10th Grade Poems | Examples of 10th Grade Poetry

Chuck has rules for his children for his house, truck and wife his rules are inflexible staunch edicts in his life a rule for eating, for putting things away a rule for gardening and swimming in the bay Chuck’s rules are obsessive, some are silly too But since none of them are working, what else can his family do?...

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Cover your mouth and laugh it out. The world blinks, Clink, clink. Every bottle comes with a label. Every child comes with a mother. Every person comes with an identity. Every murderer comes with a motive. They explain, They birth, They express, And they kill. But someday will they become the meal? What if it was reversed? Would they try to become more diverse? Or become mentally...

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At the end of the day, we’re all a part of the same sunset. ...

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If I could go back in time, I’d go back to when I believed in soulmates the way I believe the stars in the night sky guide us to a predetermined destiny. Poorly illuminated by the moon, leaving you to seek yourself intentionally. Well, I’ve learned you can throw away fate when you make an extremist choice, deviating against that destiny. Like salmon in...

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the elf boy came out of the meadow annoyed with the fey They had not been especially kind to him on this July day Some had jeered and made fun of his overlarge ears His feelings were hurt by these mean sounding jeers the elf boy’s mama could tell by his face That he had not been treated respectfully or...

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steampunk bee couple slipped out of the hive Do you have the address? Three asked number five If caught by the queen, neither would be alive Drone soldiers came and they hid under a bus with one dive Could they ever escape the queen’s querulous hive? It was a conundrum that worried both three and five They wondered if they would...

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Q Did they really make a practice sacrifice of a red heifer on the temple mount? A There's a great deal of speculation with both parties making their educated hypotheses: They really did sacrifice a red heifer cause the temple institute doesn't make 'practice sacrifices' and they made...

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O just how much do you love Jesus? Is He really 'your all and all and your Everything? Do you get 'goose bumps all over' From singing psalms and worshiping God instead of admiring four leaf Clovers. Then one of them, a lawyer asked Him a question, testing Him and saying," Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said to...

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--BlossomMonyei-- Walk by faith not sight What if I fall? What if I stumble? In this darkest night. My faith is weak In volumes fear speaks Show me your face My doubts will burn. #blossommonyei #liberiapoetry Liberia Poetry Association. Voice of Liberia-VOL...

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--BlossomMonyei-- Raised in the harshest sun It hurts in his bone This life he asked from no one Planted amongst those with hearts of stone. A black man Clueless, clumsy His life's navigation was turned off The don't care about him. His mistakes He can't erase He'll move on somehow Though he withers. A black man Meets friends They did him wrong They did it again. "Is the world against...

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"The Race of life" by #blossommonyei The race of life I am about to describe Where some has to work and strive While the others bribe. As the first car runs faster than the other With ease it crosses every border It wins every level Without any struggle. The second car lacked speed. And prays not to be defeated. To him the audience paid less heed. You...

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Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day; Whether close or far, lead the way, So, what if it’s a weekend or a weekday? Until we stand at crossroads; Until we stand in contemplation. Do we both go north? Do we part? There’s so much temptation, But sometimes it's better to just let go; To live, to know, to understand...

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Nature is calling, your hips swaying. A light snowfall takes place in a winter breeze. The footprints of a doe and her fawn grace the land in fragments. Broken bits of grass poke out from where they were last seen, in brown, sticky patches. A moose, a rabbit, a raccoon— resting, rejuvenating, saving their strength. Birds chirp, wolves howl. I close my eyes and know I’ve made it. Did you make it to Italy, sparrow? For I am yet to make...

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Love me, goddamn it, just love me. I know that I'm worthy or deserving of something, at least, don't make me have to get on my knees and beg again. Oh, wait, I forgot- I'm not allowed to be vulnerable. ...

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If I could catch the stars in a mason jar would it be enough to prove myself? I don't want to be here anymore. I want to be up in space where all of the fireflies reside. They don't care if I'm not good enough. ...

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