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Wincing Poems - Poems about Wincing

A Change of Pace
...He staggers, where once he counted steps he now counts unsteady footfalls. Life has become a minor earthquake an aftershock still trembling at the core of a wincing mind. Many years ago, his ......

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Categories: wincing, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Dinner
...I set the table; I did not. The pourer did. The poor did not. The seats are cold; merlot is warm. The pourer asks; there are replies, sips, guzzles, sighs, manners. I am satisfied as each one’s ......

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Categories: wincing, friendship,
Form: Free verse



VOGON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
...VOGON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN They were here, in their creative funk Writing and speaking poetry as if drunk Recognised as verses in their own way They kept chanting, hoping we’d obey But as always,......

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Categories: wincing, planet, poetry,
Form: Vogon Poetry
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - English translations by Michael R Burch I
...“To the Moon” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Scattered, pole to starry pole, glide Cynthia's mild beams, whispering to the receptive soul whateve......

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Categories: wincing, boy, father, father son,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Neon Night Vignette
... The last of the lights turned out, drinks and hors d’oeuvres put away, restaurant returned to its every-day self, only a few candles in glass lanterns now left on the bare pine tables. She......

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Categories: wincing, emotions, life, work,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Two Old Gods
... Two old men. That’s all; not much to look at. Their frail, broken shadows shrunk against the sunny morning Brightness slowly searching its way through gnarled branches Overhead, and crisscross......

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Categories: wincing, age, friendship, games, memory,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Michael Joseph Jackson
...Michael Joseph Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of t......

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Categories: wincing, abuse, addiction, america, angel,
Form: Free verse
Haiku woo
.... her archive 'hind hern stepping closer into mine her wincing now smiles ......

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Categories: wincing, allegory, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Haiku
Survival Is Not Frivolity
...Mere faith in oneself is not enough to build strength, confidence makes one thrive; leave all failures on the shelf! Fear makes a liar shrive, he's afraid of a wavelength! Survival is not fri......

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Categories: wincing, anxiety, conflict, faith, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member making men
...Sometimes after Lisa and I do our early-morning 4 mile run (we treadmill in the basement fitness center if it’s under 43 degrees), I come back and lie on my bed, for just for a moment. This morning i......

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Categories: wincing, friendship, humor, men, military,
Form: Free verse
Yesterday, In A Parking Lot
...Watch out, the corners of our eyes are in danger of being nakedly exposed. Evening dropped out of the sky a lot quicker today. A slap-dashing gush of last minutes, as shoppers charged around ......

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Categories: wincing, poetry,
Form: Free verse
The Live-in -- Part 2 of 3
...She here elbowed past me stomping, pausing not (although me whomping With her wildly swinging handbag – five kilograms, if not more). Cackling brusquely in a lather, that I should her baggage gathe......

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Categories: wincing, fun, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Oceanic Encounters of a Pinching Kind
...Swimming in the ocean a wincing couple pinches Little creature on my leg not more than six or seven inches I looked again, to my surprise Hello! - a trilobite!......

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Categories: wincing, fantasy, giggle, hyperbole, ocean,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Stark Change
...I stared into the mirror, wincing at my own reflection, through eyes fogged by cataract. Saw a black tint spreading around my eyes and face like a wrinkled piece of linen Where is ......

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Categories: wincing, age, angst, change,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Reign of the Shrew
...I sneaked in the house late last night Couldn't risk turning on the light Tripped over a chair and took flight I felt the smite I felt the smite A bruise appeared upon my thigh A......

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Categories: wincing, anger, wife,
Form: Rhyme

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