Seeking closureWe seek wakefulness. What does Barbados mean to me? Is it the hot sun, broad-brimmed hats, and old khaki pants? It’s the robust men with warm, undertone skin that blends with the cultivated land. We seek constant reassurance from the ones we love that they will be there for us in good times and bad,...
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Categories:
addiction, allusion, anger, anxiety,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Camera ViewsI have never tasted your full lips,
which lack a moisturizing tip.
Yet, I somehow feel as if I have.
I watched you break that fresh loaf of bread, and you said to me,
“You are welcome.”
Somehow, I could have tasted
and smelled the freshness of that small piece you offered.
I felt nourished.
Your...
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Categories:
africa, appreciation, character, computer,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Conversation with RelativesConversation With Relatives
Today, I feel an intense resolve. About two years ago, family members frequently shared news of someone's passing—whether it was from the village or someone I had once known. During those conversations, I would tense up and firmly request that they refrain from calling with bad news.
Death is a constant reminder, glaring...
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Categories:
allusion, blessing, depression, encouraging,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Long Story Short: You Survivedlong story short, you survived
all of life's craziness, junk and jive
one day the sun had been shining but the air smelled foul
for the sea was in turmoil and a lot of the fish had drowned. hope has been suffocating from the lungs of the believers
our communities are being strangled,
our children no longer achievers
but...
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Categories:
blessing, spiritual,
Form: Dramatic Verse
I Sleep Inside Your Head
[Verse I]
Thou knowest not the breadth of me,
Though I have dwelt where shadows creep.
Each night I rise without a sound,
To haunt the ground where thou dost sleep.
[Verse II]
Thine eyes, once kind, now turn away,
As though I were but dust or air.
Yet still I come, both night and day,
To trace thy steps with solemn care.
[Pre-Chorus]
No lock...
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Categories:
12th grade,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Fulcrum of a Rose
When the raspberry horizon
is curled up,
shaping caramel-lilac lips
of the cashmere kismet,
singing in a choir of cherry chivalry
and honey-glazed fireflies ~
those snowy stars
simmering in summer silence,
f l i c k e r
...
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Categories:
deep, emotions, life, metaphor,
Form: Dramatic Verse
jackie oh.
lisp'n i were
past mine lower lip
gasp'n
chew'n mine spew
again
unto hern authority
inciting hern think
lisp'n i were
past...
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Categories:
appreciation, blessing, drink, food,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Echo From The HeartNew moon vanishes into a blush of russet
where humid air twirls along with clouds,
and stars burst…
flickering above hilltops
to cast my anguish across the sky:
How wanton gulls crisscross on a flight;
their shrill rattling an echo that my heart pales
from an image of first passion’s gaieties
outlined by his maze of treachery, of ruse :
Forgetting not...
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Categories:
heartbreak,
Form: Dramatic Verse
He took so many innocents livesHe Choose to Grow Weak
Could you help me understand the complexities of our actions? When joy fills our hearts, we radiate positivity, but when sadness washes over us, it feels like an ache that permeates our very being (Proverb 17:22).
How can we support you if we remain in the dark about your feelings? You often...
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Categories:
10th grade, anger, angst,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Jade Stone's :::Vanity:::Let he who is without vanity cast the first insult
Vain to me smacks of superficialities which
in the long run prove fragile and meaningless
You can be proud of your accomplishments
without worries of being vain
Lose your hair, lose your teeth, lose your looks,
lose your vanity
Fashion statements
Youth
Dress-up make-up
Forsooth
A little vanity never hurt...
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Categories:
vanity,
Form: Dramatic Verse
That Toothpick was like a emojiWhat became of the elderly man who habitually lingered outside the pub, a toothpick perpetually perched between his lips?
I often pondered the significance of that toothpick—it seemed to serve as a silent emblem, a mysterious token of his unspoken thoughts.
As children, we absorb the world around us, processing our myriad experiences as we grow....
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Categories:
allusion, anxiety, appreciation, black
Form: Dramatic Verse
Nightmare
Myriad of wired scenes consumes me
Stained by Hades , shadows lurk
Within a lunar widescreen of a dream---
Voices raking with madness...lost
On phosphorus wisp of evening
Despite frail light in the shade-
Bleak visions cascade on damp floor
Ghastly these shadows crawling
Through serpentine weaves , as if
To pluck my soul, their angst unreleased:
I slither into deeper caves of...
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Categories:
dark, dream,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Jade Stone's :::Confidence:::She laughs, she cries, then she sighs
brimming with confidence,
the pain within she denies
Her heart thumps then skips a beat,
as she reads poetry, a taste of bittersweet
In quiets empty moments, a hole
remains deeply in the soul,
an abyss, an unmeasured chasm
It’s the space p~o~e~t~r~y fills
Her personal dead poet society
stirring her deepest passions
awakens her dormant...
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Categories:
confidence, feelings,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Viable SolutionI am completely detached from that situation. I did not play any role in creating the issue at hand. My focus today is solely on discovering a viable solution.
Why is there such a tendency to place all the blame on artificial intelligence?
In reality, AI empowers us, providing both confidence and clarity as we craft...
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Categories:
10th grade, appreciation, black
Form: Dramatic Verse
To Bridge The GapI’ve never been kissed on the dance floor.
With him, I feel light-hearted,
but apart, I’m utterly devastated.
I’m a dreamer, he’s laid-back,
and without a genuine connection, our love feels
like scenes from a disconnected game—
where hate destroys, yet love seeks to heal.
But with each...
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Categories:
10th grade, absence, allegory,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Specific Types of Dramatic Verse Poems
Read wonderful dramatic verse poetry on the following sub-topics:
animals, christmas, death, friendship, food, funny, kids, life, love, modern, music, nature, rhyme, school, sports
and more.
Definition | What is Dramatic Verse in Poetry?