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civil warHamlet, sharpen your sword of trust, for Macbeth is surely waiting.
The specter of ‘Civil war’ stalks the land and the ghosts of senseless violence, so long docile, have come to hollow-eyed attention.
Our cauldron was filled...
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Categories:
america, conflict, emotions, fear,
Form: Free verse
RFK JR, A RE-POST
With sadness, that never ceased,
I watched your Father shot on live television.
I was living in Chicago and Elena, a baby
in my arms asleep.
Your Father, Robert had just won California
and “on to Chicago” was...
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Categories:
america, history,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
america, clothes, love,
Form: Ballade
Magically circleLife is a circle.
Situations are a mixture.
A circle of thinkable and unthinkable
opportunities gets you jumping irrelevantly.
The slipy nature of happiness goes in haste;
you want to stop, but it passes out.
A one is tired, a...
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Categories:
age, america, analogy, anti
Form: Free verse
Matthew O Harris Ease A FAKE IrishmanMatthew O' Harris Ease A "FAKE" Irishman
Saint Patrick's Day, or
Feast of Saint Patrick
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
invoke even non Irish to proclaim
Éirinn go Brách
translated as "Ireland Forever."
Though semitic thru and thru
yours truly (me) dons guise of being...
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Categories:
adventure, america, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
FIND THE COST OF FREEDOMFIND THE COST OF FREEDOM
How much does freedom cost?
Our young soldiers go and fight and get shot
How did this war even start?
What drove these countries apart?
There are so much pain and tears
Over all these years...
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Categories:
america, conflict, death, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
Woven World of WomenWoven worlds of women
Stitched together by pleasure and pain
Colorful quilting language
But at the core the subject the same
How to make something from nothing
How to surf the teal tides of life
How to get lost in...
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Categories:
america,
Form: Free verse
City EchoesThe sun has risen, and a dove is cooing outside my window. All the tall buildings on my block seem to be resting. Here I am thinking of the cave man—his strength, his battles. Skylines,...
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Categories:
america, anger, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Her P is Not FreeThere once was a girl from Charlotte
Rumors spread that she is a harlot
She was loose in her ways
And perhaps her suitors did pay
Would it be better if free tomorrow Scarlet...
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Categories:
america, integrity, poetry,
Form: Limerick
RunawaysReluctant to be a child
Unsupervised in the wild
Never dreamed of trafficking
All the screams inside happening
Wide eyed and busy tail
All points bulletin for sale
Youth is lost sold to a John
Simple teen years now gone...
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Categories:
abuse, america, angst, betrayal,
Form: Acrostic
Cost Of LivingHave you priced a roast or a stake lately,
or had to fill your tank with gasoline?
The cost of living has increased greatly,
and companies blame it on going green.
Corporations are raking in billions,
while some struggle to...
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Categories:
america, anger, anxiety, how
Form: Sonnet
When You are in the moodWhen you are in the mood just do what you have to do and don’t get confused; when you are in the mood take a voyage to the moon and plant some poles in the...
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Categories:
america, appreciation, beach, beautiful,
Form: Narrative
Old Lady LibertyEver stand in the pouring rain
And feel the loss, feel the pain,
Watching all your dreams get washed away?
Seems like ev'ry now and then
You don't know...
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Categories:
america, song,
Form: Rhyme
Companion Poetry
Companion Poetry is about Eternal God
The Divines which are Mother Mary and the Saints
Written words are based on Jac’s Poetrysoup Corner & 517Jacqueline in poetrysoup.com
To explore the world of...
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Categories:
america, christian, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
Black and WhiteA long, dark, lonely night.
The aroma of my black coffee.
A scary black cat.
The color of the pen I use to write.
The color of my hair flowing around me.
The fluttering wings of a bat.
As white as...
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Categories:
america, color, dark, light,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of America Poems
Definition | What is America in Poetry?
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