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Whets Poems - Poems about Whets

Premium MemberNature of the Beast

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The beast bites the hand
taught to feed and stroke its mane
the wild creed and lash
can't be tamed chained nor retrained
hunger defeats any pause

each person harbors
a beast that they dare ...
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Categories: whets, angst, anxiety, self,
Form: Tanka

Premium MemberWhen The Bed Burns

...Tongues of solar flare  writhe  in combat kiss
—flame-throwers unleashed
iron words  h a m m e r e d  in fire   
ferrous words melt as heart-welts once under skin
hear the fevered...
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Categories: whets, conflict, fire, loss, love,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberSerpent’s Lair

...How wicked the tricks of your serpent’s lair
a lingual place of wild mango magic behind caliente lips
where a supple sensualist lies in seductive ambush—
rum on the rocks spices the red bed of you...
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Categories: whets, dark, kiss, longing, night,
Form: Free verse

It is strife that life is rife

...From scorching heat come if cool spells of rain, 
Lotus allures, let it from mud arise, 
If joy gets born from deepest pits of pain, 
Sorrows are sent to size us, make us wise. 
It’s strange if p...
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Categories: whets, life,
Form: Sonnet

Premium MemberI Go To Church Each Sunday

...I go to church each Sunday,
God warns ‘there’s much to fear,
the world is decomposing,
the final end is near’.

I go to church each Sunday
and taste the wine and bread,
though elsewhere on our...
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Categories: whets, humanity, society,
Form: Rhyme



Yours truly embarks on wild goose chase after elusive pot of gold

...Yours truly embarks on wild goose chase after elusive pot of gold

alternately titled: incorrigible lottery dreamer
big plans to relocate self and spouse
to some tropical island paradise
by the ...
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Categories: whets, adventure, angel, appreciation, blessing,
Form: Rhyme

Yours Truly Embarks On Wild Goose Chase After Elusive Pot of Gold

...Yours truly embarks on wild goose chase after elusive pot of gold

two alternate titles: 
1. Gander seeking goose that laid the golden egg
2. Incorrigible lottery dreamer
linkedin with previous ...
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Categories: whets, adventure, animal, bird, celebration,
Form: Rhyme

Wasted Verses Ushers Quirky Pathetic Oeuvre

...Wasted verses ushers quirky pathetic oeuvre

HENCE....herewith, 
a post (traumatic) 
stressed disordered poetic whim 
to summarize fantasy
incorrigible lottery dreamer
paradise visage and eyes...
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Categories: whets, angel, appreciation, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Rhyme

Robbie - Ham Guilty For Gobbledygook

...I, A. Robbie - Ham guilty for gobbledygook...
and ruffling turkey feathers!

An innocent A1 miss steak kin kith
once, a former main lion resident 
living social where Tigress and Euphrates 
con...
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Categories: whets, 12th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberMy Gypsy Muse

...“I can hear my muse whispering tenderly in my ear. There is a story that wants to be told, and I'm merely its chosen vessel.”
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Categories: whets, muse, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberWind Is Pounding In My Heart

...'wind is pounding in my heart'

It tears across the steppes and plain, it guides my mind and eases pain
Whithin the yurt, upon the road, it whets my mind; eases the loads
I've rode it's Breast te...
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Categories: whets, appreciation, assonance, beauty, celebration,
Form: Rhyme

So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Made With Cashew Milk

...Certified vegan;
Non-GMO Project Verified;
Free of dairy, lactose, soy, and gluten.
The consistency of vanilla
creamy and luxurious,
without a speck of iciness,
yet not overly heavy.

The fla...
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Categories: whets, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse

Yours Truly Embarks On Wild Goose Chase After Elusive Pot of Gold

...alternately titled: incorrigible lottery dreamer
big plans to relocate self and spouse
to some tropical island paradise
by the dashboard light
(the above line credited
to musician named Meatloaf...
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Categories: whets, addiction, america, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberBlue Sky Fountain - El

...Haunting pink cloud wisp afloat
cause for green earth souls to gloat 
sun-drenched valley’s red throat whine 
tear duct sheds a moist turf pine 
blue sky fountain, airborne stream
yellow grass w...
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Categories: whets, age, art, beautiful, beauty,
Form: Haiku

Truths

...As another wench fails to tie tiger’s tail, the bear is let loose again.

Honey was shared, but hearts weren’t paired, so the shark resumes his top fin.

It’s hard to regret Ethiopian whets, and ...
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Categories: whets, absence, abuse, animal, beautiful,
Form: Limerick

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