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THE BUMBLE BEEHe flies towards the fragrance of foxglove
Before then buzzing round the borage blue.
Seems bumble bee enjoys the fine fragrance.
But what does he really want from each bloom?
The sweet delight there waits for him to eat.
And...
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Categories:
nature,
Form: Blank verse
STORMA faint flicker then flare in far off sky.
Now comes a frantic flash of fork lightning
Blazing and breaking the black of midnight.
Zigzag ozone in a split second maze.
Chaotic volts from far now strike the eye.
Seconds...
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Categories:
nature,
Form: Blank verse
buy a donkeyBuy a Donkey
The Sunday papers had nothing to tell
except for the usual trivia and endless
wars somewhere on the planet
As I get older and older, nothing much
is of importance, novels are good only
for taking our...
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Categories:
absence, age, analogy,
Form: Blank verse
The Red Dirt DevilCaravan travelers would know
the desert is golden forever
a distant dirt devil was red
felt it was the gods anger
reached and rode away
bodies blood on sand...
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Categories:
analogy,
Form: Blank verse
summer evening and deathA summer evening and death
I sat in my study thinking about death
not in an abject way, but I'm 86
and thinking if death has any meaning
and if I had in my life touched a soul
(soul advisory)
If...
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Categories:
age, assonance, break up,
Form: Blank verse
Sonya MasseyDon't hurt me!
I know my black skin blinds your rationality
But don't hurt me!
I am a mother, I shouldn't have to birth your bullets too
Don't Hurt me!
I said don't hurt me
Yet your offensive...
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Categories:
birth, death, faith, mother,
Form: Blank verse
the endingThe ending
Many people have a fear of dying
they visualize a body rotting in a grave
Yeah, this is true, but you are not there
The essence of, call it the soul
survives will live on, what you said...
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Categories:
anti bullying, bereavement, bird,
Form: Blank verse
Ukraine our shameUkraine and our shame
Now that Ukraine is pardoning prisoners
to join the army, except the violent murderers
(one would think the violent were the right ones)
it tells us of an army scraping the barrel of
recruits, all eligible...
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Categories:
adventure, allusion, anger,
Form: Blank verse
the sleepThe Sleep
The bedroom was dark, I closed my eyes
and it got darker still
waited for the moment when stepping
out of the day and into the sleep
I was in a black forest and could hear silence
up ahead...
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Categories:
absence, best friend, blessing,
Form: Blank verse
if I could cryIf I could cry
When I met Anne Margrete
I knew what love was
She moved into my little flat
Every day was wonderful
life had a meaning
She became pregnant
I warmed to the idea of
becoming a father
She was less pleased
something...
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Categories:
abortion, absence, angst,
Form: Blank verse
FallingFalling in love is to be lost while finding eternity
Lost in conversations about futures that look like constellations
Maybe Hercules
Strong enough to be gentle
Soft to lead us through the fire shielded by my arms so...
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Categories:
color, dream, i love
Form: Blank verse
Life is not a bed rosesAs I see a leaf fall apart
I see the love that depart
The roads are paved with stones like needle
I always walk through pain that moodle
Oh God deliver thy happiness
Give me sorrows
For that I...
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Categories:
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Blank verse
a day in the life of a nobodyA day in the life of?
I woke up to a wonderful summer morning
my dog has taken it upon herself to protect
I came for a hug and a bit of the cake, and she
knew I had...
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Categories:
8th grade, anxiety, arabic,
Form: Blank verse
DenmarkDenmark
What a sweet little country, it's national
anthem reflects his kindness when the German army
marched in 1940, there was no resistance
hence, not one life was lost
the old king continued to ride his horse in the...
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Categories:
birth, boxing day , color,
Form: Blank verse
Oscar and IOscar and I
Today, I drove to Faro, In the Algarve
I wanted to eat a tunny steak at a café
I used to go fifteen years ago
The place had gone upmarket, as had
prices
The server remembered me, but...
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Categories:
adventure, cheer up, cinderella,
Form: Blank verse
Specific Types of Blank Verse Poems
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Definition | What is Blank Verse in Poetry?