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Life Books Poems

These Life Books poems are examples of Books poems about Life. These are the best examples of Books Life poems written by international poets.


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Miracle man
1/31/2025

I’m like an old book that sits on a shelf,
Dog eared pages reveal things about myself.
my pages are yellowed and worn from my...

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© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: age, anxiety, books, how



Premium Member LEGACY FROM LEGACY
Education being knowledge
Foundation established
My years at CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE
Higher learning being opportunity
I was honored to be educated by legacy from legacy
It was MALCOLM X...

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Categories: black african american, books,

meat eaters
We meat eaters

In the café on the first floor of our building
The food served is cooked on the day
Sometimes they serve fish which I'm not...

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© Jan Hansen  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: animal, blessing, books,

They will write thick books dedicated to me
Even if I die, my poems will blaze like fire,
Conquering the heart of the Earth entire.
Wise men who once refused to know my name
Will write...

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Categories: books, memory,

Mandatory Journey
Upon this path my spirit leads and I have a life time journey to complete
You have me confounded in this barren place and blocking me...

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Categories: adventure, beach, books, business,



Premium Member When You Are Old
Some poets have a mind set of old,
yet some have a very young writing view.
Can they wish and go dreaming into,
the far off future as...

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Categories: books, poetry, poets, write,

The Message In the Trash Can
I cannot find words to speak, I am full up to my cheek; my chest is swelling with heat and I can hardly breathe, and...

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Categories: america, birth, books, car,

Premium Member To My Favorite Poetess
In my limited opinion, Maya Angelou is, and was thee best poet I have ever read in my 80 years of life thus far. She...

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Categories: appreciation, best friend, books,

Life Is Like A Book
Life is like a book
Opening is a story
Closing is memory
If you don't spread flowers
If you can't do
What people want
Don't complain....

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Categories: books, life, perspective,

Chasing fireflies; A birthday wish
It’s your birthday? Forget the cake and cheers.  
Let’s slice up a piece of life and dive into the tease.  
No fancy decor can match...

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Categories: birthday, books, happy birthday,

My Crazy Pitbull Life
My Crazy life as a pitbull/
My Crazy life as a pitbull, I'm labeled a beast/
I'm always doing nothing wrong but they always target me/
They always...

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Categories: books, care, character, confidence, courage,

German Poetry translations into English II
These are modern English translations of poems by the German poets  Ingeborg Bachmann, H. Distler and Johann Georg Jacobi.



“Song”
by Johann Georg Jacobi
translation by Michael...

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Categories: books, dance, dark, death,

Inside Odyssey
The book Odyssey symbolizes 
Enduring loyalty, the passage of time 
And the emotional power of reunions
It’s a bittersweet truth about life 
Even in decay and...

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Categories: books, literature, perspective,

Reality's Not Enough
“You live in a false reality”
“That’s not going to make you any smarter”
“I don’t get what you like about it”
“You’re doing that because you like...

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Categories: books, words, write, writing,

bambi, my dog
Bambi, my dog

She was in a deep hole tied to a stone
 I rescued her
She was fearful of me and hid under the sink 
when she did, but...

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© Jan Hansen  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: best friend, betrayal, books,


Book: Reflection on the Important Things