Long Called for Poems
Long Called for Poems. Below are the most popular long Called for by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Called for poems by poem length and keyword.
Poems About Dogs
Poems about Dogs
This Dog
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Each morning this dog,
who has become quite attached to me,
sits silently at my feet
until, gently caressing his head,
I acknowledge his company.
This simple recognition gives my...
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called for, animal, dog, friend, friendship, heart, joy, love,
Form:
Free verse
Limericks Iii - Grab Bag
Limericks III - Grab Bag
Being a peace activist, I once wrote a limerick in an attempt to stop needless wars:
Of Tetley’s and V-2's
(or "Why Not to Bomb the Brits")
by Michael R. Burch
The English are very...
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Categories:
called for, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly, war, writing,
Form:
Limerick
Pablo Neruda Translation: Every Day You Play
Every Day You Play
by Pablo Neruda
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Every day you play with Infinity’s rays.
Exquisite visitor, you arrive with the flowers and the water.
You are vastly more than this immaculate head I clasp...
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Categories:
called for, aubade, beauty, dog, for her, fruit, happiness,
Form:
Free verse
Chapter 97 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Family Times and Projects
Date: December 2042
Early afternoon, Damian was
Busy in his den planning the trip
To Trinidad. He called CJ first
To confirm his commitment to
The project. "Hey brother you
Still on for that trip we spoke
About."...
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Categories:
called for, absence, allusion, earth day,
Form:
Alliteration
Old Pharaoh - 2 of 2
For Pharaoh still exalts himself and thinks he’s in control,
But if he won’t release my folk, he’ll pay a heavy toll.
Tomorrow I will bring down hail like Egypt’s never seen,
On plants and trees and man...
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Categories:
called for, bible,
Form:
Ballad
How I Got Richer and What I Did Next
How I Got Richer and What I Did Next
I struck a sly deal with some Wall Street investors.
I shorted 'em stocks that didn't exist!
But they got me back (those post-empty-nesters)
by making fake deals I couldn't...
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Categories:
called for, allegory, funny, heaven, humor, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Translation of the Windmills of Your Mind By T Wignesan
Translation of Les Moulins de mon Cœur-THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND by T. Wignesan
(For the orignal text in French by Eddy MARNAY : see here below. The English version by Marilyn and Alan BERGMAN differs...
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Categories:
called for, autumn, destiny, heartbroken, lost love, poetry, solitude,
Form:
Elegiac Lyric
Film Noir
Film Noir
By the lampost at night
with the pale moon shining bright
but obscured by the fog
I saw her in the harbor
standing where my boat lay moored
but she knew that
her azure eyes beckoned me to come
smoke from...
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Categories:
called for, remember,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Geese, Goslings and the Bridge
Geese, Goslings and the Bridge
Sometimes, when you least expect it, Mother Nature makes a u-turn and draws you into the ridiculous. Such was the time recently as I was returning from a friend’s home...
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Categories:
called for, bird, family,
Form:
Metrical Tale
Personal Worth
Personal Worth
Everyone has value. Everyone has been called for such a time as this to use their unique gifts and experiences to serve others and to serve God. But what are those gifts? And...
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Categories:
called for, spoken word, sympathy, words, writing,
Form:
Free verse
Film Noir
Film Noir
By the lamppost at night
with the pale moon shining bright
but obscured by the fog
I saw her in the harbor
standing where my boat lay moored
but she knew that
her azure eyes beckoned me to come
smoke from...
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Categories:
called for, forgiveness, i love you,
Form:
Ballade
Those Who Listen
If we,
especially in China, Russia, and USA,
were more cooperatively in charge
among our EarthSouled selves,
and less about competitively charging at,
shooting at each other
and our homes
and gardens,
less rapacious supremacy
against formerly extended cooperative family farmlands
and forests;
Punishing each...
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Categories:
called for, age, america, health, integrity, mental illness, psychological,
Form:
Political Verse
The Night Before Christmas By Edgar Allan Poe
On the night before Christmas, alone in my house,
Sorrow gnawed at my soul, like a ravenous mouse.
Entombed in my blankets, I struggled to sleep,
Ready to snap if I counted more sheep.
I rose at the...
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Categories:
called for, christmas,
Form:
Narrative
En-Trumped
En-trumped
There are many en-tities. Narrative psychologist speak of living and telling
a story. Our lives should be as we en-live them and en-story them. We tell
our tale as we see it, at the moment...
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Categories:
called for, horror,
Form:
Narrative
Limericks Iv - Donald Trump
Limericks IV - Donald Trump
The Hair Flap
by Michael R. Burch aka "The Loyal Opposition"
The hair flap was truly a scare:
Trump’s bald as a billiard back there!
The whole nation laughed
At the state of his graft;
Now the...
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called for, america, humor, humorous, leadership, light, nonsense, political,
Form:
Limerick
Old and New Halloween Poems
No Halloween Candy
I can't get no Halloween candy.
I can't get no Halloween candy.
But I try, and I try, and I try, and I try.
I can't get no. I can't get no.
Well I'm walking door...
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Categories:
called for, fear, halloween,
Form:
Rhyme
Hero Worship
I want to respond
to the retired Marine
who watched Democratic Congressional Leaders
during the State of our crippled Union event,
disappointed at how their patriotism,
their loyalty to sacred sacrifices of soldiers
appears too tepid,
jaded,
ungrateful
as compared to more thunderous enthusiastic...
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Categories:
called for, god, innocence, integrity, military, peace, usa, violence,
Form:
Political Verse
Happy Valley
It was a strange and unexpected experience.
Suddenly, I found myself in a place called Happy Valley. A man was on a park bench gazing upon the trees as if listening to a particular...
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Categories:
called for, humanity, hyperbole, myth, rights, society,
Form:
I do not know?
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 4
March 18-27
This time I woke,
He was staring readily,
Smiling, plotting steadily
I lifted my body and gently gazed at his grotesque beauty
He was always at his best in thought…
“You look ravishing…” He began.
“Mouth-parched, crusty-eyed, hair...
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Categories:
called for, adventure, anger, angst, anxiety, appreciation, beauty, blessing,
Form:
Free verse
Neda
Neda
You died in protest in Iran. ...
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Categories:
called for, abuse, appreciation, death, dedication, faith, freedom, loss,
Form:
Free verse
Goose Eggs
Ginny didn’t know if it was a large pond or a small lake in the middle of the beautiful park where she had been hired right after high school to help with maintenance of the...
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Categories:
called for, abortion,
Form:
Prose
Angel Eyes
"Angel Eyes"
that dark angel
standing in the corner
observing the shadows of man
pass him by -
he has angel eyes
that shine high beam
bright bushfires that light
the entire transparent
padded room parade
dance cards lit
he’s biding...
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Categories:
called for, art, muse, truth,
Form:
Free verse
Castle Gate
It was the time before the celebration on Saint Peter’s day, when the noble page took a fine white scroll and was glad upon his way.
For a bird had whispered in this good page’s ear...
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Categories:
called for, humor, nonsense,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
As I Take a Tour
It is early in the morning;
I call you a new dawn;
A day that the Lord has made;
Of course for us to rejoice and to be glad in it.
Silently singing hymns of praise;
My...
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Categories:
called for, bible,
Form:
Free verse
The Mojo Trick
The Mojo Trick
Loch David Crane
June 1979
Sweat-sticky and hot! The P. I. is not
a comfortable place to be;
but sit here and perspire (as though by the fire)
and I'll tell a tale to thee.
I was coming alive...
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Categories:
called for, absence, how i feel, humor, humorous, soldier,
Form:
Ballad