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Taken Aback Poems - Poems about Taken Aback

Premium Member Cloud Watching
...When I was younger, I thought that in retirement I would take pictures of or paint beautiful clouds situated so vividly above us. Clouds more often appear as wonderous displays in the canopy. Clo......

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Categories: taken aback, poetess, weather, world war
Form: Free verse
Halcyon Fall
...Through the beige isle, veins of green holler aloud Lush foliages of maple, yet I pick upon a rosebud Mists of sentiment brabble, springing whistles of reminiscing From the floor, they call out to......

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Categories: taken aback, death, death of a
Form: Free verse



Happy Father's Day God
...Thank you for each of my children and my wonderful wife. Thank you for their mothers through whom you gave life. No matter what any of us think about You. You honor your word and your love is so t......

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Categories: taken aback, 12th grade, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member 8 Questions
...Out of nowhere it seems, he appeared to me. He had the eyes of an eagle; the heart of a lion. He had the strength of a bear, but he was a man. He posed questions to me in the tone of a teacher. ......

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Categories: taken aback, angel, dream, imagination, visionary,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Brainwash
...To the best of my memory, the word brainwash has been used in reference to me only twice. The first time happened more than 50 years ago. The second one occurred less than a year ago. One refer......

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Categories: taken aback, perspective,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Unwelcomed Visitor
... It was on the 7th of May. It was in the early part of the day. He appeared but was never invited. Upon seeing his kind, I was not delighted. There were smaller ones I had seen, But not th......

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Categories: taken aback, animal,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Reflection in the Mirror
... In the quiet morning light, for the first time, I truly gazed into the mirror, What I saw was unrecognisable, I must confess I was close to it but had to draw closer still, I was surprised......

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Categories: taken aback, change, hair, old,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Butterfly
...As she drinks nectar from a flower, sweetness from heaven falls like dew anointed with a gentle rain amidst sun showers she appears as if on cue Lifting her wings she lands on a Zinnia ben......

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Categories: taken aback, beautiful, butterfly,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member The Tune of Smoke and Fire
...It's funny. The mind goes there and back, Switching between lyre to inspire - And the sober thoughts of black. If all I love is theory, And if all I know is fiction, Then why do eyes get teary......

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Categories: taken aback, deep, emotions, fire, friendship
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Losing Mary Lou
...I had to discourage the love of Mary Lou My pals advised me what to do Just insult her the Texas way She'll set you free and go away. But Mary Lou heard on the grapevine of my plan, so decid......

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Categories: taken aback, absence, girlfriend, humor, hurt,
Form: Lyric
ABEL-CAN ANIMALS SUBSTITUTE HUMAN LOVE?
...Well, there is someone for me now- I thought as I bought him home from the pet-shop, My boy had left me last week, Now I have him to kiss my cheek Ah! What a company! I took him in my lap, An......

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Categories: taken aback, allusion, anger, anxiety, best
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Dog Shares His Perspective
...as my dog and i were on a walk he said we have to have a talk about the way we are constructed it was then that he instructed when you say top to bottom about things that we've both got 'e......

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Categories: taken aback, dog, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Implosion
...To be immune from aspersions mean and vile May assuage our hurt feelings for awhile But to really uphold the Golden Rule We must also withhold words harsh and cruel—by poet In an upsid......

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Categories: taken aback, hate, world,
Form: Rhyme
Ghosts
...A ghost can follow me if he wants to. There’s not much in here I can do. There’s not much I understand. When the ghost takes my hand. I was eating in the cafeteria at the time. A plastic f......

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Categories: taken aback, angst, mental illness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Holiday Fun
...BAD SANTA Christmas Eve Santa went to a party And got drunk on wine, beer and aged whisky He slept all through Christmas day To Mrs clause's dismay Poor kids were left crying roun......

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Categories: taken aback, christmas, humor,
Form: Limerick

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