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American Poems - Poems about American

American Poems - Examples of all types of poems about american to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for american.
Wounded Whisper
in america there are many mysteries not often mentioned by the public there are beasts in the woods who aren’t animals otherworldly beings called skinwalkers but if you don’t listen to native folklore you’d never know my...Read More
Categories: america, native american,
Form: Free verse



Legacy
How does one carry the world? On their back like a snail. Old and low. Cold and slow. Crawl along the rough terrain steadily... and leave behind you a silvery legacy. ...Read More
Categories: american, america, analogy, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Adorn
I wish so much, For the both of us, To be safe, to be warm: Away from harm, And engulfed, In each others' arms -...Read More
Categories: appreciation, black african american,
Form: Lyric
My Africa Is Free
In Africa's embrace, freedom sings, Through vast plains and rivers' springs. A continent's heartbeat, strong and true, Where dreams take flight, where hopes renew. From ancient tribes to modern days, A tapestry of colors, myriad ways, The spirit dances, unbound and...Read More
Categories: american, 1st grade, africa, black
Form: Rhyme
meditation on sitka
alas, used to not be alaska but russia, yet the people remained borders moving across them like the northern lights something you don't feel the roar of the ocean is nothing once at shore the numb of...Read More
Categories: america, beauty, native american,
Form: Free verse



drumming the way
Trying to find The happiness of Trying to find The way They kept him on life support I sat outside and would not move He had suffered greatly from his heart attack I tried to pray but I had no connection I...Read More
Categories: black african american, death
Form: Epitaph
Premium Member Through Her Eyes
Through Her Eyes It’s through her eyes, that hide her cries, one sees into her soul which feigns the fears and teems with tears that time cannot console. She’s heard the rhymes of ancient times as elders tell their...Read More
Categories: native american, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Larry Legend - Prejudice Knows No Color
Old-time fans called him 'The Great White Hope' Larry Bird had to 'walk the tightrope' He was no dope; he knew he was special So he...Read More
Categories: basketball, black african american,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Dancing Pequot River
Flying free in rooftop ecstasy Raptor's wings direct with feathered pins strong, erect swelling mountain chests then wings brought safely down protecting Earth's most sacred wounds. Standing Yang with wings wide spread Left then Right rebalancing Bent over filling in Yin's flow extending gratitude for out bold...Read More
Categories: american, dance, earth day, health,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Greek Philosopher Anaximander
Greek Philosopher Anaximander proposed that all life began in the sea.Allah"made from water every living thing"And We created from water every living thing.Darwin did not know genetics. He also did not know about genetic mutation. Humans and monkeys are...Read More
Categories: american, africa, age, allah, bible,
Form: Tazkira
Premium Member Grandmother Spider Weaves
Grandmother spider’s weaving is intricate, delicate, beyond compare Like Belgium lace or the intricate weave of a bamboo chair She spins her truth by night, it gets water beads on it by day. We observe in silence as...Read More
Categories: native american,
Form: Rhyme
Oh Black Americans
Oh! Black Americans,  Africa is your motherland And most Africans love you Not because you are called African Americans And lost your African mother tongues And cultures. Being called Americans while speaking African dialects , suit...Read More
Categories: american, africa, america, black african
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Adivasi, the natives
Natives, Adivasi, however we identify them, They were there before we came, and took over their land from them, We used them, displaced them, put a dagger of pain in their hearts, They only shed tear of...Read More
Categories: native american,
Form: Free verse
No woman , No cry
The bags under her eyes are very heavy, You call them her luggage Why does she handle so much luggage ? Because she keeps moving foward never forgetting her past Her cry cries out, Sweet mother, salty tears. Where...Read More
Categories: black african american, black
Form: Free verse
No woman , No cry
The bags under her eyes are very heavy, You call them her luggage Why does she handle so much luggage ? Because she keeps moving foward never forgetting her past Her cry cries out, Sweet mother, salty tears. Where...Read More
Categories: black african american, black
Form: Free verse

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