Duel Poems - Poems about Duel

Is there any other sort of sport.. that can hold a candle to having to handle Getting caught in the ripsnort onslaught scandal…as speedsters hold court Fraught as they face a serious deleterious imperious express pace ace At their sleek peak..unique freaks..bombastic..iconoclastic mercenaries Havoc to wreak on adversaries.. and their own physique.. So as we’ve read..will the King of swing..zing...

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she sits at the bar near chamberlain high school, her nails chewed to nothing, a lipstick smear on the rim of her glass. the men orbit her like moths, drawn to her heat, but she keeps her eyes on the jukebox, fingers twitching against the lacquered wood. there’s something inside her— a scream buried too deep or a wound sewn too tight. she scratches at the...

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Duel A soldier sits, sleeps, breaths. She wonders why she fought. When people go about their day without so little a thought. Why did I face Death, she thinks- and the monsters and the war- to join the princes who have lived without so little a chore. Death has many faces. Ravens, foxes, sparrows too. The blackness of the Thames...

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Palindrome Limerick: High "Noon" A gun duel set for high "noon" A noisy crowd gathers round soon See Dead-"Eye" "level" his gun Against the quick, evil "Nun" Then the "pop" gun went, Ka-boom!...

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Where I looked Don't look at it anymore So I surrendered to a woman-river Hemlock juice across the river blue I am blue-throated; Duel flaps its wings Let's go through the umbilical cord of the sea And want back on the other side Yet in the chest of this duel The morning stars shine Two beaches in one horizon On the beach of waiting...

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Morganite, Jasper Floor Voiced of many waters Drinks of my Creature Seers eyes roll over Stigma of the Messenger The Tree of Knowledge Apple of my eye Medusa's organa seed My Jealousic Stone The Palmer Worm feeds Honey in mouth, sour stomach Scroll is unveiling Wisdom...

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battle between bucks deadly duel-decided ~ scavengers spectate (November Full Moon – Dakota and Lakota)...

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dawn dual duel two poets a face-off duel joust free verse rhyme verse a modernist traditionalist mull and muse tell it true prompt a reaction lay it out there lover of words, jarring lover of pattern, rhyming readers response individual readers all delight alike anything goes on loose lines strict punctuation and meter memories...

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The left side of my heart Tells me to live a happy life But the right side of my heart says I can’t, knowing I’ll never be his wife The left side of my heart tells me It’s okay to let go and move on But the right side of my heart can’t Even fathom that idea knowing he is gone The...

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The Gunslinger You think I am ordinary he said As he wiped the sweat from his head I have done things I now dread Where I made choices with the dead So you see if you want to conquer me It’ll take more than wanting it you see Anti up and let’s see what you’ll put on the line And know the...

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On this wait not for Prophet Joel Nor for Augury rated Jewel: Offensive language Sufficient Fuel For what ignites Murderous Duel… One I’d watched sparked off by Noel To his shame like unpleasant gruel; Keep words picturing like served gruel For The Jailed by A Jailer cruel: “I hate you: Satan’s Emmanuel” “As much I you:...

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Weapons chosen Bullets go in (Slow motion) Fates frozen...

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From across the dark veiled hills , A howl of anguish fills the soul with chills, We hear it coming amidst the shadows, And smell its malelovant purpose distinctly. Ever closer it creeps and snarls, Foul breath filling senses and fears, Bringing eyes close to our deepest thoughts, Unseen forms as wraiths in the night. With weapons to hand , Tentative moves,...

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Which Cowboy bites dust tomorrow at noon, Fighting duel to end, to death the tune, The sun at noon shows no glare, Bystanders, time of day fair, Outside the saloon, a hot day in June. Poetry Competition Entry: HIGH NOON POETRY CONTEST Sponsor: Joseph May Date: 07/05/2022...

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A cowboy, and his horse with no name, One day rode into town, seeking fame. Where he shot the town marshal, But it was only partial. Now the lawman's new horse is named flame. ...

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