Long Extends Poems
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Water's WeaknessThere is nothing weaker than water
But none is superior to it in overcoming the hard,
For which there is no substitute.
(Laotse, "Nothing Weaker Than Water", Lin Yutang, trans.)
That weakness of mind and body overcomes strength
And uniting...
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extends, power, psychological, water, western, wisdom,
Form:
Parallelismus Membrorum
Limericks Vi - ReligionLimericks VI - Religion
Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he felt like a clod
to discover His Love couldn’t fail!
Why I...
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Categories:
extends, christian, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, religion, religious,
Form:
Limerick
Marat and Charlotte(A somnambulistic drama in four acts)
Actors:
Jean-Paul Marat;
Charles Barbarou;
Charlotte Corday;
1st Philosopher;
2nd Philosopher;
The Commentator’s Voice.
Act 1. A tavern. Two philosopher sit at the table;
Marat sits at the other, some distance away.
1st Philosopher
…or even worse:...
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Categories:
extends, death, life, love,
Form:
Blank verse
Red and Blue Estrangered FamiliesDear Siblings Three,
I was reading a story
in which some siblings became estranged
after their parents died,
while others moved toward greater solidarity.
This is a variation on a diaspora story.
But, here growing physical distance
is seen more as a...
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Categories:
extends, earth, faith, family, health, integrity, religion, usa,
Form:
Political Verse
He's With You - the Trinet Style~ He's With You ~
(Trinet)
~O~
Today and
Everyday want
To wish you a great day
With lots of Love and Blessings
...
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Categories:
extends, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
'continental Drift' - the Metaphor'Continental Drift' - The Metaphor
In the seventies (1), few people dreamed ‘it’ was true,
guessed by scientists first when rough coastlines compared (2)
matched like parts of a puzzle (a jigsaw), found place
that joined ‘drop-offs’ waves hid...
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Categories:
extends, faith, science,
Form:
Rhyme
Rabindranath Tagore Translations IiPatience
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
If you refuse to speak, I will fill my heart with your silence and endure it.
I will remain still and wait like the night through its starry vigil
with...
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extends, dark, heart, night, silence, spoken word, stars,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 63Then from Dyndoeth came another question,
“Now that we know the animals are capable of moving through the sky, what about the sleigh.”
“Have you...
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Categories:
extends, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
The Job - Part 2On the plane I meditated or at least I tried to. Most of the time I get a seat to myself. These days it’s just a ****ing Greyhound in the sky. I...
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Categories:
extends, death, desire, first love,
Form:
Narrative
Essay: Darwin's Theory - Science Or Fairy TaleNot to let the air out of anyone's tire but it's really not fair to compare religious
writings to modern science. Scientific theories for one thing are models of
reality (for example) ...
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Categories:
extends, appreciation, universe,
Form:
Blank verse
Lifeboat To Hunt a ShrillPart 5
They continued to fry under a blistering sky
With little water to stifle the heat.
When the Hippo put forth, "Considering our course,
We have entered the waters of...
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Categories:
extends, adventure, allegory, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Radically Conservative RevolutionsRadical conservatives are cooperatively embracing a culture war.
Our battlefield is our ecologically evolving brain.
At stake is what Earth and Earth's hosted tribes become.
Our cooperative vocation is to radically co-arise nondual human development
to fit conservationist moral...
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Categories:
extends, body, bullying, creation, culture, earth, health, psychological,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Dancing In Horror With Fate In Blackest Abyss Collaboration With Kurt RavidasDancing In Horror With Fate In Blackest Abyss
Collaboration with Kurt Ravidas
I walk mountain storm, step out to cut deep its edge
forever tempting that fall from its narrow ledge,
in the midst of ravenous rage and great...
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Categories:
extends, art, dark, evil, fantasy, horror, raven, surreal,
Form:
Rhyme
My Ring Trilogy - the PoemsYou Know Who You Are!
I know that you probably know who you are...
Abusers who prey on women (or men) .
Your aberrance mostly extends to the weak,
Your generosity just serves other's pain
And, of course,...
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Categories:
extends, hurt, jealousy, recovery from,
Form:
Blank verse
Dancing In Horror With Fate In Blackest Abyss Collaboration With Robert J LindleyDancing In Horror With Fate In Blackest Abyss
Collaboration with Robert J. Lindley
I walk mountain storm, step out to cut deep its edge
forever tempting that fall from its narrow ledge,
in the midst of ravenous...
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Categories:
extends, dark, death, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Poe's Untimely Demise*Note
I had to bring this one back, though I've been posting mostly new writes here that PS hasn't seen before. This poem has been edited many times over the years. I consider it to...
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Categories:
extends, horror,
Form:
Rhyme
Consciousness Correction
Placed seventh in
Consciousness Correction Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Unseeking Seeker
...
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Categories:
extends, emotions, inspirational, introspection, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Translation of Eric Mottram's a Faithful Private - 1 With Commentary By T Wignesan Translation of Eric Mottram’s A Faithful Private - 1 by T. Wignesan
...
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Categories:
extends, addiction, america, freedom, political, war,
Form:
Free verse
You Know Who You AreI know that you probably know who you are...
Abusers who prey on women (or men) .
Your aberrance mostly extends to the weak,
Your generosity just serves other's pain
And, of course, their misery's your only gain.
Do...
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Categories:
extends, evil,
Form:
Rhyme
Lidless Jar I Once WasI got you on my mind
You got me hooked to you, you're sublime and I am no longer blind
By temporary infatuations that were not to be
By scary, horrifying nightmares of blasphemy
Be not afraid...
I'm...
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Categories:
extends, deep, depression,
Form:
Free verse
The Plagues of Our DayThe blind man waited,
at the intersection, for someone
to help him cross the busy boulevard...
and he was accustomed to live in twilight,
fumbling for a hand on his right;
and he finally found mine!
Judge humanly...not pettily,
you could...
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Categories:
extends, baby, family, grief, home, sad, home, light,
Form:
Narrative
Emerged RationalismThey tell us once there was a crow.
Wavering alone in the peril zone
The feeble is not straight on a clue.
It has been winging since the era of stone.
The crow saw the cost of the...
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extends, adventure, angel, bird, character, depression, fear, prison,
Form:
Free verse
A Girl and a BoyThe music more or less acts as a sequel to the poem.
Please click onto the music when cued in the poem and continue enjoying it.
The Girl
She looks down at her shoes, they’re nice
An...
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Categories:
extends, anti bullying, anxiety, love, romance,
Form:
Rhyme
Dante's Hell Translation Canto Xxxiv Part2(continues after part1)
When he agreed, his neck I held and climb;
And he waited for proper time and place,
And when the wings were open at the prime,
He clutched the hairy ribs with strong embrace;
From fleece to...
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Categories:
extends, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
Translation of Eric Mottram's Krim: Autobiography To September 1989- Ii By T WignesanTranslation of Eric Mottram’s KRIM: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY TO SEPTEMBER 1989 - II by T. Wignesan
( This poem is from the collection, ESTUARIES: Poems 1989-91. Twickenham: Solaris, 1992, 62p. Pub. by Yasmin and Peterjon Skelt. Back...
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Categories:
extends, america, angst, drug, emotions, future, mental illness,
Form:
Free verse