wisdom, words,
Form: Monoku
Proverbial Monoku
If you chastise me, we are allies
Don't disguise the truth; verbalize









                                                   8-17-2018

Proverbs 27:5 "Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed." NKJV...

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Categories: proverbial, bible, character, christian, encouraging, friend, god, hope,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Thinking of Retiring My Limerick Pen
Thinking of retiring my limerick pen Replacing it with a hoity toity pen and then If y'all get on your bikes And take proverbial hikes Maybe I'll just go back to writing limerick gems © Jack Ellison 2015
...

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Categories: proverbial, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member He Leads Me - Pm2
I follow Him wherever He leads me ~ And find satisfaction

"In all thy ways acknoledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" - Proverbs 3:6

October 19, 2019
Proverbial Monoku 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Carol Connell...

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Categories: proverbial, bible, christian, god, jesus,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member A Proverbial Monoku - Pm2
Raging waters know only turbulence; the calm smooth sea revels in tranquility.

Nov. 16, 2019 
Based on Proverb 29: 11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. (English Standard Version)...

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Categories: proverbial, anger,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member The Bambino
Baseball's always had me by the proverbial short curlies Since a very young duffer, even more than young girlies Even now that I'm old Though my body's not cold The Bambino's number three, I still wear his jersey
...

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Categories: proverbial, nostalgia,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member The Bambino
Baseball's always had me by the proverbial short curlies Since a very young duffer, even more than young girlies Even now that I'm old Though my body's not cold The Bambino's number three, I still wear his jersey
...

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Categories: proverbial, baseball,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member The Bambino
Baseball's always had me by the proverbial short curlies Since a very young duffer, even more than young girlies Even now that I'm old Though my body's not cold The Bambino's number three, I still wear his jersey
...

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Categories: proverbial, baseball,
Form: Limerick

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