Archetypes Poems

The Great American Fallacy

...Something caught between the eyes of fellowship and the riddle of thought makes any setting unforeseeable. Yet, within the mannerisms of those declawed by the very societies they themselves conceived...
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Categories: archetypes, america, community, culture, environment,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberIn the depths of silence, when the moon sings its melancholy tune

...In the depths of silence, when the moon sings its melancholy tune,
I lose myself in the whispers of the wind, seeking an ancient rune.
On the paths of night, my steps echo like falling stars in fli...
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Categories: archetypes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberIn the depths of silence, when the soul transforms into an echo of dreams

...In the depths of silence, when the soul transforms into an echo of dreams,
An ancient song is born, a tremor of divine creation,
Where duality weaves into spirals of light and shadow,
And the arti...
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Categories: archetypes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberIn the silence of the night, words roll like waves of time

...In the silence of the night, words roll like waves of time,
She sees her face in every letter, as in an ancient mirror,
I don't need to watch her read, I know she feels the call,
Somewhere deep in...
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Categories: archetypes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberIn the darkness that envelops us like an endless veil of mystery

...In the darkness that envelops us like an endless veil of mystery,
The modern man struggles within his own shadow, a wandering soul,
Reviving the echo of the lower soul, caught in Satan's snare,
No...
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Categories: archetypes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberHuman Hyenas

...**Human Hyenas**

Since the dawn of humanity, the narrative surrounding creation has often placed Adam at the center, positioning him as the architect of the enchanting yet elusive Garden of Eden. ...
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Categories: archetypes, abuse, allusion, america,
Form: Narrative

Premium MemberNew archetypes are rising, whispering among shadows and unspoken dreams

...New archetypes are rising, whispering among shadows and unspoken dreams,
You are not "too sensitive" or "too intense," you are simply remembering a nameless role,
A role that takes shape now, in th...
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Categories: archetypes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMythmakers Often Miss the Stop

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Each moment arrives
already threaded—
camels crossing through narrowed eyes,
yesterday's needles.
I see the burden in your face when I get here,
but it’s not your face;
rather a ripple of som...
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Categories: archetypes, body, community, courage, inspiration,
Form: Free verse

THE DOORMAN

...THE DOORMAN

He announced himself 
as doorman pulling   
veils of vortices 
archetypes tumbled out
there was Einstein and
St Theresa even Blake
and Stalin

Floating like elementals
with el...
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Categories: archetypes, 12th grade, destiny, extended
Form: Free verse

Were there rules

...Okay, boomers, doing great,
We know it's never too late,
Rules can be bent, you see,
Rules shape society,
Archetypes we designed,
Thought control, never mind,
Divine love transcends all rules,
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Categories: archetypes, appreciation, devotion, faith, love,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberOld Glory, Updated Story

...Old Glory
     Updated Story
       Banner Still Waves Free

     Stars 'n Stripes
     Archetypes ~
       Eisenhower, Reagan, Niki Haley...
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Categories: archetypes, freedom, leadership, patriotic, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme

Abyssal Peace

...Beneath the endless waves lays a body
Piscine and bow-legged; felt from miles away
Next to it, I sit
Lungs half-full, dappled sunlight caressing me

An abyssal peace shared with none
A third di...
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Categories: archetypes, memory, ocean, peace, water,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe Uncanny Stranger

...The stranger is strange, pariah, leper sounds offbeat,
 Neither truculent, nor relevant, all destined to encounter the doomed relic;
The bizarre outlander, alien to stimulate the instant pulse-beat...
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Categories: archetypes, fate, fear, grief, hate,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberQuality Control

...Jesus searched for disciples in the Middle East

came up with Thomas Mark Mathew and John

quite a leap of faith from the dessert to London

with bridges burning and not a bush in sight

oh y...
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Categories: archetypes, courage,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberA Poem For My History Teacher

...I wanted to write
 The best slavery poem   ever written—
Perhaps win a Pulitzer or Faulkner. 

I had every intention of conforming 
To the standards 
Of modern verse and composition, 
Lyrics f...
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Categories: archetypes, assonance, forgiveness, history, holocaust,
Form: Rhyme

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