Long Academies Poems
Long Academies Poems. Below are the most popular long Academies by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Academies poems by poem length and keyword.
Prizes For Ultimate Sacrifices - Part OnePrizes for Ultimate Sacrifices
prizes for the abstemious for abstinence chastity ?
the countless...
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Categories:
academies, howl, inspirational, metaphor, passion, satire, spoken word,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
No Free LunchA scientist pursuing research—
with disinterested curiosity,
Poets distancing themselves—
from personal emotions,
from ‘personality’ (in Eliot’s idiolect),
A sportsperson focusing on the event—
not obsessed with results,
demonstrating sporting spirit,
Anyone doing their karma—
regardless of results,
as characterized in Indian scriptures,
notably the Gita—
All...
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Categories:
academies, irony, satire, society,
Form:
Free verse
The Philosopher's Lament - 1As the sun fades o’er the water and birds chatter in the grove,
Two old, wrinkled, weary thinkers wander slowly by the cove.
Waves advancing and receding from the edges of the sea
Bring a bittersweet reminder of...
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Categories:
academies, conflict, destiny, history, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
Don'T Send Your Kids To CollegeThey all put so much stress on
getting a college degree,
and if it’s math or science,
I think that I would agree.
But in the humanities
another trend now appears,
kids are taught to hate themselves,
and this is reason for...
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Categories:
academies, education, growth, how i feel, parents, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Anonymously SoldIt happened back in time, quite a long way,
Back in the day, as they today like to say:
An era when most donations to yeshivas** **Rabbinical academies, often
Didn't require much of...
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Categories:
academies, appreciation, education, how i feel, money, teacher,
Form:
Narrative
I Saw TomorrowI saw tomorrow beckoning us just ahead, and it looks so unlike today.
I saw neither evil nor deception blocking our view and standing in the way.
I saw no race, no creed, no bad seed or...
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Categories:
academies, bible, christian, peace,
Form:
Couplet
Kare AdeneganKare Adenegan
I love the city of Coventry ‘cos it’s disability friendly,
Since it houses Great Britain’s national disabled college,
As Hereward resides there with insight, policies bendy,
Towards its students who mainstream don’t admonish.
Kare...
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Categories:
academies, body, courage, desire, race, sports, strength, success,
Form:
Quatrain
Flatly ExpressedIn the beginning the world was flat.
Nature was magical and that was that.
We expressed or selves with cave drawings and cuneiform too
Cuneiform was cool because it was new.
Later came sand script ant it was...
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Categories:
academies, artworld, , literature,
Form:
Verse
Alas, That It's LostIn a bygone America the First Amendment
Was as sacred as a Biblical Commandment:
"I disagree with what you say,
But your right to say it,
I'll defend to the death"--
Rang out the...
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Categories:
academies, freedom, political, spoken word,
Form:
Rhyme
They Think It's All OverWe haven't won since sixty six,
oh the agony, hope and doubt
as the World Cup comes around again
and on penalties we go out.
The game we gave the world to play
belongs now to Italy, Spain and Brazil.
we...
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Categories:
academies, fantasy, football,
Form:
Verse