Long Clambered Poems
Long Clambered Poems. Below are the most popular long Clambered by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Clambered poems by poem length and keyword.
Poems About DogsPoems 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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Categories:
clambered, animal, dog, friend, friendship, heart, joy, love,
Form:
Free verse
Pablo Neruda Translation: Every Day You PlayEvery 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:
clambered, aubade, beauty, dog, for her, fruit, happiness,
Form:
Free verse
Sonnets Xxv-XxxiiSonnets XXV-XXXII
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
clambered, bereavement, body, cancer, change, death, depression, life,
Form:
Sonnet
Sonnets X-XviSonnets X-XVI
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
clambered, art, body, god, life, romantic, visionary, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Rilke Translations IiCome, You
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
This was Rilke’s last poem, written ten days before his death. He died open-eyed in the arms of his doctor on December 29, 1926, in the...
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Categories:
clambered, tribute,
Form:
Verse
Canto Xix Hell TranslationSimon wizard, you poor under his sway
That all things of God, which then of good will
Must be always brides, and you birds of prey
For gold and silver adulterate still,
Now it's time that the trumpet sounds...
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Categories:
clambered, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
Plane Crashes Fate Takes OverIt was Christmas Eve and I was at the airport,
Not a soul in sight, almost deserted, it was 10.00 pm,
Only two hours before Christmas day,
Perhaps if I got on a plane, I would see Santa...
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Categories:
clambered, love,
Form:
Free verse
Catonita Strikes - Part One: a Freezer Mice AdventureContinued from FREEZER MICE
The cat had travelled straight from hell, a hell beyond the stars
The cat that theories claim once levied genocide on Mars
She now seeks vengeance on descendants of the primal shrew
Whoever knew that...
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Categories:
clambered, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
Rum n Raisin 14 Pt 2 - The Flight Before Christmas Pt 2Soon, the sun was lying low, a bright full moon was now on show
Santa switched on Walnut’s glow… “Ho Ho Ho and away we go.”
Walnut played along and led the team of reindeer and their...
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Categories:
clambered, cat, christmas, dog,
Form:
Narrative
Having Enough-Remembering ThanksgivingI awoke to the familiar sound of dishes rattling in Mother’s kitchen and to the thick scent of coffee wafting through the air. I glanced out my bedroom window; the neighborhood was lit by the...
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Categories:
clambered, thanksgiving, thanksgiving day,
Form:
Free verse
Rilke Translations IArchaischer Torso Apollos ("Archaic Torso of Apollo")
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
clambered, art, life, love, tribute, visionary, voice, wine,
Form:
Verse
Kate and Isobel*There are only two damsels in this tale; all variations were simply for ease of writing.
Once Kate and Isabella went
To see the pretty fields of Gwent
And traipse through forest shade
They packed a picnic lunch for...
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Categories:
clambered, character, friend, girl, hero, history,
Form:
Tail-rhyme
Rum N Raisin 2 - the Hunt For Tim BucktooRum and Raisin, on the mat, were playing with their toys
Their humans had the tv on to give some background noise
Rum said, “Raisin, there is something that I want to do,
To meet a man from...
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Categories:
clambered, animal, cat, nursery rhyme, ocean, sea,
Form:
Narrative
The Zombies of Zander Ranch, Part IiiIII.
There must be a hundred, silent and cruel,
a slow-moving wave as the night grew cool,
Rose had a shotgun, to blast out her hate,
yet Sol remained steady, motioned her to wait.
He didn’t shoot, he had planned...
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Categories:
clambered, adventure, conflict, corruption, dark, death, evil, horror,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Come, You: the Death Poem of Rainer Maria RilkeCome, You
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Come, you--the last one I acknowledge; return--
incurable pain searing this physical mesh.
As I burned in the spirit once, so now I burn
with you; meanwhile, you consume...
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Categories:
clambered, cancer, death, depression, fire, health, pain, surreal,
Form:
Verse
Spaghetti - a Movie Not MadeSmoke signals rise from Sitting Duck cavern
In town the Pitt gang are trashing the tavern
John Wayne strolled in and he ain’t here to dance
They say that he walked like he just sh*t his pants
Don’t be...
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Categories:
clambered, america, native american,
Form:
Rhyme
The Eye of the Sea - Part 2Continued from The Eye of the Sea part 1
The first mate, dour and sparse of words
Claimed few things were his pleasure
And too much beer had brought him here,
That and the rumoured treasure.
The cook was thin,...
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Categories:
clambered, adventure, boat, sea, sin, travel,
Form:
Epic
Back In the Saddle Samurai Part 2 Response To Richard Pickett CollabAfter hearing from Brick over the phone saying he needed a lift, Bill cradled the phone, adjusted his shoulder holster, slipped on his jacket and carefully donned his beloved Stetson. He skipped down the stairs...
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Categories:
clambered, mystery, car, old, time, car, horse, old,
Form:
Narrative
Devin's First Deer, Part IDevin crunched slowly through the frosted grass
as he made his way down his grandpa’s field,
it was the morning after Thanksgiving
with a chill that was bracing and real.
While most of the state was crowding the stores,
causing...
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Categories:
clambered, adventure, autumn, family, farm, grandfather, growth, nature,
Form:
Narrative
a bird and a boy -
one day as a boy, I went down to the sea
clambered o'er rocks way out to the bluff
stopping to search in a tide pool for shells
senses awakened by strong, briny smells
warming, the zephyr was gentle...
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Categories:
clambered, beach, bird, childhood, nature, ocean, soulmate,
Form:
Rhyme
Treasure of My SoulConflict
The priest ran
Scared to raise
An ignorant army
On a darkling plain
Loading guns
With dummy
Faith. The froth
Rose arrogantly
In the test
Tube. They heard
Eyes shut and saw
Ears plugged,
Contorted faces
Expecting the explosion
Any moment.
Slowly
Very slowly the froth
Spilled over
Leaving behind—would
The...
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Categories:
clambered, child,
Form:
Rhyme
Esmeralda, As Told By the Poet Pierre Gringoire - With Apologies To Victor HugoI had been placed in chains
Where the cripples shed their canes
And the blind regained the art of seeing.
It was a robbers’ den
And as all God fearing men,
I had assets needed freeing.
Sometimes...
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Categories:
clambered, allegory, desire, literature, romantic,
Form:
Lyric
A Hunter Boy's PenitenceA hunter boy born to God fearing parents
Was taught from his very early childhood;
Failure to attend church on Sundays needed penitence
As it was an act of defying God and dishonoring His parenthood
The boy faithfully took...
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Categories:
clambered, boy, christian, cry, scary,
Form:
Tail-rhyme
Wombles In SpaceWombles In Space
(Split Into two parts because I suddenly got all Limericky )
Part One
The Wombles are not worldly wise
They look to the ground not the skies
They got on a train, which is hard to explain
Cos...
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Categories:
clambered, animal, environment, space,
Form:
Rhyme
The Demon's PendantTwilight beguiled the light, devoured the day
clambered high he,down from abaddon
to behold his beloved, to avow his love
to fasten his heart in her bosom's warmth
moonlit night it was,
when first time he saw,
she gazed back ,a...
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Categories:
clambered, sad love, , sweet love,
Form:
I do not know?