Best Dictums Poems
Below are the all-time best Dictums poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of dictums poems written by PoetrySoup members
TWINFLAMESTWINFLAMES
Obsidian oscillated into lava
slid across syntactic streams
tumbled thick greenwood thickets
...
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Categories:
dictums, allusion, blessing, character, deep,
Form:
Alliteration
Dictum of Insanity
On par to manage joyful course
Approach to live without remorse
While dictums of insanity
Are grinding spars impaling me
Perchance to light upon derail
The most melodic harmony
The rest...
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Categories:
dictums, angst,
Form:
Rhyme
Me and Me FirstThat soft-spoken Sovereign commands a big stick,
runs the world into ruins, once our bailiwick.
If asked why, He grins grimly, pale lips slightly pursed:
"Vindication? Straightforward:...
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Categories:
dictums, political, society, world,
Form:
Quatrain
Into the SunsetOn nights of distress, he embraces me and states I am not his hostage.
I am beautiful and must be kidnapped.
He longed for my touched.
His characteristics...
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Categories:
dictums, dance, dark, deep, i
Form:
Verse
A Modern Tribute To AntiquityA bit I have travelled, in the cities of this world
Each with a history – a tale that can be told
Through the lens of the...
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Categories:
dictums, historycity, history,
Form:
I do not know?
OutsideOUTSIDE
Sun awakens from its sleep
stillness of the day uninterrupted
morning rituals call
hold to momentary pause.
The mirror speaks,
an epiphany.
Its quintessence brought forth so true
prior existence but a...
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Categories:
dictums, race,
Form:
Bio
Playing the VictimI feel deep sadness for the sullen and morose,
For their lives are wallowing in dissatisfaction
Unable to experience “The Lightness of Being,”
Aligning themselves with a disgruntled...
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Categories:
dictums, anti bullying, people, spoken
Form:
Rhyme
Rwanda's PainThe Belgian masters of old
gave in to the devil's wish,
offering Tutsi blood to
fill the Hutu tribal dish.
Wretched souls hacked asunder
killed in the shadow of fear,
corpses...
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Categories:
dictums, abuse, angst, anxiety, conflict,
Form:
Quatrain
Parody of a SoldierEagerly joining the nation's martial order,
Becoming Uncle Sam's itinerant boarder,
Pledging to defend my country's border,
Against foreign malice and internal disorder.
Callously disregarding my own personal ambition,
Carelessly...
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Categories:
dictums, introspection, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Memories of Our Memory LaneDropping my heart to the level of oceans
Once reflected living in life and memories of adore,
Your hibernation drove my seasonal moods
And mesmerized my...
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Categories:
dictums, lost love, love, memory,
Form:
Other
Court HistoriansThe Court Historians'
official dictums
of special reports
and minor fiction from
deep in the archives
where they've been
resting with other lies
besides these, and other
generally accepted deeds
have just been released
for...
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Categories:
dictums, history, social,
Form:
Elegy
A Prayer Greeting For My Poetry Soup FamilyLet this decade of 2020
Be the decade of plenty!
May we all sow seeds,
Of many good deeds,
Not for personal gains,
But to relieve the pains,
Of many human...
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Categories:
dictums, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form:
Prose Poetry
InvictumAgainst wild dogma and feathery wit,
Shall your sound idioms and wisdom
Outshine fickle folios of mortal sages;
Proving verity in its irrepressible form.
Your arresting dictums shall outshine
Obtuse...
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Categories:
dictums, allegory, allusion, destiny, devotion,
Form:
Didactic
A Pristine Swan
Written: February 07, 2024
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It appears as if
the...
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Categories:
dictums, analogy, appreciation, culture, music,
Form:
Free verse