Long Affirm Poems
Long Affirm Poems. Below are the most popular long Affirm by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Affirm poems by poem length and keyword.
kiss -
your silken skin gleams opaline
bathed in Luna's soft wash of cornflower - like a
porcelain Madonna by Michelangelo
conjured to life by the magic
of moonlight
your eyes open just long enough to
affix mine, and affirm I'm in a...
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Categories:
affirm, kiss, passion, romance, romantic, sensual, sexy, soulmate,
Form:
Free verse
Let Us Speak Clearly
Let me speak clearly with you
dear religious and atheist Trumpians,
A fool in executive office
is a leader
only in foolish directions.
A rich thief
is the worst thief
as survival motives
are absent,
so self-thrival motives
remain pick your pocket rampant.
An intellectual prostitute
to...
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Categories:
affirm, caregiving, culture, education, health, integrity, love, peace,
Form:
Political Verse
Divine Comedy, Second Canto
The day was going off, and the brown air
To the terrestrial animals gave rest
For their labors; and only me was there
Just ready to withstand the war at best
Both of the journey and of the torment,
Which...
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Categories:
affirm, fantasy, proposal,
Form:
Terza Rima
one kiss
* This was the first poem I ever entered into a contest, and it won! (Thank you to poet/judge John Hamilton). It is about a very brief moment, and all that our minds can process...
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Categories:
affirm, analogy, kiss,
Form:
Free verse
A Makerere Student, Her Snake, Her Piper, and a Doctor
This poem is featured in Dr. Ivan Edwards' upcoming anthology, Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics, published by IEME LLC. The book will be available in e-book, softcover, and hardcover formats upon release. Available...
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Categories:
affirm, anxiety, depression, family, inspiration, mental health, true
Form:
Free verse
I Sensed a Change
While I was walking through a meadow, of blooms and sunshine,
I stopped to spread my blanket, for a gay picnic at lunchtime.
It was very pleasant, and I had brought many good things to eat.
Afterwards I...
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Categories:
affirm, adventure, fantasy, hero, humanity, imagery, life, visionary,
Form:
Couplet
To My Fellow Poets
Dear fellow poets – the young and the young once,
Modern poetry to me is “today’s poetry.” It presents poetry from the hearts of current writers using their own unique styles, which are influenced and inspired...
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Categories:
affirm, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith, god, jesus, poetry,
Form:
Prose
Hay Un Dia Feliz By Nicanor Parra, Translated By T Wignesan
Hay un dia feliz by Nicanor Parra, Translated by T. Wignesan
To come by a happy day
(In this poem, Parra maintains lines of...
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Categories:
affirm, childhood, family, father, feelings, music, nostalgia, philosophy,
Form:
Quatrain
Touching
Moment to moment, all moments entwined,
I feel the touch of magnetism divine,
the source of which, by mind is not divined
so to know the truth, with heart I align.
With this preamble, let’s step back in time,
that...
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Categories:
affirm, spiritual,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Poetic letter Putin the electric kool aid acid test results into action
Poetic letter Putin the electric kool aid acid test results into action...
when president elect Donald John Trump
sworn in vowing to accept the following pledge.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
that I will faithfully
execute...
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Categories:
affirm, 12th grade, abuse, america, angst, anxiety, autumn,
Form:
Rhyme
Poetic letter Putin the electric kool aid acid test results into action
Poetic letter Putin the electric kool aid acid test results into action...
when president elect Donald John Trump
sworn in vowing to accept the following pledge.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
that I will faithfully
execute...
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Categories:
affirm, 12th grade, abuse, america, angst, anxiety, autumn,
Form:
Rhyme
Poetic letter Putin the electric kool aid acid test results into action
Poetic letter Putin the electric kool aid acid test results into action...
when president elect Donald John Trump
sworn in vowing to accept the following pledge.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
that I will faithfully
execute...
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Categories:
affirm, 12th grade, abuse, america, angst, anxiety, autumn,
Form:
Rhyme
Unquotable Quotes:Gals, Dolls, Bitches and Broads - Xxxvii Part One
Unquotable quotes: Gals, Dolls, Bitches and Broads – XXXVII
( No aspersions are being cast here, willingly or otherwise, on the fairer, stronger and infinitely more sagacious sex. Even if these over-used words are somewhat overloaded...
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Categories:
affirm, family, girl, husband, men, parents, wife, women,
Form:
Epigram
A Vanilla Dove
Cypress trees like evergreen steeples
rise above rows of gravestone woes,
their shadows lie side by side like railroad ties
across writhing paths banded like snakes;
gravel birth cords sinuous
sensing the ground seeking the sun
crossroads...
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Categories:
affirm, bird, death, grief, hope, life, sorrow, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Elegy For Innocence
A warm, glowing September night.
Nondescript small town bar with
people enjoying fine company and revelry.
College football game just finished.
We won!
Some friends find a table and
a deck of cards. Pinochle.
Smiling, joy, and laughter. Lively conversation.
Good will...
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Categories:
affirm, friend, loss, sorrow,
Form:
Free verse
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a mellow wood.
Rugged paths and uphill roads further ahead.
Dimly or half-hidden, like the wood itself.
Try to glimpse ahead.
But it is beyond disappearing eyes.
Part of my earthly tests.
Part of the riddle:
'Wherever I...
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Categories:
affirm, inspiration,
Form:
Free verse
If the Day Dawns, At Last - Men's Group
If the day dawns, at last, ‘Men’s Group’ (1) wants to address ‘loss’
(most feel in retirement), I’d jump at the chance! Let’s be fans!
I am loath to leave ‘Men’s Group,’ but moved too, to let...
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Categories:
affirm, appreciation, blessing, faith, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Honest Ones
Honest Ones
By Franklin Price
06/10/2020
What happened to the honest ones?
Ones who'd rather die than lie.
Been replaced by the dishonest
Makes the truthful want to cry
The rich, the high, the mighty
Use their bucks to buy the power
Power produces...
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Categories:
affirm, america, political, power, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
I Am Selfish I Need God First My Father's Got Me -Don'T Judge Me- My Spokenword
Did you? you know while your pointing a finger at me;
There's 3 more pointing back at you from your hand:
You and I, I and You we're all flawed;
I am you, you are me,
You don’t...
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Categories:
affirm, analogy, appreciation, community, encouraging, forgiveness, god, humanity,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
In the deepest corners of my soul, where shadows whisper secrets to the light of existence
In the deepest corners of my soul, where shadows whisper secrets to the light of existence,
A mystical and magical poem is woven, a tapestry of thoughts and emotions,
Born from the innocent spontaneity of youth and...
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Categories:
affirm, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
In the labyrinthine depths of my soul, where shadows whisper secrets to the light of existence
In the labyrinthine depths of my soul, where shadows whisper secrets to the light of existence,
A mystical and magical poem unfolds, a river of thoughts and emotions,
Inspired by the sense that I should be following...
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Categories:
affirm, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Arthur Rimbaud: The Drunken Boat translation by Michael R Burch
Le Bateau ivre (“The Drunken Boat”), an Excerpt
by Arthur Rimbaud
translation by Michael R. Burch
The impassive river carried me downstream
as howling warriors slashed the bargemen's throats,
then nailed them, naked, to their former posts,
while I observed all...
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Categories:
affirm, beautiful, boat, body, children, dream, morning, river,
Form:
Free verse
Artemis and Her Dragon
O’Great Nations of the West,
To you I pen my loving best,
A Warning for all Military,
Leviathan that Dragon waits for thee,
When thou thought all is well,
Plotted against thee from burning hell,
This ‘Artemis and her Dragon’s be,’
Two...
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Categories:
affirm, inspirational, international, military, political, soldier, usa, war,
Form:
Quatrain
Coplas On Wine By Nicanor Parra, Translated By T Wignesan
Coplas on Wine
( here, the famous AntiPoetic Chilean Poet Nicanor Parra, b. 1914, uses the more popular form of the « copla » genre that he contains in quatrains of 8 to 10 syllables with...
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Categories:
affirm, celebration, passion, poetry, song, spanish, uplifting, wine,
Form:
Quatrain
Tongue
Listen! Clam up your mouth and be silent like an oyster shell,
Your tongue is the enemy of your soul
Death and life are in the control of the tongue
Your tongue can be sharp, ugly...
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Categories:
affirm, abuse, angst, betrayal, bible, character, corruption, crazy,
Form:
ABC