Long Faltered Poems
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Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 36I sung all the night with the Devil,
It seemed harmony had found itself spooning with dissonance
Not indeed needing to be one or the same
Yes—the light indeed could sustain itself in the midst
Of what then was...
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Categories:
faltered, appreciation, dark, desire, endurance, inspiration, literature, meaningful,
Form:
Epic
The Bailout Ballad - the Layman's LamentOne day not long past our economy faltered
And wouldn’t improve if our course were unaltered.
'Cause we buy stuff at Wal-Mart (where things are dirt cheap)
'Cause they buy from China (treats workers like sheep
(So farmers left...
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Categories:
faltered, business, humor, humorous, money, political, satire,
Form:
Couplet
Watching MeIt was midnight and my dream was shattered
I fell into darkness
A nightmare
I was sinking, drowning, dying…
But then I heard the laugh of a child
Carefree and joyful was the music of her lips
She smiled and suddenly...
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Categories:
faltered, dream, life, miracle,
Form:
Free verse
Gift To MyselfI spin, faster and faster…
losing control, I am a propeller rising.
Once, you were my mystery to solve,
my gift to unwrap -
my challenge, my highest vista to climb.
You lifted me to your...
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Categories:
faltered, break up, emotions, identity, metaphor, relationship, universe,
Form:
Free verse
The White RoseThe shepherd stood on the field, frail,
He knew not what to do when and why,
As the wrathful sun did steep down,
The confused chap followed his humble sheep.
Then one man neared and asked his name,
He gasped...
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Categories:
faltered, beautiful, beauty,
Form:
Pastoral
A Fisherman's SoulMossy vines served as camouflage for a d
...
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Categories:
faltered, child, death, fishing, loss,
Form:
Narrative
Lock and KeyTimothy had always been a man of laughing joy and conversation
-Friendship dialogue communication -
But now there was silence but for...
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Categories:
faltered, future,
Form:
Free verse
Moscow IIIAnd all the world would change forevermore,
for solitude’s content has come undone.
Its island bliss could harbor it no more
as destiny unleased the rising Sun.
The sleeping giant woke to see its rays
unfurl their wrath...
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Categories:
faltered, world war ii,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Personal ProblemsI was an active and happy person, and had a great fondness for movies,
Like the enthusiastic nature lover, bears a fondness for outdoor beauties.
I indulged in both the old and new movies, those of almost...
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faltered, celebrity, character, confusion, fantasy, film, imagery, nature,
Form:
Couplet
Moscow IIAs swift assaults endeavored to prevail,
the magnitude of death was asinine.
‘Twas such a toll above a measured scale
that no explicit value could define.
As battles raged, no exploit could surmount
the endless waves that fell within the...
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Categories:
faltered, world war ii,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
France IILet hope rely upon your Maginot
for swift retort has choked your Gallic might.
It crushed your will beneath its undertow
as diligence receded in the fight.
Your flailing forces teeter on defeat
and any hint of truce shall be...
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Categories:
faltered, world war ii,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
The Battle of Britain IIIA dogged stance had made the beast retire
as disappointment filled the devil’s veins.
Though Brit resolve repulsed his hellish fire
this demon’s air of pompousness remains.
His raging storm had faltered in the face
of fierce resistance,...
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faltered, world war ii,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Almost HomeI believed in fitness and healthy living, including obtaining sufficient sleep,
To revel for years in buttery sunshine, which makes emerald willows weep.
I consumed only healthier foods, including plenty of fruits and vegetables,
As the glassy, black...
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Categories:
faltered, dream, fantasy, friend, home, imagery, nature, sleep,
Form:
Couplet
Hickory Dickory, One O'ClockI resided in a beautiful old home, on the sunny side of the street;
And I had friendly neighbors, offering hellos whenever we'd meet.
Often when I was off from work, I puttered in my house or...
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Categories:
faltered, animal, cat, fantasy, home, imagery, nature, time,
Form:
Couplet
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Famous Poets Dedication Series, Part OneElizabeth Barrett Browning, Famous poets dedication series, Part One
I.
O' Man Of Perishable Earth
O' priest of golden sun
where hides thy black heart
Pray each day, dark deeds undone
in light, great wisdom impart
O' master of ink and pen
where...
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faltered, appreciation, art, creation, inspiration, poetry, poets, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Pay Your DuesShards of glass cover the floor,
all bloodied and disarrayed,
The night of terror exposed to us all,
the town came out and prayed.
For the ten were gone, yet none be found,
people were completely dismayed.
On a...
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Categories:
faltered, appreciation,
Form:
Narrative
Translate From SpeechLet's dwell a tiny bit on that skill most hanker after,
of mastering a language that especially enthrals,
infused with magic rhythm so fervent,
pulsing music lilt, anthem-rich samba,
think for one ecstatic heady moment,
if...
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Categories:
faltered, age, anxiety, art, courage, language, literature, spoken
Form:
Free verse
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse VLIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE V
Less Heroic Couplets: Word to the Unwise
by Michael R. Burch
I wanted to be good as gold,
but being good, as I’ve been told,
requires something, discipline,
I simply have no interest in!
Villanelle of...
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Categories:
faltered, funny, funny love, giggle, humor, humorous, light,
Form:
Rhyme
Here, My DearHumble yesterday, your intimate memories are now
bearing false witness, following our demise.
There are scattered whispers of a residential cloud
nine, that I called my own after the storm.
No myth could be written guiltier....
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Categories:
faltered, analogy, break up, growth, heartbroken, loneliness, moving
Form:
Free verse
4th Step PoemI'm thankful for the stepping stones
That lead me to solid ground.
I’m not ashamed
To go from a life of insanity
To a mind that is sound.
But, I will say
Trial and error
At first
Is mostly what I found.
I discovered...
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Categories:
faltered, bible, depression, drug, forgiveness, meaningful,
Form:
Free verse
The Eye of the Sea - Part 4cont'd
These anguished howls that knew no bounds,
Continued for hours without count.
‘til a silence as deep as eternal sleep
Enveloped the ship in its gowns.
And amidst the gloom, exhumed from the tomb,
A shaded and ghostly shape,
With cobwebbed...
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Categories:
faltered, adventure, boat, sea, sin, travel,
Form:
Epic
Eighteen Years Too Late: Echoes of RegretsIn the tapestry of time, a story is spun,
Of hearts entwined beneath the sun.
It began in the halls of youth's embrace,
Where two souls met, face to face.
In the halls of Primary, their eyes did meet,
A...
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Categories:
faltered, 11th grade, 12th grade, boyfriend, crush, feelings,
Form:
Free verse
His Kingdom Come His Will Be DoneIn the winds, old histories tossed,
To speak of it, freedom that’s lost,
From the hill tops Dostoevsky screams aloud,
Lost their God indeed, the proud.
Much can’t say but, tis I tell,
Where is this, that conflicts...
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Categories:
faltered, freedom, international, leadership, military, philosophy, political, religious,
Form:
Quatrain
Truth, Tears and TemptationVenus’s light grew ever brighter as discovery marked its territory
On new faces—old ones brought to the light of sudden love-falls
I grew wary of the feelings surpassing my entire being
Wavelengths of caution holding their hands up...
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Categories:
faltered, allusion, beauty, cry, dark, deep, desire, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Forget HimEveryone says to forget him.
Whenever I talk randomly about him,
They say, "Move on! Let go! Forget him!"
Someone better will come, so let your heart swim.
It's not that I cling to the past we shared.
In fact,...
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Categories:
faltered, memory, men,
Form:
Free verse