Long Befitting Poems
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Enheduanna Translations
Enheduanna is the first writer we know by name. She created the first poetry anthology and hymnal, circa 2250 BC, in ancient Sumer. She was the daughter of King Saragon the Great.
Lament to the...
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Categories:
befitting, god, moon, poems, poetess, poetry, religion, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Yoga In Poem a Novel Approach Step 6
Yoga in Poem A Novel Approach Step 6
Brahmari Pranayama or Humming Bee Breath
IMP. NOTE: Temporarily I am stopping new episodes
of Yoga in Poem due to personal reasons and will try
to restart Yoga in...
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Categories:
befitting, health, life, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Exaltation of Inanna
The Exaltation of Inanna: Opening Lines and Excerpts
by Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon I of Akkad and high priestess of Inanna
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Lady of all divine powers!
Lady of the resplendent light!
Righteous Lady...
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Categories:
befitting, faith, god, light, religion, religious, sin, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Moby Dick: Retribution, Be It Man Or Beast
Moby Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, published in London in October 1851 as The Whale and a month later in New York City as Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. It is dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne....
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Categories:
befitting, angst, character, conflict, muse,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Lament To the Spirit of War
Lament to the Spirit of War
by Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
You hack down everything you see, War God!
Rising on fearsome wings
you rush to destroy the land:
raging like thunderstorms,
howling like hurricanes,
screaming like...
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Categories:
befitting, allegory, analogy, conflict, death, soldier, storm, war,
Form:
Free verse
Another Cruel Link In Their Chain
Another Cruel Link in their Chain
1. Beginnings
Her babe was her joy, such a beautiful boy,
and he suckled her breast till the end.
The slaver sought cash, bestowed mammy a thrash,
sold her...
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Categories:
befitting, body, life, men,
Form:
Ballad
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 33 -Part 1-
My dreams were of the dire Queen
I had allowed her reign over me, callousing my heart,
She was inside me, laughing
Having crawled in
My walls closing, as she filled my soul
We were one, yes for a time,...
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Categories:
befitting, adventure, confusion, growth, heart, inspirational, relationship, visionary,
Form:
Epic
The Lay of the Best Man - Part 2
The Lay of The Best Man - Part Two
I will not understate my distaste, but I do not hate. I rate hate as being irate
Shall I underrate the spate of your hate as you devastate;...
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Categories:
befitting, humanity, men,
Form:
Lay
Perfumed Letter
My darling sweet sweet love Pete
its been over three long months seems like eternity now since you departed and my world stopped
And my sun became cold
I miss you more with each breath and...
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Categories:
befitting, absence, love, romance, romantic,
Form:
Romanticism
Pledge of Love and Loyalty
This pledge that l,Ntando, make today serves
as my guideline that I shall follow
happily, ungrudgingly and tirelessly
for the sake of our love life.
Indeed l am well aware of the fact that
the beauty of this pledge does...
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Categories:
befitting, anniversary, beauty, caregiving, christmas, courage, dedication, family,
Form:
Epic
A Dream That Came True
A Dream That Came True.
In my mind's eye I had seen her undress a thousand times
sending hot flashes that exploded with her moaning
Months before ever summoning the courage to speak to her
I...
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Categories:
befitting, beauty, dance, emotions, love, lust, memory, passion,
Form:
Narrative
The Secret Lives of Chimney Pots Iii
Marching out of the cloaked shires
Of landowners, stockbrokers,
Hereditary Peers, and ruddy faced
Squires:
A vast multitude of many varied
Tribes.
Amassing in the great cities, where,
Inhabiting shadowy chambers,
Behind nodding sighs and hushed
Whispers,
The Masonic...
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Categories:
befitting, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
Sleep Apnea: The Trail of The Silent Killer
It's been ten years since I've been diagnosed with this DISORDER, with that said, it's NOT a DISEASE. As an active kid, I had damaged a minute portion of my TRACHEA which is the wind-pipe,...
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befitting, analogy, education, inspiration,
Form:
Carpe Diem
The Lost Years
The Lost Years
EDIE
Edie looks well for her age,
Hard to believe she’s almost 94.
A widow wife these past 72 years,
Lost husband Bill, in the 2nd World war.
Bill was presumed killed in action,
Though his body, was never...
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Categories:
befitting, absence, age, loss, miracle, missing, romance, world
Form:
Rhyme
The Painted Smile
The Painted Smile
The Painted Smile on her face spoke louder than any word could ever be spoken. As she watched the world revolve around her as if she was not even there. Spinning as if...
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Categories:
befitting, absence, betrayal, conflict, endurance,
Form:
Free verse
Joyous Blessings Maple Lee
#This is my ELEVENTH poem I've expressed here in 2023. I will share just how MUCH this means to me...
"I didn't plan this, but I was tapped to realize this :-)
I don't believe this...
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Categories:
befitting, blessing, dedication, i love you, i miss
Form:
Free verse
All That You Imagine
My imaginary restaurant will be named “All That You Imagine.”
Any food you can imagine, you will be served.
Thanks to technology and a world-class cooking staff,
I can offer my patrons any food that they desire.
However, they...
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Categories:
befitting, food,
Form:
Prose
To My Best Friend Becca
Dear Becca, Rebecca, or Moose, (Whatever your heart prefers! )
It has been my deepest inclination to write you a poem,
Befitting your absolute beauty, and expressing my thanks for your loyalty
You are constant and true, giving,...
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Categories:
befitting, appreciation, beautiful, best friend, cheer up, dedication,
Form:
Ode
Here, Dwells A Monster - Part I
i.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.
My wife and son lay silent, all tucked in their beds,
Visions of demons no longer danced in my...
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Categories:
befitting, christmas, evil, father, halloween, horror, murder, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
A letter to Chidume
You came and perceived, driving through every life tussle,
in the hustle of frowns, smiles and laughter,
conquering everyday tasks in your unique way!
The poet in me acclaims and writes this poetic diphthong for...
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Categories:
befitting, eulogy, farewell, memory,
Form:
Free verse
Golgotha In Sinai
Listen, I speak of the odyssey of Sinai, ...
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Categories:
befitting, blessing, death, easter, faith, forgiveness, heaven,
Form:
Verse
A Lonely Tear
We have professed love for one another; yet too this day our worlds remains realms apart,
Our life’s remains as an excruciating love vessel that endlessly saisl between both of our
hearts!
I can look...
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Categories:
befitting, loveheart, faith, heart, love, today,
Form:
I do not know?
Legs Still Running
I am so called the eastern kingdom
who’s not exposed to the great waters
but guided by surrounding civil allies
and a onetime powerful authority
whose staff has been completely crushed
after the first global disaster
caused by a twin fatal...
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Categories:
befitting, community, education, environment, nature, society,
Form:
Ode
The Queen Mary
A floating grand duchess of her time,
Moored and held captive, by chains of elegance.
The great lady, holds her head up high, with prides honor,
Befitting such as her station allows, behold she is the
Queen Mary,...
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Categories:
befitting, adventure, history, inspirational, international, mystery, travel,
Form:
Free verse
The Stench of a Broken Heart
When I looked in to her eyes,
In it I saw a prospect of a paradise.
A paradise whose entry was not
contingent on my righteousness.
My days of startling agony, still battled my
hope of finding true love.
Like...
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Categories:
befitting, emotions, heartbreak, loss, lost, love, metaphor, trust,
Form:
Free verse