Best Substitute(A) Poems
Below are the all-time best Substitute(A) poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of substitute(a) poems written by PoetrySoup members
As My Pen DancedI waited, dressed to kill
in red,
and in love
both, of which
I could have been coaxed out of
You have turned a pale shade of white,
my Valentine
Al...
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Categories:
substitute(a), lost love, love
Form:
Free verse
- the Brown Fog -There are times you have no choice
To infinite unity, the tide comes as determined
You are part of the earth, the sun, the moon, the wind...
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Categories:
substitute(a), dark, drink, drug, pain,
Form:
Free verse
If I CryIf I cry
It must be the memory
Of a skirt unlifted by a gust
To still a boy's misery
And wipe my eyes dry
Of tears
For the way...
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Categories:
substitute(a), faith, inspirational, loss, mothercry,
Form:
Free verse
The Word- Heroic Crown of SonnetsTHE LAW
Yet sacrifice would cover for Love's sake
before that time, the Law was sent to guide
sin offerings appeased man's guilty state
but could not change his...
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Categories:
substitute(a), bible, christian, life, light,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Mr JamesHis wise council and kind patience bolstered my resolve
to overcome my youthful woes and nightmarish troubles solve.
His humanity may have saved my life. His memory...
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Categories:
substitute(a), education, encouraging, feelings,
Form:
Prose
The Frog Prince - Part 1A funny frog called Mr Snog,
once lived beside a slimy bog,
he was a most peculiar fellow,
his hat was red, his boots were yellow,
his waistcoat was...
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Categories:
substitute(a), allegory, fairy, humorous, metaphor,
Form:
Light Verse
The Autobiography of a BrookYou've visited me after a long time: Remember; once, I was brimming with might? Named babbling brook, revered as a singing deity, how blissful was...
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Categories:
substitute(a), care, caregiving, change, childhood,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Love Waits PatientlyOh my beloved,
this life can be confusing.
A plethora of recycled emotions,
sometimes result in false devotions.
Absence wounds with nostalgic reflections.
Secluded souls yearning for old satisfactions.
Oh my...
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Categories:
substitute(a), love,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
substitute(a), funny, life,
Form:
Senryu
Quest For GodFrom the beginning, people have asked themselves,
how God came into being or how God creates from nothing?
The God seekers are advancing ethical axioms
and truth is...
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Categories:
substitute(a), philosophy,
Form:
Free verse
A Father To the FatherlessMy shelter from the storm
My Fountain in the wilderness
My Refuge and my Rock
High King of love, God of all grace
You have become my hiding place
My...
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Categories:
substitute(a), adventure, america, angel,
Form:
Name
Inspired By a High School RapperYear after year, young people inspire me.
The freshness of youth brings forth curiosity.
Diversity and personality scream, it seems –
Noisily, boisterously, playfully, hope knocks.
Each child has...
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Categories:
substitute(a), inspirational, teacher, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
What Is Wrong With HimShe’s not right.
She has something wrong with her.
She has a screw loose.
She’s got problems.
What is wrong with him?
How do we fix that?
I am no doctor...
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Categories:
substitute(a), 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
The Center of the CatacombsI say to you lets take a walk...to laugh...to chill...and simply talk.
Let’s start heading across the rocks...and go beneath the streets of Rome.
Let us take...
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Categories:
substitute(a), parody, sisterlove,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
A Sense of EmptinessYou feel empty inside,
robbed of its passion, your spirit has died.
It was a deftly theft
no trace of trust was left,
so you're feeling bereft
and can't shake...
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Categories:
substitute(a), angst, anxiety, depression, emotions,
Form:
Rhyme