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The Fates' Unfortunate Flapping
The Fates, with their wings, quite a sight, Decided who'd win every fight. But their feathers got stuck, And they ran out of luck, "This destiny thing's just not right!" ©bfa032125 (Wings of Fate) ...

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Categories: unfortunate, film, fun, hilarious, humor,
Form: Limerick
Unfortunate
My best mistake was falling for you, I would replay it over and over again, thinking about the time I fell for a friend, it was the way we got close, that was what lead me to miss you the most, I loved you, and unfortunately I still do, and as much as I wish...

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Categories: unfortunate, devotion, feelings, first love,
Form: Rhyme



The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huong - English Translation by Michael R Burch
Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1882) was a risqué Vietnamese poetess. She has been called "the candid voice of a liberal female in a male-dominated society." The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huong translation by Michael R. Burch Hey sisters, do you know? The baby bawls at your breast While your husband slides onto your stomach. Both demanding your attention, Both endlessly...

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Categories: unfortunate, baby, children, husband, sister,
Form: Free verse
Unfortunate Snail
I happened upon the tiniest snail today, it's spiral patterned shell caught my eye. Not thought of fondly by many, would turn your legs into jelly, would make the keenest of plant lovers cry. An interesting truth, they have many a tooth. In fact 14,000 of these. They chew through your berries and flourishing plants. I'd Most definitely prefer to keep bees. Now,...

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Categories: unfortunate, animal, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member You Poor, Unfortunate Woman
Last Monday was a special day for me. You got that big promotion and the raise! I pity you, for now your life will be a rat race through a long, nightmarish maze. You’re doomed to spend that extra salary on nerve pills and work late six days a week. While I breeze through my work days trouble-free, you’ll wrestle with a...

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Categories: unfortunate, jealousy,
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member Unfortunate Last Names
It could be Frog or maybe Stoner, first one’s Richard last is *****; Parents play such twisted games, such unfortunate last names; Having just one? So much better....

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Categories: unfortunate, culture, humor,
Form: Limerick
The Kiss That Never Was
So close your breath tingles my skin. A transient kiss, placed on illusive lips. I so wish, this moment would eternally exist. Unfortunate souls bounded by love. Two cold hands, in one glove. Yet so far it's all a blur, this confusion I must concur. This moment won't go in vain. because i know, it will be a while till i...

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Categories: unfortunate, boyfriend, cute love, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Unfortunate Appointments At Imperfectly Perfect Times
water flowing i move not unfortunate that i will have to leave quickly i think about all that are no longer here the water's sound eases my mind like it knows i move not unfortunate that life and time waits for nobody's nothin' i think about being late i think about not showing up i think about those ugly ole ramifications water flowing humbled, i move...

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Categories: unfortunate, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Unfortunate Demise
Here lies Hector Amos McSpiel Slipped on a tossed banana peel It really was not Hector’s fault He came down hard upon his heel We buried him here in a sturdy vault Written April 8, 2022...

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Categories: unfortunate, fun, humorous, silly,
Form: Epitaph
Premium Member Unfortunate Single Woman-
...a newly single woman speaks) I had a love and his love was beating in my heart And though it was possible physical It wasn't enough there, there was no spiritual part And though I found a way per se We lived to bond in a way We co-created children together Yet life still didn't get any better He had fallen by the...

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Categories: unfortunate, analogy, anxiety, appreciation, encouraging,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member The Fireworks
Like a marvelous bright lightning bolt Appeared in the sky Sparks of colours burst And shooting across the sky Against the plain darkness Ushering in a prosperous new era While some unfotunate men Still sunk In the mud of poverty Glancing the same sky Helpless...

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Categories: unfortunate, firework, poverty, sky,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member To Be Insured
People say Life is to be insured by Insurance Education and qualifications Money and treasures Medicine We man finally find out that Nothing can be totally insured So during our life spans Why not multiply our happiness By sharing with others Who are less fortunate Why not upgrade our reputation By doing good and avoid evil...

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Categories: unfortunate, education, happiness, money,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Heaven Is Still Far Away
Befiore one climbs the ladder to the heaven One must fulfill one's promise on earth Glitter the life on earth Herald a meaningful life Attend to the needy Fair to the unfortunates Treasures on earth are to be shared fairly Just like the share of a place in the heaven When you've paid on earth Sure you'll be free in the heaven This is what...

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Categories: unfortunate, god, heaven, religion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member To Give and Take
Why should I give To the poor To the less fortunate Maybe because I have rent A piece of The sky The sea The land The mountain Too long to share Maybe because I have taken Some of The sunlight The food The water The air Too much to keep by myself Maybe I have a bigger share Than I'm deserved...

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Categories: unfortunate, giving, philosophy, poverty,
Form: Free verse
Unemployed and Unfortunate
lucky are those who work... unlucky are those who don't have employment...are not lazy ...

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Categories: unfortunate, allegory, allusion, appreciation, metaphor,
Form: Prose Poetry

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