Long Deterred Poems
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The Story of HistoryThe Story of History
Beyond those beaten days’ depleted daylight
Beyond the bathos of a pandemic bondage
With the resurrected sashay’s charmed night
Down in the dumps at the pretentious proscenium
A ...
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deterred, history,
Form:
Free verse
A Poetic Litany of Poems Celebrating Mlk DayThe Man…The Spirit
His name was Dr. Martin Luther King;
He was a peace-loving human being.
HIM
Preaching peace and love–
A mountain top of a man:-
Martin Luther King.
THE HUMAN DOVE
He came bearing a dream for humanity
Teaching nonviolence, peace,...
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Categories:
deterred, black african american, high school, inspirational, metaphor,
Form:
Alliteration
How Jay-Bird Got His NameYoung James Pruitt was an ordinary boy;
he grew up in an ordinary town.
But set a spell, and I’ll tell a tale
of how some not-so-ordinary things went down.
See, James was a good boy; he did his...
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deterred, boy,
Form:
Ballad
Harriet Harris Circa November 13th, 1935 - May 4th, 2005Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
untimely death sentence ordained
approximately six months prior
to mother dearest celebrating
her seventieth birthday,
though the last three years of her life
impacted courtesy hysterectomy
to remove...
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Categories:
deterred, absence, age, anniversary, birthday, death, family, mother,
Form:
Rhyme
Free 2 SoarI am not perfect I am not a saint
I have my vices my loves my hates
I am human flawed not unlike most of humanity
I can admit to this quite openly
I cry at...
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Categories:
deterred, celebration, happy,
Form:
ABC
Harriet Harris nee Kuritsky circa November 13thHarriet Harris née Kuritsky circa November 13th,
1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
(untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935)
I trot out a poem acknowledging birthday
of dear ole mom, who succumbed,
lost lease on life
nearly...
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Categories:
deterred, absence, age, america, anniversary, appreciation, bereavement, birthday,
Form:
Rhyme
Your Undying LegacyMy heart is so keen on you,
It leaves me cold, relentless, impossible
He fell into the love pools in my eyes,
The light you demand me to hide
He fell so lightly into my waters of secret
Only to...
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Categories:
deterred, dark, deep,
Form:
Narrative
American Thanksgiving, 1621American Thanksgiving (1621)
Passengers in England boarded the Mayflower
To sail across the Atlantic to the New World,
And escape religious persecution for their faith
In worshiping God, which they believed to be righteous,
With separation of God and King,...
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Categories:
deterred, america, autumn, culture, history, holiday, november, thanksgiving
Form:
Verse
AbuseI'm the topic of discussion, a lot of me is functioned
Off of the asumption that I've probably been punching
Things to harm by beating it, the gossip is percussion
But the anger pulls me in and I've...
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deterred, abuse, emotions,
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I do not know?
I Am Determined To Be HeardI'm determined to be heard
Through the walls
Beyond all That
Deafening windfall
My voice never deterred
Tasking freedom
dispensing wisdom
Offering up hope
I am the force, overheard
A solid speaker for the mute
Constant presence for the Word
I...
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Categories:
deterred, change, culture, hope, humanity, imagery, peace,
Form:
Free verse
If At First You Don'T Succeed - Text VersionTommy Tapioca’d married Margery Anne McDonald when each of them was twenty-one with just one thing in mind:
To save the only offspring of the richest man in Scotland from falling prey to what he deemed...
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Categories:
deterred, humor,
Form:
Narrative
If At First You Don'T SucceedTommy Tapioca’d married Margery Anne McDonald when each of them was twenty-one with just one thing in mind:
To save the only offspring of the richest man in Scotland from falling prey to what he deemed...
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Categories:
deterred, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Harriet Harris Circa November 13th 1935 May 4th 2005Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
(untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935)
Test teasing prophylactics embarrassing
purchase never made at local drugstore
unsurprisingly, obviously, invariably...
birth control taboo subject, best to ignore
subsequently intercourse...
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Categories:
deterred, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 8th
Form:
Elegy
The Man Who Hung the Stars
March 19, 2023, is a day I will never forget,
You see, that is the day that my Daddy left.
Not in the way you may think.
For he had gone to...
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Categories:
deterred, dad, death, family, goodbye, i miss you,
Form:
Rhyme
Rantconsidering the inanity of writing a poem
without any idea of a subject
to write about has not deterred me
from blindly filling the first sentence with words of little or no...
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Categories:
deterred, life, natural disasters, work, me, write, me,
Form:
Bio
Toothpick Wrists and Gay ThoughtsI was born 6 lbs. 9 oz. with blond hair and blue eyes.
I was also born gay
I am anorexic.
And you would think people would ridicule me for this instead of me being gay.
...
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Categories:
deterred, anxiety, depression, gender, , 8th grade,
Form:
Prose
Odyssey From Africa 10bCHAPTER 10b, Hiatus, continued
Till a pebble thrown by Matto
Struck the creature on its forehead
And it hissed in indignation
Slinking off into the darkness
When the morning sun resurfaced
In a spectral ocean sunrise...
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Categories:
deterred, adventure, africa, history, mythology, nature, voyage,
Form:
Narrative
Of An Ebony Hued Mid-Summer Night Dream: Apropos of We Kings, Queens, and the Fiery FurnaceOF AN EBONY HUED MID-SUMMER NIGHT DREAM
(Apropos of We Kings, Queens, and The Fiery Furnace)
Indeed, this is a day the Lord has made:-
Considering last night’s revelation dreaming,
Waking up into this day the Lord has made,
I...
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Categories:
deterred, allegory, analogy, bible, black african american, faith,
Form:
Prose
Where Once Verdant Rolling HighlandsWhere once verdant rolling highlands...
Spanned into infinite vista
far as these myopic eyes can see
now yellowing Whitmanesque
leaves of grass encompass field of vision.
Nary a dark dreadnaught cloud in sight,
nor unbeknownst if/when threatening storm
looms on horizon slaking...
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Categories:
deterred, 12th grade, absence, beauty, color, creation, earth,
Form:
Free verse
May Nine Nineteen EightyMay nine nineteen eighty was great,
Being the day of his calling;
Brother Eduardo Manalo
Had received the noblest blessing.
The day of his ordination
Signaled his rise in his duty;
His exceptional performance
Was seen inside the ministry.
He...
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Categories:
deterred, anniversary,
Form:
Quatrain
A Special Christmas PresentA SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT
A special present came one day to earth,
Not in the sleigh with Santa and his elves,
Laid in a manger, through a virgin birth,
Not laid upon a store’s vast, crowded shelves.
It was a...
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Categories:
deterred, christmas,
Form:
Rhyme
Sounds In My SoulAs a young man I was not very smart,
for brain cells they were never my game,
but I did what I could for without any doubt
through hard work I had ample to gain.
The cleverer folk seemed...
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Categories:
deterred, friend, introspection, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Just For the Sake of Saying HelloJust for the sake of saying "hello"
Courtesy garden variety/generic common Joe
who strives to achieve becoming
(even posthumously)
an esteemed writer likened to outstanding poe
whit – perhaps illusions
of grandeur must be reined in
courtesy horse...
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Categories:
deterred, 12th grade, best friend, courage, dance, fate,
Form:
Rhyme
Battle Axe and Her Republican Trumpeting Waze - Part 2No sooner than we set foot within said domicile
attestation to so called gentleman’s’ agreement with guile
initially infrequently, but incessantly as time elapsed Isle
never forget (nor will spouse forgive) with rancor and rile
ceaselessly besieging,...
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Categories:
deterred, abuse, anger, anxiety, conflict, discrimination, emotions, family,
Form:
I do not know?
Hold On To Your HatsI started out the day
Pacing the floors
I couldn't believe it ,
Three week ends in a row
I fed the squirrels and birds
Then grabbed my purse and coat
Headed for the garage
And in the van I got
Oh...
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Categories:
deterred, depression, life, nature, nature, old, home, home,
Form:
Free verse