Long Circus Poems
Long Circus Poems. Below are the most popular long Circus by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Circus poems by poem length and keyword.
Urbane History LessonsI have a hardbound copy of
"The City of Hartford 1784-1984"
although most of this coffee table story
of unfortunate events
takes place between 1850 and 1950s,
before and after the UnCivil War,
and,
like the U.S. Catholic Church
and many MainLine Protestant...
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Categories:
circus, caregiving, city, health, integrity, meaningful, universe,
Form:
Political Verse
If I FalterIf I Falter
by Michael R. Burch
for Beth
If I regret
fire in the sunset
exploding on the horizon,
then let me regret loving you.
If I forget
even for a moment
that you are the only one,
then let me forget that the...
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Categories:
circus, desire, engagement, fire, for her, friendship love,
Form:
Verse
LegendLook up in the sky ! It’s a bird ! It’s a plane.
It’s Superman !
More powerful than a locomotive, faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. This fearless...
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Categories:
circus, courage,
Form:
Narrative
Rush Amid the Rapids PublishedThe greatest performance of my life.
Howard’s proud piece de resistance award on Poetry Nook for my magnum opus “Rush Amid The Rapids” in their daily member section.
After endless hours of toil, tribulation,...
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Categories:
circus, adventure, age, appreciation, art, beautiful, beauty, feelings,
Form:
Prose
White Noise and the Motherload of Dark Matter
"White Noise and the Mother Load of Dark Matter"
underneath the static
what exists
is never seen nor heard
for what it truly is
the eyes and mind
retaliate in the deciphering
the invisible return
each night and...
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Categories:
circus, dark, muse,
Form:
Narrative
The Plagueas the PROPHETS of profits, WE lead and WE’re fair
while WE’re living the life of the poor BILLIONAIRE
– silver yachts, pearly castles, cash (plenty to spare) –
with the world on OUR backs... ah! the burdens...
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Categories:
circus, society,
Form:
Quatrain
Inside the Great Halls of Us
“Inside the Great Halls of Us”
Inside
The Great Halls of Us,
there resides a ghost
IT hides in plain sight,
waiting quietly, alone,
in our dark
there, IT holds ITs light,
to draw us further in,
we nervously laugh IT...
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Categories:
circus, i am, science fiction, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
The Children of Gaza Lyrics: I"The Children of Gaza" Lyrics: I
These lyrics were written by Michael R. Burch and were adapted in places to the music by Michael R. Burch with input from composer Eduard de Boer.
World premiere, April 22,2017,...
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Categories:
circus, child, child abuse, childhood, mother, mother son,
Form:
Lyric
PrologueWhether you have come to possess this compendium of doggerel confessions by chance or by choice, should you decide to venture beyond this page, I politely suggest you consider the contents to be nothing more...
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Categories:
circus, allegory, literature,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Bear Creek '98_ a symphonic, folk rock, blues song
1.
I'm an old man looking
For the lost, best parts of me.
I'm an old man looking
For the lost, best parts of me.
I'm looking in the places
Where the people say love...
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Categories:
circus, change, conflict,
Form:
Rhyme
The Warlord Wars No More -2Pay heed to those deeds from whence the heart must confess...
You're far from Rome Proconsul Caesar...
As they say, "All roads lead to Rome" Ariovistus
and all tresspasses are treated as threats of war...
My recent conquest of...
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Categories:
circus, history,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Invisibly tortured courtesy existential nihilismInvisibly tortured courtesy existential nihilism
Psyche wracked with agony
impossible mission to extricate lovely bones
they wanna remain permanently abed.
I chiefly function to amass knowledge
courtesy assiduously, habitually,
and judiciously reading
an eclectic assortment of written material.
Yours truly woke
with ambition, disposition,
inclination,...
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Categories:
circus, 6th grade, 7th grade, absence, age, angst,
Form:
Rhyme
Matty Mattel Doll Circa Mcmlxv(alternately titled: idolizing childhood's end
today April 25th, 2021
generates elusive warm treasured memories).
Akin to significance my eldest sister
felt toward her “Willies” –
(totally tubular fuzzy bendable contrivances
analogous to an outsize pipe cleaner)
until she became a tweener
my Matty...
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Categories:
circus, 1st grade, age, best friend, childhood, dedication,
Form:
Rhyme
Afflictions and Perspectivesfoisted upon her was the merry go round crystal chandelier
it stuck in her beautiful mind like a beacon of flaming desire
of clouds fried by a cuckoo with an indestructible socket
her eyes wide upon pupils dilated...
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Categories:
circus, addiction,
Form:
Free verse
Welcome To the Big TopStep right up, buy your ticket, wait in anticipation to see the show, the one beneath the tent that holds all the dreams I never wanted to be exposed
But now it’s time, I must share...
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Categories:
circus, anger, goodbye, loss, sad love,
Form:
Rhyme
6 Days In LimboAfter boxing day,
What are we going to do,
I look at you ,
And you look at me,
Simultaneously we
Say, we have 6 days free
We look a little lost we have
Not planned a holiday, I know
Let’s go...
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Categories:
circus, christmas,
Form:
Prose
A Narrative of LifeOn this morning after the dogs have been fed and run around the yard barking at the crows and squirrels as they find the morning treats I have left...
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Categories:
circus, feelings, life,
Form:
Narrative
When Did Vegas DieI must report the passing of a dear old friend today
I'm not sure when it happened, but I felt I had to say
That the Vegas that's in movies, books, and on TV
Is not the one...
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Categories:
circus, america, culture, depression, heartbreak, hope, sad, society,
Form:
Epic
Hope-And a Father Is Could BeHope and…a father is could be
Against all odds and expectations
so many rules and norms and
clever theories society’s demands
cultures and conventions there is
no magic wand no miracle solution
I throw you high up in the air
and...
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Categories:
circus, childhood, fantasy, father daughter, father son,
Form:
Free verse
Last Love LetterOh to vacation behind the heavy metal door
To escape another election year.
All news is stopped at the door by the guards
Whoever sit in the same place
Waiting
Always
Waiting to retrieve all banned goods
And outside time.
Between med...
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Categories:
circus, addiction, blue, mental illness, new york, political,
Form:
Narrative
Laughing Pines, Part OneNow, if you’re going to Laughing Pines,
I’d laugh and say, “You can’t get there from here”.
Should you go remember to forget your baggage behind.
Just pack a sense of humor and an open mind.
My dyslexic directions...
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Categories:
circus, allusion, analogy, humor, imagery, imagination, metaphor, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
La Vie En RosePeople say my personality is perky, many seem to find me intriguing;
And I greatly enjoy being popular, as I don't find society fatiguing.
Having traveled to myriad places, I have seen many beautiful sights,
Such as very...
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Categories:
circus, fantasy, hope, imagery, joy, magic, rose, sunshine,
Form:
Couplet
The Boss Aka Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandThe boss aka Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
born at Monmouth Medical Center
in Long Branch, New Jersey,
on September 23, 1949.
His nationalities include hodgepodge
of Dutch, Irish, and...
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Categories:
circus, 12th grade, age, america, appreciation, beautiful, celebration,
Form:
Free verse
Hard TimesI bow down to the great Dickens
Whose name has touched every soil,
And whose art has touched every soul,
His art "Hard Times" has travelled far and wide
When at last built it's castle at Sherubtse college,
Fortuitous...
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Categories:
circus, abuse, high school, slavery,
Form:
Free verse
Real PeopleSome people are peppered and salted to the point where they become ...
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Categories:
circus, family, people, tribute,
Form:
Verse