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Birthrights Poems - Poems about Birthrights

Elemental Formulations of Healing For The Soul

...Elemental formulations of healing for the soul 
Consequential co-ordinations as we resist growing old 
Monumental calculations from a mind in the scientific cold 
Fundamental indignation from a he...
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Categories: birthrights, life,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberRavens and Lilies

...‘When you are not fed love on a silver spoon, you learn to lick it off knives.’ - Lauren Eden


lilies and ravens
dance together making mud puddles
thick as salve caked on deep wounds
stemming ...
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Categories: birthrights, betrayal, childhood, first love,
Form: Suzette Prime



Premium MemberMayborn

...Fiery sun's endeavors to scorch the buds and blossoms fail
As pre-monsoon drizzles cool and caress the environs
Maia and Laxmi, goddesses of spring, slowly sail
Optimism and adventure spread wings...
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Categories: birthrights, life, may,
Form: Sonnet

June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago

...June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago

The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at App...
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Categories: birthrights, america, anxiety, crush, evil,
Form: Free verse

Insomnia welcomed courtesy high test coffee

...Insomnia welcomed courtesy high test coffee

consumed later at night than usual
finds me bright eyed and bushy tailed
amply lively to learn 
about an American radio 
and television personality ...
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Categories: birthrights, abuse, age, america, anger,
Form: Rhyme



February 29th, 2024

...February 29th, 2024

Alternately titled: 111th leap year since 1582
the year Pope Gregory XIII world leader
(i.e. essentially paterfamilias among
Roman Catholic flock)
timely maneuvered around ...
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Categories: birthrights, 12th grade, age, birth,
Form: Rhyme

Rise Again

...Tak oor grund from beneath oor hurdies 

Burn oor birches aside the lough, 

Besmirch hard fecht fur freedom, 

Dictating oor days tae come, 

No from the pint o a gun, 

Fae laws an promis...
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Categories: birthrights, anger, conflict, freedom, heartbreak,
Form: Dramatic Verse

June Nineteenth One Hundred and Fifty Years Ago

...June nineteenth one hundred and fifty years ago

Juneteenth hint: three hundred
and sixty six days
after eighteen sixty four.

Major General Gordon Granger
led the Union Soldiers to Galveston,...
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Categories: birthrights, africa, america, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Free verse

Birthrights In Limbo

...In the beginning …
the past and future
were orphans
Lost in a silence
unnamed until
spoken
Waiting in anticipation
their birthrights
in limbo
The present expanding
its moment
—christened f...
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Categories: birthrights, time,
Form: Free verse

Mixed Ancient Metaphors

...The words taste like music
from worlds long ago
Each letter resavored
in harmonies old 

Coming to harvest
their sweetness imbues
A cave for an orchard
in wall painted hues

Old symbols ret...
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Categories: birthrights, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberAutumn Trees-

...Our eyes are generally see brown, green or hazel
They appear soft and muted. 
Undertone mustard rust golden brown 
TRUE autumns have warm, rich, earthy, golden undertones.
 The overall ap...
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Categories: birthrights, analogy, autumn, change, color,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBylines

...Beautiful, breathless, bloods
Brave, bold beings…
Bringing bounteous buds
Blossoms, blooming birthrights
Beneath blazing baby bluebloods…

Bliss, bolstering, breathtaking 
Bushes, burying brok...
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Categories: birthrights, beautiful, word play,
Form: Rhyme

A Harlem Hoodlum Albeit Respectable

...A Harlem hoodlum, (albeit respectable)...

ready for night time in bedlam
after swallowing me favorite dram,
cuz reasonable rhyme resembles flimflam.

Whiling away his time playing solitaire......
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Categories: birthrights, anger, city, corruption, education,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberA Day of Days

...*Image of Public Use by Wise Geek.

a day of days

birthrights claimed its day
hark heralded glad tidings
smiled fresh countenance

2022 January 28...
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Categories: birthrights, birth, rights,
Form: Senryu

Premium MemberRebirth

...*Image of Old Empty Case by Pixabay.

Rebirth

Reborn here now without baggage,
you are gifted midst distinction,
referred by divine tutelage,
ne'er stray from His homing beacon.
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Categories: birthrights, bible, birth, extended metaphor,
Form: Quatern

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