Long Bill Poems
Long Bill Poems. Below are the most popular long Bill by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Bill poems by poem length and keyword.
LimericksLimericks
by Michael R. Burch
Clyde Lied!
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a mockingbird, Clyde,
who bragged of his prowess, but lied.
To his new wife he sighed,
"When again, gentle bride?"
"Nevermore!" bright-eyed Raven replied.
The Platypus
by Michael R. Burch
The platypus,...
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Categories:
bill, giggle, light, nonsense, parody, silly, smile, word
Form:
Limerick
Limericks Vii - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, AbsurdLimericks VII - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
There continue to be modern sequels of the famous "Nantucket" limericks, including this bawdy one of mine:
There was a lewd whore from Nantucket
who intended to pee in a bucket;
but...
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Categories:
bill, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, satire, sexy, smile,
Form:
Limerick
The Battle Hymn of Covid19I cannot let this obsession with Coronavirus (COVID19) go
It is apparent, from the number of deaths projected, to be in the hundreds of thousands, that many Americans still are not heeding the warnings. I hope...
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Categories:
bill, america, death, health, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Ancient HaikuThese are translations of some of the oldest Japanese waka, which evolved into tanka, renga and haiku.
While you decline to cry,
high on the mountainside
a single stalk of plumegrass wilts.
—O no Yasumaro (circa 711), translation...
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Categories:
bill, culture, imagery, inspiration, international, metaphor, nature, poetry,
Form:
Haiku
BeckoningBeckoning
by Michael R. Burch
Yesterday the wind whispered my name
while the blazing locks
of her rampant mane
lay heavy on mine.
And yesterday
I saw the way
the wind caressed tall pines
in forests laced by glinting streams
and thick with...
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Categories:
bill, anxiety, break up, change, confusion, sleep, time,
Form:
Verse
EcclesiaAn old Greek word, ecclesia,
is often translated as church,
but could also be thought of as a civilization
acting civilly,
as a citizenry
acting as responsible citizens.
The noun side of Ecclesia
casts residents as consumers
of democratic and economic cooperative systems,
while...
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Categories:
bill, culture, fear, health,
Form:
Political Verse
People of FaithIt's hard to say where and when our town's People of Faith Cooperative started.
After all,
we have all emerged together,
and are still emerging
people of TaoGod,
right?
Our faith includes defining our still humanizing species
as among those not capable...
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Categories:
bill, culture, earth day, education, health, humor, nature,
Form:
Political Verse
Heres Why My CV Needs WorkNAME: Phil Latio.
QUALIFICATIONS: LLB (Law) PhD (Medicine) & FSC (Federation Starfleet
...
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Categories:
bill, humorous,
Form:
List
This World of DewTHIS WORLD OF DEW
This world?
Moonlit dew
flicked from a crane's bill.
—Eihei Dogen Kigen, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Seventy-one?
How long
can a dewdrop last?
—Eihei Dogen Kigen, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Dewdrops beading grass-blades
die before...
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Categories:
bill, age, art, autumn, bereavement, death, life, time,
Form:
Haiku
Old Man Crabb - Both Audio and TextSixty some odd years ago, when I was just a kid, our home was on the very edge of town.
The man that lived next door to us - a Mr. - O. M. Crabb -...
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Categories:
bill, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
Reveren' Carlton Whitney - Both Audio and TextReveren’ Carlton Whitney was the pastor of our church, and someone I looked up to as a child.
Six foot six, with piercing eyes, a booming voice, and yet…his disposition, thankfully - was mild.
The very...
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Categories:
bill, character, uplifting,
Form:
Narrative
Thelma Lou - Both Audio and TextThe biggest funeral I've ever attended...
Thelma was a waitress at the diner on the corner of 4th and Oak, across from Ron’s DX, in Abilene.
They had an old brass register that rang when it was...
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Categories:
bill, heart, love, memory,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
bill, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Where Do We Come InWhere do we come in
in medias res not knowing nor caring when
doesn’t everybody pine being number one we leave behind our lives in pages pictures or else make for images of what...
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Categories:
bill, caregiving, character, humanity, leadership, people, rights, sports,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
MemorabiliaMy wife and I met more than a few of this type of “shifty wheeler-dealer” during our many years dealing in antiques and collectibles.
...
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Categories:
bill, sports,
Form:
Narrative
Operation Money JumpThanksgiving, 1971,
a parachute pilgrim approaches Northwest Flight 305
as Dan Cooper, anonymous businessman, anarchist airborne,
black suit, black sunglasses, a black tie
and a black briefcase broaching black motives,
Portland to Seattle, prison or criminal pantheon,
before...
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Categories:
bill, america, history, mystery,
Form:
Epic
Used To Go To This BarRed light, the neon beer sign on the distant wall reflects off the long expanse of polished bar top, overpowering the quiet brown wood. It’s after lunch, only a few people in to stir the...
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Categories:
bill, addiction, beauty, drink, religion, society, solitude,
Form:
Prose
Bartender Tales Ii: ChangesKerris spoke to Damian the junior
Bartender on the phone. "Yeah, it's
8 o'clock now. I'll be there at 9 to
Open. Meet me there at that time."
He smiled happily thinking...
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Categories:
bill, beautiful, blue, engagement, friend, friendship, heart, life,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
The Car Club Meeting Lament - Text - Part 2 of 2Note: This is the 2nd half of one of my MANY long story works, and the 1st half can be accessed, of course, at "poems by Mark Stellinga" on the soup.
My wife and I were...
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Categories:
bill, car,
Form:
Narrative
Out For a SpinI take a four-fold spin
through Bill Plotkin's wheel
of bilateral identities,
iconic developmental faces,
ironic personalities.
FIRST comes Eastern-born
dawn of human infancy,
Innocent Sage infants
so WiseElder
in our LeftBrain emergent
wrinkling unfolding
sacred RightBrain ways.
Searching for care giving eyes
to be sure we...
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Categories:
bill, gender, health, humor, integrity, nature, peace, wisdom,
Form:
Political Verse
Laundering Her AccountsNew England's late May sun was long up,
and yet her laundry began to unfold
and clip onto the droopy clothesline,
while yet to warm into 8 AM.
She wore a light spring jacket
and need not think long
about why...
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Categories:
bill, analogy, destiny, health, humanity, humor, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
America 101When I was born in 1949, Harry Truman was the President of The United States. Of course I do not personally remember him. Mr. Truman was followed by Mr. Dwight Eisenhower, but I...
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Categories:
bill, celebration, patriotic,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Badboy MonotheistsWhere do we think all this economic and politically empowering
cooperative
nutritional
organically luscious imagination
and ecologically exegetical orthopraxis
started?
George Lakoff speaks of strictly straight stern paternalistic God the Universalist Fathers,
vertically Winning over an otherwise Loser, yet highly competitive, ecopolitical...
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Categories:
bill, games, health, integrity, math, peace, political, psychological,
Form:
Political Verse
CashI feel much like trash
When I’m not earning cash
Can’t you see I’m working hard, Lord?
According to Your will, according to Your accord
I feel like I’m worthless
When I’m unable to clean up my mess
Can’t you see...
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Categories:
bill, angst, deep, fear, heartbroken, loneliness, longing, sorrow,
Form:
Lyric
It Matters - the Anaphora Style~It Matters~
(Anaphora)
It matters if you're not feeling well
It matters if you don't rest everyday
It matters if you feel out of breath
It matters if you don't get up on time
It...
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Categories:
bill, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse