A True Poet
...A poet worth his salt is one that feels
each vowel he is tossing in the air;
And poetry's the altar where he kneels
to thank the Almighty in a fervent prayer.
He works as hard as fifty slaves c...
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Categories:
barrages, devotion, emotions, muse, passion,
Form: Rhyme
A Bird's Eye View
...A little bird has flown the nest
to seek a world of wonder
and spreads her wings 'neath skies possessed
by lightning bolts and thunder.
She flee...
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Categories:
barrages, war, world,
Form: Rhyme
Mulberry B
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At Arromanches Les Baines, the British used a massive artificial harbour, known as Mulberry Harbour( specifically Mulberry B) to facilitate the landing of troops and supplies after D Day. It was i...
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Categories:
barrages, appreciation, dedication, hero, war,
Form: Free verse
Never Again
...The cacophony of headlines spills into homes.
Living rooms swell with images of death.
Horror hails against insulated windows...
A fusillade of destruction and trauma
Resonating in a global co...
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Categories:
barrages, war,
Form: Free verse
Ode To the End of War
...Sharpened pens were brutal swords; a war was forged
Blow after blow was struck, with blood rage engorged
Not one single word between them had been spoken
No flag of truce waved, or fri...
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Categories:
barrages, friendship, war,
Form: Epic
Life's Tough, Chill Friend - Try a Nap
...Life's Tough? Chill Friend! Try a Nap!
An afternoon nap (for hour after one's lunch) clears the cobwebs
that make eyes' lids sag, that cocoon good intentions like they were...
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Categories:
barrages, humor, life,
Form: Rhyme
Harmony
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In heaven, hearts will agree… love is the answer, love is the key ~ by poet
When I see the wonder
Reflected in eyes
Dancing like stars in the skies
Waltzing with fireflies
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Categories:
barrages, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
Form: Free verse
Indus River Dolphins
...Indus River Dolphins are listed as, endangered
and are only found in the lower parts of Indus River, Pakistan
They are believed to have originated, in the ancient Tethys Sea
when it dried up, abou...
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Categories:
barrages, animal, beautiful, earth, education,
Form: Rhyme
Sandy Hook Poems 2: Student Tributes
...Here are tribute poems for exceptional children and teachers who should be alive today:
Emilie Parker,
the horror grows starker
as we see your sweet image
and cringe at the carnage;
but dear, ...
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Categories:
barrages, children, school, student, teacher,
Form: Verse
Fractured Canterbury Tales
...For the benefit of any non-Middle-English
speakers, a literal, word-for-word translation
has been provided beneath each line of
the original:
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote!
When w...
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Categories:
barrages, adventure, literature,
Form: Light Verse
Brave Only With Hope
...As i say a man may not cry i truly wish to cry.... I must say that Bravery lays in me... A Man Suited in armor taking barrages of arrows is brave.... A man charging into a barrage of cannon and muske...
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Categories:
barrages, america, courage,
Form: Romanticism
The Retelling of the Myth of the Legend of the Mythical Icaphus
..."MY ARMS ARE SORE!"
*silence*
"HEY!! DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ROCKS?!?!"
*silence*
"FINALLY. I DID IT! *HEAVES* "
"CA-CAAW!"
"No. You have to be kidding me. This absolutely sucks."
Legendary I...
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Categories:
barrages, myth, mythology, silly, strength,
Form: Free verse
Building Castles In the Sky
...Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach Or What Is in A Name
When building Babylonian Towers with the Lego of our minds we construct
our world and worlds our truths and meanings our dream...
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Categories:
barrages, god, religion,
Form: Free verse
A Cold Voyage Into the Depths of My Mind
...A very dark and lonely place, my mind is
Most of my time is spent there, as not much goes on to my person
To ever take me outside of it
A fantasyland it could be thought of as
Barrages of thought...
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Categories:
barrages, confusion, depression, emotions, introspection,
Form: I do not know?
Teething Tigers
...Western wars brought to foreign fields
Bullet barrages blocked by grim guillotines
Petulant petrol fans the flickering flames
Courageous captains solder soldiers together
Teething tigers ripped f...
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Categories:
barrages, political, war, , western,
Form: Alliteration
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