the poet roadA Poet Road
Now that it is hot and the sun has turned from
a warm friend to a raging enemy, what did I say
to make it so burning hot?
I`m up early and drive around, stopping and take
pictures of growing plants before the rampant
sun makes them lose all colors.
Then, before I knew it was ten o’clock time...
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Categories:
april, 2nd grade, absence, allah,
Form: ABC
A Snowy Day in AprilIt was only a sprig
of red berries poking through
a mantle of snow.
But something in their quiet defiance—
so small, so sure, so bold—
stopped me in rushing mid-stride,
as if beauty had broken
some sealed place inside me,
and light, unbidden,
had found a way in.
The world went quiet around me
except for the whispered ticking
of snow melting on my coat.
The berries...
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Categories:
april, beauty, color, nature, snow,
Form: Free verse
KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope
A man unsure of how to address women
walked into a tube of colored glasses
and bits of painted paper.
he was brought up as a Presbyterian, were
women were held in high esteem
wore long gloves when going to a ball.
He thought the color in the kaleidoscope
where tartish-like women dressed in red
standing on the pavement near a bar.
Yet...
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Categories:
april, art, basketball, beautiful,
Form: ABC
Fresh SpringSoft rains kiss the earth,
buds awaken, skies turn blue
spring hums a new song....
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Categories:
april, flower, spring,
Form: Haiku
a quiet walka quiet walk
In the graveyard, I walked
I didn't take the dog in case she smelt bones
noticed even in death
there are three classes
I was drawn to the famous lies because
their place is more airy
big stones, with swada words in gold, nice
flowers and well-kept lawn
the dead middle-class people's graves were
nice to in black marble
I did come...
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Categories:
adventure, appreciation, april, art,
Form: ABC
April
Snowdrop all over the top
Runs to a quick flop
Daffodil thrown up
In a hasty set up
Lily’s eyes bloom on
petals grace a gentle beacon
Orchid bided her time
It holds an euphonious rhyme
Blossoming flourishing
blooming flowering
Dying falling
Decaying fouling
All then the graden bare
No red roses perfumed the air.
...
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Categories:
april, absence, blessing, daffodils, feelings,
Form: Free verse
EuropeThe Problem of Europe.
Christianity is a rising mist I normally do not bother to
think of I dislike all religions as ill omens told fairytales
demanding to be taken seriously.
The worship of Jesus could have been a friendly affair
bewildered vicars talking about peace and thanking
the ladies for the beautiful flowers.
Until one remembers the Bush and Blair...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, age, april,
Form: ABC
PlaytimeIt is not but a tiny ball of yarn I say as I roll it around in my hand then throw it away. The littlest furball sees it and squalls a hiss which made her mother even twitch. She pounced and rolled and bounced and scolded that teeny tiny ball of yarn until she...
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Categories:
anniversary, appreciation, april, arabic,
Form: Rhyme
the dancerThe Dancer
At fifteen, he was a dancer with a slim body
and narrow hips, after school he walked to
the dance studio where he was welcome
and danced as long as he could
other boys bullied him and said he was
girlish, but the girls liked him because of him
the felt save
On and on he danced, the press wrote
about this...
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Categories:
abuse, addiction, age, april,
Form: ABC
Adieu to AprilApril tries her best to fool us
When she makes her gay debut.
The next thirty days she spends
Trying her best to make amends
For ling'ring cold and frequent showers
With budding trees and fragrant flowers.
Then ere she gaily flits away,
She opens wide the door for May.
...
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Categories:
april,
Form: Rhyme
April shower
a torrential rain drenched us today
much needed some would say
now, after the chaos, settles the calm
while the sun casts its golden glow
on one and all like a warm coat of honey
and we recall how darn lucky we are
to be alive as we eagerly await
oncoming summer indulgences
AP: Honorable Mention 2025...
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Categories:
april, appreciation, hope, rain, seasons,
Form: Free verse
THE ROYAL FAMILY BOONEY BLACK APRIL 1979ABSOLUTLY NO FEAR OF YOUR THREATS FROM 1959 BASIC HEROIN ADDICT ADDICTED TO FENTANYL TODAY THE ROYAL FAMILY SPEAKS PERHAPS THROUGH SAINT ROYAL PLACE WHEN GUNMAN ARRIVED TO END MY LIFE FOR BEING AN INFORMANT FOR THE FEDERAL BUREAU OR INVESTIGATIONS CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO WANT'S YOU DEAD TOUCHY BUT IT'S OKAY...
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Categories:
april, allah,
Form: Naat
Ode to the Hmar Hills"Ode to the Hmar Hills"
No crowded streets, no city’s glare,
But Hmar Hills' green slopes and mist-kissed air—
Where Pherzawl’s rains in whispers fall,
And Senvon’s breeze outshines them all.
Oh Damdiei’s hills, so cool, so high,
Where childhood dreams still paint the sky!
No Delhi’s heat, no Mumbai’s...
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Categories:
april, blessing, creation, culture,
Form: Rhyme
chest cold in April
Categories:
april, sick,
Form: Senryu
morning was sadder than aprilmorning was sadder than april
he looked at his clock and calendar at the same time
then glanced back at april before it ended
and ahead to may before it had begun.
there were no flowers spraying color or fragrance…
no breeze to push the clouds along
and no promise of hope beyond the...
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Categories:
april, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of April Poems
Definition | What is April in Poetry?