Contentions Poems

Distressing Calls of Discontent

...Distressing Calls of Discontent 



Distressing calls of discontent frowning upon my brow 

Convalescing with the fall of a malcontent who was too haughty and proud 

Coalescing in forms of c...
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Categories: contentions, life,
Form: Rhyme

Championship Aspirations Rhapsody Inspiro

...Appassionato Memo



Corporation Status
Pending approval
due to completive pestering
we recognize the following conditions to make
it easier for the fans of the sport to follow.
"Professiona...
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Categories: contentions, music, sports,
Form: Ballade


Transitions

...Someone said that you're either a man or a woman,
well now, maybe Rishi was right, say it if you can;
you may not choose although perhaps it's coming,
how many more will be playing football we're ...
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Categories: contentions, conflict, confusion, cool,
Form: Sonnet

Dead For All Eight Hours

...They are dead for all eight hours!
They'll rise to wag their fingers!
At that time they will talk big things
That talk to their egos and powers!

They will rise with all their trappings 
And re...
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Categories: contentions, abuse, analogy, bullying, conflict,
Form: Rubaiyat

Premium MemberThat's Not How the World Works

...That's not how the World Works
                     67.

I acknowledge your sacred mutterings
And the enthusiasm on which they gnaw.
But your argument seems fallacious
And for me... that be the...
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Categories: contentions, courage, culture, introspection,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberAnd After All, All These, My Pretty Rose

...And after all, all these, my love
I adore you and will always love you, my dove
After so much hubbub and confusion
After so much chaos and tribulation
After so many wacky discussions
After so ma...
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Categories: contentions, abuse, adventure, bullying, confusion,
Form: Free verse

Religiously Spiritual

...There’s no spirituality in religion
as there’s no religion in spirituality,
One is religiously unspiritual
The other, spiritually unreligious!

The gods of man’s many religions
are not...
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Categories: contentions, religion, spiritual,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberA Descending Son

...In a mist of a perfect way
You come across in such dismay
And in the daunting of a new brilliant day
So the sun shines the clouds are now out of the way
It's a dawning falling falling fraunting c...
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Categories: contentions, adventure, analogy, appreciation, celebration,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

Premium MemberA Better Tomorrow

...Skies star-crossed over treacherous weather
Divided voices splintered in turmoil
Hope dissolved along with burning heather
across four score and twenty summers’ soil
Yet, I have seen redemption i...
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Categories: contentions, appreciation, community, hope,
Form: Sonnet

Reserata Carcerem Lvii

...Porous pride sucked sassy strength leased
b' bounty biddings hoisted hurls greased.
"f two cods, crushed contentions dangled -
their salient stances 'n' hexed dribbles.

Quoth th' first t' twain...
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Categories: contentions, dark,
Form: Sonnet

Sanctify Me

...Sanctify me
for my heart heart is heavy
filled with anger and hatred
unwilling to forgive & forget
holding on to grudges and contentions
relieve me of this burden...OH LORD!

sanctify me
for ...
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Categories: contentions, christian,
Form: I do not know?

Premium MemberRepented Celebrations-

... elicit contentions
Pondering pander

Delightful scatter
Did I mention?

Glorious glander
Delightful pitter patter

Corporate retention
Rejoicing in grandeur

Remissions regrets repent...
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Categories: contentions, analogy, appreciation, forgiveness,
Form: Rhyme

Nocturnal Ends Neighboring

...salient smile scrunching
punctured physiognomy pulsing
voluptuous chin vying
over mystic memory
with callous contentions
seeped in stupefaction

rusty rubberneck moaning
airy attention foster...
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Categories: contentions, happy, sad,
Form: Sonnet

Premium MemberFactoidman and Shallowman - Part 3

...FM
“ShallowMan, if you’ve conflictions
owing to your mind’s addictions
to subconscious maledictions,
due to doubt in old convictions;
tell me now of your afflictions.”

SM
“FactoidMan, I must...
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Categories: contentions, society, truth, universe,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberMy Sin Is Great But God's Grace Is Greater

...MY SIN IS GREAT BUT GOD'S GRACE IS GREATER

My sin is great but
God's grace is greater
Your sin is great but
God's grace is greater
I may have been a idolater, greedy,  in covetousness, glutton...
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Categories: contentions, community, engagement, feelings, forgiveness,
Form: Pastoral

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