Long Donated Poems
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Enola GayEnola Gay
There on the ‘North Field’ tarmac of Tinian Island, Marianas;
Taxis the sleek designed ‘Boeing B-29 Superfortress’ to ready for take-off. 1
Glistening, polished aluminum under the blaring floodlights filmed for posterity,
Maneuvers' the ‘Enola Gay’, chosen...
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Categories:
donated, education, history, usa, war, world, world war
Form:
Verse
My Love My AllWorld's Longest Love Poem (second edition)
Title: My love my all
Edited by Izunna Okafor
Editor's Note:
Out of their ardency, eighteen poets and poetry lovers identified with the need to give the 2020 Valentine celebration a poetic taste...
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Categories:
donated, love,
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:
donated, christian, death, earth, heaven, sorrow, sorry, soulmate,
Form:
Rhyme
BergfriedI. The Settlement
Hickory bark bluffs
at the blend of two
...
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Categories:
donated, adventure, allusion, metaphor, myth, native american, remember,
Form:
Narrative
MOST REVEREND ARCH BISHOP CARDINAL JEROME LISTEKIOTETS THE MANY DAYS AND NIGHT YOU LENT ME YOUR
DIVINE EAR THROUGH PRAYER DURING HARDSHIP TIMES
AND ILLNESS RAISING MY GRANDDAUGHTER KEEPING HER
SAFE IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN WISCONSIN OUR LADY OF
MOUNT CARMEL...
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Categories:
donated, america, angel, miracle, seasons, teachers day, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse
The Angry Black WomanShe 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:
donated, africa, anger, beauty, betrayal, black african american,
Form:
I do not know?
Revolutionary PlutocracyThose who get,
get more.
Those who want,
want more.
Evolution is not survival of the fittest species,
but thrival of the greatest fit with least endosymbiotic change required
within,
whether we speak of polycultural enrichment
or meta-paradigmatic revolutions in understanding multicultural enrichment.
Evolution...
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Categories:
donated, health, love, political, science, wisdom, integrity,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Drunk Tank ShankI once spent a week in the drunk tank
couldn't handle the spirits that I drank
the cuisine wasn't half bad
we even had a few laughs
but I had to guard my butt with a shank
……………………………………………………………………….
It used to...
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Categories:
donated, drink, joy, tribute,
Form:
Limerick
Miracle On Ford StreetSt Anthony's orphanage was founded some thirty years ago
For homeless and orphaned children, by a priest Father Angelo
Every child was made welcome; race and religion mattered not
And every Christmas Father Angelo ensured presents they all...
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Categories:
donated, care, children, christmas, prayer,
Form:
Narrative
The Loss of the Lifeboat, the 'Solomon Browne'In the year ninteen eighty one on the nineteenth day of December
A day the town of Mousehole in Cornwall, will always remember
An R.N.L.I. Watson class wooden lifeboat, the 'Solomon Browne'
Launched from Penlee lifeboat station in...
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Categories:
donated, boat, death, people, rain, sad, sea, storm,
Form:
Narrative
Maybe Poor People Will Want ItAs I empty a bag and look over the donations in it
I think, “Geezus why; not even I would willingly take any of this!
If I didn’t work here taking donations, I’d throw it all in...
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Categories:
donated, how i feel, humorous, imagery, jobs, nonsense,
Form:
Free verse
Loving My Refurbished Fifteen Inch Mid 2015 Macbook ProLoving my refurbished fifteen inch mid 2015 Macbook Pro
A lightning fast machine
purchased three days ago
now comfortably nestling with
said technological wonder,
where outside a cold wind howls
measuring windchill factor of five below
allowing, enabling and providing me
an opportunity...
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Categories:
donated, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
Soup Kitchen LuncheonHe said s/he was a Permaculture Designer
of cooperative economies.
I asked him/her why I should care about designs
long-term
while I am still struggling through this day
before tomorrow,
when I, best case scenario,
awaken healthy
to begin surviving yet another...
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Categories:
donated, appreciation, culture, environment, health, home, integrity, peace,
Form:
Political Verse
LabyrinthiaHer full name was Labyrinthia Pennyweight Babineaux, but her closest friends called her Libby. She was of blended French, German, and Native American heritage. Her Great Great Grandparents were said to have come from a...
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Categories:
donated, beauty, character,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Humanity CanteenHumanity Canteen
My restaurant is exclusive and classy no paupers allowed though I
have to declare that I picked up the chef near the township where
on a paraffin cooker in his garden of plenty lots of dishevelment...
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Categories:
donated, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
The Reedybrook AshesEach year in August the teams descend, cricket foe morphing quickly to friend,
Bonds are forged on a pitch unique, camped on the banks of Reedybrook creek.
The grass is cut, the fields set out, the...
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Categories:
donated, friendship, fun,
Form:
Ballad
Playing Make-Believe
I have many happy dreams of my childhood life,
Mother and father and grandma made it special;
Playing make-believe was something I really loved,
...
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Categories:
donated, childhood, dream, happiness,
Form:
Narrative
ReligionIt is not my intent to Laypeople offend,
When I refer to religion contrived by greedy men.
Not all, some individuals always ready,
To take time out to help the needy, unsteady.
No, the religious...
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Categories:
donated, religion,
Form:
Rhyme
murder-der-derIt’s Harvard VS Yale this weekend, the vibes are just starting now. Everyone - and I mean everyone - has been asking about my game tickets, because guest tickets are $25 a pop. I’m more...
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Categories:
donated, fashion, football, humor, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
I Spoke To a ChristianI spoke to a Christian
who told me, that's not in the bible
"you're going to hell"
what ever happened
"To judge not that you be not judged"
Refusing to hear, what I had to say
yet what I...
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Categories:
donated, inspiration, international,
Form:
Narrative
No ChargeWe two had never met,
but somehow he learned
of our plight of auto disrepair,
to which he responded in a most kind
and gracious fashion, in a manner one
seldom experiences in the whole of life.
The fact that I...
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Categories:
donated, care, love,
Form:
Haibun
The Rainbow Blame Candle
My candle burns at both ends.
It will not last the night.
But, ah my foes, and oh, my friends,
it sheds a lovely light.
Author: Edna Saint Vincent Millay
Her very first published poem…..
“First...
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Categories:
donated, hope, humanity, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
The Great Manger HeistTwo brand new manger scenes were donated to our local church,
One went on the minister’s desk the other took the organ as its perch.
The idea was to provide a scene that was both merciful and...
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Categories:
donated, funny, holiday, baby, heart, night, baby, heart,
Form:
Light Verse
Tribute To Our Mother From CarenOur mother was the prettiest mom in the room. Creative, multi-talented, always doing much more than what was average. We never had a store bought dress and ours were gorgeous with ribbons, lace, and rickrack....
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Categories:
donated, mother, mother daughter,
Form:
Narrative
Two Good Deeds Rewarded True StoryRobert's Uncle John had passed away. Robert's mother Ann was John's
sister. Roberts mom had called him and asked him to come over to John's
house and take what ever him and his wife Mary wanted...
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Categories:
donated, giving,
Form:
Narrative