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Wringer Poems - Poems about Wringer

Premium Member Grandma's Old Wringer Washer -
...In the 50's mom and grand Had that old Maytag™ drum washer It would twist and dance ~ Wiggle N turn Like a baby wobble That old washing machine ~ had a motor almost as big as a Volkswagen......

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Categories: wringer, analogy, caregiving, perspective, work,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Legend of Nolan Ryan Major League Baseballs Strike Out King
...It's not easy becoming a Legendary Major League Baseball pitcher. It never was and will never be. You get put through the wringer and hung out to dry. From time to time you'll get little or no......

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Categories: wringer, baseball, character, culture, identity,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Hidden From Time
...Beyond those hills lie the mysteries of a small community hidden from time. Little has changed in the past fifty years, if one does not consider the paved road or the telephone lines,......

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Categories: wringer, depression, home, memory, mountains,
Form: Free verse
Ten Hut
...12/20/21 Ten hut! Can't let up Even though, it can get messed up Really F'd up Do not get fed up Keep your head up Stay sharp, don't get set up Careful where a disagreement ends up Heads......

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Categories: wringer, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member It Was I
...…thirteen miners… …only one survived… …still clinging to life... ...with a history of violations... It wasn’t West Virginia. It was I. And I’m taking the day off. I know it won’t rhyme, ......

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Categories: wringer, allegory, death, philosophy,
Form: Dramatic Verse



Premium Member Wrung Out
...Hortense was an Opera singer, Who thought she was a humdinger. Every breath that she took, Screamed like a strangulated chook, The audience put Hortense through the wringer.......

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Categories: wringer, 10th grade,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member A Tender Moment From Childhood
...My fond childhood memories; I couldn't wait to get to my grandparents During the holidays when I was young. Their arms always outspread with affection, Their warm love for us was quite apparent. ......

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Categories: wringer, child,
Form: Free verse
Senses
...3/28/21 Sanitized a lot of messes with Lysol Saw it all through my eyeballs By being logical during daytime or nightfall Did no good to dawdle Helped to be thoughtful Experienced the plea......

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Categories: wringer, dark, deep, life, me,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Childhood Memories
...I couldn't wait to get to my grandparents During the holidays when I was young. Their arms always outspread with affection, Their warm love for us was quite apparent. Waking in the morn with s......

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Categories: wringer, memory, youth,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Perseverance
...A lone flower stuck in the muck, tested by strong winds and hard rain, yet its tentacles......

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Categories: wringer, allusion, flower, imagery, symbolism,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member Travesty Disbarred--
...Disbarred from the encompassing Travesty... Color TVs and refrigerator Combined together makes ice pictures Filled with yellow ketchup mustard Contemplating something Distorted gl......

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Categories: wringer, confusion, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mama's Pet Helper
...Sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust, That Singer, that for Mama was a must. She tried her best to teach me how to sew, But it was hard to catch me on the go. I wanted a real job with ample......

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Categories: wringer, mother daughter, nostalgia, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Laundry Day
...Hooray it’s laundry day A perfectly lazy day Where all I need do Is get up once in a while For quick transfers Just a flick of a button And wait for the magic to unfold I have it so easy – g......

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Categories: wringer, appreciation, grandmother, mom, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Pleasant Scents From Childhood Memories
...It was pleasant every time we went to grandpa and grandmas. We woke up in the morning with the smell of fresh baked bread. Wouldn't cause much for all of us and grandpa to pause whatev......

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Categories: wringer, grandfather, grandmother, memory, sunshine,
Form: Quintain (English)
Premium Member Mother
...I don’t think she ever drank gin in the morning. Perhaps she should have. Her oatmeal stuck to your ribs and anything else it touched. Her apron, the ultimate multitasking tool, wiped up afte......

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Categories: wringer, family, humor, mother,
Form: Free verse

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