In vanity
...In vanity, we inquire into the empty heavens
And witness only birds hunting
In vanity, we dive into the sea and the earth
And discover just bones rotting
In vanity, we read the writings of the ...
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Categories:
inquire, deep, humanity, introspection, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Gate of Silent Wishes
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Written: June 27, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Constance La France
Quote: "Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?" By Ru...
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Categories:
inquire, analogy, dream,
Form: Rhyme
pause the cause
...“may gifts of silence illumine our mind ~
childlike heart becoming loving and kind”
~ quote by poet
as we gather pebbles in our heart’s nest
we may do well to pause and t...
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Categories:
inquire, desire, self, silence, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
The Tune of Smoke and Fire
...It's funny. The mind goes there and back,
Switching between lyre to inspire -
And the sober thoughts of black.
If all I love is theory,
And if all I know is fiction,
Then why do eyes get teary...
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Categories:
inquire, deep, emotions, fire, friendship
Form: Rhyme
Mirza Ghalib English Translations 2
...MIRZA GHALIB ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Urdu poems about life, passion, pain, night, sleep, thought, longing, laments, death & the heart.
I long to embrace her, Ghalib,
whose thought is the rose in ...
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Categories:
inquire, death, heart, life, pain,
Form: Free verse
The Skin I’m In
...I’m paper sack brown,
and I’m still put down.
The knowledge unexposed,
the faith in my soul.
The voice, strictly bold.
The vibes I send,
It’s all inside of the skin I’m in.
You look, you see...
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Categories:
inquire, confidence, deep, encouraging, self,
Form: Free verse
JUNGLE WALK
...And,
If our eye is not unto Him tilted upwards single
And here below are bowed to vanity entangle
Or else, unto another twisted mortal affixed
A surety inbound woe ever will ensue
The Word of H...
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Categories:
inquire, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
WHAT DO YOU DESIRE
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A question for everyone to think about…all peoples from coast to coast:
When it comes to the life you’re living…what do you desire most?
If your answer is money…all the money you can earn…
and...
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Categories:
inquire, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Spring showers
...I heard a loud rattling on the roof,
I thought it was the dog playing with my shoes
the rattling gets louder and louder so I went to
inquire but it was the rain pouring down
and a ferocious wind ...
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Categories:
inquire, adventure, america, appreciation, career,
Form: Narrative
Wonders await
...Wonders await return,
Hidden within the pattern,
Concerning your connection,
The outer reflection,
Throughout thought selection.
We seek protection from ourselves,
As we delve into ...
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Categories:
inquire, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Potpourri of silly poems
...In most of my verse, my simple aim
is just sorta to enter tame.
Then, once inside ~
go completely hog wild ~
showing no reserve,
showing absolutely no shame.
"What do you think of m...
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Categories:
inquire, giggle, poetry, silly, writing,
Form: Light Verse
Explore Your Wonder
...Wonders await return,
Hidden within the pattern,
Concerning your connection,
The outer reflection,
Throughout thought selection.
We seek protection from ourselves,
As we delve into ...
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Categories:
inquire, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Rhyme
A GIFT?
...So hard to see,
This gift you give to me.
As life repeatedly,
Defies it's reality.
Still I try to be,
Faithfully tied.
Denied my desire,
A world caught fire.
May I inquire?
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Categories:
inquire, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
I live in a place called Zhumysker
...I live in a place called "Zhumysker" with a gentle river,
I might pass by without seeing a steamboat, in a dilapidated boat on the shore.
Not diving in water, not catching fish, parched on the shor...
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Categories:
inquire, blue, home,
Form: Free verse
A Lonely House in the Steppe - 5
...A Wonder in the House
In this house, there’s a wonder, truly rare,
Something strange that hangs heavy in the air.
In her repeated prayers, a name came to light,
“Qusayin, the Ishan,” gave him a...
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Categories:
inquire, prayer,
Form: Free verse
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