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Best Robertson Poems

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


The Robertson Named Eric
I came to know you when I couldn't remember,
It didn't take long for us to bind,
Grandpa was a special name, loving and tender,
We were often...

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Categories: robertson, childhood, death, devotion, faith,
Form: Pastoral



Silhouetted Man An Ode To Chris Robertson
His soul called out to me,
Simply, from his silhouette,
I feel connected to him,
Even though we've never met.
I stood in the crowd,
Completely awe inspired,
His voice was...

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Categories: robertson, appreciation, celebrity, inspiration, music,
Form: Ode
Premium Member Pat Robertson Don'T Try It
Don't try to make me just like you
I must cherish my free speech and thought
If I just clung on to your point of view
I’d relinquish...

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© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: robertson, farewell, gender, rights,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Look Back At Eighteen Months Here-The Show Is Over
A Look Back at Eighteen Months Here-The Show is Over

When your poems reside in a shoe,
like mine,
pounding the pavement to nowhere.
The onset of blisters isn't...

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Categories: robertson, change, sad, mental health,
Form: Free verse
Why Not Try Living Your Life For An Audience of One
"Why not try living your life for an audience of one?" Gordon Robertson

"Why not try living your life for an audience of one?"
Instead of living...

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Categories: robertson, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Lay



Strange Fruit
Tears wet at the tip of his chin
Dried, from the wind, on his exposed cheeks
Fresh scent of strange fruit filled the clouds 
Which overcast the...

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Categories: robertson, beautiful, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Unforgiven Circumstances
We can change our direction and our pace; but we can’t change our race.
If we want to change the world we need to unite as...

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Categories: robertson, christian, forgiveness, friend, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Music Is My First Love
The concept of a top ten, is a wonderful choice
For Joe Flach's contest, your words become your voice
Typically for me, music comes first
Below are my...

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Categories: robertson, inspirational, music, on writing
Form: Couplet
Premium Member When Hell Freezes Over
“When Hell Freezes Over”



He said, “One last kiss for my soul?”
as he lay supine life spilling onto his Last Sunset Road.

The sun had set long...

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Categories: robertson, dark, imagery, muse, mystery,
Form: Romanticism
Rose Coloured Glasses
The fading colours in a trembling leaf,
Perhaps a portent of the coming cold,
When the heavy hand of an icy winter
Will press hard upon gully, flat...

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© Fred Hundy  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: robertson, nature, nostalgia, seasons, winter,
Form: Verse
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a mellow wood.
Rugged paths and uphill roads further ahead.
Dimly or half-hidden, like the wood itself.
Try to glimpse ahead.
But it is beyond...

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© Merton Lee  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: robertson, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Jessica Tiffany
Jessica Tiffany got a sex change operation . But she did not du it here.
She did it in a different nation ! Let,s fly butterfly...

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© John Hall  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: robertson,
Form: Ballad
The Spirits of Culloden
The Spirits of Culloden. 
This is like a pilgrimage, a try tae come every year,
Gather at the cairn, meet old friends, wipe away a tear.
Standin...

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Categories: robertson, anniversary, death, dedication, memorial
Form: Rhyme
Shine Your Light On Me
ORIGINAL SONG:

Shine Your Light
Robbie Robertson 
Ladder 49 Soundtrack

The cry of the city like a siren's song
Wailing over the rooftops the whole night long
Saw a shooting...

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Categories: robertson, inspiration,
Form: Lyric
One Day
One Day 
By Katie Robertson
One day, this will be over
One day, you will see your friends again and smile 
One day, you will smell the...

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Categories: robertson, angst, anxiety, freedom, mental
Form: Free verse

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