Long Commemoration Poems

Happy Fourth Of July, Or Happy Independence Day

On this day we celebrate and commemorate the birth of our nation, The United States of America's Independence from Great Britain's monarchical hold and liberty's triumph
Congress voting in...

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The constant assault of the silence on his senses is intense 
Hands clenched in fist he wished for noise and bliss
Buddy stopped talking and drinking he begins pacing as he’s thinking 
Tired from walking he...

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(Every year in the lunar month of Muharram we Shia Muslims commemorate the brutal martyrdom of the grandson of our Holy prophet Muhammed (s.a.w) and his family and friends at the hands of fake hypocritical...

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The Truth Of This Magnitude”

Obstinate defiance from an indignant child 
Consummate reliance on the spirit of the Wild 

Intricate compositions of meticulous art 
A syndicate of derision that is waiting to depart 

The honorary commemoration...

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Emma’s Garden

Flowers of infinity descendants of Divinity florals displaying on Earth
Within their symmetry of exotic imagery guiding love and light to birth
Botanical beaming with Delphian dreaming swaying Oracles of mirth
Upon roses bleeding crimsons meaning pricked...

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[This is an advanced version of a poem
that I wrote on the 5th of February 
2008,
titled "The 15th of June" in
commemoration to my late 
Grandmother,
Jane Mvula]
_______An Ode To My Grand(Mother)__ 
______
15 June 1918, was when...

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Just recently was the commemoration 
of my ministry-engagement anniversary
making me reminisce that significant moment
when I was confronted vis-à-vis my tenacious opinion
on spiritual matters --- Oh, my personal predicament 
regarding the sublimely divine was put into...

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Pulled one perfect day from the heart of summer,
Went with my wife, the kids, a friend
Down to cruise the monuments
To study those menhirs we set for marking passage
Into collective memory.

We ascended the virile spire
Erected in...

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I Will Never See Them Again

“Abide with me . . . , as the darkness deepens,
When earth’s joy grows dim . . . , its glory passes away,
Through darkness and sunshine . . . ,...

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A Wandering Boy with a Song in His Pocket
Arabic Poem by: Salman Dawood Mohammed 
Translated into English by: 
Inaam Al-Hashimi (Gold_N_Silk)
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(5)
Just like the wind 
I drive out loneliness of an empty bench for two... 
And,...

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Unquotable quotes Friends – XVI

Can friends also be lovers ; not certainly under covers.
Can friends do one another harm and stay calm ; not unless they have lost their sense of alarm.
Can you make a...

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  Captain Waller  & Perth

The Japanese navy they came south,
Invaded Indonesia, in 1942
Cruiser Perth of 6 inch guns,
Captain Hector Waller was to choose her,  

De Ruyter, Java , Perth and the ...

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MULTILAYERED: THE CAUSE IS CIVIL RIGHTS!

How time has changed.
I am a colored woman by DNA living in a country of diversity.
I can remember my first day of school when my teacher asked me to self-identify.
...

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Stalingrad
During moments I yearned for forests grown for me alone,
Caressing them in a dream,
I could sense the throbbing of the heart 
Hidden beneath my ribs to bless my journey. 
Summoning me with a pulse that...

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Bereft of CHRIST, and the very word “Christ,” 
there would be no Christmas…
since Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ
the “Emmanuel”* Who is the Saviour
though not exactly on December 25
as traditionally known...

Devoid of CHRIST, the...

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It All Started With A Parade

All walks of people crowding the streets 
Like moving vessels of a mighty fleet. 
Jolly Diana, a wake-up call at dawn; 
A throng is gathered down the town. 

Cadets go...

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-Inspired by my temporary English instructor, Mr. Phinizy 
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Evening had diminished to night; how very quickly did She fly
It is funny how quickly time passes, as if our brains tweak the clocks of life
The night...

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Browsing the three dailies of T&T,
All I see are front pages covered with bloodshed, turmoil and misery.
Where is the country I once knew?
The multi-cultural twin island state: 
Where one can go out and not be...

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…before us ( for Sweet Honey in the Rock )
By ‘bro.zayid’

“We will not bow down to 
Racism…
“We will not bow down to
Injustice…
“We will not bow down to 
Exploitation!...
“I’m gon’ staaaand!
“I’m gon’ staaand!...”
   ...

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My God, Hearer of my Prayers,

    The world lies in the hands of darkness and evil, but the depth of my faith has me trusting that only You, Father, can heal all...

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In commemoration of your eighteen years
I will weave you a story fit for all ears
Of a special girl who is very much loved
A precious gift who was sent from above

A fallen angel who we are...

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(INSPIRED BY 12YEARS A SLAVE)
LUPITA!!! LUPITA!!! LUPITA!!!!
Has become the new beat!
Red carpet to the streets of London
her name you scream!
Shows still rattles on  
on her
about her
Elle  
Drum
Tabloids...
Everyone want a piece of her.
The new...

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Like life, 
The seasons smile
Upon the soul
Who is willing to listen
To the gentle breath
Winsome winds, 
Tender rains falling,
Soothing the spirit with
Calm that caresses
The deepest feelings,
Intimate, like a whisper

Like life,
Indeed there is strife,
But the soul smiles
With...

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We can never forget 9/11
We will forever remember such a date
A date that will live in infamy
A date that has everything in it:
Sadness, fire, death, destruction and bravery
Heroism, sickness and resilience, except happiness
9/11/2001 is a...

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Only time flickers with reflection,
from a day when the sky smiled,
and the wind kissed the skin of sinners,
as they listened to the leaves softly whisper,
beneath a cross of salvation.
When the soft breath of butterflies,
washed over...

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