She Smoked
...
She smoked
She smoked,
my mother did, a LOT!
I never liked it.
To me she looked like
of those “molls” in
detective magazines,
later on television,
cigarette dangling
from the corner ...
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Categories:
underappreciated, addiction, endurance, mother, perspective,
Form: Free verse
A mind in Turmoil
...An argumentative person,
She spins nuanced thoughts for hours,
With an underappreciated approach,
Her resentful nature keeps her afar.
Agitation becomes her greatest foe,
Disrupting cycles, no...
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Categories:
underappreciated, age,
Form: Free verse
Utmost
...Always feeling so unneeded, so underappreciated.
But for once she is feeling as though she is utmost defeated.
Still feeling unspent on anything requiring effort....
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Categories:
underappreciated, depression, loneliness, lonely, mental
Form: Sijo
The Big 'U'
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ukelele ululating
ubiquitously undulating
underappreciated ultramodern
ultrasonic Ukrainian
...
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Categories:
underappreciated, character, tribute, word play,
Form: Alliteration
Elusive Ephemeral Ethereal Expansive Eye I Witness Timelessness
...Elusive ephemeral ethereal expansive eye (I) witness timelessness
Analogous to Möbius strip -
measured passage of existence
seems to defy any beginning or end
(unless Artificial Intelligence
s...
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Categories:
underappreciated, absence, africa, animal, birth,
Form: Free verse
Writers Create Magic With Words
...We all love the magic of stories. They've been with us since the dawn of time.
This poem is written in support of those writers who are trying to make a living in a world paradigm of power, greed...
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Categories:
underappreciated, appreciation, creation, dedication, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Being Good
...Tired of being nice
Tired of being taken for granted
They say do something good
Forgotten and unappreciated
Do something bad
They almost got it printed
What's good in doing good when it does...
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Categories:
underappreciated, blue, books, community, dark,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Survived the Night
...To all those who feel they cannot withstand an additional period in the storm's chaos, please don't lose hope or give up the fight. Our whole lives are a testimony to the strength we have inside. Our...
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Categories:
underappreciated, appreciation, beauty, creation, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Ignored Assumed Taken For Granted
...Ignored Assumed Taken for Granted
By George W. Clever-----7 September 2020
Admittedly, there is a most important thing I take for granted
You may ask what do I mean by ‘taken for granted’?
I m...
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Categories:
underappreciated, blessing, body, god, people,
Form: Carpe Diem
Sun
...must i arise every dawn
to do nothing but shine upon
and warm all those who shiver
i, a scorching giver
and rarely am i truly praised
seldom i am looked upon
my rays seep through the cloudy h...
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Categories:
underappreciated, nature, sun, sunshine,
Form: Rhyme
The Mayfly Man
...Today is for raising verve and fervor
Today is not for the self but for the serving
Today is a rag squeezed completely dry
Today is for finding out the what and why
The soul's search continues on...
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Categories:
underappreciated, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, courage,
Form: Carpe Diem
Clowning Around
...We're so underappreciated
You'd think we're in-laws
Yet without us you could have
The most powerful set of jaws
Yet it'd be nigh impossible
To chew, eat or swallow
If you dared pose for...
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Categories:
underappreciated, health, humorous, satire, truth,
Form: Light Verse
Cakes Are Kind of 'Out' These Days
...Have you noticed that cakes are kind of 'out' these days?
Oh sure, there are birthday cakes, wedding cakes, and
anniversary cakes. Of course there are. But what about
cakes just for the heck...
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Categories:
underappreciated, fashion, food, loss,
Form: Free verse
Life
...Life can be a hard struggle. Life can pass you by. Life is like a cruel parent just watching as you cry.
Life can be unpredictable, like snowing in July. It can be like an owl hooting in the night...
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Categories:
underappreciated, 8th grade, appreciation, blue,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The First I Love You
...It’s old,
It’s cliché.
It’s overused,
And therefore,
Underappreciated.
But that doesn’t mean
It’s not true.
And so,
From the bottom of my heart,
I love you.
I love you so much.
I trust you...
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Categories:
underappreciated, high school, love,
Form: Free verse
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