Best Preliminary Poems
Below are the all-time best Preliminary poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of preliminary poems written by PoetrySoup members
Electioneering: Preliminary trial, Postmortem VerdictGilded pols with verbal jousts disarm
With statistical ballasts constituents charm
On opponents deceptive feints, sound the alarm
Scout for votes in city, dale, and farm
Broker deals that...
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Categories:
preliminary, political
Form:
Rhyme
Onoff the cuffI believe that poetry is and of is was were have has been of as one pretenses a
poetic practical pompous, pro (p) ransomedramatical...
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Categories:
preliminary, august, confusion, culture, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
RACE THE FINALS SPOKEN WORDI wish to
Relay
To all of my people the importance of sticking together as a
team
And that
Because we have run
through the preliminary trials as selfish...
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Categories:
preliminary, africa, black african american,
Form:
Rhyme
My Wish ListDear Mr. / Ms. Presidential Candidate
A preliminary wish list, I hereby state...
Dogs that do not bark
Coastal beaches without sharks
Skunks that have no smell
Adults who never...
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Categories:
preliminary, america, desire, fantasy,
Form:
Light Verse
The Writer's PrayerI like to think
that poetry
has intrinsic value
above and beyond
the actual craft…
That the origins
of poetry’s meter
and rhyme precede
each preliminary
draft…
That something, perhaps
even spiritual, transcends
the fore-and-aft…
And...
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Categories:
preliminary, humorous, imagery, metaphor, nonsense,
Form:
Free verse
changesI've grown rusty and unused to summoning words from a blank page - but FINALLY - there's something new to describe. School (11th grade) is...
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Categories:
preliminary, 11th grade, confidence, journey,
Form:
Free verse
CARPE DIEMCARPE DIEM
These struggles are not insurmountable.
I am striving and thriving for more.
The strife I am in put me on top of the world.
Today I know...
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Categories:
preliminary, courage, encouraging, metaphor, philosophy,
Form:
Carpe Diem
Revolutionary StoryThey called their gang The ReVolutionaries,
my Father Sun and Mother Earth drew time with them,
but they often called themselves Yang and YinYin,
respectively and mutually respectful
yet...
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Categories:
preliminary, health, humor, joy, life,
Form:
Narrative
Our Las Vegas WeddingOur Las Vegas Wedding ( For My Love)
As our feet finally touch down on safe terra firma
Thoughts of our marriage could not be further
Jet lagged...
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Categories:
preliminary, love,
Form:
Free verse
Meaningful Screw You'sI'm done with this I've had enough of this/
Slushy trip since Hell Paso son just quit
This empty pursuit
Of letting the past keep livin' through you/
Go...
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Categories:
preliminary, dark, introspection, lonely, music,
Form:
Blank verse
EvolutionEvolution Not God
It is the case that there is no God,
He does not exist, he is not the one,
He is not there, he’s not everyone’s...
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Categories:
preliminary, animal, beautiful, change, cool,
Form:
Rhyme
A Stranger Hello
He stared at the pictures,
faces of the love searchers,
twenty first century wanted posters,
scanning their rewards,
nothing pecuniary ,
preliminary,
maybe,
move on.
“Shall I advertise myself,” he thought,
no one...
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Categories:
preliminary, freedom, internet, light, lonely,
Form:
Free verse
Reflections of Cold WarsDad is that you? What are you doing there in the mirror?
I am trying to shave and I don’t need any help.
Do...
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Categories:
preliminary, war, drug,
Form:
Narrative
Where Art SisyphusTis quite a beast of burden to bear atlas (shrug off not allowed)
Atlas shrugged an impossibility
tantamount to skinny dipping in the lock nest lagoon
Tantamount to...
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Categories:
preliminary, absence, allegory, anxiety, deep,
Form:
Free verse
My BloodMY BLOOD
By Curtis Johnson
A motorized blood bank came to our church today, and I decided to donate blood.
I don't know if her needle was too...
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Categories:
preliminary, blessing, christian, food, giving,
Form:
Prose
Project Green LightWhat is this entity that's entered my body
day by day now I feel myself slipping away
slowly fading into memories...?
I fight tooth and nail to overcome...
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Categories:
preliminary, emotions, fantasy, future, heaven,
Form:
Free verse
Mediocre HaikuHad natural touch
And loved his playing so much
We did stay in touch.
Was mediocre
When we first met our broke
And I could choke her.
Want to retire
Stock...
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Categories:
preliminary, humorous,
Form:
Haiku
The CandidateThe Candidate
The man with his wife, wave and smile at the onlookers,
Then descend the escalator in the posh New York Tower.
Melania’s appearance flares of elegance...
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Categories:
preliminary, america, education, history, political,
Form:
Verse
Flying Down to Zero
Elbows need to be carefully packed.
I squeeze together organs
filling only a certain delineated area.
The flight attendant approaches,
tries to ignore me
I have some preliminary questions,
"Can I...
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Categories:
preliminary, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
SEXUALIZATIONS 3Soon, the instincts that kept us drawn,
Excitedly, will all be chased.
Xenophiles, that are of your case,
Uncover thoughts that have been spawned.
Aggressive measures, that are fawned,
Lead...
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Categories:
preliminary, love
Form:
Acrostic
The Conversion in RioThe East Meets West Philosophy Association
had their annual 2020 conference in Rio,
when and where anything multiculturally lusty
is more likely to happen,
especially between sunset
and sunrise.
Coincidentally
and existentially
and...
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Categories:
preliminary, green, health, humor, passion,
Form:
Political Verse
Detective Sparkly-Jaron Case-Part II
2389 South Street
Hampton City
8:15 a.m.
September 23, 2016
Tarlene was somewhat nervous. Detective Sparkly eyes
Looked familiar to her. She was very secure...
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Categories:
preliminary, death, murder, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
SOWING A SEED THAT LIVES FOREVERSOWING A SEED THAT LIVES FOREVER
Just as a dry seed dropped on the ground sprouts forth new life so is hope against hope for...
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Categories:
preliminary, appreciation, confidence, courage, freedom,
Form:
ABC
Eta CarinaeYou energize my soul.
Being around you is
rejuvenating.
I feel Ponce de Leon
adventurous and
go in search of
your fountain of youth
Mornings I dream of you,...
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Categories:
preliminary, desire, light, longing, love,
Form:
Free verse
ProloguePrologue
Preliminary jazzy melodies bestow the ambiance,
Rustic, sophisticated, out to impress.
Eyes investigate thoroughly with probing curiosity,
The newly found treasure is now being...
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Categories:
preliminary, family
Form:
Acrostic