To be black part IITo be black
Is to live life freely
Despite being trapped in a cage without a key
Ignoring the hate from society
As their bodies radiate envy
Trying to destroy our joy through spreading negativity
And taking our lives violently
To be black Is to smile in the face of adversity
To be black
Is to find beauty in the...
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Categories:
joy, color, community, discrimination, freedom,
Form: Free verse
My eternal lubricantMy soul had long been troubled...
by hatred, d e j e c t I o n and contempt ~
They were the poisons that flowed red in my v e i n s,
burning like wildfire from my head to my toes,
as if this world were inhabited by d e m o n s:
that have teeth...
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Categories:
joy, appreciation, cute love, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Joy of life create will I‘Lone, my life decorate will I
And joy of life create will I.
A fast flowing streamlet am I,
My way forward ferret will I.
As my wishes are all my own,
Carry ‘pon me their weight will I.
What’s longing? Just a paper boat,
Set it on sail my crave will I.
She once called me a road-side stone,
As...
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Categories:
joy, life, loneliness,
Form: Ghazal
Zen modeour fontanel pulsates
we pause to listen
to whispers of God
sensed as bliss strobes
love’s embrace tightens
our soul yields
breathing in the elixir
of heavenly delight...
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Categories:
joy, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
delicious painpainful scars borne by a bug bite
toxins therefrom causing deep pain
melt in bliss mists that rise at night
cool heat that cleanses our soul’s stain
from heart abode in witness mode
moment by moment, poised in time
in staid silence we break the code
that releases love’s bliss beat chime...
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Categories:
joy, pain,
Form: Quatrain
AS IS GOD'S TIME
AS IS GOD'S TIME
Our love is as God’s time be:
Tick tocking eternally:-
I’m yours, and you’re mine;
Our love, God’s gift, sublime:-
I am for you, and you are for me;
Our love is as is God’s time be:-
You are the water of my life’s sea:
Waving and frothing love eternally:-
...
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Categories:
joy, allegory, analogy, extended metaphor,
Form: Couplet
LOVE BLESSING
Love blessing is like being under a type of love, that you follow your love to forever and ever.
Being under a love blessing can make us act like we are on cloud nine.
Floating so high in our heart and mind, we can’t think of anything but our love.
Making us want to be...
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Categories:
joy, america, faith, god, i
Form: Rhyme
Bliss and peacefeeling incomplete, we wish to ascend
securing lasting joy that does not fade
so to this end our will to God we bend
that in streams of love and light we may wade
in moments of heightened joy thoughts are still
so befriending silence we let mind rest
sipping soma nectar to our heart’s fill
with bliss magnetism teasing us in jest
higher...
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Categories:
joy, peace, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
Thought of the dayif the seeker who seeks does not exist ~
it is best we transform as a bliss mist...
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Categories:
joy, spiritual,
Form: Couplet
Echoes that entices, suffices
In the quagmire ooze of daily trudge,
where the mire of monotony
clings cold, congealed in sorrow,
it takes only a spark of inspiration,
to transform an ordinary morsel
into a shimmering taste of sheer joy.
Echoes that entices, suffices.
I carry my sample bag handy,
stocked with my pet peeves in reverse.
Tiny things that you take time
to notice, and create space for,...
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Categories:
joy, life, light,
Form: Free verse
Confronting shadowsAttached to outcomes, ego opaques light,
radiance of our true Self, veiled by mind,
demons of darkness, shrouding heart’s delight,
thought tentacles gripping us in their bind.
As both tormentor and the tormented,
being both the subject and the object,
we inhaled fragrance of love, bliss scented,
causing boundless rapture to rise unchecked.
Waking up in the dream by slowing thought,
with ego exhumed,...
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Categories:
fear, heart, joy, light,
Form: Sonnet
Feeling God’s heartbeatFeeling God’s heartbeat, at the crown,
poised thus in a trance state,
rapture rises, in bliss we drown,
as nodes within gyrate.
Nectar flows through our veins,
cutting through ego’s chains
cleansing soul’s feral stains.
Bliss refrains repeat ~
Feeling God’s heartbeat...
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Categories:
god, heart, joy, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
LOVE SEARCHMy love, where are you, I heard you calling out, like a ship lost in the dark.
Dark in the night, with no light, I hear you in the wind, calling out.
So sad to hear the sounds of sadness, like a little baby needing care.
Reminds me of love searching, like a job, you can...
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Categories:
joy, america, cute love, desire,
Form: Rhyme
No life, No deathOh death
The fear of countless souls
I adore your kiss
I need you close
When will we meet?
When shall you come?
It's too long a wait
Please come tonight
I don't know you
I know life is a tsunami
Perhaps you can rescue me
Where shall we meet?
Oh life
The lover of the lifeless
I've honored your presence
I gave you my all
Why...
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Categories:
joy, confusion, grief, hyperbole, imagery,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Chanting SpringSweet snowdrop bells ring!
The violets are coming
Days are chanting spring.
Crimson camelias call
from dreams near the garden wall.
Gold sun fields await
rich tulips of tomorrow!
Lily's never late.
Then pansies' pink faces greet
blue roses across the street.
...
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Categories:
beautiful, color, flower, joy,
Form: Tanka
Specific Types of Joy Poems
Definition | What is Joy in Poetry?
Poems Related to Joy
satisfaction, comfort, humor, glee, delight, elation, cheer, charm, bliss, pride, amusement, wonder, indulgence, alleviation, rapture, jubilance, gladness, gaiety, revelry, sport, transport, solace, treasure, fruition, refreshment