Long Dangled Poems
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Son Say Goodnight To Grandpa
“Son”...”say goodnight to grandpa”
Spurred by mother dearest
as well as other politesse
drummed into her second born
fobbing blandishments as incentive
tumbled off fingers of prodigal son
tripped wordsmith to splutter forth
forthwith the following lines.
Back in the day
quaint...
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Categories:
dangled, 12th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, absence,
Form:
Rhyme
Forever
“Forever”
When The Terrors came,
The Uncontrollable Ones,
she closed her eyes
and listened for the notes
her mother had planted
amongst the deep blues,
beds of Forget-Me-Nots,
she followed the
labyrinthine trail
and through a gate unhinged,
it would seem destroyed, thrown aside,
she...
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Categories:
dangled, dark, halloween, light, love, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
The Angry Black Woman
She stood with her back turned to me
Leaning slightly towards where the light tapered off into darkness
Her faced buried deep inside her cupped hands
Her own shadow towered over her seemingly at odds with her...
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Categories:
dangled, africa, anger, beauty, betrayal, black african american,
Form:
I do not know?
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 81
“I do not know if he still lives in that cave or if he is even alive, but I can tell you where it is. I have never shared this with anyone but Jessica,...
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Categories:
dangled, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Vacation In New Orleans
Walking down the alley behind the buildings on Royal street the Mandevilla and Jasmine vines line the sidewalk calming my stressed nerves. The sweet fragrance of the flowers intoxicating my senses. My luggage...
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Categories:
dangled, dark, evil, scary,
Form:
Haibun
The Silver Axe
He wondered with horror how so many memories, so many forms to be branded on his skin and engrave there.
Then the wet rattle of a twisted throat, and he beats his last breath to his...
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Categories:
dangled, poems, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Lilith Waits
Lilith Waits
Lilith waits as she surveys, all her brutal yesterdays
She cruelly paved with stepping-stones of broken hearts and human bones.
Her lips turned up at their red corners, she grins at all the...
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Categories:
dangled, fantasy,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Spy Breidenthal -Part 1-
“Without you, now I see
How fragile the world can be
And I know you've gone away,
But in my heart you'll always stay” –Katie Melua
There is a peculiar feeling I remember experiencing when the news came
...
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Categories:
dangled, animal, appreciation, cat, dedication, heartbroken, life, missing,
Form:
Narrative
Him and I
I wandered through the semi busy streets filled with pedestrians as they hurried out of the rain. I continued on with no destination in mind ,no umbrella to shield myself from the frigid elements. ...
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Categories:
dangled, first love,
Form:
Free verse
A Journeyman's Plea
The great poets begged for muse and not for moments stolen.
We lesser mortals cup in hand beg, not for attentions’ span nor
cause to celebrate, but Time; a worthy goal.
Seconds spent pondering half-held slow bled moments
shuffling...
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Categories:
dangled, angst, atheist, break up, dark, death, depression,
Form:
Free verse
A Bullfrog and a Butterfly
A bullfrog and a butterfly both chanced upon each other.
‘My dear, you are an ugly beast!’ the bullfrog dared to utter.
‘Why froggy,’ gasped the butterfly, astounded by his words.
‘My beauty is unparallel while yours...
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Categories:
dangled, children, funny, hilarious, humor, humorous, muse, nonsense,
Form:
Rhyme
The following fictitious scenario I evoke
The following fictitious scenario I evoke
Analogous to fire breathing
puffed up imaginary dragon
(in a land called Honah Lee)
ye might rightly think
what the deuce
haunting spectre ace of spades
goodfella aiming to be a poet all about,
meaning...
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Categories:
dangled, adventure, age, america, angel, appreciation, blessing, celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
Daniel the Conqueror
In a land far away was a family with two boys
The oldest loved sports the youngest only toys.
You should be like your big brother the father would always say
It’s time for you to toughen up...
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Categories:
dangled, animal, child, fantasy, friendship, hero,
Form:
Narrative
Is Aranjuez a Pining After the Composer's Mother
Is ARANJUEZ a pining after the composer's mother ?
(Joaquin Rodrigo - 1901-1999 - who composed the " Aranjuez " concerto on piano in 1938/9 and which later was destined for the guitar and orchestra, turned...
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Categories:
dangled, how i feel, longing, loss, memory, mother
Form:
Free verse
The Last Lambaste
Tim’s resolution surpassed all shadows cast upon him
they had grown longer over time and hell had frozen
Rain had relegated him to a trough of his own making
He sat in a muddy pit once ice thawed...
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Categories:
dangled, freedom,
Form:
Free verse
The Crawl
If I had to choose
would I brave that dark sea
waves crashing relentlessly upon me
knocking aside the armor I've spent so long
meticulously piecing together
My heart is a fortress
made from clay
water is its natural enemy
and you on...
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Categories:
dangled, confusion, depression, loneliness, mental illness,
Form:
Free verse
The Queens Bluff
——-Whispers———-
——-My angel, my love, held in this dangled glove——
Concupisscent,
he deals in facts, got him stuck in my brain
Attacked and dressed to kill,
commanding campaign
Hot blooded never ceased,
leaves me within emotional chains
has me...
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Categories:
dangled, romantic love,
Form:
Rhyme
A Jug Tale
A zip lining tree makes about as much sense as a robotic hamster. Neurotic neanderthal neon numbers neither neutralise nor nut needed narcotic nymph nights. Oh wow a triangular pendulum. Must swing around on that....
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Categories:
dangled, basketball,
Form:
I do not know?
Huge Mistake
Broken and bruised with intentions sure pure I calm myself down quickly before the
tears pour once more a trail down my face one lands on my heart I laugh at the
irony not knowing...
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Categories:
dangled, lost loveheart, pain, night, heart, life, love,
Form:
Lyric
Vagaries of An Unknown Methacton High School
Nineteen Seventy-Seven Alumni
Some conspiratorial and malevolent force
must be fast at work
cranking chronology dial
an extraterrestrial force
donning, housing, loosing,
...
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Categories:
dangled, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, angst,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
And We Are Still Here
AND WE ARE STILL HERE…
While beating our drums—singing, dancing
and giving praises to the Most High
for family harvest, peace and love,
we blinked—became victims
of colonial rape—stolen from the womb
of our Motherland; snatched like babes
from their mother’s uterus;...
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Categories:
dangled, allegory, america, analogy, black african american, imagery,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Four Aces and a Black Moon
The bet had been bound ... and boldly called,
Right there on the cold castle grounds at eventide -
...
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Categories:
dangled, adventure, conflict, games, moon, mystery, romance,
Form:
Alliteration
Snake Oil Justice
Carson Elkund moved slowly through the town,
his eyes darted about, looking around,
looking for trouble he knew was out there,
he was wanted by many, and moved with care.
He had bounties aplenty on his head,
the papers claimed...
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Categories:
dangled, adventure, conflict, confusion, history, irony, murder,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
A Love Story
Once upon a time
A boy and a girl
Fell in love and fell deep
Were on top of the world.
Not the strongest seas
Could wear away our love
So I took your hand and watched
Our lives...
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Categories:
dangled, dark, desire, goodbye, heartbroken, lost love, missing
Form:
Rhyme
Lies
When the leader of a nation tells lies
creating varied crises, chaos ensues.
Using more lies to change the narrative
indicates actions of an aberrant mind.
When the leader repeats untruths, ad infinitum,
the world around him becomes a...
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Categories:
dangled, political,
Form:
Prose