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A sapphic stanza poem is a form of poetry, named after Sappho, spanning four lines, but there is more to a sapphic stanza. What is sapphic stanza in poetry (complete definition)?
Why?
Why do we not listen? Why do we not hear the sound in the distance? Why do we feel we have to talk over a whisper? Why can't we hear a voice a little more...
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Categories:
earth, identity, insect, irony,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Christmas AloneButtered pancakes, hot cocoa, cinnamon sticks,
Knitted neck shawls, all buttoned up jackets, "Phew,"
Some are ice skating, or skiing, and sledding,
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Categories:
allusion, analogy, appreciation, christmas,
Form: Sapphic stanza
fall inside winterMy turn over, leafy cheek saw and salvaged
From Autumn's remains— this Winter's surgery,
White stitchery for washed-out color; dead cells...
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Categories:
creation, deep, dream, innocence,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Languish
in a dungeon of grief she used to languish.
her much beloved dog succumbed to cancer;
she got another sooner than expected -
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Categories:
cancer, death, dog, freedom,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Halcyon"Halcyon moments are privileges for the destitute.", by the poet
The nectarous voices are whispering bye,
as seasons substitute one for the other,
remodeling landscapes harmoniously,
~~subtle surrenders,
A balmy...
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Categories:
beautiful, blessing, imagery, inspirational,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Halcyon oh, the days! the days I wish I could get back;
sandwiched between my book of fond memories.
no days like the halcyon days of summer...
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Categories:
imagery, longing, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Love's Dance: a Sapphic Stanza TaleIn search of love, I roamed the world so wide,
A quest for a man to stand by my side.
My faithful dog, with eyes so full of woe,
Watched as a new love blossomed, beginning to grow.
Once...
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Categories:
food, technology, travel,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Never Too MuchNo, it's not too much sugar in my coffee,
It's just the right flavor; say it with feeling.
Yes, make my heart sing each day with "I love you"...
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Categories:
encouraging, romantic,
Form: Sapphic stanza
A VagabondDirty, tatterdemalion in appearance
He's clothed in worn-out raiment, his hair unkempt;
Perambulating through concrete jungles with...
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Categories:
dark, life, sad, scary,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Follow That Firepropelled by an interior mechanism
you, because you dare dream leviathan dreams;
there's an enduring fire raging within you...
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Categories:
desire, encouraging, inspirational,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Bus Stop MusingDaily morning ritual rain or sunshine
Eye romance beginning on a bus stop queue
Founding jaunty mawkishness everlasting
Teenager pining
Background music softly enraptures the mood
Candelabra flickers on snowy linen
Sparkling bubblies celebrate our encounter
Eagerness mounting
Flawless cuteness leaning...
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Categories:
dream, longing,
Form: Sapphic stanza
PastoralBy the shore, with effortless strokes, he paddled.
On the bank, a pasture with holstein cattle -
Sitting there, up high on the wooden seat, he
lazily dabbled.
Softly crept the...
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Categories:
animal, nature,
Form: Sapphic stanza
I Came, I Saw, I ConqueredI came... with nothing, without any clothes on.
I saw... with my blurd eyes, without glasses on.
Then I conquered... with my poetrysoup on.
You and me are here!...
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Categories:
beauty, color,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Heart Shaped LeafSometimes fatigue comes with speed and little spills flare
Emotions of frustration like anger, so
Praying I ask God for His deliverance
Heart-shaped leaf appears
Sometimes little things that keep happening over and over lead...
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Categories:
anger,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Soup Reunion"I carry your heart with me(I carry it in my heart)I am never without it"
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Categories:
death,
Form: Sapphic stanza
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