Happy Iambic Pentameter Poems

I swore I’d never let myself get old
           That time and I would always be...

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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...

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Her husband's kisses made her heartbeat quicken;
he held her hand and whispered, 'Happy birthday' -
and for a moment, Janet felt convinced his
untimely death had been...

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The word balloons may stir a pleasant thought 
of happy times- to which they're often brought
to celebrations for so many things-
alone or grouped together by...

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It's party time again, my furry friends!
   Come see the pretty table set for you!
With cups and saucers, teapot- my call sends
 ...

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Such simple fun was had in days of old
for younger girls to spend their time each day-
apart from dolls to dress and fondly hold,
or make-believe...

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June twelfth, two thousand twelve, a special date
     when all our family had gathered near
to offer tribute and to celebrate,
 ...

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The dried leafs, After all Beauty gone
Some mature roots immature roots all gone
Like mundane world I Ooze before I lift
The faded dancing leaf on Breeze...

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There were only ten days left 'til Christmas
She only had nine dollars left to spend
Only eight Christmas ornaments were hung
There were only seven gifts left...

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O to tune in to good times of childhood—
To re-live gone-by years, not just to brood,
To lighten dust-laden baggage’s dead tare,
To unburden mind of deadwood...

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Long ago in the short-time lively spring
In the grassy plains of a small island
Came from nonexistence a young sapling 
Nurtured by the love of her...

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MIDDLEWAY

Fears of age allay
Growing older with each day
Comforted by an endless array
Of memories on display

Accept all the years
Of laughter and tears
Each passage becomes a pursuit
Which...

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He walked silently along the pocked wall,
Carefully measuring each soft footstep.
His enemy waited for one mistake;
He watched the young man from two clicks away -
His...

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The Old House Beside the Road

There is an old, ramshackle house that stands there by the road.
This house once had a family, with many stories...

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A candle is lit in the forest of song,
Where the witches come out in the glen;
And the nightingales dance,
As if in a trance,
All watched by...

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