Best Laurence Poems
Below are the all-time best Laurence poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of laurence poems written by PoetrySoup members
BeausoleilWe loved the land
We tilled the earth, under sun we toiled
We pledged our souls, to nature’s whim
The King of France none to pleased
We took the...
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Categories:
laurence, history, philosophy,
Form:
Light Verse
Call Your MotherCall Your Mother
Pick up the phone...
do it now.
If you can.
Later if you must,
I trust that you,
know the difference.
She never put you...
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Categories:
laurence, abuse, confidence, earth, encouraging,
Form:
Free verse
Land of Lost Shadows: A Tribute To L S Lowry
land of lost shadows
and unweathered skies.
five urban colours
through unflinching eyes.
tall distant chimneys
and schoolyards at play.
smoke drifting sideways
in stillness each day.
sketches on packets
of stained cigarettes.
strange brooding...
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Categories:
laurence, art,
Form:
Ekphrasis
The ContestThe Contest
I would like to enter,
and sometimes I do.
Occasionally I even win,
to my surprise.
How cool!
The true rule,
to every fool,
or pirate...
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Categories:
laurence, america, friendship, hero, homework,
Form:
Narrative
Sunset SpiritSunset Spirit
Close your eyes,
and stop thinking.
Take a moment...
breathe.
God is already beside you.
He has always been there.
It is you,
that must slow...
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Categories:
laurence, angel, death, grief, heaven,
Form:
Free verse
FearFear
It is a very small demon.
It is a tiny monster,
that never stops chewing on;
anything it can get.
It is the one that hides,...
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Categories:
laurence, angel, bible, creation, inspiration,
Form:
Free verse
ButterflyButterfly
Butterfly sweet,
lovely wings of gossamer gold.
Stretch your tips to the stars,
as that is the reality of freedom.
Glide for hours above the...
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Categories:
laurence, butterfly, cancer, confusion, daughter,
Form:
Free verse
His Song and MineSympathy
BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; ...
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Categories:
laurence, bird, life, poems, prison,
Form:
I do not know?
AndAnd
Goat heads, cockleburs, and cow pies.
These are the things
we live with, in the country.
Some you step on,
some travel in your clothes,...
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Categories:
laurence, adventure, christian, creation, garden,
Form:
Free verse
The Virus Coronavirus Covid 19"V"irus now controlling the world.
"I"n every home changes are coming.
"R"un to the store to get what you need.
"U"se peace not fear to escape the stress.
"S"un...
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Categories:
laurence, death, prayer, world,
Form:
Acrostic
Puzzles In PinkPuzzles in Pink
Yesterday is just a dream.
I took you everywhere,
but you... do not remember.
My little one,
you cried and cried.
We went...
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Categories:
laurence, childhood, daughter, heaven, holiday,
Form:
Ballad
CocklebursCockleburs
Small green weeds,
with little seed pots,
that stick to your socks.
They travel with you,
to the next place,
that God wants them to...
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Categories:
laurence, cute, december, grave, irony,
Form:
Narrative
White TigerWhite Tiger
Giant beast,
un-caged power of destruction,
taking apart my life one day at a time.
Ever-growing and living off,
the suffering of my apparent...
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Categories:
laurence, abuse, anxiety, divorce, growing
Form:
Free verse
In a World That Has Gone MadWe are living in a world that has gone mad,
a world that is now filled with fear.
Love is now been replaced with me,
I must get...
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Categories:
laurence, fear, sick, world,
Form:
Free verse
Silent WisdomSilent Wisdom
Did you see?
Did you look?
What do think?
They are so… … ?
Words heard directly,
indirectly or by accident,
but never by...
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Categories:
laurence, anti bullying, drink, goodbye,
Form:
Free verse