Short Try Out Poems

Inside of me 
there's this pain
that i can't cry out
-a new habit
i figure i'll try out...

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Soul on traffic to hell
do you know how it feels?

Try out once before answering
but will you come back to tell story?...

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I bought a yoga DVD
To try out all the poses,
But quickly found that yoga's
Something my old back opposes!

by Cherie Durbin...

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Six best friends go to try out for a musical play
The ballet part of the play has just one lead role for girls
They choose not to let competition get in the way of friends...

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     2,000 years ago
       a Sage I know
     wrote this about ‘change:’

     Try out something new
        you’ll start a war
     with those who prefer things
        ~ the way they were ‘before’
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                        Eve's
                    Nightdrop
                 Due Package
             Signs trampoline
          Starry try-out leaves
               Haunting 'due
                      Open
                    Wound
...

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You may see many poems missing from this site.
I took them out to be published in Book Two.
So please be very patient as I try out more.
It won’t be very long- book two will be in the stores.


  Manuscript sent in for "Can I Tell You My Side"..coming soon......

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Oh, you beautiful little pill,
how will you relieve my ill?
With naked fairies to amuse my eyes
or aided money to fill my bills?

Oh, but wait! Before I do anything,
let's first try out the pill.
One will do for a little swing
and there goes the funny thrill....

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Winter is the time of year
ice prevails before the sun,
not at all when people should
try out races now begun.
Extol virtues of nature,
run, life's race must now be run

Dorian,
In your poem Summer you disallowed comment so no one could mention the second line is grammatically incorrect. It should read..
Umm, temperature just soars! 
or
Umm, temperatures just soar!...

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The Bomb Bomb grille is a great place to be.
This is a nice Italian restaurant in South Philly.
The place has been around for more than half a century.
It’s where to go to try out an Italian specialty.
On the menu, you will see mussels and linguine.
Their barbecued ribs will appeal to you and me.
If the name “Bomb Bomb” appears as an anomaly,
check out their website and read about their history.
...

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From the time I joined the site
Really lovely poets have helped me
I have learned so many new forms
Even tried writing a few haiku poems
Never ever dreamed I’d be a writer
Doubted people would like my style
So many different forms to try out
How much joy writing has given me
I’ve even met some other soup poets
Poetry soup has changed my life!...

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With fantasy a little girl
   could fly away at will.
Or twitch her nose to cast a spell
   just to get a thrill.
Find holes to hide, where deep inside
   a rabbit was her friend.
Then try out beds, three bears had said,
   the rules were hers to bend.
If kissing toads was really how
   a handsome prince was found,
No wonder why all little girls
   with fantasy sleep sound.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
March 2nd, 2001...

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Mother 
We are different sides of the same coin some days.
Stubborn and headstrong and set in our ways.
We often argue about who is right. 
You are the day, and I, the night. 
You are the earth, and I, the sea, 
We seem to balance each other perfectly.
You keep me grounded while letting me try out my wings,
You show me love in all in all things. 
You love me unconditionally in all that you do.
I'm so blessed to have a mom like you....

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Let's go to Barb's Place
Have something to eat
Her perogies and cabbage rolls 
Are really hard to beat

If that's not enough
You should try out her ribs
Gooey and delicious
You better bring a bib

When it comes to cooking
Barb's food is like art
She prepares every morsel
With love from the start


Welcome to Poetry Soup Barb, what better person to contribute to the soup than a Chef Extrodinare. I am sure you will add your own special flavours....

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As a girl in my teen I did stray
to the circus I did run away
I wanted to fly
high in the sky
But, Mother wanted me to dance ballet!

Yes Debbie-Do flew upon a trapeze
in sequined tights with a rod 'tween her knees
her hair in a tail
her cleavage unveiled
I was the toast of the town if you please!

As I preened on the platform up high
and powdered my two hands and my thighs
one fine reporter
said I really aughta
Try out for the circus in Shanghai....

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There's the mirror we look at
    to pick at spots,
The mirror we dress by,
    to see the lot, 
The one to cream and
    shade the eyes,
The one to try out
    feigned surprise,
The one that travels
    and shows fatigue,
(Your eyes have circles,
    your teeth are green.)
But the truest vision
    of ups and downs,
Of sideways bulges
    and hairdo clowns
Is the one that hits you 
    with dismay,
The shop front window
    on a sunny day!...

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Math is a subject which requires thinking, 
Instead of working, coke you are drinking, 
You think that you need just a short rest, 
Instead of striving to do your best. 

It is no use staring at your book, 
Your brain will feel that it is starting to cook. 
You must try out many sums, 
Before going out to play in the Sun. 

You may wish you didn't have to think, 
Because your pen is low on ink. 
You need to learn to do mental sums, 
Or else for you math will not be fun!...

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At our old school we have a ball
The teachers always give their all
The students have a great time too
They learn to think; they learn to do

We use old methods, our 'downfall'
Our critics claim to be appalled
They press us to try something new
At our old school

We hold our ground, stand proud and tall
Our critics have a lot of gall
Just let them teach a class or two
Let them try out their 'something new'
Let's see if they will rise or fall
At our old school...

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