Toyful Poems | Examples


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Toyful Teufel

The Devil delights in foul play
So when a man kneels down to pray
Its no bloody wonder
It sounds just like thunder
When all those P U's blow your way!

Blown a Bit Out of Myself

The cloudscape changes 
and floods excited crowds of sunlight 
on a patch of playful sea, 
turning fat green hills 
into toyful bumping buses. 

The wind turns her back, 
shows me her cold white legs, 
striding away. 

The land is blackgreen, 
the sky is dark coffee; 
there is no exit sign. 

She rips open the sky, the wind, 
with a naughty laugh, 
she breathes sea sand through my hair. 

I do love you after all, she sings softly; 
old apricot flavoured philosopher, 
you ancient jingly bag of thoughts. 

I love you 
even though I cannot take you 
yet

Premium Member What I See

Delightful, spriteful
Whimsical, mightful
Mansical musical flash

Sharing caring
Ever bewaring
Soulful and careful and rash

Bewildered when innocence clashes with power
Unsure the brilliance that sparks what you are
So much to give for so much to desire
Hurricanes threaten to put out the fire

Moving, grooving
Ever behooving
Angry, heroic and bright

Joyful toyful
My what a boyful!
Defiantly cheering the night.


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