Short Slap On The Back Poems
Short Slap On The Back Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Slap On The Back by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Slap On The Back by length and keyword.
Preaching To the Choir
News to confirm,
and not to inform
A slap on the back,
new patrons reborn
To pander or slander,
a partisan line
No minds to be changed
—their chorus reminds
(Dreamsleep: February, 2021)...
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Categories:
slap on the back, betrayal,
Form:
Rhyme
A Valentine Card
Valentine kisses to all you ladies out there
Oh you guys, a slap on the back, kisses cause stares
Still like to send kisses though
But wear only one chapeau
Sorry, what if I send you guys a lock of my hair...
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Categories:
slap on the back, happiness,
Form:
Limerick
Deceptively Bright
Prepackaged compliment,
our badge of delight
Symbol and emblem,
—deceptively bright
A pandered acknowledgement,
—slap on the back
Others controlling,
the acceptance we lack
(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2016)...
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Categories:
slap on the back, judgement, myth,
Form:
Ballad
Diamonds and Pearls
An Old-Man-Child
in an adult world
Alone in their gather
of cocktails and swirl
Again but an alien
as when he was eight
The steps to acceptance
he’s loathe to retrace
The pomp and the patter
falls deaf on his ears
Each slap on the back
reinforcing his fear
An Old-Man-Child
in an adult world
shunning their presents
—midst diamonds and pearls
(The New Room: June, 2023)...
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Categories:
slap on the back, feelings,
Form:
Rhyme