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Furlongs Poems - Poems about Furlongs

Cacoethes

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Written: December 30, 2024 for Contest Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh

Fearful individuals may find claustrophobic environments enticing. He battled his formidable opponent Cacoethes for t...

Categories: furlongs, conflict, health,
Form: Rhyme

Desire Death Doth the Weak

...Desire death do those with weakness, 
    For present circumstances. 
To climb the face of life is meekness: 
    Behold all of God’s chances. 

With calloused hands in deep gray nooks, it’s mee...

Categories: furlongs, christian, gospel, strength, suicide,
Form: Free verse

Many Furlongs

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Two ... two zero countless nautical yards
Too, too many miles
time transversed thru the oceanic space continuum
Almost four hundred years of a Middle Passage journey
nears an end ...
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Categories: furlongs, perspective, slavery, truth, wisdom,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Running Scared, Humour

...This morning’s run began so benign and gentle,
Yet 15 minutes later deep feelings were unhinged,
Confused, I recalled my latest meals,
Whilst my insides were impinged.
 
Aghast, I sensed the fut...

Categories: furlongs, humor,
Form: I do not know?

Story of My Mom From Pictures

...Telling tales or stories is a favourable pasttime;
But using pictures to tell stories of past and present,
Yours remind me of days back in time,
Would not be all very  recent,
Last ones of gratef...

Categories: furlongs, blessing, children, emotions, forgiveness,
Form: Rhyme Royal

Picture Album Stories of My Mom

...Rhyme  Quatrain



Telling tales or stories is a favourable pasttime;
But using pictures to tell stories of past and present,
Yours remind me of days not so recent,
And ones of grateful reclin...

Categories: furlongs, appreciation, blessing, caregiving, cheer
Form: Rhyme

Adieu

...Stars were winking on the sky
and it was a surreal night
spring was caressing the sweet air
the aura was in flair.
We walked a few furlongs side by side
said everything in silence as we did stri...

Categories: furlongs, farewell, love,
Form: Rhyme

A Chorus of a Waiting Maiden

...MAN O' MAN, kiss thy maiden for the 
night
Seek compassion on thy beloveth lass;
Years did trespass whilst you tarry in 
flight,
Time did seize each moment a night 
do pass.

On cedar trees I...

Categories: furlongs, lost love
Form: ABC

The Precipitation Relating To Slaughter-Land

...the season-change of the vagrant pole-star easily picks up a sip  
from the list of ducks of the night-watchers 

standing on the bye-lane of the horse-race … by the weight of the confession made ...

Categories: furlongs, fantasy
Form: Prose Poetry

The End of Time

...The End of Time


The passing time in a stillness of passage
Blown soft with wanting
Furlongs in the corridors of sighs

Are dreams of mine
Left unsleeping
Repeating the hail of trumpeted cr...

Categories: furlongs, loveme, time, me, time,
Form: Free verse

Here Stood Anonymous...

...I raced to the hand of beneficial friendships,
pledged myself to artful reasoning
and aspired to harness
freights of honor.

I took long drafts of audacity
and impetuously ingested
every molec...

Categories: furlongs, life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse