Long Distressed Poems
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Fully Employed NowHumanity keeps looking forward, toward the coming of a birth,
and we’re all deemed as equals on our first day on this earth,
but as the years go quickly by our lives become our own;
we’re seen as...
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Categories:
distressed, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Free Verse ILozenge
by Michael R. Burch
When I was closest to love, it did not seem
real at all, but a thing of such tenuous sweetness
it might dissolve in my mouth
like a lozenge of sugar.
When I held you in...
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Categories:
distressed, forgiveness, heart, humanity, life, love, relationship, together,
Form:
Free verse
The Body bag or body of liesAfter numerous threats on our lives after
the domestic violence with my abuser after
I returned from Tampa testifying in a murder
trial I was finally healing several therapist home
visits my children and...
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Categories:
distressed, baptism, beautiful, writing,
Form:
Free verse
The Old BearThe Old grizzled Bear... was now keenly aware
as he lay in his Cave all alone.
Where his time as King... was a mere passing thing
and must choose another...
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Categories:
distressed, funny, humor, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Snapshots From a Child's West LondonI remember my cherished Wolf Cub pack,
How I loved those Wednesday evenings,
The games, the pomp and seriousness of the camps,
The different coloured scarves, sweaters and hair
During the mass meetings,
The solemnity...
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Categories:
distressed, child, childhood, children, england, friendship, london, memory,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 36They were joined by Ceridfen, Lumi, Gwaldon and several others a bit later in
the day for a late mid-day meal. Seileach, the efficient elf that he was, had already forwarded a letter containing specific...
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Categories:
distressed, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Gingerbread Cottage FrightAt the edge of a wood, in days of summertime,
Lived Hansel and Gretel, once upon a time;
Whose dear father, a poor woodcutter,
Could no longer earn their bread and butter.
Late one night, a conversation overheard--
As from...
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Categories:
distressed, children, family, fantasy, happy,
Form:
Rhyme
Speaker, Subject, and Theme In Edna St Vincent Millay's ''I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed''“I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed” (Sonnet XLI)
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
I, being born a woman and distressed
By all the needs and notions of my kind,
Am urged by your propinquity to find
Your person fair,...
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Categories:
distressed, america, anger, love, passion, poems, poetess, poetry,
Form:
Prose
Triple WhammyThis is based on a completely true event - and every time someone mentions either of these 2 towns, I get hives -
...
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Categories:
distressed, lost love,
Form:
Narrative
The Epic of the Great KingThere sits behind deep forests hidden,
A sight to behold, place of all sins ridden,
Where the great rivers give life and churn,
A thousand diamonds and the trees sing
Along with the wind, ruled by the great King.
Generous...
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Categories:
distressed, life, loss, love,
Form:
Metrical Tale
Bridging the Unbridgeable ChasmWritten: 21 July 2023
Submitted to No. 1231 New Poem Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Bridging the Unbridgeable Chasm*
As rises the wealth of nations,
As grows the limb of a township
So declines the flowers...
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Categories:
distressed, humanity, inspiration, men, society,
Form:
Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 67The half elf watched as Lumi spoke with Chroí; then, in the center of the circle the soil began to move and from it appeared the Garden Elf. He said nothing, he never spoke....
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Categories:
distressed, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Racing Justice"The way I see it,
we're all related."
said my EcoTherapist.
While DNA and RNA include infinite permutation possibilities,
their primal core functions suggest simple bipolar relationships
between who's inside and what's outside,
and who is dominant so the Other recessed,
perhaps...
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Categories:
distressed, journey, peace, race, universe,
Form:
Parallelismus Membrorum
Your Inner Inspiration(##background singers##)
Honestly, things are getting out of proportion (Do your part, man!)
Give me a portion of your love (a portion of your love)
You’re my ultimate luck, desire and devotion
You’re as beloved and spectacular
As...
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Categories:
distressed, change, courage, encouraging, faith, happiness, hope, love,
Form:
Lyric
Megan's Quest Part 6of7With the Trolls passed out on the grass...the regrettable task
now fell to the brave Talkalot.
He moved to the gate and taking a sip from his flask...
he stared...
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Categories:
distressed, adventure, courage,
Form:
Rhyme
If My Heart Was a BackpackOn the outskirts of the city
a young woman walked
gazing at art and viewing it lovingly.
Inside her bright red backpack
that carried the contents of her life
was a painting.
The painting was years old
and at one point...
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Categories:
distressed, feelings, i miss you, loneliness, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
Morning With Clarissa DallowayINSPIRED BY CHARACTER OF CLARISSA DALLAOWAY IN VIRGINIA WOOLFE'S STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS NOVEL "MRS. DALLAOWAY"
...
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Categories:
distressed, life, london,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Poverty, Angst and Anxiety DxIn the mirror, I see my face melt away in shame
And, yet I still hunt for game…feeling this shame without a well-thought-out
name
I hunt you down to catch some inspiration
I’m not looking for fame…I want...
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Categories:
distressed, angst, beauty, betrayal, change, hope, how i
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 78“One completed, two to go,” Lumi said to Joulupukki as he lifted the mud guard in front of them. He wanted to give Joulupukki the chance to talk if he wanted to. His weary...
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Categories:
distressed, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Living With a MythLiving With A Myth
How dares one to speak of disability and live with it to tell the story narrate
...
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Categories:
distressed, society,
Form:
Free verse
Landlord-Tenant Relationship Protection Available Help Hot-LinesLandlord-Tenant Relationship Protection: Available Help Hot-Lines!
Greetings everyone and I pray that each of you will overcome this coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted many communities in various ways. The Census Bureau assessment paints an image that's...
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Categories:
distressed, angst, conflict, feelings, heartbreak, humanity, people, soldier,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Your Outlandish Maze and My Time of Anguish and CheerIn the mirror, I see my face melt away in shame
And, yet I still hunt for game…feeling this shame without a well-thought-out name
I hunt you down to catch some inspiration
I’m not looking for fame…I want...
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Categories:
distressed, absence, angst, betrayal, conflict, confusion, deep, hope,
Form:
Free verse
The Lay of the Best Man - Part 1The Lay of The Best Man - Part One
I’ve seen men ‘good’, and surely, I’ve seen men ‘bad’
So jealous and so envious, I’ve seen men ….sad
Twisted, fuming with anger, and consumed with rage
Callous and cruel...
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Categories:
distressed, humanity, men,
Form:
Lay
Lamentations 1How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!
How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations!
She who was queen among the provinces, has now become a slave.
Bitterly she weeps...
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Categories:
distressed, abuse, anger, anxiety, assonance, betrayal, bullying, butterfly,
Form:
Free verse
Evaluating ValueIn what ways have nutritional
and health
and financial
and well-being values increased
over past time,
whether a season,
or a year,
or a decade,
or a lifetime,
or a millennium,
and in what ways have toxic dissonant disvalues
and decaying trends ebbed and...
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Categories:
distressed, caregiving, earth, environment, love, philosophy, political, psychological,
Form:
Parallelismus Membrorum