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Straw Man Poems - Poems about Straw Man


Premium Member The Strawman and the Moon
A straw man stood fixed upon timber firm, gazing at Autumn's gilded, moonlit prize. He, the king of Earth and the winding worm, she, the pale darling of cold starry skies. Left in fallow field of harvest' soiled gown, with sun bleached woolen coat so neglected. Besotted by her face in freckled frown, though light falsely owned in Sun reflected....

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Categories: straw man, autumn, imagery, inspirational, romance,
Form: Sonnet
Straw Man
The ocean of untold, the universe of unforgiving, Dare me to speak up without husk, bare and bold, Without submitting to the summit, wild as a boar, The peak of power unchained, to the stars I’d soar. I throw myself in an open rift, a pit along the spirit trails, In endless forests of Down-Under, and its sandy...

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Categories: straw man, life,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Straw Man
STRAW MAN I poked the straw man He remained fixed, unmoved emotionless. “There, I said, once again you ignored me’. Then I felt tears flowing down to gently touch my tongue. Soon after he answered… “Don’t you know by now your life is destined to be what it is; why do you expect more”? Because…because…. Because what? More...

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Categories: straw man, anxiety, creation, destiny, introspection,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Straw Man, the 2012 Presidential Campaign
......a strange color, green Become better informed, listen to your teachers, educate yourself....which branch will the bluejay survey from? The hawk, circling, choose his best option? Bleeding soldiers depend on doctors, rich men depend on accountants, souls depend on preachers, tap water depends on scientists and engineers, nourishing the parched vagaries of citizens and houseplants. ...

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Categories: straw man, political,
Form: Free verse
Straw Man
STRAW MAN The straw man guards a golden field, His eyes are empty, like its head, A golden heart shines in his chest. Whose hand had put this golden heart into his chest? Can this heart put his body into motion? This is what the crow is thinking about, and only the wind knows the whole truth, that the girl with the...

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Categories: straw man, loss, girl, heart, girl,
Form: Free verse



Straw Man
So, take a gander at the Strawman As he take's a stand He is from every land and region He is always' at your command He never mouth off to anyone And he always' does his job In essence he is the law Until a crow of two happens' -To...

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Categories: straw man, introspection, life, , cute,
Form: Personification

Book: Reflection on the Important Things