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Take A BreakLife can be hectic
Why not take a break from work
Embark on a trip....
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Categories:
engagement, life, vacation, work,
Form: Haiku
late to an interviewlate
tardy
interview
wreck on freeway
serious injury
impatient committee
lucky not to get this job
something much better will happen
you have escaped close-minded people...
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Categories:
work,
Form: Nonet
Let's CheerRaise a cheer for hands
For hardworking laborers
Hands that build our world....
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Categories:
career, celebration, engagement, work,
Form: Haiku
Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades
Miracle Man
5/3/2024
I once hired a man who never followed directions,
which required on my part, frequent inspections,
Though an old hand,
He didn’t understand,
So each task completed required some corrections.
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Categories:
life, work,
Form: Limerick
first weed eater experienceson's hands tremble fierce
all gas going to burn it up
needs to find rhythm...
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Categories:
work,
Form: Haiku
Labour DayWritten 28 April 2024
“Genius begins great works. Labour alone finishes them.”
Joseph Joubert
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Categories:
work, appreciation, inspirational, jobs, rights,
Form: Rhyme
PropitiationI had lunch with Randy, between classes today. It was a perfect day. The sky was an infinite, capri blue, the wind was stirring the environment, clouds were wispy and on high - in the...
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Categories:
work, friendship, humor, school, student,
Form: Free verse
Unreported newsSongs from a life, sounds like the blues,
microwave fries, pot noodle, stews,
dead on two legs, only half-nine,
saying yes, to the overtime,
this months rent and the kids' new shoes.
Paying forward, paying your dues,
when there isn't much...
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Categories:
work, abuse, children, life, wine,
Form: Rondeau
CraftsmanshipSuperb yet simple
Glimpse into the craftsmanship
Of Chief Carpenter....
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Categories:
art, motivation, wisdom, work,
Form: Haiku
Inner Workings of the Mom n Pop Pizza ShopTaped to the door’s plexiglass pane, a portrait
Of a Savior with ardent heart burning
Sunlight invades with the turning of hinges
Untethering the hospitality of Tony, the lone waiter
His Brazilian arms are swinging doors, open to embrace
He...
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Categories:
work, food, fun, people, places,
Form: Rhyme
Average Wasn’t Good Enough
Average Wasn’t Good Enough
Miracle Man
4/27/2024
If life were simple everyone would excel.
Before I could make others believe in me,
I had to exhibit a belief in myself,
and God given ability.
I realized to be good at something
would require...
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Categories:
work, how i feel, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Becoming Colors POTDI was a celebrated, professional psychic, offering glimpses of rosy future;
And helping people work through problems, like pink moon, come sooner.
I had learnt to talk with the spirits, and also relate what they were saying,
To...
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Categories:
work, beautiful, color, dream, fantasy,
Form: Couplet
HookingI’ve known the streets: Places where the night lingers and the echoes of passing cars feel distant.
My feet have grown accustomed to the dim-lit alleys.
I walked past shuttered windows when the city slept, listening ...
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Categories:
body, lust, work,
Form: Free verse
Everyday Work JamBumper to bumper
Skynet Bridge swarm with cars
Daily morning ride.
...
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Categories:
car, engagement, life, work,
Form: Haiku
It's WednesdaySitting here cross-legged
pondering work situation
dreading tonight's work...
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Categories:
work,
Form: Senryu
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