Written by
Jack Ellison
Categories:
journey, life,
The Arc of Life
Travelling through life resembles an arc
We start out as a child emerging from the dark
To reach a crescendo
Establishing a tempo
Then sadly we all must eventually disembark
© Jack Ellison 2015
Written by
Jack Ellison
Categories:
friendship,
Friendships For Life
Some people you meet leave an lasting impression
Some pass through without even a mention
The ones that stand out
Leave us no doubt
Friendships for life are without exception
Written by
Kristin Carter
Categories:
imagination, life, nature, places,
I Met This Charming Moonbeam Last Night
The arms of the willow started to sway
and this curious glow rippled my way.
While flirting with my feet,
nature played a song so sweet.
The lake our dance floor 'til the sun's first ray.
Written by
Jack Ellison
Categories:
fun,
Let's Eat Grandma
Let's eat Grandma..OR let's eat, Grandma
Punctuation saves lives because of a comma
So very small
But stands so tall
The difference of life and death for Mom's Momma
Written by
Poet Destroyer A
Categories:
adventure, caregiving, celebration, confusion, desire, feelings, funny, humor, identity, life, october,
Sweet and Salty -Libra Tale
LIBRA TALE
Sweet and Sour hectic sign
Love me, trust me, the stars align
Balance of truth and dare
Good and Evil, full of care
Blind when it comes to blood line
:) PD
Written by
Kelly Deschler
Categories:
death, friend, heartbroken, lonely, loss, remember, sad,
Broken Hearted - Jtap
Our friendship here had only just started
then you left me alone, broken hearted
you're gone but not forgotten
now life it seems so rotten
ever since the sad day you departed.
We miss you, Chan :)
This was my sadder take on the "poet who broke my heart" contest theme.
Written by
Joseph Spence Sr
Categories:
adventure, funny, imagination, life, nature, science, visionary,
Don'T Disturb the Hive
Run, jump, scream, duck, dodge and leap
Try to stay on your running feet
Honey in the hive
The bees are alive
Run, jump, scream, don't fall and leap!
Written by
Funom Makama
Categories:
christian, god, gospel, jesus, life, spiritual, spoken word,
I Am Christian
My divine manual and life prospectus is the Bible
my ways, a beautiful mirror sparkling like clean Marble
falsehood can’t colour my teeth
Jesus Christ is not a myth
the hope of eternal life, a conviction, not a gamble.
Written by
Sara Kendrick
Categories:
funny, imagination, introspection, life, nature
Just Desserts For Unfaithful
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Any pretty woman turned his head
He liked them all so it is said
Then one day to his surprise
They no longer caught his eye
His sexual desire totally died
Written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
celebration, food, thanksgiving, thanksgiving day,
Turkey's Dont Enjoy Thanksgiving
Today it is Thanksgiving Day
For all dead turkey’s I do pray
That you had a good life
Now you’re carved with a knife
Served on a plate as the entrée
Have a great Thanksgiving folks!
26th November 2015
Written by
Andrea Dietrich
Categories:
places,
On Your Visit To Mars
Three times higher on Mars you can jump,
which is great, but you'll sure be a grump
if you visit the spot
so incredibly hot
that the sun, when it's close, roasts your rump!
For the Life On Mars Poetry Contest of Brian Davey
Written by
Jean Murray
Categories:
metaphor, proposal, recovery from,
My Plumber
My plumber is here to sort my pipes.
Says he has divorced his wife.
He just showed me his hose.
Then proceeded to propose.
I admit I got the fright of my life.
Written by
Reason A. Poteet
Categories:
dream, joy, life,
Lucky Leprechaun
There once was an old elf from Sweden
who envisioned Ireland as Eden.
He made the trip west
and in a gold chest
found shoemakers’ tools to succeed in.
written March 29, 2017
Written by
Bill Baker
Categories:
farm, funny, humor, life, poetry, scary, work,
Scary to Larry
There once was a farmer named Larry
With a hundred cows at his dairy
Larry did his best
Hired help for the rest
Milking that many cows was scary
Written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
candy, humorous,
I'Ve Found Life On Mars
I picked up a lovely sweet treat
Unwrapped it, was ready to eat
Much to my chagrin
A grub was within
I chucked it and stamped with my feet
10th May 2016
Written by
Ralph Taylor
Categories:
funny
Think It Over
To get hitched, have kids and all that jazz
is a goal in life, that most everyone has!
Don't make it your solution,
although, Marriage is, an institution
the same is true of Alcatraz!
Written by
Gert W. Knop
Categories:
death
The Chap of the Zoo
There was once a chap of a zoological crew
And he got always plenty to do
One day he was prey
Nothing else more to say
So ended the fellow's life in the zoo
Written by
Black Eyed Susan
Categories:
life, loss
Rock Paper Scissors
You used to be my strength, my rock
I looked to you for comforting thoughts
Till you thinned like paper
Your caring tapered
And like scissors you cut me off
Received 1st place in PD's "rock paper scissors" contest
Written by
Duke Beaufort
Categories:
betrayal, career, dark, evil, satire, true love,
Life With T-Rump Xxi
Donald's faithful to his red star
Putin loves the Don from afar
Bizarre it may seem
It's been Vladimir's dream
To have an American Tsar
Written by
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
Categories:
funny, happiness, health, life, loss
Slams Destroyed Her Head
Slams Destroyed Her Head
She was slammed by slam poetry, boo hoo!
Some folks wondered about the hullabaloo.
When bombarded with dread,
Sad thoughts destroyed her head.
Now, she thinks she’s a blithering cuckoo!
© July 17, 2010
Dane Smith-Johnsen
Written by
James Marshall Goff
Categories:
funny
Her Prescription
with one foot short I was hamper’d
believin' my life was 'ncumber’d
when quite by surprise
'peared a girl with cross-eyes
and proclaim’d I was doctor order’d!
01/18/11
© All Rights Reserved
Written by
Jack Ellison
Categories:
happiness, life,
Life's Puddles
There are many more joys in life than struggles
We must recognize the good times and ignore the troubles
In everyone's life
There's toil and strife
Sure beats the alternative as you skip through life's puddles
Written by
Lim'Rik Flats
Categories:
life,
Nearing the Finish Line
As the might-have-beens get smaller
And the what-the-hecks get taller
Life gets sweeter.
What a beater,
Death looms, but ya wanna stall'er
Written by
Dawn Drickman
Categories:
funny, life, people,
Pamelakaye
There's a gal named PamelaKaye
Her writing style, poetic buffet
A sweet Texas tart
Who has a big heart
And a buttocks the size of Bombay
Written by
Wendy Watson
Categories:
faith,
Beata Agustin
You certainly know where she stands
She's placed her whole life in God's hands
Whatever the form
Her faith is the norm
She builds on the rock not the sands.
23.03.22
Paean On Poets Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Margarita Lillico