GreciansGrecians
Hellas and the port of Piraeus hold a memory
in my seafarer’s heart, civilized people, no
they are not leaders of efficiency, but you can
talk to them and expand your knowledge.
Not forgetting whores, they had time for a drink
sharing, a joke, and didn’t hurry you.
In Hamburg, it was never thus, no smiles, no foreplay
efficiency ruled; money on...
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Categories:
anti bullying, august, betrayal,
Form: ABC
Blood in the QuietSilence isn’t quiet —
it’s the scream stuck in my throat,
the venom dripping from broken teeth,
the promise shattered on cracked floors.
Your silence is a fist
beating against my ribs,
each unanswered breath a knife twisting deeper,
a war waging beneath broken skin.
I claw at shadows
grasping ghosts that slip through bleeding fingers,
love drowned in the dark,
where silence is a battlefield
and...
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Categories:
august, betrayal, dark, hate,
Form: Free verse
Under an August Sunthe soothing shade from a majestic oak tree
refreshes in a marvelous mellow way
as a gentle breeze sways in rhythm its lush green
nostalgic memories of love have come and gone
whilst the magic of summer has only just begun...
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Categories:
august, change, love, magic,
Form: Free verse
the bodyThe body
Johan on the strand
The sun shone on his belly
Gulls had gouged his eyes
Crabs crawled into his nose
came out of his mouth
A shroud of sea tar
A man strummed a guitar
A girl laughed
A summer in 1954.
...
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Categories:
angst, assonance, august,
Form: ABC
Randall vs Randallwhat is left of me,
once you have taken all that I am?
what words are left for me to wallow in
after you say goodbye?
in who's arm do I find comfort,
now that mine have been shackled?
how do I say I love you
when I can't bring myself to love again,
or have I ever?
how...
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Categories:
absence, addiction, anger, august,
Form: Free verse
Emotional ShrapnelContinuous cathartic resonance of black bashful veil,
imposing the darkest recess and its tangled tantrums amassed,
phases exist without problematic manifest intrusion illusory but for a while,
the reckless chilling bursts of wild incendiary angst a blight,
such burdens match interminable interior and exterior struggle,
the bulk of etched trauma recent or derivative of remote life event,
an additional weight as...
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Categories:
anxiety, august, change, courage,
Form: Free verse
Motherthough my life is rougher
Compared to some other
And constantly i suffer
Never will i trade it for another
Even if its a life much better
To me it will not matter
I will be just stronger
And try to be much wiser
Protect them from danger
Give the best of life i can offer
For there is no greater joy
To...
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Categories:
10th grade, age, august,
Form: Free verse
RomanticizeI looked at the trees.
They moved with the birds, while they chirped and laughed.
Shutting the door, my hand shaking from former caffeine.
I heard music from my room.
It stopped.
My speaker died.
The blinds let the light in and my room smelled good,
like laundry in the morning.
My skin was easy today and my lips...
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Categories:
august, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
At the End of the Road, At the End of the DayAfter Angella Voras-Hills
fallen green apples here and there
at a dead end, the yard is
where in the story lies an
ending, the life I lead an illusion
a collage along the road of
broken houses bathed in light
a quiet moment, a lament when
the day bleeds into colors
and all my realities and dreams connect
There is an illusion of light...
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Categories:
august, jobs, life, muse,
Form: Other
Rush Hour
Mine is a wild spring step,
shoe heels dash leaf strewn path,
wrinkled drivers sour mien,
from rueful rush hour toll,
as sluggish cars inch by,
my drained feet moult traction...
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Categories:
august, deep, environment, fantasy,
Form: Verse
Tears Of A ClownAgainst a willowy wailing backdrop of inner chaos,
an indignant incendiary mask stifles the simmering cauldrons,
of a stoic stage clown post lachrymose performance wearily stunning yet stung,
or the surreptitious posture of the laugh it off as mediocre bypass,
iron clad ruthless repression of bone rattle indignation a seeker of impoverished aperture,
whilst many can manage to laugh through...
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, august, confusion,
Form: Free verse
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:
august, anniversary, appreciation, april, arabic,
Form: Rhyme
Galleon foreWhere the hail crests the sunlight by the hill on which we laid
Though the bedding were not empty as the rocks did fight away
In the confounds of our memories too soon pass ways galore
Love then dines as faiths are born to the measure of one’s hearts true implore
Then the captives of the waves sang...
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Categories:
august, autumn, blessing, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Sonnet to the Wakanda King: Chadwick BosemanA man had returned to the dust!
His friends had called to check on him
On this twenty-eight of August.
Not knowing he was a victim.
The night before, all three of them:
Greg Reid, Javon, and Michael B.
Knowing he was for them a gem,
Made sure, at home, he had to be.
Now, did they know he was dying
Or did...
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Categories:
appreciation, august, death of
Form: Sonnet
So Fondly RecallYour gentle touch,
sparks myriads of,
memories secretly lodged,
sequestered on queue,
awaiting slender threads,
of poignant smile so warm,
heartfelt dispensation without strain,
at platforms, bus stops, meeting points,
that simple please excuse benign tone,
amidst the daily lifestyle jostle,
to raise the flustered traveller,
from self-imposed scarlet blush,
when items from stuffed bag vanish,
only for my conscientious aunt to interject,
is this item yours...
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Categories:
appreciation, august, beautiful, beauty,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of August Poems
Definition | What is August in Poetry?
Poems Related to August
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