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Swains Poems - Poems about Swains

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She Stood
...transfixed watching fish and fauna sauntered eyes darting to her bipedal crank species nearly gone The fish of stars slutters across the glass Crabs eyeballed sidelined Horses of the sea can......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Spinster Ruth
...There was once an old spinster named Ruth Who was renowned for stretching the truth "Tho' many young swains wooed me, I could have married" said she, ......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, humorous, marriage,
Form: Limerick
Fate of Mankind
...Fate Of Mankind... (this prognosticator ordains, which if came to pass no brains) necessary to impress any goo goo dolls, nor swains!) Cited in crosshairs of thermonuclear warfare quite a......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The Lay of Sir Donald
...The Lay of Sir Donald (Or: Le Chanson de Donald) An orange man – of red and trailing tie, Small hands, and copious twitter-feed – sing I! Most staunch ’gainst Saracen and Mede is he, Bare-ar......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, funny, political,
Form: Political Verse
Who Is Tokollo
...Who is Tokollo ? what is he ? That all our swains commend him ? holy,smart and ravishing is he; the heaven such grace did lend him, that he might be admired be. Is he fair as he is holy ? ......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, cute love,
Form: ABC



Premium Member Corn Huskin' Bee Circa 1892
...In November when frost was on the punkin and corn was stacked in shocks, And the snows began to fall and geese flew southward in V-shaped flocks, 'Twas time to gather in the corn for a huskin' bee ......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, humorous, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Alone
...Guess which star I am looking at and there let your gaze and mind dwell, So if our bodies cannot lie together at least our minds will! For sweetly as the flesh of swains and maids repose in a ......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, loneliness, love, romance,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Steamboat Is A-Comin'
..."Steamboat is a-comin' 'round the bend!" My! Oh my! The wonders it might portend, As it stopped by sleepy towns along the Missisip', Dodgin' stumps and wayward rafts on its monthly New Awlins trip......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, boat, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
The Swains
...THE SWAINS Under cumulus clouds, grew cauliflowers. He planted them with love because I adorn them when they were harvested to the table of healthy man, my husband; sons; and brothers. A......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, appreciation, farm, good morning,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Unbearable Beauty In Brown
...Unbearable beauty in brown Was Lily the toast of the town. She had such a fine air With her brown auburn hair As she danced in brown velvet gown. The swains were swooning for her. A few fisticuffs d......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, betrayal,
Form: Light Verse
No More Pain
...Tired going here and there, Tired of being aware! Sick of building useless hopes, Sick of being on unstable slopes! Vexed facing disappointment, Vexed keeping perseverant! Done carrying on, Done bein......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, adventure, age, confusion, courage,
Form: ABC
I Only Eat Worms On Wormday
...WORLD BORE ONE I don’t know very much at all But I know oak trees grow strong and tall I don’t know why I sometimes stumble and fall I know what I have, what I want and that which I need And t......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, peaceme,
Form: Quatrain
A Lover's Joy
...Walk side with me to a valley, And we shall be yonder pleasures of heavens light, Of whose firmament, hills, groves, shining woods presume wonder. And we will weight off our feet upon the hills, ......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, fantasy, girlfriend-boyfriend, happiness, hopeme,
Form: Pastoral
Premium Member Razor Strop
...I have in my possession an object I really prize. It belonged to two guys whom I really idolize. 'Twas a necessary device when straight razors were the fad. 'Tis the leather razor strop used by my......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, family, funny, old, old,
Form: Rhyme
Girls Week
...MONDAY’S GIRL Monday’s girl Blessed with beauty’s kiss So fair of face Do swains’ heartbeats miss? As suitors court For her hand in wedded bliss TUESDAY’S GIRL Tuesday’s girl Graceful......Read the rest...
Categories: swains, people
Form: I do not know?

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