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Toting Poems - Poems about Toting

Premium MemberTime Dog

...I used to get a little bit misty eyed
watching an old person hobbling along 
toting an overweight gray muzzled dog.
Thinking what a tragedy it's going to be 
when one of them leaves the other beh...
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Categories: toting, nostalgia, old,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMilton Creek Election Week

...Judge Horne issued a decree that elections take place this week 
For the positions of mayor and sheriff in the town of Milton Creek 
It had now been nearly four years and was somewhat overdue 
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Categories: toting, america, conflict, prison,
Form: Narrative



Premium MemberFor Dan

...It was so very long ago –
A thousand days, ten-thousand nights
Before the nights of silver stars
And days of flying kites

So long ago I can’t recall
When I try hard, but yet:
When I see the i...
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Categories: toting, birthday,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Memberyuletide cynicism

...If you’re looking for yuletide cynicism here,
you’re shopping in the wrong place.

This is New York City’s time of year.
It’s stood the test of time and it fairly sparkles,
proving that the ordi...
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Categories: toting, christmas, friendship, fun, holiday,
Form: Free verse

Trumpeting future mercurial villain of history

...Trumpeting future mercurial villain of history

Predicated on his paying obese sense
to Ronald McDonald patron saint
buzzfeeding his pie hole
courtesy "two Big Macs, Fillet-O-Fish
and a chocola...
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Categories: toting, abuse, age, america, angst,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberWhere Is This Place

...Where is this place that I find myself in
Was I snatched by a gun toting gang
I don’t recall anything quite so extreme
Since my poetic musings began

It’s not the first time and it won’t be the ...
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Categories: toting, poetry, writing,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberWinston Tastes Good

...Winston tastes good like a knock knock cigarette should.
See the USA in a Chevrolet, visit Dinah Shore along the way.
But be sure and be toting some Chesterfield Lights.
So we can be sexy and sult...
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Categories: toting, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberAfters

...Fourteen pounds; that’s a bucket of lard
And losing that shouldn’t be so hard
It’s turkey, pud and let’s not quibble
A pretty frequent midnight nibble

It’s one whole stone of belly fat
Inflati...
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Categories: toting, christmas,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberI WRIT A POME

...I writ a pome that shocked the teachers
Knocked the collars off the preachers
Awoke those sleeping in the bleachers

Then I wrote another one
Made it funny just for fun
It ended ‘fore it was be...
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Categories: toting, fun, poetry, writing,
Form: Rhyme

Under the Palestinian Olive Tree

...Under the Palestinian Olive Trees

They cut down the trees and shoot the farmers, unarmed, in the belly in plain view of IDF soldiers relishing the moment. Here in the West Bank, human rights is ex...
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Categories: toting, anger,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberLady Cool and Mister Can DO

...Lady Cool and Mister Can Do

Oh! Dahlin’ Lady Cool, we’re 
All sayin’ how you’re
Lookin’ bussin-fine indeed,
In your blue jeans, and your
Fingers all so smart, five by
Five in sterling rings.
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Categories: toting, devotion, humor, husband, imagery,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe House Wide Web

...Some spider webs in our house
Are permanent installations
That have been up there so long
I’ve named them constellations

The largest is Webus Major
Made by a little nipper
That crawls around ...
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Categories: toting, fun, insect, stars,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberLiquid Bullets

...Pelted with such incredible force 
one hundred and ten on that fastball;
Harder to dodge than anything in sports;

Foggy you’re lost within a pitfall 
sweet nothings condensed on your cheek;
Th...
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Categories: toting, emotions, feelings,
Form: Terza Rima

Premium MemberThe Show Is About To Begin

...Ladies and Gentlemen!
Ladies and Gentlemen please!
The show is about to begin,
So put your minds at ease.

The players are in their place,
And the band is ready to play.
The curtain is about t...
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Categories: toting, cat, girl, magic, tiger,
Form: Rhyme

School 1-12

...I’ve started school
There isn't much to say
I make friends
I go to classes

I feel funny
Something came undone
The year I was away
I don’t like people

Thanksgiving
The first time in a yea...
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Categories: toting, anxiety,
Form: Free verse

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