Open Poetry #37 |
CLICHÉS |
Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! |
CLICHÉS There are things said by some people For instance, time will heal all And there's got to be a bottom to The depths that one can fall It only hurts a little while Before pain goes away If you want to hear the piper Then you must expect to pay Dreams can be realities If you've will to make them true You can not change your destiny It's written in the stars for you True love knows no boundaries It is vowed until life's end In that 50/50 deal Where sometimes you'll have to bend All is fair in love and war Long as you’re on the winning side It's a virtue to be humble But don't ever lose your pride Sometimes you must eat crow It's either famine/feast And in every human being Lurks the part that hides the beast The grass is always greener There's a fork in every road He ain't heavy, he's my brother Or you tote a heavy load Into each life some rain must fall When it rains, it pours There's the calm before the storm Then there's hell to pay, of course Light at the end of the tunnel The dark before the light Three ways you can do things My way, your way, the right Between a rock and a hard place A rolling stone gathers no moss Sticks and stones may break my bones Unkind spoken words, your loss No one likes a penny pincher A penny saved, a penny earned If you get too near the fire Chances are, you will get burned A rose for a rose All those daisy petals pulled The heart can still be warm Even when the hands feel cold The last one in the line At the head of the class A thorn in your side Or a pain in the ass Hell no, we won't go Give me liberty or death Asking for salvation With our last and final breath A bird held in the hand Is worth two in the bush Behind each successful man There's a good woman there to push Reaching the end of your rope Hanging by a thread Pens mightier than swords Those things you wish you'd said If you tell me no stories Then I'll tell you no lies There is no place like home There's the sorrow of goodbyes Beauty seen by the beholder Who's the fairest of them all? Don't call me, I'll call you Or, I'm at your beck and call Love makes the world go 'round Trying to grab brass ring Stop the world and let me off You can't have everything Absence makes the heart grow fonder Can't have your cake and eat it too Some were born to wander And some will see it through Still water runs cold and deep So don' t you rock the boat Rats abandoning a sinking ship Trying to keep the ship afloat There's the job worth doing well If it's worth doing at all Pretending you don't hear me I'm at your beck and call See the forest for the trees From a bird's gilded cage In an ivory tower Or front and center stage Striking out and scoring Standing in the batter's box A fool and his money parted Yeah, he's crazy, like a fox Silence can be golden You should think before you speak Lands of presidents and kings To be inherited by the weak The end of the rainbow Where you'll find that pot of gold Lifetimes searching for the fountain That keeps you from growing old As cuddly as a kitten The hair of the dog that bit You've got to like yourself first So don't throw a hissy fit On the wings of a dove Flying high or running low Don't try to change my mind Tell me things, I don't already know Hell-bent on destruction As smooth and slick as silk Memories of the times they said, "At least drink all your milk." As strong as the tall oak tree Weeping willows in the breeze You must crawl before you walk Mind your manners, thank you, please There's the little white lie I swear I'll never lie again Winners never cheat And cheaters never win It's a vicious cycle And paybacks can be hell All the times when we aren't We say, "Yeah, I'm doing well!" Once upon a time Living in a fairy tale Try and try once again If at first you fail No one likes a bully Till you try, you'll never know Don't rush head long into something It's better to take it slow The clichés go on and on And it's hard comprehending That like the circle of a ring This story has no ending. Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
a masterwork of cliches! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Abe~ How totally original, in a CLICHÉ sort of way! Take a bow ...~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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poetry_queen Member
since 2006-02-02
Posts 94england, |
really enjoyed this |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
A good compilation. Enjoyed, martyjo |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
This took a lot of creativity... well done Del!! Hugs~Nancy In the midst of winter, |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Great! A lot of thought sure went into this one. |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Enjoyed the read. JL |
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