Long Commanded Poems
Long Commanded Poems. Below are the most popular long Commanded by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Commanded poems by poem length and keyword.
King of Kings??1 Kings 5:3-5 NIV??
[3] “You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the...
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Categories:
commanded, faith,
Form:
I do not know?
Epigrams VEpigrams
Autumn Conundrum
by Michael R. Burch
It’s not that every leaf must finally fall,
it’s just that we can never catch them all.
Piercing the Shell
by Michael R. Burch
If we strip away all the accouterments of war,
perhaps we'll discover...
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commanded, giggle, humor, humorous, irony, literature, word play,
Form:
Epigram
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Vi - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich FriedWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - VI - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich Fried
After My Death
by Chaim Nachman Bialik
translation by Michael R. Burch
Say this when you eulogize me:
Here was a man—now, poof, he's...
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Categories:
commanded, holocaust, race, racism, truth, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
I Have Labored Sore TranslationI Have Labored Sore
anonymous medieval lyric (circa the fifteenth century)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I have labored sore / and suffered death,
so now I rest / and catch my breath.
But I shall come /...
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Categories:
commanded, christian, death, earth, heaven, sorrow, sorry, soulmate,
Form:
Rhyme
Medieval Poems VMedieval Poem V
A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
1.
The procrastinator puts off purpose,
never initiates anything marvelous,
never succeeds, and dies alone.
2.
The late-deed-doer delays glory-striving,
never indulges daring dreams,
never succeeds,...
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commanded, earth, england, love, middle school, poems, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Winter Awakens My CareWinter Awakens My Care
anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1300
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Winter awakens all my care
as leafless trees grow bare.
For now my sighs are fraught
whenever it enters my thought:
regarding this world's joy,
how everything...
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Categories:
commanded, angst, england, joy, sorrow, tree, weather, winter,
Form:
Couplet
My Most Popular Poems On the Internet IMy most popular poems on the Internet (I)
A number of my poems and translations have gone viral, according to Google, and some have been copied onto hundreds to thousands of web pages. That’s a lot...
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commanded, internet, poems, poetry, poets, social, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Jesus Is Great - the Linked Style~ Jesus Is Great ~
(Linked)
JESUS IS GREAT
J
Great is His name
E
Name so Holy
S
Holy is He!
U
He, Son of God
S
God, our Father
I
Father Almighty
S
Almighty and true
G
True and...
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Categories:
commanded, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Echoes of the Angel's FallenInvocation to the Muse
From the gleaming skin of life’s underbelly,
sin unreconciled, formed from Nephilim seed,
fleet footed jokers mask pawns into flight;
To the epistle of the Most High.
For in the beginning, the true and only...
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Categories:
commanded, allegory, angel, christian,
Form:
Epic
Translation of Canto Xvi Hell By DanteAlready I reached the place where heard the sound
Of falling water in the circle next
Suchlike the rumble done by hives around,
When three spirits together changed their treks,
Running, out of an horde just passing there
Under...
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Categories:
commanded, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
The Ghost Dance Part IiiWovoka in the Feverland
In the Dying-Grass Moon came another winter to claim the old and sick.
This was when the first messengers came
To the desolation known as Pine Ridge.
They came riding in at the end of...
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Categories:
commanded, emotions, heartbreak, native american, tribute,
Form:
Free verse
The Saviors Near - the Jewels Rule Style~The Savior Is Near~
(The Jewels Rule)
Jesus is near
With Him there's nothing to fear
He's returning any time
His Love sublime-
Return prophesied...
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Categories:
commanded, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Resistance On the Iberian PeninsulaResistance On The Iberian Peninsula
“Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity),”
Scream French revolutionists as they guillotine monarchists heads, 1
Then crown Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France, 2
Who commands the French forces in wars raged across Europe.
The Grande...
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Categories:
commanded, education, freedom, history, irony, patriotic, war,
Form:
Verse
Ali's SongAli's Song
by Michael R. Burch
for Muhammad Ali
They say that gold don’t tarnish. It ain’t so.
They say it has a wild, unearthly glow.
A man can be more beautiful, more wild.
I flung their medal to the river,...
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Categories:
commanded, boxing day , butterfly, discrimination, race, racism, tribute,
Form:
Verse
Healing Heart of MemoriesWhen days of old
...
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Categories:
commanded, blessing, emotions, forgiveness, heart, hope, journey,
Form:
Rhyme
The Pedicure VirginI don't know what came over me that day - an instant of weakness after years of resistance, I suppose.
My beaming spouse leads me, a dog on a short leash, into the forbidden citadel, the...
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Categories:
commanded, humor,
Form:
Prose
The Giant of LisbellawStood I there, that last day,
On an iron bridge...
An aqueduct by design,
Where, looking dreamily out over
The Ernes Lower Lough,
My compressed shadow
Momentarily paused -
To contently recline:
Amidst coy Junes radiant beams
of sweet benign!
All was stilled,...
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Categories:
commanded, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
The Twisting Tale of An Avian Apparition"The discrepancies are many, the dalliances are few,
both pitched against one dynamic, lifelong achievement"
Poking through the woods of the Mill Grove Audubon Estate,
suddenly came upon an ivy-covered studio shed
tucked away amongst foliage near Perkiomen Creek,
apparently...
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Categories:
commanded, america, appreciation, art, bird, books, dream, history,
Form:
Blank verse
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems Ii - Bertolt BrechtWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems II - Bertolt Brecht
The Burning of the Books
by Bertolt Brecht
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
When the Regime
commanded the unlawful books to be burned,
teams of dull oxen hauled...
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Categories:
commanded, books, holocaust, race, racism, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
Rosalia - the Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part ThreeRosalia - The Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part Three
Vespers’ Prayer Preparation for Black Mass
In preparation for the ritual Black Mass at midnight, Rosalia recites the following prayer incantation which must be rendered latest...
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Categories:
commanded, allegory, evil, halloween, horror, magic, mythology, scary,
Form:
Narrative
Inspirational Blessings and Greetings For the New YearGreetings to each of you my dearly beloved brothers and sisters. Please read these seventeen blessings rendered for you in God's grace:
I. May God’s love for the new year grant you joy and inspiration overcoming...
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commanded, bible, blessing, devotion, inspirational, jesus, love, wisdom,
Form:
Pastoral
The Rhyming Poem - Part IThe Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem
Old English Poem (i.e., Anglo-Saxon Poem) from the Exeter Book, ca. 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
He who granted me life created this sun
and...
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Categories:
commanded, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
The Rhyming Poem - Part IiThe Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem - Part II
anonymous Old English Poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
He who granted me life created this...
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commanded, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Henry Hustle's Dead -- On Really Obnoxious Used Car Dealers“Good morning, folks,” the guy began…“my name’s Henry Hustle. Got yourselves a real nice car there. Love them fancy wheels!
Today I’m gonna prove to you why so darn many people come to us...
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Categories:
commanded, car,
Form:
Narrative
I Was Framed - Both Audio and Text‘Twere me an’ Ol’ Dan, on a cold winter night - whilst ridin’ the streets o’ McGiven
Who noticed a couple o’ fellas ride off from the house where the preacher was livin’!
Far as...
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Categories:
commanded, betrayal,
Form:
Narrative