Tribute Iambic Pentameter Poems
These Tribute Iambic Pentameter poems are examples of Iambic Pentameter poems about Tribute. These are the best examples of Iambic Pentameter Tribute poems written by international poets.
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...
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Categories:
death, god, miracle, tribute,
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...
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Categories:
career, father son, tribute,
HauntedThere is a time in life we might regret
in missing opportunities to learn
that which we thought somehow could be offset
since living current days was our...
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Categories:
daughter, miss you, mother,
Dear Mom
Just yesterday, a special day it was-
fifteen September, twenty-twenty-one;
like every year, my tears...
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Categories:
death, grandmother, mother, tribute,
A Special Birthday
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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Categories:
birthday, husband, tribute,
For Carolyn Devonshire
My heart was pained to learn of your demise;
how could this be, no warning was in sight.
Dear poet friend, your passing fills my eyes
with tears...
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Categories:
death, friend, tribute, uplifting,
Our Halloween Devil-CatOn Halloween- so many years ago,
our grandkids had a pet named Georgie cat;
a sweet Tuxedo cat for sure, although-
could offer soothing purrs...
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Categories:
cat, halloween, tribute,
To the Fallen of Covid 19To all the fallen of Covid 19
whose deaths were unrecorded and unseen
To those who languished in intensive care
where Fear unmasked itself to mock each prayer
To...
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tribute,
Sweet Rose of Virtue: William Dunbar TranslationSweet Rose of Virtue
by William Dunbar (c. 1460-1530)
loose translation/modernization/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
after William Dunbar
Sweet rose of virtue and of gentleness,
delightful lily of youthful wantonness,
richest...
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Categories:
iambic pentameter, character, desire, devotion, flower,
FatherA tradesman’s son and temple secrets die
in sixty nine years, never knowing why.
Contempt delivered their first child perfect,
your childhood gauntlet galvanized neglect.
A mother’s son and...
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Categories:
bible, childhood, christian, faith,
To Albert Bandura: I Wish You KnewI wish you knew the depth of knowledge gained
How instrumental are your thoughts to me
Through teaching what I’ve learned, I have been trained
To revel in...
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tribute,
The Kiss of KlimtI hurried through the halls of Belvedere
To reach the floor where I could see “The Kiss”
The place I’d find his artwork was so near
I finally...
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tribute,
Her Immortal SadnessThere is no drama in a robot’s day
Often, saw her through an open doorway,
practical and driven, and pre-programmed,
Simply staring, in a shaft of filtered
sunlight...
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Categories:
angst, cute, emotions, heartbreak,
Treasured Jewelry
I have her nineteen fifties' Trifari
fine costume jewelry, which I hold dear,
since my sweet mom bequeathed it all to me;
...
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Categories:
mother daughter, tribute,
A Historic EventThe Wall
A near three thousand names called out that day;
now fifteen years, they've solemnized the date
so labeled Nine-Eleven, to now stay
...
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Categories:
bereavement, sorrow, tribute,