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Best Rehearsed Poems


Just Not As Rehearsed -C'Est La Vie
An eisteddfod* is  arranged for March 1st
The whole school is encouraged to do their bit
Poetry wasn't my forte in those days
Art was not allowed for this

I decided I would sing a traditional song
Practised whenever I had a spare chance
My voice isn't perfect but I...

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Categories: rehearsed, life,
Form: Rhyme
Meticulously Rehearsed
I was prepared
I had it all planned out
Every word
Every gesture
Meticulously rehearsed
Till word perfect

I was prepared
For excitement
Unconfined joy
Tears of happiness
Words of love
And utter delight

I wasn’t prepared
For your reaction
Your unkind words
Your gestures
Tears of laughter
And utter rejection...

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Categories: rehearsed, love
Form:
Symptoms Well-Rehearsed
I know not the color of your eyes,
But I know what is in them.

I know how they analyze,
Picking apart every mundane asset
Of a universe we find bewitching;
How they dance with understanding,
Reflecting a life most dedicated
To the art of knowing more.

And I know how they fear,
With...

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© Sean Pope  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: rehearsed, absence, hope, loneliness, lonely,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Rehearsed Somg and Beacome Worse
Rehearsed Song and Became Worse

What we decided was to rehearse,
A song that later became a curse;


More we sang it  would be worse.

Jim Horn...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: rehearsed, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry