MUSIC TO THE EYESThe rising and setting
Of the sun…
The waxing and waning
Of the moon…
The orchestrated constellations
Of the beaming stars…
The staccato positionings
Of the planets…
The andante asteroids, comets,
And nebulae…
The soprano and baritone
Lighting and thunder…
All a beautiful canvasing
Galactic symphony…
Cosmic 24-hour live stream
Music to the eyes…
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Categories:
allegory,
Form: Free verse
Seedsin soddening tempest
and billowing gale
i stand and plead with God
for drought
feet rooted in scuttling sand
wind-swept grains thrash at my face
i stand and plead with God
for typhoons
one day i wake up
keeled over in shallow puddles
brought to a boil
by a horizon's line of sun
a flower sprouts by my open palms
and i ask God
for...
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Categories:
allegory, change, courage, environment, god,
Form: Free verse
By accident
As
if by
accident
a fellow died
an arrest denied
did he fry on purpose
no one cared no one ran in
all kept silent, as if tongue tied
one body burning, sheeting on fire
a whore lit a smoke he got lost inside...
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Categories:
allegory,
Form: Etheree
To Being Waters Of GodTo Being Waters Of God
Wars evaporate
the lives God gives us to live;
but peace hydrates them:-
It’s time for us to hydrate
and dissolve life’s worldwide wars:-
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Categories:
allegory, analogy, introspection, life,
Form: Tanka
AN ACOUSTIC POLITICAL GUMBO
Categories:
allegory, america, analogy, anxiety,
Form: Acrostic
RED POLITICAL BUGS
Red Political Bugs
Mosquito-like bites,
Sucking blood, uprooting life:
Today’s politics:-
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Categories:
abuse, allegory, america, conflict,
Form: Senryu
WAR'S OXYMORONIC JUSTIFICATION: AN AWARENESS HAIKU TRIOWAR’S OXYMORONIC JUSTIFICATION
(An Awareness Haiku Trio)
They say, sowing war
is a profound investment
reaping fruits of peace:-
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Categories:
allegory,
Form: Haiku
BLUE NUDE : Pablo Picasso: 1902
Categories:
allegory, allusion, art, bereavement,
Form: Ekphrasis
BEING IN GOD'S DELIVERENCE
BEING IN GOD’S DELIVERANCE
Be of pregnant faith,
Its waters breaking daily;
Healings being born:
Fertilized hope delivers.
Nothing can abort God’s grace:-
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Categories:
allegory, encouraging, extended metaphor,
Form: Tanka
A WARM SUMMER THOUGHTA WARM SUMMER THOUGHT
Summer is coming;
may its warm waters dissolve
the hate that spring missed:-
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Categories:
allegory, faith, hope, nature,
Form: Haiku
NATURE'S WATERFALLSNature’s Waterfalls
Waves of waterfalls,
gushing towards life’s hot shores,
froth healing coolness:-
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Categories:
allegory,
Form: Haiku
Father of the Ripening DawnMay peace follow you-said the half naked lady that breathed life into the night
Return the calm you took from me, fair lady of the sky
Every night I see you-
Just as I saw you with my lover,
And just as I saw you with my grief
Become new or I will cease the dark-
the dark permitting your presence
My...
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Categories:
12th grade, allegory, angel,
Form: Free verse
To Bridge The GapI’ve never been kissed on the dance floor.
With him, I feel light-hearted,
but apart, I’m utterly devastated.
I’m a dreamer, he’s laid-back,
and without a genuine connection, our love feels
like scenes from a disconnected game—
where hate destroys, yet love seeks to heal.
But with each...
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Categories:
10th grade, absence, allegory,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Cure for MeI remember when
The stars weren't my own
I remember when
Sad stories of a real soul
I remember when
We used to play pretend
My future, my escape
Dream of another time or place
What shall become of me?
Only doubt
What did I see?
Nothing, no belief
I know now.
Her sorrows aren't unheard
Her tears water my soul
Gave way to a new being
Made new, now whole
Her...
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Categories:
11th grade, allah, allegory,
Form: Free verse
Too much to HandleToo Much to Handle**
These days, I find myself captivated by TikTok, spending hours scrolling through its endless stream of content, even more than I indulge in writing my poetry. Ouch! It feels like a betrayal to my creative spirit. My body is not merely flesh ready to be consumed; it’s a sacred vessel, a fortress...
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Categories:
allegory, 10th grade, abuse, age,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Specific Types of Allegory Poems
Definition | What is Allegory in Poetry?
Poems Related to Allegory
figuration, parable, emblem, myth, symbol, story, tale, moral, fable, symbolism, apologue, symbolization, typification,