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Best Lieu Poems

Below are the all-time best Lieu poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of lieu poems written by PoetrySoup members


In Lieu of the Rodeo
Oh cripes I’ve gotta tell yer of a horror ride I had,
	That beat any bronc or bull I’ve rode, and I must say I’m glad,
	I’ll...

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Categories: lieu, humorous,
Form: Rhyme



My Hypocrisy
Were I to know your depth’s degree
I’d want to dive quite fearlessly
give all the things required of me
to plunge into our destiny.

Were I to touch...

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© Kp Nunez  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lieu, desire, lost love, love,
Form: Quatrain
L'Etrangere
Ma langue française n'est pas assez bonne pour 
te dire ce que je veux tellement à dire. 
Les mots sont nécessaires pour tout l'amour, 
surtout...

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Categories: lieu, language, love,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Christmas 2021
I love Christmas
a special time
watching people smile
seeing children laugh
a blessing this year
in lieu of the grief
and illness around
we need to remember
it's a time to 
love...

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Categories: lieu, care, christmas, emotions, journey,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Pleasure Becomes a Pain - a Tribute To Lord Byron
( The poem is based on the biographical details with quotes of Lord Byron the renaissance poet. The poem is Stand By Me appeal to...

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Categories: lieu, grief, tribute, , atheist,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Un Confit Pour Toi--A Sweet For You
Aimeriez vous une chevaline rouge 
Composée de sucre d’orge?
(would you like a red horse made of barley sugar?)
Vous pourriez faire la race de
Plaines aux tires...

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Categories: lieu, fantasy, race,
Form: Free verse
Winners and Losers
Are winners defined by prowess
In business or in sport
Or by intellectual power 
Backed by academic report?

Is losing determined 
By lack of financial wealth
In lieu of...

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Categories: lieu, black african american, destiny,
Form: Ballad
O' Jealousy
O’ Jealousy

SORRY FOR THE BROKEN
LINES- EACH SINGLE
LINE ENDS WITH A
COMMA.



O’ Jealousy how
wonderful You are,
You sow the seeds of
hatred,
So deep,
Often even,
In an innocent
heart,
That friendship,
love and sympathy,...

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Categories: lieu, jealousy, universe,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Curse of Caste
                   I

They came on bullock-carts
loaded with gods
...

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© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lieu, birth, class, race, racism,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Places of Worship
Majestic cathedrals are erected for the worship of God,
Featuring towering spires and ostentatious facade.
Grand organs acclaim ancient hymns with clarion flourish.
Melodious choirs sing hosannas, languid...

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Categories: lieu, faith, prejudice,
Form: Rhyme
Wishes
(on the basis of Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata)


Be calm, because it's vanity of vanities,
reach harmony taking a truce.
Be generous, despite “in vino veritas” 
all in the...

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Categories: lieu,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member King of Silence
There was once a king who decided that for him - beauty was silence. 

 He issued a decree that all sound was banished henceforth...

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Categories: lieu, allegory, evil, humanity, power,
Form: Prose
For Sunshine Smile
FOR SUNSHINE SMILE

Feelings I've always kept inside myself and never have written down before
Offering to you sweet lady from my heart to your great poetic...

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© Theresa Cw  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lieu, beautiful, friend, inspiration, thanks,
Form: Acrostic
Driving Under the Influence
“Your honor, after consulting with the District Attorney, we have agreed to a plea bargain agreement. The father, mother and sisters of the victim have...

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Categories: lieu, death, political, thanks,
Form: Quatrain
Drawing Boundaries
All newborns move from womb to crib;
and toddlers leave the floor to play in yards.
Most youngsters go from home to school,
learning a new milieu some...

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Categories: lieu, 11th grade, age, life,
Form: Free verse

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