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Iambic pentameter is a meter in poetry, consisting of lines with five feet in which the iamb is the dominant foot, but there is more to poems with iambic pentameter . What is iambic pentameter in poetry (complete definition)?
Reflections in my mind's eye
I see their vain eyes, their large soulless eyes,
that glower and twist and torture thy soul.
I feel their tough hands, oft wrapped round my throat,
and find myself choke, choke, choke, choke and choke.
Why can’t they...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, anxiety, childhood,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
EARTH
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth
find reserves of strength that will endure
as long as life lasts.” Rachel Carson
Some thoughts of Earth as just routine, exist;
for it's the only...
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Categories:
appreciation, earth, tribute,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Kleinkoph Super Patriot
Kleinkoph’s* quick to brag he’s a patriot
(and gets fighting mad to learn if you’re not!)
For if you’re not American as he is
you’re either a foreigner or a communist.
As for rights and freedoms, he’s all...
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Categories:
character,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Lilith
Oh, Lilith, circled by that vicious snake
and draped by owl wings as a feathered shawl;
hair crowned with spiraled horns for evil sake-
of which the snake itself seems to appall.
Oh, Lilith, your deep, luminous red eyes
instill...
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Categories:
evil, myth,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
I Saw God, But Now What
I opened a large book- my rose to lay
aft lifted from his graveside to my breast.
Oh, yes- God stood beside me on that day
and led me to the place where it would rest.
One night I...
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Categories:
death, god, miracle, tribute,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Confessions Of A Youngster, At HeartI swore I’d never let myself get old
That time and I would always be good friends
It’s all just attitude is what I’m told
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Categories:
age, how i feel,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Cosmic AlignmentIn shadows cast on lands afar or near,
A dance of spheres in silence, stark and clear.
Though veiled from some, the cosmic play proceeds,
Unfolding vast, beyond our earthly deeds.
To those who stand beneath the darkened sky,
A...
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Categories:
mystery, planet, relationship, sky,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Since It's Their Crises, Please Don't Cry Sis
Each of the man-made public disruptions,
Experts say is an unforeseen crisis;
But since they profit from planned destructions,
I am begging you, please don’t go cry sis.
They pre-plan cruel war in people’s back yards,
Wrecking mayhem with killer...
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Categories:
america, cry, hope,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Fire Department Legend
Grandfather, Father, Son- three legends are:
they served their City service very well.
From 30s through the 80s, each a star;
as Firemen- many dangers each befell.
Three generations gladly took their stands;
not volunteers, but full-time, active shifts.
Grandfather in...
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Categories:
career, father son, tribute,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Slow Healing
For all this time, I couldn't call it - rape.
I couldn't use that word, and make it real.
Like plowing a field before it's harvest,
or pruning the trees at summer solstice.
It wasn't the right thing for...
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Categories:
abuse, anger, betrayal, courage,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Run the Race
Where tender shoots each day birth new mercies,
cultured in your word, my young spirit grows.
From sun up, to down, your Spirit rises,
I find myself humbled by your incense.
I heed not to tread on the serpent's...
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Categories:
baptism, blessing, christian, god,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Overrated
If ratings give meaning, symbolled with stars,
Then always keep on your ratings radar.
I’m trying to write my best poem by far,
Please rate it between a one and five star.
Lines as, ‘She brakes me as if...
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Categories:
stars, vanity,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
My Inspiration, My Mom
Back fifty-three long years ago, she left;
my Mom- at the young age of fifty-five.
Yet, she is always with me every day;
my heart and memories keep her alive.
Three growing grandkids she embraced and loved;
her gentle heart...
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Categories:
appreciation, love, missing you,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
A Sad Goodbye
We cannot part without this sad goodbye
And leaving, we are learning how to die
a little as we bid this sad farewell.
I cannot bear the sadness in your eyes
As turning slowly I must walk...
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Categories:
break up, farewell, goodbye,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
The Ballad of A Frail Mind“Are you afraid of being left behind?”
“No, it’s just temporary, I’m not lonely.”
But abandonment issues aren't easy.
Perhaps it’s called a frail state of mind.
A tragedy befallen upon mankind,
Rehearsing while watching the phone...
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Categories:
anxiety, depression, mental health,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
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