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Shortfall Poems - Poems about Shortfall

Premium MemberSomething cracked the shell

...Frail heart's are weak minded bigots 
I felt this disturbance enter into the light 
this cold dark cloud burning below zero 
it sends the shivers coming from its shadow 
The broken record begins ...
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Categories: shortfall, conflict, deep, emotions, feelings,
Form: Free verse

Shayna Punim You came a long way baby

...Shayna Punim - You came a long way baby!

Though negligible communication
now transpires between us
twenty seven years ago
come February fourth,
two thousand and twenty five,
our lives (affect...
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Categories: shortfall, adventure, age, anniversary, beautiful,
Form: Free verse



Spouse Cannot Forget Mine Suppressed Flatulence Upon Our First Date

...Spouse cannot forget mine suppressed flatulence upon our first date

While yours truly sat here 
at the desk housing MacBook Pro,
pondering his next idée fixe apropos
for gamut of anonymous read...
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Categories: shortfall, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberRomans Road

...The starting point is one:sixteen
God’s power through faith foreseen

One:seventeen’s righteous decree
Salvation by faith is the key

Three:twenty-three indicts us all
Sin...
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Categories: shortfall, bible, faith, god, gospel,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe 4 D's In Defense

...A critical ally that rears and screams,
    Only to extend this metaphysical play.
Where time becomes both friend and foe,
    And when a shortfall leads to delay.

Realistically, the battlegrou...
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Categories: shortfall, conflict, political,
Form: Quatrain



Bring On the Rejection Slips

...Bring on the rejection slips...

and/or try distilling my spirits
at losing gamble
if curious (by George) proceed
reading reasonable rhyme,
I guarantee the following words ramble.

Though flu...
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Categories: shortfall, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse

Superstar

...Had it been for the rolling ball
Elegantly you would slot with no shortfall
Artistically you play with hearts
Reaping a bumper to fill your huts
Teaming up for other minds; hurts.

Playing for ...
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Categories: shortfall, love,
Form: Acrostic

Premium MemberThe Hawaiianism of Ho'Oponopono

...Image of Black Sand & Sand provided by Pixabay.

The Hawaiianism of Ho'oponopono

A word, astir, in undulating waves surges and awash a clear open black shoreline of Hawaii nei, as it re...
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Categories: shortfall, forgiveness, power, prayer,
Form: Didactic

Premium MemberNoel 2020

...the end nears with Jesus and witches

let us hope there are no more glitches

little baby wears a mask in the manger

conceived socially distant without danger

no Golgotha crowd but liked tw...
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Categories: shortfall, christmas,
Form: Rhyme

Art of the Con --- Repost

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Listen to the chumps,
listen to the rubes,
screaming that democracy
is going down the tubes

But every wise guy knows
when the fix is in
To put all their money down
on the one who ha...
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Categories: shortfall, corruption, perspective, political, truth,
Form: Political Verse

Rhyme Nun

...Is a rhyme poem about rhyme
 the heart it fill 
or the thought in mind

Is it pointless if it forced and  fault full
though it rhymes gets slated as not thoughtful
yet can be credited if filled...
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Categories: shortfall, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberBlackest Fragile Friday

...Black Friday,
iconic of Climate Fragility,
is designed to transition retail
from red
to black
end of year balance sheets.

Black Friday
is black
good
wealthy
robust
from a competitive cor...
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Categories: shortfall, earth, god, health, humor,
Form: Political Verse

Alexandria Ortasio-Cortez

...Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 

There’s a new kid in town in DC
With an old and tired philosophy
To make everything free’s what she says
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 

With a theory of life adolescent
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Categories: shortfall, political,
Form: Rhyme

Learning How To Live Courtesy

...Learning  How To Live...Courtesy, 
Sans Priceless Paternal Experiences
Bequeathed To This Papa From Precious Progeny

The greatest gift cherished, garnered, lamented...,
yet simultaneously recog...
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Categories: shortfall, absence, age, angel, anger,
Form: Ode

Methinks Mine Earlier Rhyme Came Across Desperate

...Methinks Mine Earlier Rhyme Came Across Desperate...
For Hard Cold Cash

This small medium at large
kibitzer did appear
more brash (albeit) poetically,
and insinuate with soft pedal blare
perh...
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Categories: shortfall, addiction, culture, green, heaven,
Form: Bio

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