Best Immortalised Poems
911 the Falling Man ComethThe falling man, one photograph captured in time
An unforgettable image, imprinted on this mind
He represents us all, weather we like it or not
...
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Categories:
immortalised, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
The Night I Kissed Her LipsThe night I kissed her lips was last May;
But the wind came and blew it all away:
Again I kissed her lips and made her weep,
But came the moon, and made my kiss her sleep.
‘O what a man,’ she exclaimed, ‘that dost kiss me
With a kiss...
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Categories:
immortalised, for her,
Form:
Sonnet
GandhiGandhi
What principle stimulated or stirred this Guy
Which Doctrine or what Teaching did he buy?
Sauntering on sandals and wrapt on his robe
Miles that he treaded traversed entire Globe.
He taught of pure Love- Peace did he teach
Violence did he spurn- Tolerance did he preach.
Vision in his keen...
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Categories:
immortalised,
Form:
Couplet
Eternal BeautyI can see us kicking around in our old hometown
Where the pylons buzzed crackling with dampness
Into the open cast crust of the iron ground;
And as I recall there was never a time that felt as cool
Or as real and full of youth and life as...
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Categories:
immortalised, life, lost love, love,
Form:
Verse
The Only Star For MeBethlehem, a star attraction, out of thee,
Among the chilliads, the small, the great.
A shining example - how grateful are we?
How deep and wide, one stellar star of fate.
In storehouses: blessings, rain, mannah and snow.
Likewise, one brilliant star from the creation of time,
Proudly displayed, in Paradise,...
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Categories:
immortalised, star,
Form:
Rhyme
An Immortal LegacyAn immortal legacy
None is immortal all destined to die
the humble mason or the wisest king
be it those winged creatures that soar humming
one day all will perish under the sky
Yet there may be much more than strikes the eye
whispering melodies resurge to sing
trail of shadows persistent...
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Categories:
immortalised, grave, remembrance day,
Form:
Italian Sonnet
Marching RocksMarching Rocks
Like Toffee people chasing the westerly breeze
And, presumably ordered, abruptly, to freeze-
Tableaux is evocative of an ancient command
That left a sprawl of stones scattered on the land.
On swift flight in one course towards the West
Serrated line of rock tell of...
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Categories:
immortalised,
Form:
Couplet
Echoes of a Victims PleaEchoes of A Victims Plea
The fires burn on; the polemics fuelled
More crocodile tears from the politicians who've duelled
To capture the lens of the Press.
But our loved ones cry that simple tear
For those of us whom they loved so dear
.........Immortalised (they) nonetheless!!!
Now the cruel sea with...
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Categories:
immortalised, angst, bereavement, conflict, eulogy,
Form:
Anne Frank's School DaysAnne Frank, a little girl
smart, beautiful and witty
on her thirteenth birthday
got, as gift, a small notebook
she promptly named Kitty.
Kitty soon became a friend
dear and close;
with it Anne shared
the secrets of her heart
her joys and woes.
Showcased in her diary
were events, children, women and men
drawn from school...
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Categories:
immortalised, childhood, children, class, growing
Form:
Free verse
My Modern Womanmy 21st century woman,
my modern woman,
You have been first of the
born free
one year younger but already
more worldly than me,
traditionalist, but still liberal
so you're a left wing and a
right wing
which makes it easier for you
to fly above all of us
cultivated to...
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Categories:
immortalised, spoken word
Form:
Free verse
Tribute To Earthworm DaveFor the past half billion years
They crawled the earth both soil and sphere
Million trillion unknown souls
To eat and breed their only goal
Homme or femme hermaphrodite
In pairs romance 'neath damp moonlight
Throughout the year they dig and toil
By the billions aerate soil
Breaking down organic matter
A major fertilising...
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Categories:
immortalised, earth, funny, humor, humorous,
Form:
Verse
An Immortal LegacyAn immortal legacy
None is immortal all destined to die
the humble mason or the wisest king
be it those winged creatures that soar humming
one day all will perish under the sky
Yet there may be much more than strikes the eye
whispering melodies resurge to sing
trail of shadows persistent...
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Categories:
immortalised, grave, remembrance day,
Form:
Italian Sonnet
Forgotten MemoriesShe sits by a dying hearth, an album open in her lap
The cold silent room startles like a slap
Mouldy images stare back from the past
Prints are all she has now
Memories that still cling
To the old Silverfish ravaged photographs
Like slips pegged to a line, flailing in...
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Categories:
immortalised, loss, memory, soldier, son,
Form:
Free verse
An Epiphanic MomentAn epiphanic moment
pale dew drops clung to silky petals as
light breeze held wispy branchlets in its sway
blooms lay snug steeped in enigmatic scents,
waves pirouetting ,dainty in ascent
soon settled into ripples teasing seas
while mountains stood agape; tall silhouettes
of sand immortalised in castle...
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Categories:
immortalised, beautiful, blessing,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Billy the Penguin Goes To the MoonThere was a penguin named Billy
Who had dreams which all the others found silly.
Poor Billy caused a lot of tension
Because there were things he needed to mention
No one listened to Billy.
While all the raft were doing their craft
Billy was coming up with his plan that...
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Categories:
immortalised, adventure, change, courage, destiny,
Form:
Rhyme