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Stamina Poems - Poems about Stamina


Striving
What’s the point? she asked. It could be a simple solution, he quipped. With much to do and little to gain, The effort remained unattainable rain. So onward she strove Observed by those who stood beyond the boundaries Doing much and yet ignoring them She left having been a bothersome chagrin. ...

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Categories: stamina, allusion, endurance, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
Where it Began
My grandmother knew the exact moment I was born. She was sitting in the passenger seat of my grandfather’s navy blue Jeep Wrangler. Speeding down the New Jersey turnpike, the windows trembled against rushing air. She closed her eyes and said, “I just heard my baby granddaughter cry.” Every time she tells this story, I imagine my first guttural wail transcending miles of houses, trees, and...

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Categories: stamina, anxiety, birth, childhood, depression,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The New You
Let's weigh in on all the people out there trying to lose weight The makeup of our bodies we have had a long time to create If it is easy to shed those unwanted pounds the task would be simple to do The solution to the problem is always the same eat less, more exercise, a statement that...

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Categories: stamina, life,
Form: Rhyme
Despondent As Darkness
I wish I could plant happiness in your heart and heal you of your despondency. I'd place affirmations of loving peace and contentment in your mind. I'd say things like this and that hoping it's not for naught. What would you say if all your sadness disappeared overnight? You'd no longer have nightmares. Just think,...

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Categories: stamina, depression, encouraging, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse I
Light verse and nonsense verse Mini-Ode to Stamina by Michael R. Burch When you’ve given so much that I can’t bear your touch, then from a safe distance let me admire your persistence. The Trouble with Elephants by Michael R. Burch An elephant never forgets which is why they don’t make the best pets: Jumbo may well out-live you, but he’ll never forgive you so...

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Categories: stamina, animal, fun, humor, humorous,
Form: Light Verse



Panaroma of a Drama With Stamina
saw panorama of slavery as a drama sharing stamina in states which are red away from we quickly sped stay would rather be dead what we always need fire burn bright when we feed from slavery be freed did have much anguish Mason Dixon does distinguish what we relinquish it is our belief our slavery we want relief from suffering and grief...

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Categories: stamina, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Native Heart
There were others here before me And after me, others still Planting flags And claiming territories Dividing you up Like pieces of a delicious pie Wars were fought and battles raged But the heart wants what it wants Except it is claimed Impaled with the flags of conquering nations And invading hosts I am no warrior I have no armies to fight my battles And I...

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Categories: stamina, love, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Mental Stamina
To Character Ethic, to core ethical values: go with personality - think with personality. Show your inner values. Basic principles of effective living are in the Character Ethic - impress with personality. When you are in depression, success is a function of personality Do not immerse in depression - think, positive mental attitude. Maniac or Bipolar disorder you can overcome it with core values of integrity - success is personality....

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Categories: stamina, emotions,
Form: Verse
Premium Member On Conserving Ecopolitical Stamina
Note to Grover Norquist and others with corporate political non-responsibility persuasions: When you were 21 you "decided that nobody learned anything about politics after the age of 21." A few financially well-greased years later, as a professional lobbyist, you decided if you could, you would "drown government in a bath tub." Which would presumably take out the government lobbyists as...

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Categories: stamina, community, freedom, health, patriotic,
Form: Prose Poetry
April and the Lost Stamina Sussex County I
-Honey go to the Dr -April I don't know Am I still alive? -Do it for Us, ours strive -And the watcher what I should say? -Tell him the all system was hacked -The all system was hacked William (Blush) -we going to do some tests now "this guy is one in a million" Two weeks 1000 Doc critiques indecision Deliberation:...

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Categories: stamina, body, humorous, love,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Stamina
STAMINA Nowhere near a force of nature Challenging a source of nature Building with the will to survive A small measurement for those who strive Lessons when it comes to strength Multiplying the time found in length Stop and learn the sound of weakness Hard to find when one is relentless Improving in a mental task The answers are found when we ask Stamina mania, you...

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Categories: stamina, addiction, birth, blessing, body,
Form: Couplet

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