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A verse is a single metrical line of poetry or poetry in general (as opposed to prose which uses grammatical units like sentences and paragraphs), but there is more to a verse. What is verse in poetry (complete definition)?
Spring SonataListen to the longing of my heart
Like a seed that misses the damp of your kiss
May the song that I sing
Give you smile and find you well
May the skies that you...
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Categories:
verse, spring,
Form: Free verse
sitting side by side in daisy chairsJanet did not know how well her boyfriend would do with her daughter.
She kept them separate until she was sure he might be “the one”.
Daisy, at four, did not need to fall in love with...
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Categories:
verse, love,
Form: Free verse
Packing for Winterhe is packing food for winter
each kernel might make the difference
between surviving the Iowa winter and not
some say owls are wise
they have nothing on squirrels
he begins his climb to his nest
where he deposits his corn
wishing...
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Categories:
verse, animal,
Form: Free verse
Harry Picks up Sheryl from the AirportSheryl had never been a fan of public affection.
Harry knew this, but he was hoping.
When they parted she had used the term “boy next door”.
He saw that as a brush off.
She had been attending college...
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Categories:
verse, desire, love,
Form: Free verse
Elmira Faerie has been ReassignedElmira faerie used to paint teeth
It was disgusting.
She asked to be reassigned.
faerie manager took pity on her.
She now paints flowers white.
Lily of the valley, daisy, Queen Anne’s lace.
She gets to ride on the back of...
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Categories:
verse, fairy,
Form: Free verse
brilliant photographic opportunitiesshells wandered out onto the beach in strips and slashes
from the air it probably looked like a Shriner’s convention
God was materializing in the east in the form of an explosion
I ran to get my camera,...
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Categories:
verse, beach,
Form: Free verse
The Caged WingsI was walking into a garden
That resembles the Eden.
With flowers and fruits
hanging by the grooves.
I looked to my right,
a pond with ducks hanging by the side.
They wiggled around their huts,
eating fish and sitting in the...
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Categories:
verse, anger, animal, beauty, bird,
Form: Free verse
Imperfecty BeautifulThis painting is called Imperfecty Beautiful, I did it some time back, but it has a lot of meaning to me.I learned a great lesson when I painted it, everything in this picture is out...
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Categories:
verse, art, christian, confidence, creation,
Form: Free verse
Sitting In SilenceNo edifice harbors more profound silence than this,
Each door creaks with a mournful cadence as if bearing the weight of years.
The stairs emit a plaintive screech, echoing the passage of time.
All that once flourished now...
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Categories:
verse, death, devotion, lost love,
Form: Free verse
It Could Help But Is SelfishGone today
Because the waves were leaving
The sound of my footsteps pressed in sand
A pink sky
What’s behind me is never seen again
Becoming detached diving in
Maybe it’s time
I can’t see my body
Not a dream or nightmare
“Tell me,...
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Categories:
verse, addiction, confusion, destiny, hope,
Form: Free verse
VDear secret, have I done you justice?
Can I finally lay you to rest?
Please understand,
I never bid farewell, Esteem I cannot forget,
From mutual feelings
shown through quiet years,
How I miss thy company
ever fleeting,...
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Categories:
verse, absence, art, beautiful, care,
Form: Free verse
Journey To RealityThe world we let die not just of ourselves
Personal devotion to existence being
Trees fall, extinction of life once was
Like a plague, our making our own destruction
Life of new generation we form
A world of expectations...
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Categories:
verse, character, identity, image, perspective,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Time Capsule Of ChangeSomething inside wants to shine
But do I dare let it breath
What kind of harm would it cause
When it reaches out
From with in
Where it never has been a popular choice
Should I let you see how ugly...
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Categories:
verse, conflict, dark, fear, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Lapsed contra dancer rediscovers his happy placeLapsed contra dancer rediscovers his happy place
I tip figurative hat to the late Cathy Robertson, longtime (lifetime) Thomas Paine Unitarian Church member, who unwittingly and quite casually made mention of contra dancing, which inopportunely, inextricably,...
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Categories:
verse, 12th grade, addiction, adventure,
Form: Free verse
BrutalityI haven't even processed
And There came another .
once again buried
Innocent's story of brutality.
My worries doesn't stand a chance
For what they went through
Places full of joyous chants
Their voices ignored as deafening...
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Categories:
verse, abuse, anti bullying, courage,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Verse Poems
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art, animals, christmas, death, dog, family, flowers, food, friendship, funny, halloween, kids, life, love, music, nature, nursery, parents, school, spring, sports, war, winter
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