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They Threw The Book At Him
They Threw The Book At Him Poems - Poems about They Threw The Book At Him
Missin kissin I'm No Spring Chicken I'm All Out Of Luck
...Whoever invented the Kiss I'd like to shake their hand But I won't Because I'm shortsighted and always miss It wouldn't be such a problem If I had Mick Jaggers's lips But the boss My Mrs do......
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Peter Dome
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
divorce, farewell, kiss,
Form:
Free verse
Standing Naked In the World of the Undressed
...I was just a kid You threw the “book” at me Hellfire, damnation, sinner!! Repent!!!! I was too young To remember “penting” So how could I do it again?? Purgatory…. “the not quite ready for pr......
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John Lawless
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
growth, life, religion, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
I'Ll Never Forget What's Her Name
...I’ll never forget what's her name She bought the teaching profession to shame Humiliating me in front of the class Her red ink comments always so crass! This woman was a history tea......
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Jan Allison
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
anxiety, art, school, teacher,
Form:
Rhyme
Unshackle My Verse
...Perhaps I’ll write some more The judge he threw the book at me for something I did write I do not know what that could be, I drank a bit last night I know I had a pen in hand and my......
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Chris Green
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
fun,
Form:
Rhyme
Men You Definitely Wouldn'T Want To Date Part 3
...I once dated a weatherman At first he had a sunny outlook… He had our future all mapped out But he suffered periods of deep depression so our relationship got rained off I once date......
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Jan Allison
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
humorous, jobs, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
Judge and Jury
...IF I may approach the bench; Do not hold in me in comtempt, Do not judge me with your plantiff eyes, Ive sworn to the truth And married the lie, Ive given the facts; Proclaimed my innocence. ......
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Mike Hufford
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
conflict,
Form:
Free verse
Electron Herders
...Electron herders, that's us. It began earnestly late 20th century. The first organic computers using polymerase and qubits came later. Weaponry via numbers, words magically appearing, telep......
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Robert Ronnow
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
books, cancer, fire, god,
Form:
Verse
A Troll In My Trunk
...A Troll in My Trunk (Inspired by the YouTube video ‘A Monkey in your Trunk’) Ok! Some crazy person made a YouTube video, about a monkey in your trunk. Yep, my Trolls saw it, on their new cell ......
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Carol Eastman
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
fantasy, fun, funny, humor,
Form:
Light Verse
A Christmas Arraignment
...A CHRISTMAS ARRAIGNMENT Late one December evening A sound woke me from my bed, I grabbed a baseball bat for safety And crept downstairs full of dread. I must admit I was not fit For foiling......
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Christopher Reilley
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
christmas, confusion, crazy, fantasy,
Form:
Light Verse
Point of View
...I,my eye,saw a good man doing some thing evil, out of love... i saw a "big bad man" give food to his family.. selling drugs...selling drugs and when he got arrested all his daughter really wanted was......
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Angelo Pierre Louis
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
adventure, allegory, art, black
Form:
Verse
Scrambled Brain.
...How to say it not quite sure learning English, quite a chore. Same sounds different spelling will I ever understand it There is no telling Two...too.... and to What to do For ... four ........
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Margaret Okubo
Categories:
they threw the book at him,
funny,
Form:
Rhyme