Long Er Poems
Long Er Poems. Below are the most popular long Er by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Er poems by poem length and keyword.
Echoes of a Shady PastAn icy chill descends on 13 Beaver Veil Cottage as sisters Ester and Ellie walk gingerly up the steps on this wet and windy night.
This once charming pied-a-terre was now in a final phase denouement.
The...
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art, birth, character, courage, dark, imagery, imagination,
Form:
Prose
Echoes Of A Shady Past Part Twon icy chill descends on 13 Beaver Veil Cottage as sisters Ester and Ellie walk gingerly up the steps on this wet and windy night.
This once charming pied-a-terre was now in a final phase denouement.
The...
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Categories:
character, dark, death, emotions, gothic, imagery, imagination,
Form:
Prose
Poem Revised Memorial Day May 30th, 2022 At 1500 HoursPoem revised Memorial Day May 30th, 2022 at 1500 hours
Flagrante delict adulterous sordid behavior
automatically linkedin with Lothario;
an unscrupulous seducer of women,
based upon a character
in The Impertinent Curious Man,
a story within a...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, adventure, anger, black african american,
Form:
Rhyme
Psychologically still thirteenPsychologically still thirteen
Ordinarily meaning pre Internet days
familiarization with me would entail
bringing the avid listener
into my private mancave hideaways
less a physical place than a juncture in relationship,
(whereby one or the other of us)...
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Categories:
er, 7th grade, age, angst, birth, blue, family,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Poems IiPoems about Poems (II)
Kin
by Michael R. Burch
for Richard Moore
1.
Shrill gulls,
how like my thoughts
you, struggling, rise
to distant bliss?
the weightless blue of skies
that are not blue
in any atmosphere,
but closest here...
2.
You seek an air
so clear,
so rarified
the effort leaves...
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Categories:
er, muse, poems, poetry, poets, work, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
State of the Art IiState of the Art (II)
These are my "ars poetica" poems about the art and craft of writing poetry.
What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch
What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer
~~~~underwater~~~~
watching the shoreline...
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Categories:
er, muse, poems, poetess, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
The Badly Drawn GoatThe pencil now resting the image was 'testing' for the creature before him, (his badly-drawn drawin') had come out 'not right' somewhat twisted and tight.
The picture in question, it burst with suggestion, for lines that...
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Categories:
er, animal, creation, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
MemorabiliaMy wife and I met more than a few of this type of “shifty wheeler-dealer” during our many years dealing in antiques and collectibles.
...
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Categories:
er, sports,
Form:
Narrative
Ol' Babe - Both Audio and Text Versions - W-IllustrationHey…did I ever tell you ‘bout the greatest baseball game,
Or should I say…the one that gave “Ol' Babe” his famous name?
Like several other great ones, there were many hits that day,
And if it hadn't...
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Categories:
er, baseball,
Form:
Verse
The Car Club Meeting Lament - Text - Part 2 of 2Note: This is the 2nd half of one of my MANY long story works, and the 1st half can be accessed, of course, at "poems by Mark Stellinga" on the soup.
My wife and I were...
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Categories:
er, car,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
er, imagination, passion,
Form:
Free verse
Just -- Trust Me - 1st Half Text Plus Full AudioHere's the deal, folks...
This is, as indicated, the 2nd HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 2 parts.
...
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Categories:
er, car, funny, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Ali's SongAli's Song
by Michael R. Burch
for Muhammad Ali
They say that gold don’t tarnish. It ain’t so.
They say it has a wild, unearthly glow.
A man can be more beautiful, more wild.
I flung their medal to the river,...
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Categories:
boxing day , butterfly, discrimination, race, racism, tribute,
Form:
Verse
Doppler Radar Killed Our Classic Car - 1st Half As 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:
er, car,
Form:
Narrative
Week 2 - Brian's Poet of Note - 'Herman Hesse'Brian’s Poet of Note – ‘Herman Hesse’ Week 2
This week I thought I would discuss translating poetry from another language. I just finished retranslating from German this poem ‘Stufen’ from Hesse’s famous novel ‘The Glass...
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Categories:
er, poetry, poets, writing,
Form:
Didactic
First Glance EmbraceFIRST GLANCE EMBRACE
(HER STORY)
...
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Categories:
er, beautiful, business, fantasy, longing, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Passion of ConventionPASSION OF CONVENTION
...
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Categories:
er, life, passion,
Form:
Rhyme
Harvey Lee Kaneeble - Both Audio and TextThe oldest man I’ve ever known was Harvey Lee Kaneeble. And at the age of
one-o-six…(in nineteen forty-five)…
Some of those who really got around had speculated - Harvey might have actually been the oldest...
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Categories:
faith, prayer,
Form:
Verse
Increase In Head SizeIncrease In Head Size
impossible mission to encapsulate notion
flitting hither and yon, to and fro
within cranium attached to mine body,
whereby irrefutable proof prevails
predicated when yours truly
scrutinizes other people visibly aware,
I a modest married male
blessed,...
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Categories:
er, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, absence,
Form:
Free verse
Goodbye Six Pack Hello Poetry ScribesGoodbye six pack hello* poetry scribes
My poetic side COSMOFUNNEL
wordsmith thanks tumblr in his noggin
ofttimes triggering babbling brook
to swell after deluge
becoming stream of consciousness runnel
carving, gouging, and liquidating topography
qua zee mow toe natural formed...
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Categories:
adventure, angst, april, body, father, hair, love,
Form:
Rhyme
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:
er, car, humor,
Form:
Verse
January 13th 2024 Happy Lxv-th birthday Matthew Scott HarrisJanuary 13th 2024 - Happy Lxv-th birthday Matthew Scott Harris
date of conception:? ~ Late March – mid April 1958.
date of parturition: January xiii, mcmlix.
date of expiration:? January i, eminem,
where earth, wind, and fire...
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Categories:
er, age, appreciation, birthday, celebration, dad, humorous, january,
Form:
Free verse
The Cowboy Way - 2nd ThirdThis is, as indicated, the 2nd THIRD of this lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 3 parts.
The 1st and final thirds can...
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Categories:
er, first love, friendship,
Form:
Narrative
The Cowboy Way - 1st ThirdThis is, as indicated, the 1st THIRD of this lengthy poem. The 2nd and final thirds had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No other way I could manage to make...
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Categories:
er, crush, first love,
Form:
Narrative
Happy Lxiv Birthday Matthew Scott HarrisHappy Lxiv birthday Matthew Scott Harris
date of conception:? ~ Late March – mid April 1958.
date of parturition: January xiii, mcmlix.
date of expiration:? January i, eminem.
A gangly, measly, and scraggly bundle
of lovely bones even as...
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Categories:
er, appreciation, birthday, boy, celebrity, creation, happy birthday,
Form:
Rhyme