Lela Poems - Poems about Lela

Greatest Generation

...Being privileged to have known scores of Americans known as 'the greatest generation', I attest to the reality of their greatness. Herein, greatness will not reference those who went off to war......

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Categories: lela, america, family,
Form: Narrative

Fake Admirers of John Keats

...Fake admirers of John Keats are spotted, To check out if their luck goes as plotted, Accepted the challenge, They were so brave, But they turned out to be kindergarten kids, so naive, How com......

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Categories: lela, allegory, analogy, appreciation, beauty,
Form: Quatrain

Two Poems About the Iroquois

...Ruler of the Cataracts-Maiden of the Mist The thundering waters of the Niagara. Voice of the mighty spirits of the water. The natives believed and yearly sacrificed a white canoe with fr......

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Categories: lela, native american,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

For the Love of Lippy

...For the love of Lippy I've done it all... And I would do it all again For my heart, for my joy, for my friend Oh what a world you got me into! Some days so long and hard, I thought I'd never make......

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Categories: lela, friendship, horse, tribute,
Form: Free verse

The Measure of a Fall

......inspired by the song 'Northbound 35' by Jeffrey Foucault Three hundred miles and counting, Kansas blacktop, battling snow, visibility's poor, his sadness is mounting, from here to there ......

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Categories: lela, inspirational,
Form: Quatrain

The Measure of a Fall

......inspired by the song 'Northbound 35' by Jeffrey Foucault Two hundred miles and counting, Kansas blacktop, battling snow, visibility's poor, his sadness is mounting, from here to there he h......

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Categories: lela, sad,
Form: Verse

The Measure of a Fall

......inspired by the song 'Northbound 35' by Jeffrey Foucault Two hundred miles and counting, Kansas blacktop, batttling snow, visibility's poor, his sadness is mounting, from here to there he ......

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Categories: lela, community,
Form: Quatrain

The Measure of a Fall

Categories: lela, adventure,
Form: Quatrain

Lenore - Who

...She was gone for the week-end, three days without Her Thinking safety in numbers, I went out with the guys The Brightness of her Blue eyes, her Flowing blond hair My LOVE was out of town, so I re......

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Categories: lela, love, wifeme, woman, love,
Form: Rhyme

The Measure of a Fall

Categories: lela, sad
Form: Quatrain