For Wynnis JohnsonWe are life unto death sealed in its hold
when mortal limits fill a dateless urn,
a worldly spirit in a spirit world
for dust you are and to dust you return.
To do and unto my lost cause to teach -
did I not that nobility disgrace?
Yet still you sought to seek, to...
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Categories:
death, dedication, farewell, teacher,
Form: Sonnet
An ode to my radiant selfI radiate my inner glow—
like a well-polished precious jewel,
pleasing to see, with graceful height.
My handsomeness: a masterpiece of art,
driven by keenness to shed excess fat,
yet I still stand out like a star in the crowd.
My eyes radiate warmth that melts ice—
as deep and mysterious as a star-filled sky.
My smile, a...
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Categories:
dedication, extended metaphor, inspirational,
Form: Ode
The Transcending tempest
I skirmish amidst the growling hounds
The lashing waves, the acoustic sounds
The tempest’s call, a supercilious strength
Reinvigorating my might, impinging my breath
I solemnly pledge to battle the sea
Till the last drop of my blood shall bleed
I coveted to obliterate through the tides
Only if the serendipity of my toil abides
I shall stand my ground with a...
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Categories:
adventure, career, dedication, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Goals Like MountainLet goals like mountain
Which we go, feeling the wind
Walking patiently....
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Categories:
character, dedication, work,
Form: Haiku
Poetic DrumsAncestral
Celestial
Grand Rising high
A journey so questrial
Elevate
Motivate
A divine connection
Between spiritual and creative realms
A spark
A flame
A birth right
A name
Wild free untamed
Authentic
Unchained
Poetic drums are my native language
We know each other so well
A colonizer could not change it
An oppressor could not enslave it
For me and my poetic drum are one
Grand rising
Melanin thriving under the divine shining...
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Categories:
dedication, freedom, imagery, music,
Form: Free verse
MY REQUESTOh God of Creation
Direct
My creativity and productivity
So I can fly out of this nation
Even with slow motion but no stagnation
Thriving and striving globally not locally
Without any commotion but jubilation.
Oh God of Creation
Remove every blockage
Or linkage
Hindering my expansion
Which is my growth
Putting me on expectations
Without getting where...
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Categories:
africa, blessing, creation, dedication,
Form: Free verse
You Will RealizeWhen I finally win over your reserved heart,
Promise to never tear delicate thing apart.
When I finally show you how you are mine,
You will realize precisely how I am so fine.
When I finally win over your reluctant mind,
Promise to never make you be in a bind.
When I finally show dimensions of my soul,
You will realize all...
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Categories:
boyfriend, dedication, love, romance,
Form: Quatrain
Flower ChildIt sure was fun to write these
Each and every day
Nine hundred posts here not for you
That's quite a few I'd say
"Then who", you'd ask, "was meant to be
The subject of all these?
Andres, were they really for
Some lady overseas?"
And I would say to you, "My dear,
For her they were indeed!
Now tell me, do you like...
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Categories:
dedication, for her, i
Form: Rhyme
AlthoughThough you may not speak those three words to me yet,
It is all of your efforts and actions I will never forget.
You left such a deeply endearing impression on me
By being immediately captivated by what you see.
Though you may not always have for me the time,
I will have all the musing time to write rhyme...
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Categories:
boyfriend, dedication, devotion, love,
Form: Quatrain
When the Gavel Did Not Fall For MeI rose with purpose in my stride,
A banner bold across my chest.
With every word, I spoke with pride,
And gave the race my very best.
I shaped my dreams in visioned flame,
Each meeting held, each hand I shook.
A chapter built around my name—
And every step, the world I took.
The ballots passed from hand to hand,
Like whispers moving...
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Categories:
dedication, anxiety, blessing, change, character,
Form: Rhyme
The Meanings Of Our NamesI gaze at a forest of willow trees beside the sea,
Presenting to me lovely meanings of love and beauty
In loving a man so deeply that I want him to be with me....
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Categories:
boyfriend, dedication,
Form: Sijo
Empirical upshot'I must allow..I am deeply impacted by the demenour, the
Character" of Ink Empress." my expression i feel must be
Expressed.' Or I would view myself.' As a most uncouth
Inversion..' Of appreciation.? And of magnanimity..I would be without redress.'
The most un-sufferable of fools' should I not make note of her calm
And balance.' With great empathy.' Even much...
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Categories:
dedication, appreciation, assonance, character, courage,
Form: Personification
Iron Veils in Shadowy Vales
From the crag I see the path
descend into the valley
shrouded in the shadows of
doubt, uncertainty, and fear of failure.
I see a white pillar cast in regret's cold salt-stone,
from which there is no turning back.
Even a brief glance back over the shoulder
up into the bright crags of peaks above,
bathed in bright sunlight in the path behind...
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Categories:
angst, dedication, fear,
Form: Free verse
I Slowly But Swiftly FellI slowly fell deeply into a sensual daze
After the hours I kept his intense gaze.
Hoping what we have is not a phase,
As for what I am feeling, there is no phrase.
I swiftly fell the moment we kissed on his bed,
After the hours he waited, while I was in his head.
Wishing for his love, without a...
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Categories:
boyfriend, dedication, devotion, love,
Form: Quatrain
ShepherdsThe treasurer they called Judas,
In his folly and imprudence,
Sold his Master for silver’s stock;
The shepherd who betrayed the flock.
The fisherman they called Peter,
Tasked to build the Church and lead her,
To be her foundational rock;
The shepherd who cares for the flock.
The scholar widely known as Saul
Adopted the new name of Paul;
He saw the light on one...
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Categories:
baptism, christian, corruption, dedication,
Form: Kyrielle
Specific Types of Dedication Poems
Definition | What is Dedication in Poetry?
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