Long Eighty Poems
Long Eighty Poems. Below are the most popular long Eighty by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Eighty poems by poem length and keyword.
Poems About Fathers and Grandfathers IPoems about Fathers and Grandfathers I
I translated the first six Native American poems for my father when he chose to enter hospice and end his life by not taking dialysis …
Cherokee Travelers' Blessing I
loose translation/interpretation...
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Categories:
eighty, father, father daughter, father son, fathers day,
Form:
Rhyme
Salat DaysSalat Days
by Michael R. Burch
(dedicated to my grandfather, Paul Ray Burch Sr.)
I remember how my grandfather used to pick poke salat ...
though first, usually, he’d stretch back in the front porch swing,
dangling his long...
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Categories:
eighty, age, america, appreciation, depression, endurance, poverty,
Form:
Free verse
Poems About Children IvPoems about Children IV
Salat Days
by Michael R. Burch
Dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Paul Ray Burch, Sr.
I remember how my grandfather used to pick poke salat ...
though first, usually, he’d stretch back in the...
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Categories:
eighty, child, childhood, children, dad, father son, grandfather,
Form:
Rhyme
Reunited -- Both Audio and Text - W-IllustrationMany of us have a favorite possession from when we were young, and this
93-year old gentleman is no exception.
...
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Categories:
eighty, childhood, relationship,
Form:
Narrative
Old Pharaoh - 1 of 2Old Pharaoh had enslaved the Jews; he would not let them go.
So God devised a mighty scheme; his go-to guy was Mo.
His brother Aaron was the voice, for Moses talked real slow,
So he would wave...
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Categories:
eighty, bible,
Form:
Ballad
Why I Don'T Trust Psychics - 1st ThirdHere's the scoop, friends...
This is, as indicated, the 1st THIRD of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd and 3rd parts had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No...
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Categories:
eighty, funny, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Uncle Arthur‘She’s on again - the annual campin’ trip regatta,
and we’ve got ourselves together for our plans to Wonnangatta.
The high country; you can’t beat it for the peace and quiet
unless of course some plans get...
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Categories:
eighty, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
February 29th, 2024February 29th, 2024
Alternately titled: 111th leap year since 1582
the year Pope Gregory XIII world leader
(i.e. essentially paterfamilias among
Roman Catholic flock)
timely maneuvered around calendrical rock
and hard space implementing
viable system tracking years ad hoc
out of sync and...
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Categories:
eighty, 12th grade, age, birth, celebration, fate, february,
Form:
Rhyme
The Pain of LoveThe Pain of Love
by Michael R. Burch
for T. M.
The pain of love is this:
the parting after the kiss;
the train steaming from the station
whistling abnegation;
each interstate’s bleak white bar
that vanishes under...
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Categories:
eighty, age, bereavement, death, farewell, funeral, pain,
Form:
Verse
Thomas Jeffersons Letter To Reverend StoughtonJefferson’s Reply to Rev. Jonah Stoughton
Monticello
July 1, 1826
Sir, I have before me your letter of
the second of June, and I thank you warmly
for having taken the time to write me.
I have read it...
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Categories:
eighty, political,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Beware the Ides of March 2023Beware The Ides of March 2023
Ides simply referred to first new moon,
which usually fell between
the thirteenth and fifteenth day
of a given month.
The following events all occurred
fifteenth of March
across span of millenniums.
One:...
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Categories:
eighty, abuse, age, anniversary, betrayal, conflict, crush, dark,
Form:
Rhyme
50th Class Reunion - Class of 1935All the guys and gals that I had graduated with, from Jimmy Dorsey High School, back in 1935,
Half a century later were dispersing all around us, surprising me with whom among my class was still...
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Categories:
eighty, high school,
Form:
Narrative
The Ivory Castle Ii,Once upon a time, there was a castle made of pure ivory. Pillars pale and barren holding a surface of grace and elegance. This castle was the home of a mighty unicorn named Stardust. She...
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Categories:
eighty, adventure, child, fun, silly,
Form:
Narrative
The Game of HockeyThe Game of Hockey
By Government decree, lacrosse
Is Canada’s national sport,
But in the hearts and minds of Canadians,
Hockey rules supreme.
Hockey is a winter sport enjoyed by Canadians since 1875,
When the game was first played, on...
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Categories:
eighty, hockey, sports,
Form:
Verse
Car Wars - 1st Half In Text - Plus Full AudioHere's the scoop, friends...
This is, as indicated, the 1st HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd half had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No other way...
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Categories:
eighty, car, humor,
Form:
Verse
The Mask of TourmalineTwice the night had fallen upon a sleepless slumber,
Yet again awoken by winter when the third was three in number.
I sense that a silence doth sneak ‘tween cracks of weathered wood,
Conniving with that which shadows...
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Categories:
eighty, anxiety, horror, imagination, mystery, myth, night, psychological,
Form:
Couplet
Meet On the Upper FloorWhat would the rich do without the poor?
If there was no poor to clean the floor
What would the rich do without the poor?
If there was no one to guard the door
What would the rich do...
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Categories:
eighty, beauty, change, emotions, friendship love, independence day,
Form:
Narrative
The Library of Trust and HopeThe Library of Trust and Hope
The Bank of Trust and Hope
(Cant decide on title, so feel free to pick or suggest one)
She was all but four years of age
Birthdays were such magical moments
The cake was...
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Categories:
eighty, analogy, garden, growth, happiness, philosophy, trust,
Form:
Light Verse
Please Consider Those Who - Not By Choice - Are Living Alone - 1st ThirdHere's why this was necessary...
This is, as indicated, the 1st THIRD of a lengthy 3-part poem. The 2nd and 3rd THIRDS had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations....
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Categories:
eighty, love, relationship,
Form:
Narrative
Mothmananxiety, intense -
but I am not frightened ...
my heart races ... I want to flee
my blood heats and lies to
my senses ...
'get out! go now! dear gawd, fool, run!!'
for you are formidable -
eighty inches tall,...
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Categories:
eighty, adventure, fantasy, moon, mystery, myth, science fiction,
Form:
Free verse
The Easter Egg HuntI don't know how it started
But it's an annual event
But I don't think that an egg hunt
Is the best way to present
The story of our saviour
Chocolate eggs you go and find
I don't think that's the...
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Categories:
eighty, candy, chocolate, easter, family, funny, garden, spring,
Form:
Rhyme
Terror Bugs: Part 4 - A Freezer Mice Adventure[Continued from ‘Terror Bugs: Part 3 - A Freezer Mice Adventure’]
__________
The Terror Bugs pursued them through the skies toward the river
Cody flew just fast enough but still he felt a shiver
“Any slower and we’ll stall...
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Categories:
eighty, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
What If - New UpdateWhat if…
If fear did not guard and watch over me?
My seeds of shame and doubt
Would timidly venture out
And finally sprout,
But as they reached the light,
Like a vampire, would wither and die
Without the protection of night.
Or:...
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Categories:
eighty, conflict, courage, fear, inspiration, longing, motivation, prayer,
Form:
Free verse
Film Travel - Both Audio and TextBy watching lots of foreign films I’ve seen a lot of places
I’ve never been…and don’t expect to ever make it to…
But I’d have only made the time, and spent the cost, to see them...
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Categories:
eighty, together, travel,
Form:
Narrative
Because I Got Involved - Part 1 of 2Ducking into Nell’s Cafe’ to grab a noon-hour snack, I noticed, sitting quietly in a distant corner booth,
A little girl that checked the entire list of common features, including totally trusting eyes and, yes -...
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Categories:
eighty, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative