Long Heroic couplets Poems
Long Heroic couplets Poems. Below are the most popular long Heroic couplets by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Heroic couplets poems by poem length and keyword.
Willy NillyWilly Nilly
by Michael R. Burch
for the Demiurge aka Yahweh and Jehovah
Isn’t it silly, Willy Nilly?
You made the stallion,
you made the filly,
and now they sleep
in the dark earth, stilly.
Isn’t it silly, Willy Nilly?
Isn’t it...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, christian, creation, faith, god, spiritual, truth, world,
Form:
Verse
Doggerel IDoggerel I or Nonsense Verse
A$$tronomical
by Michael R. Burch
Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
proved E equals MC squared.
Thus, all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my a$$ declared!
Bible Libel
by Michael R. Burch
If God
is good,
half the Bible
is libel.
I came up...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, dog, hilarious, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, nursery
Form:
Limerick
Poems About Flight, Flying and Birds IiPoems about Flight, Flying, and Birds
Flying
by Michael R. Burch
I shall rise
and try the bloody wings of thought
ten thousand times
before I fly...
and then I'll sleep
and waste ten thousand nights
before I dream;
but when at last...
I soar the...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, animal, bird, flying, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Come Down, For Harold BloomCome Down
by Michael R. Burch
for Harold Bloom
Come down, O, come down
from your high mountain tower.
How coldly the wind blows,
how late this chill hour ...
and I cannot wait
for a meteor shower
to show you the time
must be...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, books, culture, discrimination, education, extended metaphor, literature,
Form:
Sonnet
What Good Are Our TearsWhat Good Are Our Tears?
by Michael R. Burch
What good are our tears?
They will not spare the dying their anguish.
What good is our concern
to a child sick of living, waiting to perish?
What good, the warm benevolence...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, child, child abuse, children, death, poverty, sick,
Form:
Free verse
Limericks Vi - ReligionLimericks VI - Religion
Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he felt like a clod
to discover His Love couldn’t fail!
Why I...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, christian, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, religion, religious,
Form:
Limerick
Rejection Slips 1Rejection Slips
With over 5,700 publications if I count poems that have gone viral, I suppose I shouldn’t complain … but I do have some poems that have never been accepted for publication. Here are a...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, day, love, memory, night, rose, seasons, winter,
Form:
Rhyme
Limericks Iv - Donald TrumpLimericks IV - Donald Trump
The Hair Flap
by Michael R. Burch aka "The Loyal Opposition"
The hair flap was truly a scare:
Trump’s bald as a billiard back there!
The whole nation laughed
At the state of his graft;
Now the...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, america, humor, humorous, leadership, light, nonsense, political,
Form:
Limerick
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse ILight verse and nonsense verse
Mini-Ode to Stamina
by Michael R. Burch
When you’ve given so much
that I can’t bear your touch,
then from a safe distance
let me admire your persistence.
The Trouble with Elephants
by Michael R. Burch...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, animal, fun, humor, humorous, light, nature, writing,
Form:
Light Verse
Erotic Poems IErotic Poems I
Less Heroic Couplets: Marketing 101
by Michael R. Burch
Building her brand, she disrobes,
naked, except for her earlobes.
Erotic Errata
by Michael R. Burch
I didn’t mean to love you; if I did,
it came unbid-
en, and should’ve remained...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, body, clothes, desire, love, lust, sensual, sexy,
Form:
Rhyme
Epigrams ViEpigrams VI
These are humorous epigrams including a form I call "Less Heroic Couplets."
Less Heroic Couplets: Mini-Ode to Stamina
by Michael R. Burch
When you’ve given so much
that I can’t bear your touch,
then from a safe...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, animal, death, dream, kiss, life, love, sleep,
Form:
Epigram
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse VLIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE V
Less Heroic Couplets: Word to the Unwise
by Michael R. Burch
I wanted to be good as gold,
but being good, as I’ve been told,
requires something, discipline,
I simply have no interest in!
Villanelle of...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, funny, funny love, giggle, humor, humorous, light,
Form:
Rhyme
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse ViLIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE VI
On the Horns of a Dilemma (I)
by Michael R. Burch
Love has become preposterous
for the over-endowed rhinoceros:
when he meets the right miss
how the hell can he kiss
when his horn deforms her...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, fun, funny, giggle, humor, humorous, light, nonsense,
Form:
Free verse
Grab Bag PoemsGrab Bag Poems and Epigrams
POEMS
Less Heroic Couplets: Dark Cloud, Silver Lining, Dupes
from “Love in the Time of the Coronavirus”
by Michael R. Burch
Every corona has a silver lining:
I’m too far away to hear your whining,
and despite...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, allegory, america, analogy, parody, surreal, technology, world,
Form:
Rhyme
Epigrams ViiEpigrams VII
A question that sometimes drives me hazy:
am I or are the others crazy?
—Albert Einstein, poetic interpretation by Michael R. Burch
The Whole of Wit
by Michael R. Burch
for and after Richard Moore
If brevity is the...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, animal, growth, nature, peace, voice, wind, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
Trump Poems and Epigrams IiiTRUMP POEMS AND EPIGRAMS III
Trump's real goals are obvious
and yet millions of Americans remain oblivious.
—Michael R. Burch
Our awful unlawful "president"
will soon be a jailhouse resident.
— Michael R. Burch aka "The Loyal Opposition"
Teddy Roosevelt spoke softly...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, america, confidence, corruption, evil, new york, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Epigram ViiiEpigrams VIII
Less Heroic Couplets: Word to the Unwise
by Michael R. Burch
I wanted to be good as gold,
but being good, as I’ve been told,
requires something, discipline,
I simply have no interest in!
Brief Fling I
by Michael R. Burch
To...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, humor, humorous, irony, wisdom, words, write, writing,
Form:
Epigram
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse IvLIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE IV
Anti-Vegan Manifesto
by Michael R. Burch
Let us
avoid lettuce,
sincerely,
and also celery!
Rising Fall
by Michael R. Burch
after Keats
Seasons of mellow fruitfulness
collect at last into mist
some brisk wind will dismiss ...
Where, indeed, are the showers...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, fun, funny, giggle, humor, humorous, joy, light,
Form:
Rhyme
Donald Trump: the Clorox CoupletsNot-So-Heroic Couplets
by Donald Trump
care of Michael R. Burch
To outfox the pox:
kill yourself first, with Clorox!
And since death is the goal,
mainline Lysol!
No vaccine?
Just chug Mr. Clean!
Is a cure out of reach?
Fumigate your...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, america, giggle, humor, humorous, natural disasters, political,
Form:
Heroic Couplet
Errata IErotic Errata
by Michael R. Burch
I didn’t mean to love you; if I did,
it came unbid-
en, and should’ve remained hid-
den!
***
Less Heroic Couplets: Marketing 101
by Michael R. Burch
Building her brand, she disrobes,
naked, except for her earlobes.
***
Negligibles
by Michael...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, crush, desire, funny love, giggle, hilarious, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Rejection Slips 4Rejection Slips 4
Editor's Notes
by Michael R. Burch
Eat, drink and be merry
(tomorrow, be contrary).
( and complain
in bad refrain,
but please, not till I'm on the plane!)
Write no poem before its time
(in your case, this...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, internet, poems, poetry, poets, social, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Abc of PoetryABC of Poetry
A is for Abcedarian which is what is this poem’s aim
B is for Blank Verse which is metered rhyme with scheme
C is for Chant Royal with six stanzas, same refrain
D...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, dedication, education, language, muse, poetry, time,
Form:
ABC
Let Me Write You Something.Let me write you a poem.
A poem so great Bukowski would give me a hats off-
And hand me a beer.
A poem so well-written, John Mayer would play me a
Tribute song with his guitar.
Let me...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, loveme, write, me, write,
Form:
Free verse
Prince Namor the Sub-MarinerPRINCE NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER
Namor Mckenzie an Atlantean
though your skin pink
ankle wings
the rest of your fellow Atlanteans
skin colors blue
Under water, under sea lives
the creatures who breathe in water
And though your father
Seaman Captain...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, celebrity, hero,
Form:
Heroic Couplet
I Hate To Admit It~ Inspired by the likes of Hoplessly Devoted to You ~
The reflection of your beauty are shadows on the wall,
The abstract of your spirit is still standing in the hall,
I know I am a victim...
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Categories:
heroic couplets, absence, allusion, beauty, clothes, confusion, depression, fantasy,
Form:
Heroic Couplet