Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall
Why is Sumner such a short time,
just getting started then running into half past summer.
July seems to be the half way mark,
August is almost here.
August will turn into September then into October,
then fall will be here.
Fall with cooler days,
a pretty carpet of colorful leaves covering the ground....
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Categories:
uplifting, autumn, beauty, color, summer,
Form: Free verse
I Picked up My Ears
Airplanes scream overhead
Lawn mowers abuzz on the ground
Traffic streams endlessly by
drowning out nature's intentions
all of her creatures’ sounds...
One lonely night in...
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Categories:
city, nature, sound, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
Nurturing Black?Black soil 'n' seeds
?Black waters
?Black axe
?Black trees
?All grew the girl into a woman
?
?Black house
?Black home
?Black hue
?Black terrain
?All grew the boy into a man
?
?Black weather
?Black wind
?Black storm
?Black war
?All grew the feeble into a strong one
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?Black strips black
?Black bruises black
?Black vies against black
?Black beats black black 'n' blue
?All makes the good to snap
?
?Black is beautiful
?Black is not...
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Categories:
black love, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
REALITY OF LIFEWhen you're hot
I mean when you start
Glowing or winning
Instead of them to flow
They start looking for faults
Bringing the past you've outgrown to shine
Just to bring you down
Stay strong, so they won't think their plots or plans have been manifested.
When you're happy
They'll do anything
To make you bored
Just to see you...
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Categories:
uplifting, africa, children, community, deep,
Form: Didactic
Got to keep goingWe all wish for something more than what we see,
We’re all searching for a place where we can be free.
With every step we take, the stakes are high,
But we lift each other up, make our spirits fly.
...
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Categories:
uplifting, desire, emotions, hope, inspiration,
Form: Quatrain
Floral Paths of SummerFlowery paths wildly intersect rich, late summer;
While beautiful flute music plays in green trees,
Amidst song so rife, without drumrolls of thunder.
In butterscotch ease, drift humming, honeybees.
While beautiful flute music plays in green trees;
The exotic blooms send pleasant fumes, far away.
In butterscotch ease, drift humming, honeybees;
With huge, tossed hibiscuses, in crimson disarray.
The exotic blooms send pleasant...
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Categories:
uplifting, beautiful, flower, nature, summer,
Form: Pantoum
New Beginnings(April 7, 2025)
To new beginnings,
A moment in time where we have an opening to try and start anew
Every soul has dealt with yearning for a chance to redeem themselves
What better way than to start in the Spring,
How angelic it is when we see the leaves bloom and everything starts to look rich again.
I for...
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Categories:
uplifting, anxiety, blessing, courage, depression,
Form: Free verse
Resplendent Summer 7/14/2025
The splatter of sunlight on the azured-wall,
Does in soul- filled ecstasy brighten!
My soul to write in glory, an uplifting creation.
God, may all poets, their summered-words ,enlighten.
...
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Categories:
poetry, poets, summer, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Life Way Up ThereSometimes a turn is a lifetime
You can't live on the past life.
Move on and face the present
Time can't be a value you miss.
It's a long way forward go off road
No frills, no chills but braveness.
The finishing line intended who's
Heart is fix and mind is made up.
Never let go of good intentions,
But cherish on going to...
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Categories:
allegory, life, spiritual, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Pick Up Your SwordIt's your choice to keep going.
It's your choice to heal.
It's your choice to reflect.
It's your choice to look at
that broken reflection and
to see a warrior.
It's your choice to quit.
It's your choice to stay broken.
It’s your choice to reflect.
It's your choice to look at that
broken reflection and...
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Categories:
uplifting, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Kaleidoscopic Bliss
Dawn beams with vibrant bliss
as morning glow prevails
golden radiance sparks
heaven’s light never fails
while glaring hues blend well
till dusk to bright dream's sails.
Contest Name: SOME KIND OF KALEIDOSCOPIC
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Date Written: July 12, 2025...
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Categories:
uplifting, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
Form: Verse
Coffee together at sunsetWe had a day
straight out of a dream,
perfect in every way.
We savoured our favourite dinner,
satiated, kicked back,
put up our feet.
It was pure harmony,
we didn't want it
to ever end.
Front row seats
for the best outdoor
show in town.
A mug of french vanilla
coffee in hand,
we were one with the universe....
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Categories:
uplifting, nature, peace, romantic, sunset,
Form: Free verse
Betty White graces a stamp
Betty White lived so long,
they had all kinds of names for her.
She managed to stay America's sweetheart
for a century by being kind and funny.
A heart of gold worn on her sleeve,
she could make everyone smile.
Her sweet face is now on a stamp
while the tributes continue coming.
Her curls sweet and eyes a'glitter but
it's her smile...
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Categories:
uplifting, appreciation, career, celebration, celebrity,
Form: Ekphrasis
Dear MotherFor Dwina, in celebration of Talia's
graduation from high school.
Dear mother, warm around me--
tender home for just this while;
so close together, you and I
I feel good when you smile.
Dear mother, here you've brought me
to this world so vast and bright;
oh, hold me close, protect me
and we'll rest here, for the night.
Dear mother, I'm so hungry--
right away,...
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Categories:
uplifting, baby, birth, celebration, child,
Form: Rhyme
MY INDEPENDENCE DAYI wake to choices, mine to make,
No predetermined path to walk,
No scripted lines I have to talk.
This Fourth of July I celebrate
Not just a nation's founding date,
But my own revolution won
The day I chose to be someone
The neighbors whisper, "Strange," they say,
"Why live so differently this way?"
But their approval never fed
The hunger growing in my...
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Categories:
uplifting, independence day, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Uplifting Poems
Definition | What is Uplifting in Poetry?