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Houston Poems - Poems about Houston

Houston Poems - Examples of all types of poems about houston to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for houston.
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... NOTE: Please read part 1 so this makes more sense As soon as her words enter my brain I feel the force of a million gees pressing against my body, but only for a nanosecond, then nothing. Absolu......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, fantasy, suicide,
Form: Haibun



Premium Member After The Flood
... The flood waters are rising, and rising. The sandbags didn't keep out All the creepy crawlies. Caution! Do not wade into the water! H......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, encouraging, poetry,
Form: Kimo
Corporate America
...Gagged by the navy neck-tie crowned upon him by the last soldier, the businessman precariously waltzes the death march down into “Sam’s Greens and Grains”, a specialty salad shop that locally sources......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, corruption, prison, work,
Form: Prose
Grab Bag Poems
...Grab Bag Poems and Epigrams POEMS Less Heroic Couplets: Dark Cloud, Silver Lining, Dupes from “Love in the Time of the Coronavirus” by Michael R. Burch Every corona has a silver lining: I......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, allegory, america, analogy, parody,
Form: Rhyme
Quantum math
...The boomeranging echo deafening to receive retro rockets smoking with the effort to retrieve What dignity affords Approaching the singularity Where mathematics misbehave Infinitely distort......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme



furry mice
...Furry mice Many years ago, I was in Houston (Texas) to victualize a new cargo ship, back then a ship carried a large crew for all the functions needed. The ship chandler was keen to show me h......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, 6th grade, abortion, adventure,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Dusty Baker
...Major League Baseball Manager, Dusty Baker. He's a great character and a playmaker. In San Francisco, a World Series loser. In Houston, a World Series Winner.......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, sports,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Bono and Me
..."Do you like U2?" she asked. It was an unusually awesome sunrise in Belleville Park. I come here to eat my breakfast on nice days and to take in the scenery before heading to the office. Paris ha......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, love, music,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Morose Tears For the Passing of Mommy Germaine Dupiche
...It has been raining everyday The wet autumnal wind is here And Mommy Maine just left us today Peacefully. She just expired, dear This Ebony Queen was a century plus six years young Mommy Maine ......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, blessing, eulogy, farewell, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
Silk, Satin and Cashmere: A Tribute To Phenomenal Singers
...#A GIFT...AN UPLIFT! A GLORIOUS SHIFT OCCURS WHEN HAVING BEEN PRIVY TO AN OUTSTANDING SINGER! THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOUR HEART FEELS A GLOW... BECAUSE A SINGER HAS MOVED YOU SO... "A SINGER H......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, appreciation, beautiful, celebration, dedication,
Form: Rhyme
The Assassination
...Assassination of President Kennedy The tank ship was on the way to Kingston in Jamaica The sea was deep blue, the weather calm, In a few hours, we could stretch our legs and have a beer because ......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, africa, bangla, beach, body,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Texas
...Oh, Texas, as I sipped Savon Blanc emeralds I saw in your night skys You're more beautiful than the Gulf Coast, where Corpus Christi lies I found a lovely part of downtown Houston, much to my surpr......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, beautiful, beauty, wine,
Form: Monorhyme
New Life
...“New Life” according to the power that worketh within you I was the streets bait The hustles mate And my addictions degrade Now #89451 Im writing, reading and flipping through my own book of ......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, addiction, freedom, growth, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Any Relation To the Twins
...The new kid’s name is Dallas, she is in my class. Told to us by our sixth-grader at supper. Yeah, I know. Houston’s sister. I was confused now. Who is Houston? Her brother. He is in my class. Th......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dusty and the Giants
...IT'S TOO EARLY FOR ME [TO GIVE UP ON THE SEASON],.Dusty Baker. QUOTEHD.COM "I lived a few years in San Francisco and for many years in Northern California. I was a long-time fan of the SF Giant......Read the rest...
Categories: houston, baseball, confidence,
Form: Free verse

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