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You and IYou and I
You and I together
working as a team.
Over rugged mountains,
across raging streams.
Working as a team
through dark valleys of despair.
Across raging streams,
life’s bridges we repair.
Through dark valleys of despair
our love light shines the way.
Life’s bridges...
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Categories:
work, together,
Form: Pantoum
Proletariatnine to five pressures
eat me whole ~ leviathan ~
lost in its stink soul...
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Categories:
angst, social, work,
Form: Haiku
A Work In ProgressThough born a sinner, I shall be…
A saint of God eternally.
By Faith in Christ, great Hope I see.
He is not yet finished with me.
Though trials test and pain abound,
His grace and mercies are my glee.
His...
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Categories:
work, encouraging, faith, hope,
Form: Kyrielle
Where Did I Go Wrong?Where Did I Go Wrong?
I was young, bright full of promise, full of light.
High school passed in a blur,
a victory too soon, too fast.
They cheered, they clapped,
Mom wept with pride,
but I barely had time to...
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Categories:
absence, analogy, character, work,
Form: Free verse
Love Your WorkFocus on your life today
Keep working and continue working
And the keys of fortune will open
Maximize what you have to do
Appreciate and love your work
Learn from your mistake
Tomorrow is a secret you will discover...
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Categories:
appreciation, character, love, work,
Form: Light Verse
An ode to the worker
Expectation is where the truth will be found.
Are you prepared to die at your post so that the boss can make his extra pound?
Degrees of intelligence are found all around. Commitment, pride and loyalty in...
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Categories:
work, abuse, baptism, business, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
analogy, career, life, work,
Form: Than-Bauk
Categories:
food, prayer, work,
Form: Than-Bauk
Categories:
career, food, work,
Form: Than-Bauk
sufferingNo one knows when I am like this.
Alone. In my room with my phone, I
See everyone out without me. Pity me.
Oh, pity me. Every month like clockwork,
I sit alone in my room with my phone,
Scrolling....
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Categories:
angst, sad love, work,
Form: Free verse
Money As Medium Of CurrencySomethings money can't buy
Money is one of the most important thing
You can't blame others for being broke
So don't be lazy to make money
It's a kind of money you should work
Learn from experience while earning money
Experience...
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Categories:
character, money, work,
Form: Free verse
WorkIn school I learned about work, according to physics.
They said work is like pushing a boulder.
If you push a boulder and it moves
That is work
If you push a boulder and it doesn’t move
That is not...
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Categories:
work, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Hephaistos in a ShipyardHephaistos, is it? Barricade the door!
For every time he comes his plan were grand;
And every time he leaves, we were more poor;
And once again is more than I can stand!
There is a ship to build....
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Categories:
work, anger, myth, sea, solitude,
Form: Rhyme
Eko-Lagos
In Lagos' vibrant mosaic, life abounds,
Multicultural threads, in waters surrounded.
Lovely, funny, and resilient souls reside,
Great leaders emerge, yet hurdles abide.
Morning rush, nighttime chase, ceaseless pace,
Some seek rest, others rise, in endless space.
You wonder where the...
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Categories:
work, africa, courage, engagement, fantasy,
Form: Ballad
Fortune Favors The BraveFortune favors the brave
Keep the spirit intact
Continue working for good
For the production of your good deeds
Be creative to discover new things
That makes your life comfortable
Protect your goal with passion
Until success comes to fruition....
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Categories:
character, success, work,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Work Poems
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anniversary, christmas, colleague, ethic, funny, hard, inspirational, job, leaving, life, stress, teamwork,
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Definition | What is Work in Poetry?
Poems Related to Work
task, industry, trial, job, production, struggle, performance, endeavor, effort, functioning, trouble, stint, commission, drudge, exertion, assignment, toil, drudgery, obligation, stress, grind, sweat, daily grind, elbow grease, grindstone