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Joan
...Joan She sits in the gloom of her freezing cold room A room she can’t heat anymore Her larder is bare but she never goes there For she doesn’t eat anymore Her late husband’s medal lies ......
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Terry Flood
Categories:
skimp,
age, sad, winter,
Form:
Rhyme
My Blimp Is On The Fritz Again
... My blimp is on the fritz again The hovercraft just popped I surely cannot take the car That’s jacked up in the shop The bus won’t come out to my house There’s no train tracks nearby But I......
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David Fisher
Categories:
skimp,
funny, humorous, technology,
Form:
Rhyme
Moon
...Moon, you bring romantic poems to life Amid the heavens to me and my wife. We sat as the sun turned the sky amber And absorbed the gray sky; up you clambered. Days anew; you, neve......
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Eve Roper
Categories:
skimp,
dream,
Form:
Couplet
The Strange But True Story of the Lincoln Imp
...Down in hell, that stronghold of sin. strange things stir, but let me begin. I'll get to the point. Some details I'll skimp. I tell the tale of a mischievous imp. Of two imps in fact, to be more ......
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Julian Scutts
Categories:
skimp,
gothic, mystery, places,
Form:
Narrative
The Badly Drawn Goat
...The pencil now resting the image was 'testing' for the creature before him, (his badly-drawn drawin') had come out 'not right' somewhat twisted and tight. The picture in question, it burst with su......
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Ian Jackson
Categories:
skimp,
animal, creation, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
Sounds Wonderful
...sounds wonderful somewhat delighting something special something inviting can I say incredible or maybe exciting trying to say can I spend sometime with you you make e want to smile exp......
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Allan Terry
Categories:
skimp,
encouraging, romantic love,
Form:
Ballad
Handshake
...A handshake's no longer in style And fist bumps just lasted a while But at a first meeting There should be a greeting Perhaps one that's more than a smile. Yet some folks still offer a hand, ......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
skimp,
people,
Form:
Limerick
Im Alive
...Im Alive Every now and then you get that buzz of awareness That makes you feel alive That makes you know that there still could be That special person out there. That butterfly’s in the......
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Maxie Macdonald
Categories:
skimp,
bible, life,
Form:
Free verse
Roll On
...Lauren Hill slow songs thrill, they pop like a fast moving pill, I am flopped on top of a junk food bill, and running with a skunk who tells me to take in my fill- like leading um' on int......
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Jimmi Canada
Categories:
skimp,
baptism, beauty, city, eve,
Form:
Blank verse
I Wish I Had a Bloody Mary
...I wish I had a Bloody Mary To come to my rescue And quell the aches and pains caused by The drink I should eschew Please make it extra spicy With the olives, now don’t skimp Ma......
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Mike Gentile
Categories:
skimp,
humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Corporate Pimps
... Everybody deserves a day off, even corporate pimps Let somebody else watch the Madison Avenue whores advertise their seductive cable street wares Conscript the company pimp wannabe intern si......
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Categories:
skimp,
allusion, corruption, jobs, truth,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Anorexia
...Each weight increase signals defeat and never fails to leave you blue. For, when you strive to stay petite each pound is repulsive to you. You stare in the mirror of truth scrutinizing......
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Emile Pinet
Categories:
skimp,
angst, depression, emotions, feelings,
Form:
Quatrain
Failing Star - Mr Ox E Moron
...He was an unpopular celebrity who enjoyed his liquid food Acting weirdly normal when he was in a happy mood He’d been on a heavy diet and was eating lots of jumbo shrimp They were di......
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Jan Allison
Categories:
skimp,
fun, humorous, word play,
Form:
Rhyme
Surfing On West Coast Is Best
...Surfing on West Coast Is Best He was such a shrimp Known by others as a wimp On things liked to skimp. He had saved so much With reality lost touch Started dating Dutch. Nothing was his ......
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James Horn
Categories:
skimp,
humorous,
Form:
Haiku
Recipe For My Poetry
... Recipe For My Poetry: ! Cup of release from reality 2 tbsps of too much time on one’s hands As many cups of McDonald’s coffee you wish So easy! No pots and no pans… A generous pinch ......
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David O'Haolin Whalen
Categories:
skimp,
creation, poetry, word play,
Form:
Rhyme
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