Training Poems - Poems about Training

Deborah’s Grandfather was fond of saying, other than at Thanksgiving, turkeys had no worth for he believed that turkeys were the stupidest creatures on Earth. He told stories of turkeys innocently and ignorantly standing on the ground and staring up into the rain so long…they ultimately drowned… Of course we know this isn’t true….and the reason for her grandfather’s...

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I wonder, yes I wonder, how many angels do we have in a lifetime? They say, we each have a guardian angel watching over us. I wonder, yes I wonder, if some angels are in training? Do they need to earn their title, with on the job training? Then we have,  Our Better Angels. The ones we can count on through thick and thin. The ones...

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As a young child of five, I found myself in dance school. It was a fun place to make new friends, as we learned about dancing. After a year of training, we were ready for our big dance recital. The exciting night finally came, we were dressed in hot pink outfits. Now it was our turn with music playing, we marched out onto...

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Precious gifts, society's treasures, Gifted from above, joy's warm glow. Aged hearts find solace, homes filled with glee, Yet harm them, and harm yourself, a truth to see. Forgiving and gentle, they shine radiant, In a twinkling, conflicts fade in a moment. Jesus' wisdom resounds: learn from their paths, Tend them with care, and blessings will bloom. Guardians of innocence, counselors of heart, Parents,...

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Enrolling as a pirate is much harder than it seems, You’ll need to speak in present tense and chase your wildest dreams. Well, once you’ve trained a parrot and been measured for your hook, You have to plough through pages of the health and safety book. The pointed end’s the bow, whilst your rudder’s near the aft, Our crow’s...

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Written By: D. Collins 10/3/24 Drop your pup off somewhere around eight. By the time you get off, they'll sit, stay, and lay. Come out to my office, out there on the beach. "Sunbrellas" all around connected to a puppy leash. A Part-Time-OG-Dog Training-Pimp. Is my part-time job in my retirement. Blending with people and just being myself. Soaking up the sun,...

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Every pugilist knows Fists in balls sends sour message. Then again, who Insists a fight should carefully choose. As commonly known, Energy plus might fathers a knockout....

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She has a pretty face She carries herself well In uniform she is an iconic Many so desire her moments A detective she carries her gun well When duty calls she flashes her smile Its a smile i have see disarm many She has no use for brute force For her lovely essence nets all delinquents I used to spy her long time ago At...

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The humidity was doing a good job of keeping pace with the temperature. Until around 10 AM when the thermometer pushed its way past 100. That’s when 176 frightened kids and a few old hippies staggered out of the crowded cattle trucks. “Alright you maggots, RUN,” voices screamed from beneath wide brimmed Smokey Bear hats....

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Basic Training Ft. Leonardwood Mo. Combat Engineer Center 1961 The major difference I found between obedience, and whitewashing a coal bin with a toothbrush. While one was intent on dominating my thoughts, the other to larceny my time and give ego a crush. Tom ...

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("Cheek to Cheek", 2024, original encaustic) Key to the Highway Everybody knows Deep down in their bones That what you see Is what you get The mind being a Conditional thing Adopts, adapts, reflects, refracts Whatever it is We focus upon Be it heaven Or be it hell So remember this As you make your way That what you see Is what you get But what you look for Now...

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Someone left the window open in the nursery I slowly crept out of it because I had to pee I wandered taking baby steps until I found a tree T’was then I had the feeling something was watching me It must be close for I could see its ragged broken track I trembled as I thought of its claws upon...

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Ability to adapt to each person and have patience to train them...

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POEM TO RENEE, MASTER HEALER Perfectly proportioned Greek goddess except her philosophies were somewhat eastern or eternal Gold locks alight magical medicine woman aflame with Sakara heat feeds us walnuts wrapped in dates Blond lashes thick as a witches broom crown holding vine veins entwined Serpent spirited she blows crimson notes into our stretched out poignant palms Dissolve untenable unfathomable fears ! dissipate sorrows of...

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nervous lift drivers one slight mistake they turn wrong hitting metal beams...

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