Long Dons Poems
Long Dons Poems. Below are the most popular long Dons by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Dons poems by poem length and keyword.
Let Me Give Her DiamondsLet Me Give Her Diamonds
by Michael R. Burch
Let me give her diamonds
for my heart's
sharp edges.
Let me give her roses
for my soul's
thorn.
Let me give her solace
for my words
of treason.
Let the flowering of love
outlast a winter
season.
Let me...
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Categories:
dons, valentines day,
Form:
Verse
Modern Sonnets IMODERN SONNETS I
I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.
Maker, Fakir, Curer
by Michael R. Burch
A poem...
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Categories:
dons, art, freedom, romantic, romantic love, song, write,
Form:
Sonnet
Sonnets Xxv-XxxiiSonnets XXV-XXXII
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions. But still
the figure's trunk glows with the strange vitality
of a...
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Categories:
dons, bereavement, body, cancer, change, death, depression, life,
Form:
Sonnet
Sophisticated Lady - Small Town Girl - Both Audio and Text Versions“Sophisticated lady” gropes the table at her bedside, blindly taking random swipes to kill the morning scream
That shatters little privacies she shares with no one else, and steals, with full impunity, her one recurring...
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Categories:
dons, sorrow,
Form:
Narrative
Sophisticated Lady, Small Town Girl“Sophisticated lady” gropes the table at her bedside, blindly taking random swipes to kill the morning scream
That shatters little privacies she shares with no one else, and steals, with full impunity, her one recurring...
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Categories:
dons, loneliness, sorry,
Form:
Rhyme
Translation of Eric Mottram's a Faithful Private - 7 -Excerpts From Notes On Poetics By T WignesanTranslation of Eric Mottram’s A Faithful Private 7 with excerpts from “Notes on Poetics” by T. Wignesan
(Note: With this post, I bring to a close EM’s pamphlet collection: Faithful Private, GENERA editions by Colin Simms,...
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Categories:
dons, england, poetry, political, power,
Form:
Free verse
On Ethnic EquityI opined to my father -
“Hey, Dad,” I quipped, bewilderedly, “last night, believe it or not, Grandpa Jake was watchin’ a film from prob’ly 1930...
When I glanced up from Facebook to determine why he’d growled,...
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Categories:
dons, prejudice, racism,
Form:
Verse
Covid Walkthermometer reads zero, a chilly breeze blows
apple cores thrown, the blackbirds feed
my multi-layered partner dons her wooly hat
impatiently, she waits for me
securing covid masks amidst my overcoat
...
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Categories:
dons, anxiety, feelings, humanity, journey, life,
Form:
Verse
The Stranger*Image of Thunder & Lightning by Pixabay.
The Stranger
My life warps by its beasts of woes
depression dogs my day
at night, stress drains my restless soul
the wrongs have no delay
Myself am I, forsook decreed
hope laid by things...
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Categories:
dons, allegory, encouraging, faith, meaningful, missing, mother son,
Form:
Rhyme
La La Di Dah Dah LaEarth dwelling mongeese are neither toys nor coins and pedalling backwards then forward is not considered the primary way of jet propulsion off a very high hill. So one two ping means fried rice coming?...
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Categories:
dons, allusion, baptism,
Form:
I do not know?
Literate Lettered LatitudinarianLiterate lettered latitudinarian
Presents the following slapdash
higglety-pigglety bupkis, whereby reader
experiences being mentally hogtied
perusing pseudo poetic perambulation
devoid of sense and sensibility
welcoming character assassination
concerning pride of yours truly,
who merely strung together
words sharing "arian"
as their last five letters
for no...
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Categories:
dons, 12th grade, adventure, blessing, community, courage, devotion,
Form:
Free verse
My Auntie WinterMy auntie winter's icy breath wacked my bare face hard, when I step out earlier on
She gave me the cold shoulder and iced me out with a frosty glare for no reason at all
it's...
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Categories:
dons, beautiful, beauty, blessing, environment, growth, nostalgia, weather,
Form:
I do not know?
I Am Ill Eke Quipped To Dusk Hoover Dawn Ting Task of BadinageI am ill eke quipped to dusk hoover dawn ting task of badinage
Indentured gumption forsaken
courtesy each pulled wisdom-tooth
this hug gust aspiring writer..., albeit youth
fool looking imp posse Hubble wordsmith,
(i.e. the babbling dad) coon sitters...
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Categories:
dons, 12th grade, adventure, appreciation, beauty, confidence, devotion,
Form:
Rhyme
Jay Pallen a Wonderful Sister and FriendOn a silver moonlit pillow’s blissful patch I dreamt nirvana
verses for my sister Jay and our magic mutual bond, that
gem-enhanced treasure chest, that life support as ironclad rampart
for our twin psyche sparkle,...
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Categories:
dons, angel, beautiful, best friend, blessing, dedication, deep,
Form:
Prose Poetry
The Walk HomeA walk home
...And there he lie in fetid squalor,
Upon the chaise in vacant parlour...
“What befell this young man?” a query.
A sorrowful tale - tis quite dreary.
Tricks! The superstitious mind doth play.
Bested -...
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Categories:
dons, dark, death, evil, fear, horror, imagination, night,
Form:
Narrative
Friendly Affection and LoveFriendship is....?
The warm feeling inside, we always get
when an old acquaintance is unexpectedly met:
the sound of a familiar voice on a telephone line,
that sincerely asks: “are you well and keeping fine?”
We seek information after ill...
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Categories:
dons, friendship, love, , cute,
Form:
Rhyme
White Suede Wing Tips With Candy Apple Red LacesAn ordinary young man in his twenties
Working by day, alone by night
Routine lulls him to feel forever serene
Never a new dream or fantasy
Living an obligation
Making his parents proud yet nothing causes him to become too...
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Categories:
dons, courage, freedom, growing up,
Form:
Narrative
Albedo effect in full force after appreciable snowfallAlbedo effect in full force after appreciable snowfall
After descent of eventide
luminescence of freshly fallen snow
still illuminates the terrestrial firma bright
even upon the onset of dusk,
when dark shadows
betoken the edge of night
analogously herald outer limits
invoking intimations...
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Categories:
dons, appreciation, break up, celebration, dark, imagery, perspective,
Form:
Free verse
Wonderment at existence mineWonderment at existence – mine
a sixty four year old married bloke
born January 13th, mcmlix
under Capricorn sign in general,
and January 13th in particular
who dons online personage
with custom (think
swiftly tailored harried styled)
made poetic raiment cloak.
With...
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Categories:
dons, adventure, age, animal, celebration, character, creation, identity,
Form:
Rhyme
WatermarkThe water mark is still evident on the wall
You can still see where the rain had fall
The stain must have been there for many years
And every time it reappears
Sending chills into my ears
It embraces...
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Categories:
dons, betrayal, community, conflict, corruption, courage, farewell, judgement,
Form:
Narrative
A Harlem Hoodlum Albeit RespectableA Harlem hoodlum, (albeit respectable)...
ready for night time in bedlam
after swallowing me favorite dram,
cuz reasonable rhyme resembles flimflam.
Whiling away his time playing solitaire...
initially prepped, honed, and crafted
November second two thousand and twenty
slightly tweaked February nineteenth
two...
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Categories:
dons, anger, city, corruption, education, february, freedom, grave,
Form:
Rhyme
Insecure SupermodelShe had a supermodel body with immense scars on her pretty face, but long before these scars existed there wasn’t a man that didn’t wish for a taste
To buy a drink for the beauty that...
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Categories:
dons, character, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
A Hoodlum Albeit Respectable In BedlamA hoodlum, (albeit respectable) in bedlam
whiling away his time playing solitaire...
November second two thousand and twenty
fast approaching the final countdown
With less than twenty four, twenty three,
twenty two... hours
harkening, heralding or (worse case scenario)
hindering...
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Categories:
dons, america, change, conflict, destiny, discrimination, grave, miracle,
Form:
Free verse
The 44th Chess Olympiad,Welcome To Our TamilnaduWelcome to our TAMILNADU
The land of prosperity
Where our mother earth dons,
green dress and blue crown,
All year round
Welcome to our TAMILNADU
The land of divine dance
Where people here still practice
ancient dances bharatanatiyam, mayilatam,
oyilatam, thapatam...
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Categories:
dons, appreciation, art, beautiful, celebration, city, games,
Form:
Free verse
I Am Ill Eke Quipped To Dusk Hoover Dawn Ting Task of BadinageThis hug gust aspiring writer..., albeit youth
fool looking imp posse Hubble wordsmith,
(i.e. the babbling dad) coon sitters hyperbole
nsync as acceptable literary playfulness,
no matter figurative persiflage
bespeaks, expresses, invokes, jimmy's...
simultaneously stretching limits credulity
(think courtesy metaphorical crowbar)
teases out...
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Categories:
dons, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, august,
Form:
Rhyme