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Laurel Wreath Poems - Poems about Laurel Wreath

I RAN

...I ran not bound by fear’s relentless chain,  
Nor stirred by chase’s sharp, alluring strain.  
I ran not from some silent, urgent plea,  
Nor from the depths where ravened tempests be.  

I ran ...
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Categories: laurel wreath, confidence, deep, freedom, hope,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member- Honor And Conscience -

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                      A name means nothing
                      on the battlefield.
                      "Julius Caesar"
                      Test of conscience: 
                      tai...
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Categories: laurel wreath, political,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberLilith

...Rose-petal lips, first quarter-moon forehead, galaxy face
Dimpled chin, button nose, flimsy jaw, eyes with a wild gaze
Skin that lures and intoxicates, like Tawny Port wine
She's divine. She's ben...
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Categories: laurel wreath, myth, mythology, woman,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe Sun That Parts the Clouds

...Through frayed seams a rosy dream bleeds 
needled and re-stitched 
with threads of time and love and hope..

and still — a rosy dream bleeds 
the miscarriage of a promised rose garden 
leaving ...
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Categories: laurel wreath, age, emotions, fear, hope,
Form: Free verse

King Oedipus: Foreshadowing

...We hang on hints or clues to see what's to come next;
I'll cite examples as proofs from a well-known text.   

He that crawls in fours when rooster gleefully calls,
Walks in twos like the blazing...
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Categories: laurel wreath, dark, fate, life, light,
Form: Rhyme



Premium MemberThe Price of Poetry

...no din less more pronounced upon your ear
scallions separated blend to meet the stew
when hearty hearts drink out the broth of fear
and bury those with heavy hearts they knew

long mornings sun ...
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Categories: laurel wreath, dedication, devotion, fate, giving,
Form: Iambic Pentameter

The Crown of Age

...White hair, Gray hair, even No hair at all
some call it "The Crown of Age" 
an imaginary but fixed laurel wreath for life

But, what is there actually under the "Victory Crown"?
in most lives, a...
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Categories: laurel wreath, life, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse

Roman Reign

...https://m.soundcloud.com/user-921599710/roman-reign
 
https://youtu.be/Z1hAGvzB8Nk

The prominent years, of which did last
Great heights of power, of centuries past
According to legend, thy Rom...
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Categories: laurel wreath, children, history,
Form: Free verse

A Psalm of Praise To God

...Oh Lord my God. I love you with an everlasting love.
Each of your ways is perfect and in you there is no
shadow of turning. I love you for first loving me and
sending Jesus to die for my sins. My ...
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Categories: laurel wreath, religious,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMicro Tale 3

...Merge urge with surge to hurl short fest,
Invite the heart to feel quest spark;
Charm moves sad dirge in spellbound jazz,
Reprise old art to forge new mark;
Obscure yet grand that laurel wreath.
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Categories: laurel wreath, beauty,
Form: Sonnet

Premium MemberSuccess Or Failure's Failure - Guts and Gain

...Success  or  Failure’s Failure


Was it success or failure’s failure,
The will to win or a refusal to lose.
No guts, no glory!! – no pain, no gain!!

He stayed the course – unnoticed,
walked ...
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Categories: laurel wreath, family, father, life,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberJoseph Campbell

...Journey you take as hero must,
One mindset starts for the true heart;
Story you make in a fine trust,
Explore bold art in fabled parts;
Prized tale and spell: follow your bliss,
Heed sacred code...
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Categories: laurel wreath, blessing,
Form: Sonnet

Song of the Troubadour

...A troubadour came by my house;
beneath my window he did sing.
I had never heard such melody
or listened to like lyrics ring.
He sang a song I understood,
a song of love for me alone;
and , gazi...
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Categories: laurel wreath, allegory, christian, easter, faith,
Form: Lyric

Brutus Iulius Trois Page 05

...Brutus Iulius Trois Page 05

Loud laughed Pandrasus  Hear the mice roar 
yet stubborn Pandrasus swiftly gave chase
over the high mountain, through the deep forest
so easily he fell to the trap B...
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Categories: laurel wreath, history,
Form: Epic

Premium MemberWedding of a Wench

...   "Wedding of a Wench"


a joyous celebration promised arrived on lacy invitation
bring only your smile as a gift to offer congratulations
but my cousin, Marlene, was known as a troublema...
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Categories: laurel wreath, funny, wedding, words, red,
Form: Rhyme

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