The Circus Narrativeshe hears the cheering,
the big drums, the cymbals
and daddy’s narrative.
…hears the crowd’s laughter,
the clown’s are after.
her heart beats rapidly
at the possibility
that the pail
could contain
confetti or water
…the blind muses.
she sees
what she calls gray,
the big elephant
on parade.
she’s so high
on a tightwire -
she exhales clouds.
she sees more than
the audience.
she breathes
the...
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Categories:
father daughter, imagery, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Fair Winds and Following SeasCould it be everything happens for a reason,
Or is it something one usually would say.
Kindred spirits that have roamed
Through space and time,
Sharing moments and a history of past lifetimes.
Always by chance our paths happened to meet,
Always ending with just a memory.
A memory that endures through lifetimes,
Precious memories that linger in the
Backroads of one’s...
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Categories:
destiny, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Take two to tango2025.04.28
It takes two to tango.
It is very true, if you believe otherwise,
You are naive and a simple minded soul.
It applied to all the keeping promises too.
I made so many on my own will,
Devotedly to someone I loved, adored or idolatry
Ended up breaking my promises frivolously and painfully.
That was because I wanted the very best,
Of the...
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Categories:
imagination, art, dance, desire, hope,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
imagination, memory, truth,
Form: Senryu
Purple Dream
“Once upon a magical evening an enchanted fairy I happened to see
dressed in a fantastical dress with two dappled wings of lace,
she shone like the midnight sun;
I must confess, she looked rather whimsical
sitting there by a green wooden door, waiting for your lore!” – By...
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Categories:
analogy, dream, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Ode to the Mirrorshe used to shrink
inside her own skin
wore doubt like a coat
stitched too thin
but broken glass
still reflects the light
and jagged edges
sharpen the fight
now she stands
where my fears once laid
building worth
from the cracks they made
she is gold in the dirt
still gleaming unseen
an unfinished masterpiece
bold and serene...
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Categories:
analogy, courage, imagination, love,
Form: Ode
Djinn Martini"Careful with the ethanol,"
Said a fume of whisper hush.
As a thundered bolt and fire ball,
Engorged the moment with a rush.
The itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot martini,
Lit my bokeh mind and eyelids tender soft.
Astigmatism, couldn't see the genie,
Who puffed up in the rush and coughed.
"Cover your mouth, you elemental,"
I sneered at the legless haunt,
Dental...
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Categories:
imagination, best friend, fantasy, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Purple Dreams in Other Realms Continued For ContestOnce upon a magical evening an enchanted fairy I happened to see
dressed in a fantastical dress with two dappled wings of lace,
she shone like the midnight sun;
I must confess, she looked rather whimsical
sitting there by a green wooden door, waiting for your lore !
...
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Categories:
imagination, 8th grade, dream, fairy,
Form: Rhyme
Mr AbbottMr. Abbott
Mr. Abbott bought a
steam powered Stanley
He felt it made him
look rather manly
He has a large
handlebar moustache
Constantly covered in
soot and ash
In his finery,
goggles and gloves
He would wave at his
imaginary loves
Over the hills
and over the dales
He would frequently stop
for supplies and sales
Horses...
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Categories:
imagination, adventure, animal, beautiful, car,
Form: Rhyme
Beneath These Northern Skies'Write Thirteen Beautiful Lines' Poetry Contest: Sponsored by Constance La France (April/May 2025).
Where hills are alive
with imagination
carried by clouds
toward their destination
Lakeland fells and sheep
Liverpool of cormorants
Wales with its dragons
Yorkshire and terrier dogs
in Lancashire towns
of redbrick and cobbled folk
who worked with bare hands
to build a much better world
beneath these beautiful skies.
...
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Categories:
imagination, 10th grade, animal, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
The Quiet EchoI have met you in my mind,
You have been a reflection of my desire.
I have worshipped you in my favourite mirror,
You have been a quiet echo in others’ eyes.
I never judged you inside the canvas,
Never found you in my head,
Never placed you on the stage,
Never let you out of my heart.
So many people to see,
So...
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Categories:
imagination, desire, extended metaphor, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Purple Dreams In Other RealmsOnce upon a magical evening an enchanted fairy I happened to see
dressed in a fantastical dress with two dappled wings of lace,
she shone like the midnight sun;
I must confess, she looked rather whimsical
sitting there by a green wooden door, waiting for your lore !
...
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Categories:
fantasy, imagery, imagination,
Form: Narrative
DEEP RUNRun it deep, run you words through me,
You make me feel right, I still recognize myself to be the wrong guy cos I'm still in doubt.
The sky is bright in the dark, o my god look at that,
Aren't you the reason for bright days and night that I have?
Making me to relax, feel good and...
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Categories:
crush, feelings, imagination, muse,
Form: Free verse
Plagued By Memories
Memories and images deep in my soul,
They dwell there silently, fond imagines that never grow old.
A little girl holding on to her father's hand,
How she longs to see his face and to be his little girl once again.
A young man who stood before our country and the world,
And promised the glow of that candle would...
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Categories:
imagination, memory,
Form: Rhyme
my soul in foreign lands, forgotten 1
The map unrolls, a skin of dust
where landmarks shift like whispers lost to a gust.
I trace a fracture, jagged, unfamiliar...
place where my phantom feet wandered, chillier
than memory allows. A tongue they spoke is lost...
A melody unheard of, at dearly paid cost
within the crumbling walls of an infernal keep...
A cracked, blackened mirror shows a face
though...
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Categories:
imagination, allegory, allusion, analogy, art,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Imagination Poems
Definition | What is Imagination in Poetry?
Poems Related to Imagination
thought, artistry, imagery, ingenuity, intelligence, image, insight, idea, fancy, resourcefulness, originality, fantasy, wit, awareness, inventiveness, vision, inspiration, conception, perceptibility, cognition, creation, creativity, supposition, illusion, invention