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Emeritus Poems - Poems about Emeritus

Premium Member Kitchen Spices - Aromatic Grief
... Written: March 22, 2025, for contest sponsored by Craig Cornish *********************** In the heart of my kitchen spices exude their aromatic allure a harmonic blend of ......

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Categories: emeritus, analogy, appreciation, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member True event'
...I and John who wrote 'suitcase Charlie' were texting long... Distance, on twitter? Or fb? Thoughts flowing free and strong' he was Born in a concentration camp, this Guzulwazski.' Professor and Em......

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Categories: emeritus, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme



A letter to Chidume
...You came and perceived, driving through every life tussle, in the hustle of frowns, smiles and laughter, conquering everyday tasks in your unique way! The poet in me acclaims and writes this po......

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Categories: emeritus, eulogy, farewell, memory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Maestro - POTD
...Maestro – 4-23-24 Dedicated to Dr. Stanley Chapple. Co-founder of Tanglewood. Conductor of the London Philharmonic. Head of the Music School University of Washington. Conductor of the University......

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Categories: emeritus, music, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Life Emeritus
...Emeritus in days, Find hope in such little things that collected dropped in your lap through a lifetime but special still, all gifts. Wholly invested in a life, in love though they left......

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Categories: emeritus, life,
Form: Free verse



That's if you want your soul
...Providence rode, I land On the island To learn its code Of conduct, as taught by Mr. Rhodes, emeritus professor of jazz, etiquette & odes He says it's like an Amorphous Z, a venomous ign......

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Categories: emeritus, absence, anxiety, art, health,
Form: Free verse
Associate Professor Emeritus Richard D Slick, Phd
..."Associate Professor Emeritus Richard D. Slick, PhD" ahhh ohh not an ode to a once known dare i say friend but professor the hours i went and spent during office hours for......

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Categories: emeritus, color,
Form: Free verse
Indifference of the Different
...A gong sounds again Squalled with familiar war cries Bringing me on my feet again To pick the best tools, drop the fries One more bite and I’m the next casualty Picking military regalia, dress d......

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Categories: emeritus, analogy, deep, introspection, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Reputation
... Reputation I marveled the emeritus recognition I felt compelled to sniff the reputations Somewhat louder than the tradition I crave the silent, staple self-respect My tribute, I cou......

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Categories: emeritus, analogy, conflict, engagement,
Form: Rhyme
Beam Curvature
...feeling his vitamin injection a new adventure begins a slapstick epic of unfathomable implication here unfolds as the rat gnawed curtain rises at Ye Bone and Gristle among the clattering of wooden......

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Categories: emeritus, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
A Walk In the Woods
...A WALK IN THE WOODS Ode to a Beloved Pet I go for a walk through the woods today and Jack is by my side We find a place of calm and peace – he is the perfect guide. We do not rush, we take ......

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Categories: emeritus, animal, dog, love, pets,
Form: Rhyme
When the World Is Safe Again
...When the World is Safe Again Each breaking day as I awake I ask my God in His good grace To simply let me hold my place Until the world is safe again For now we have to wear our m......

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Categories: emeritus, anxiety, courage, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Culprit
...Somehow he was made to feel the culprit for the sins of all house trained mammalians the breath he drew apparently criminalized eventually concluding that 90% of the obstacle course was the low h......

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Categories: emeritus, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Tribute
...MY TRIBUTE Best Teacher or Professor ever I met Name embedded in mind, never to forget. Emeritus professor in Mathematics. An ideal teacher, peerless fantastic. ......

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Categories: emeritus, 12th grade, appreciation, teacher,
Form: Couplet
The Great
...Bones of the weak Lie but not here (The series of epitaphs appearing here written to honor Professor Prime minister Emeritus and others whom a fierce dog stole away from Ugandans this June)......

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Categories: emeritus, eulogy, military,
Form: Epitaph

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