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Slouching Poems - Poems about Slouching

Chairs
...Depression is one of those empty chairs. Sit on a chair, empty except for my body. I’m here! In an auditorium. Suddenly, there’s other people clapping all around. Depression is one of those ......

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Categories: slouching, depression,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Roshidere
...Silver-haired princess Masks her heart with icy glares Russian secrets bloom Whispered words like snowflakes fall Melting on his unhearing ears Classroom desk neighbors She scolds his sleepy ......

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Categories: slouching, high school,
Form: Tanka



The Wide Devastation
...Long after the lively spring came quite early... every narrow hill's path laid in solemn tranquility, faint footprints on solid ground under black booths smeared with stains by damaged, leaking ro......

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Categories: slouching, bird, death, dedication, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Tricks
... Here I stand. Covered in mud. Slouching about. Momma told me not to come, But the boys made it sound like fun. We tied a rope to the tree. Swung out over the stream......

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Categories: slouching, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Darkness Drops Again
...It seems as though the world is shutting down, Things happening that simply don’t compute. The present curdles, turns a sepia brown. Current affairs – a tree with rotten fruit. The nineteen thirt......

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Categories: slouching, political,
Form: Sonnet



A slice of harmony
...Slouching, sleepy in the little arm chair, eating cake, Our country on the screen, there isn’t much at stake. Drowning out the tacky tunes with our laughter, It’s harmony,you see, that everyone ......

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Categories: slouching, music, peace,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Silence of the Sea
...Waves slouching soft against the quayside. My thoughts stilled; at peace. Sky devoid of seagulls; clouds contrast with moody tones of the horizon above pav- onine sea. ......

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Categories: slouching, peace,
Form: Other
Premium Member hunched over harry
...Hunched over Harry had a humpback for sure He never learned to stand up straight, but his motives were pure Children ran from him screaming for their mamas. He felt sad about this, so only made fr......

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Categories: slouching, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Night Labor, for Rachel Corrie
...Night Labor by Michael R. Burch for Rachel Corrie Tonight we keep the flame alive; we keep the candle lit. We burn bright incense in your name and swear we’ll not forget— your innocence, y......

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Categories: slouching, children, courage, hate, innocence,
Form: Rhyme
People Watching
...I’m a people watcher A thing I instinctively do Please don’t take offence If you see me watching you Walking, such a common thing We do every single day But so many people seem To do it in ......

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Categories: slouching, nostalgia, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member doof-doof
...“22½ euros for a Martini,” Peter remarked, when he first scanned the menu. “It’s not like we aren’t going to get them,” I said, “we’re not going to cheap our way to abstinence." The waiter came and ......

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Categories: slouching, humor, mom, paris, student,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Hunched Over Harry
...Hunched over Harry had a humpback for sure He never learned to stand up straight, but his motives were pure Children ran from him screaming for their mamas. He felt sad about this, so only made fr......

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Categories: slouching, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
A Hidden Treasure
...Years are piled in slouching display. Dust bobbles on a sunlit window, yet the small ragtag shop is dingy, without and within. Its second hand put downs, left to clutter; emblematic of one life......

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Categories: slouching, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Male Footle Slang Names: Part 2
...So Risque Racy Casey His Mind’s on the Moon Spacey Casey Great Sprinter Darter Carter Crybaby Bawlin’ Colin Always in a Rush Boltin’ Coltin Puppies for Sale Dani......

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Categories: slouching, boy,
Form: Footle
Two of Us, Or Maybe More
...I have to drag her everywhere. The better part of me, that is. The worse part of me is scared to leave the house. But she doesn’t want to go either… We are the same in that way. When ......

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Categories: slouching, anxiety,
Form: Free verse

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