Long Clutch Poems
Long Clutch Poems. Below are the most popular long Clutch by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Clutch poems by poem length and keyword.
Where Art Thou Anonymous Benefactor To Offer Me SuccorWhere art thou anonymous benefactor...to offer me succor?
Ah... methinks legal tender
could be a boon to help me bolster
mein kampf with necessary material equipage,
which prospect to acquire essential
commodities sabotaged
at the altar of...
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Categories:
clutch, 8th grade, absence, anger, angst, boy, confusion,
Form:
Free verse
State of the Art IvState of the Art (IV)
These are my "ars poetica" poems about the art and craft of writing poetry.
Hearthside
by Michael R. Burch
“When you are old and grey and full of sleep...” — W. ...
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Categories:
clutch, art, muse, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Otomo No Sakanoue No Iratsume TranslationTo a Daughter More Precious than Gems
by Otomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Heaven's cold dew has fallen—
and thus another season arrives.
Oh, my child living so far away,
do you pine for me...
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Categories:
clutch, child, childhood, children, daughter, girl, mother, mother
Form:
Tanka
Tuan Tata: Song of Uda - Parts One and Two TUAN TATA : Song of Uda - I
by T. Wignesan
(Patrick Noone, a British anthropologist, discovered the Ple-Temiar tribe living isolated in the jungle highlands in the State of Perak on the west coast of...
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Categories:
clutch, death, murder, tiger, wife,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Canto Xxi Hell TranslationSo bridge to bridge, of other things speaking
Of which my comedy does not take care,
We walked; and reached the top, when seeking
For watching the next slit, then we stopped there
Malebolge to see and crying vain;
And...
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Categories:
clutch, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
Prolegomena Soliloquy - Pt 1Tell me, my friend,
does infinity not unsettle your reason,
or is it a comfort—to believe it meaningless?
Look beyond the rust of your disbelief—
this isn’t the frostbitten dogma you...
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Categories:
clutch, beauty, christian, easter, faith, longing, science, universe,
Form:
Lyric
Anticipation of RealitySo cramped ...
Strain to move,
Flex and budge in tiny increments ...
That's the limit.
Constantly testing, trying,
Pushing, pressing ...
Constrict, exert, constrict, struggle,
Spin slowly, push ...
That's it. That's all.
Nothing more.
But it helps ... relief,
A body sigh ...
But only...
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Categories:
clutch, birth, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
The Crow Ghost of Haunting FootstepsBreak my neck; snap it in two, snap it in half
don't give me that incredulous, frightened look as I ask
don't hesitate in front of me, please just do me this favor
so I gain a halo,...
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Categories:
clutch, i love you, i miss you, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Appear My Queen At the PierAs the life of the day nears its last breath,
With a glow of crimson, forewarning its death,
Upon its cresting, the reflection, daunting,
The sea sets free a beauty, haunting
The depths of its treasures of unknown span,
The...
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Categories:
clutch, beauty, desire, dream, fantasy, inspiration, love, romantic
Form:
Rhyme
What Is a Life To YouWhat is a life to you?
Do you wake up to love
imagine a future with someone?
A wife or a husband,
a child or ten?
An exaggeration,
but love is different to everyone.
Do you have a cat or a dog,
that...
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Categories:
clutch, america, anger, emotions, grief, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 5He sung all the day, all the night of the fourth,
Endlessly, relentlessly, angrily and passionately
Deafening my ears in the wet sugar of his words
In an eternity of hours,
Slowly and dopily, darkness billowed away
Sifting along to...
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Categories:
clutch, adventure, anger, angst, appreciation, courage, dark, desire,
Form:
Free verse
There Is This Dark Place Where I GoThere Is This Dark Place Where I Go
There is this dark place where I go
when feeling overwhelmed
When life is too much to go on
My light all but dispelled
I take myself up to my room
And...
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Categories:
clutch, angel, anxiety, betrayal, death, depression, emotions, fear,
Form:
Lyric
I Got Friggin Heebie JeebiesI got friggin heebie jeebies
Cuz buzzards circle o'er me
eyeing these lovely bones prithee
id est Roy L. T. Canard, Si
hence impossible mission
to be lovey dove vee.
Vague remembrances of dream
which recurred with frequency
transfixed by...
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Categories:
clutch, angst, anxiety, betrayal, community, environment, faith, how
Form:
Rhyme
At Heaven's Gate - Parts 1 and 2PART 1: THE MEETING
Alone one night neath lantern light, I trudged a weary mile.
Forlorn, I went with shoulders bent (the storms around me howled)
until I met...
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Categories:
clutch, fantasy,
Form:
Ballad
My Son's Poems 1 By Robert RoperMine own son
God, did bless me
sunshine that's mind
mine own heart's petals bloom
joy i did shed while i did see thee
in mine arms wast w'rthwhile
lullabies sung as thee didst lie in thy crib
meaningful mem'ries...
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Categories:
clutch, love,
Form:
Free verse
Out of the Way*Image of Hikers Warning by Pixabay.
Out Of The Way
As a self-proclaimed ruler of my person, I am mindful of the internal convictions, external constitutions as Lord overseer of my spotless realm,
Upon my own free will,...
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Categories:
clutch, death, perspective,
Form:
Narrative
My Most Embarrassing MomentIt was many years ago now, before my wisdom teeth
had forced their way through my big mouth, they were still underneath.
I had an awesome job within the motor industry;
not building them, but selling: an ‘Executive’,...
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Categories:
clutch, funny,
Form:
Quatrain
Gnarled ShadowsThrough shadowed trails beneath the moon’s cold stare.
Its Amber gaze: a burden hard to bear.
This feathered prize found peace in my gut
No slumber dreamt; no...
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Categories:
clutch, conflict, dark, emotions, gothic, horror, pain, psychological,
Form:
Narrative
Eventsslang..
up-dogged = when you chip in to keep a conversation trend going
fit = gorgeous
buje = unexplainable glamor
football minute = a minute, that with time-outs, that lasts a half an hour.
crute = cute but cringy
women's-rights =...
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Categories:
clutch, drink, humor, perspective, school, student, wisdom, write,
Form:
Free verse
Rue Saint-HonoreIt's the weekend (Friday night). Lisa and I are hangin’, music’s playing, and we’re rummaging through my suitcase, for an outfit option, for me, tonight. Call it cliché, but we like going out - and...
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Categories:
clutch, fashion, friendship, fun, humor, mental health, paris,
Form:
Free verse
Breakfast At Honkland ShonkastadaReverend Ralston Pews had no idea what he was going to see at
the Honkland Shonkastada Diner, but he knew it would be entertaining.
It always was. A tiny confistacate was happening, he could hear...
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Categories:
clutch, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 7th
Form:
Narrative
Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase
twelve of us he choose to paint
sons of Jacob in an earthen
jar so sturdy
plonked us with vehemence
directed by neuronal cells
skull protecting scrambled
delicacy
...
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Categories:
clutch, allegory, art, character, color, extended metaphor, light,
Form:
Ekphrasis
josephines placeIt was the summer of 2014, I was just about to turn 13, spending June of summer vacation with my Grandmère, in Paris. Tonight, we’re at a fundraising benefit for African relief (it’s always *something*)....
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Categories:
clutch, grandmother, humor, paris, writing, youth,
Form:
Free verse
The Ballad of CircumlocutionIn realms where thought and tempests meet
where shifting sands outpace the feet
a creature stirs with cunning guise
Circumlocution cloaked in darkened skies
its words like desert viper’s sting
they strike the heart then coil and cling.
Through jungles thick...
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Categories:
clutch, allegory, allusion, confusion, philosophy, society, vanity,
Form:
Ballad
The Woman In the WindowCan you see the woman in the window?
...
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Categories:
clutch, abuse, loss, woman,
Form:
Free verse