Best Twenty First Century Poems
A Hail Mary Pass To the Twenty-First CenturyFear recalled; the taste of sweat in retreat, when
one can never seem to run far enough or fast enough.
Remembering the Christian children’s chants of
devil worshiper, atheist; the taunting hell they saw
for those not blessed to be themselves.
The jeer of the crowd for those apart,...
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Categories:
twenty first century, anger, angst, bullying, fear,
Form:
Free verse
A Twenty-First Century Nursery RhymeThe cantankerous old Mr. Muffet
spoke nonsense and lies from his tuffet.
When you think that I may
wax apophatic to say
I would never insult him, go stuff it!
~...
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Categories:
twenty first century, humor,
Form:
Free verse
A Twenty-First Century ElegyIf there were a tomb to hold my thoughts alone
where only those who seek it, meditate,
guffaws would echo on the heavenly green;
ideas will not live beyond their youth
unless they catch the glint of steel beneath
the torch of battle. So
let now be the arena for...
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Categories:
twenty first century, allegory,
Form:
Free verse
Twenty First Century Civilization Gone AskewTwenty First Century Civilization Gone Askew...?
Methinks perchance man
kind always vain
n'er did appertain
moral hike polar opposite
from human being:
uncivil, unethical, unsocial, et cetera
minimally app proxy
mating, neither didst
...
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Categories:
twenty first century, america, death, destiny, heaven,
Form:
Free verse
A Twenty-First Century Love SongShuffling this scope of limited perceptions; their visions..
Crossing her celestial, scintilating skies; deep inside tubular
Chimes lifting amid the breeze to these, tranquil orisons ? Subliminally
Marked emotions rising in state; bay windows dismissing chains; silvertone's rustic tides
Receding, from time's shores before my eyes; portent...
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Categories:
twenty first century, angel, art, autumn, love,
Form:
A Twenty-First Century, Love Song~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shuffling this scope of limited perceptions their visions
Crossing the celestials scintilating skies; deep inside tubular
Chimes lifting in the breeze to these tranquil orisons
Subliminally marked emotions rising in state; bay windows dismissing chains....
Silvertones rustic tides, receding from the shores before my eyes
Portent clarities bearing a Spirits...
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Categories:
twenty first century, hope, life, love, emotions,
Form:
Ill Suited For Madcap Twenty First Century WorldIll suited for madcap twenty first century world
One garden variety generic male - the
very writer of these words feels akin
to an anachronism, whereby his being
alive at this juncture within the space/
time continuum (July 29th, 2022 – an
ordinary day) finds me mismatched
with the fast paced...
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Categories:
twenty first century, absence, adventure, america, analogy,
Form:
Free verse
Twenty First Century Gold RushTHE GOLD RUSH IS COMING.
ARE YOU ABOARD THE TRAIN?
IF YOU ARE THE LAST MY FRIEND,
YOU WILL FEEL THE PAIN.
THE GOLD RUSH IS COMING.
IT WILL BE HERE SOON.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SEE YOU
WORK FROM NOON TILL NOON.
ARE YOU GOING TO SELL SUPPLIES?
ARE YOU...
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Categories:
twenty first century, education, freedom, motivation, perspective,
Form:
Free verse
Twenty-First Century American PastoralStock-still statues
Bucolic totem-poles
Munching fly-swatters
Lazily grazing ...
Invisible to driverless cars...
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Categories:
twenty first century, animal, car, farm,
Form:
Free verse
Twenty-First Century NativityOn the twentieth floor of a high rise flat,
A new born baby cries by his mother’s side
Her name was Marie with no where to bide,
No father came to chase the rats.
The child lay in an old pram with no wheels,
No warm cot as the hospital...
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Categories:
twenty first century, abuse, addiction, christmas, discrimination,
Form:
Epitaph
Ill Suited For Madcap Twenty First Century WorldAghast at explosive industrialization/
urbanization once sacred wild woodland
whittled away overlain bumper crops
comprising trappings green lighted
supposedly signaling progress unwittingly
overrides avast enclave (teeming with
diverse flora and fauna passively cleared,
dominated, expropriated by dictate of
commercialization, exploitation, fabrication
fueling amalgamation, fabrication, lubrication
oiling cogs and wheels sustaining, murdering
guaranteeing production trumpeted at
expense native...
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Categories:
twenty first century, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form:
Elegiac Lyric
Categories:
twenty first century, america, city, community, computer,
Form:
Rhyme
Twenty first century civilization gone I askewTwenty first century civilization gone?... I askew.
Ah... what luxury to wax poetic
as freedom to trumpet thoughts,
ideas, emotions, et cetera will wane,
especially if president number forty five
courtesy wealth and/or stealth
dons the mantle as de facto fractious tyrant
of these United States
come November 5th,...
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Categories:
twenty first century, abuse, america, anxiety, bereavement,
Form:
Rhyme
Is this one of the sins of the twenty-first century?Is this one of the sins of the twenty-first century, increased tenfold by social media affecting relationships?
Have you been uncouth or met one of the uncouth?
(Adjective: lacking in good manners, refinement, or grace.)
:
Infidelity
Well, I guess I'm uncouth
I lied
And didn't tell them
The truth...
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Categories:
twenty first century, feelings, first love, heartbreak,
Form:
Rhyme
How one twenty first century married mortal male me - Matthew Scott HarrisHow one twenty first century married mortal male (me - Matthew Scott Harris)...
found himself bewitched about Circe,
particularly after reading book title by the same name.
An enchantress and a minor goddess
in ancient Greek mythology and religion
depicted as living on the island of Aeaea
(pronounced "ee-EE-uh"),
the daughter of...
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Categories:
twenty first century, 12th grade, adventure, age,
Form:
Free verse