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The Night Before Christmas EveThe night Before Christmas Eve
By Franklin Price
12/17/2016
Prologue
The Night Before Christmas
A most famous of poems
Read to children aloud
By their parents in homes
To children who gather
'Round the brightly lit tree
To hear Santa is coming
Presents for...
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Categories:
favorites, christmas,
Form:
Rhyme
Tips For Modern PoetsDear Novice Poet,
Welcome to the wide open wonderful world of poetry! Today more than ever before, a poem can easily be whatever you want it to be. The rules are simple. There...
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Categories:
favorites, write,
Form:
Prose
10 Poems About PoetryBeing a “Poet” Can Be Painful!
I’ve likely told you, more than once, that poetry can be painful, and whined about the need for penning verse
That stems from deep inside my soul...fashions every word...and has become,...
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Categories:
favorites, poetry,
Form:
Verse
Remember WhenRemember when you were very young, ...
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Categories:
favorites, fun, games, life, love, remember, today, youth,
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Dramatic Verse
The Interview - For ContestThis situation has no basis in reality; in fact, it is ludicrously unreal. However, the likes and dislikes shown of its author are completely true!
Scene: A comfortable office where Andrea Dietrich is finishing up with...
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favorites, fantasy,
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Prose
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 31They had only been practicing for a few days but DynDoeth was not surprised when he was made aware that elves were on their way to escort him to Rian. He had his spies...
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Categories:
favorites, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Travel Light* This poem was written for a contest originally, but was used by Professor Anne-Marie Thornton of Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, to teach her WAR POETRY class in the spring semester of 2017. My...
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Categories:
favorites, child, children, loss, war,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
travel light -Her small angelic face ...
Once a place where broad smiles bloomed like butterflies on marigolds,
is streaked with the furrows that countless tears have etched into the
layers of dust and dirt and explosive residue that now...
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Categories:
favorites, child, conflict, courage, war,
Form:
Free verse
The JourneyPart 1: Catalyst
I recently read a blog that purported to report news
Of extraordinary import to us all,
That the Catholic Pope, with a new encyclical letter,
Announced to the world his conviction that there is no Hell
And...
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Categories:
favorites, faith, religion,
Form:
Prose Poetry
All My PresidentsIt is getting to the place where free speech is no longer free in America. ...
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Categories:
favorites, america, presidents day,
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Prose Poetry
Rainer Maria Rilke: Second Elegy TranslationThis is my translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's second elegy from his Duino Elegies, which he began composing at Duino Castle in 1912.
Second Elegy
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Every angel...
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favorites, angel, art, desire, eulogy, god, love, passion,
Form:
Elegy
Laughing Pines, Part TwoWill you, won’t you join the dance,
We like to dance here every night,
Moving slowly at the speed of light.
Won’t you give yourself half a chance,
Even two left feet are alright.
The Bipolar Coaster is an excellent...
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Categories:
favorites, adventure, allusion, analogy, imagery, imagination, metaphor, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
To My Fellow PoetsDear fellow poets – the young and the young once,
Modern poetry to me is “today’s poetry.” It presents poetry from the hearts of current writers using their own unique styles, which are influenced and inspired...
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Categories:
favorites, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith, god, jesus, poetry,
Form:
Prose
Chapter 40 -- Damian Delilah Mallory the Master Plan Ii Continues: OffspringOne year Passed Dolly had long
Since given birth to a baby girl
Named Desharah, a green eyed
Heart stopper. She and
Amadeus were growing up
Crazy about each other. She
Was 2 years old and...
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Categories:
favorites, child, clothes, color, cute, emotions, father son,
Form:
Alliteration
Back Then, Dandelion Greens Were Segregated TooMartin, a very senior citizen, wants to get a bucket and knife and go hunt up some greens in a field in Alabama. But in spite of his yearnings for a big bowl of greens,...
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Categories:
favorites, race,
Form:
Prose
Faerie Wonderland RetrogradeBeyond the wispy, secretive slick and silent faerie wonderland
Forthwith and within, and among the angels, are mindful mountains,
Protecting the delicate,feeling-forth creatures, who slumber amongst the roses.
Roses of colors not experienced on this planet, because these...
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Categories:
favorites, encouraging, fairy, fantasy, happiness, hope, inspirational love,
Form:
I do not know?
MILTON CREEK NEWSSheriff Koplin has ridden East to gather a few other folks who decided to leave the city and head West, hoping to settle in Milton Creek. I'm sure whoever they are will be good people...
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Categories:
favorites, places,
Form:
Narrative
Fall BreakIn New Haven, Lisa misses the sad, dark, city aesthetics of her hometown. Its crime podcast vibe, actinic crime-lighting and sirens in the distance, that lull her to sleep like lullabies. She has a disturbingly...
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Categories:
favorites, food, friendship, fun, humor, new york, sister,
Form:
Free verse
Like Falling SnowflakesDear Budding Poet . . .
My view on modern poetry is that one must read the poets of old, to grasp
the concept of poetic form, word use, tone, imagery. Then,...
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Categories:
favorites, poetry, writing,
Form:
Prose
Only At the StemWords tell a story
But tears make those words supernova
I'm here to listen
I told ya
And Friday you took my ears and poured
Poured out every content and drop
And I know there's more
At 3clock you ddnt...
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Categories:
favorites, best friend, deep, desire, feelings, how i
Form:
Free verse
Timeless
"Tears, grief, memories and tributes of respect. "
...
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Categories:
favorites, music, tribute,
Form:
Bio
A Dashing BladeIn a house high on a hill an old man grows weak, many years have gone, he lays in his old bed,
Back in the day, a dashing young officer with a brilliant red uniform he...
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Categories:
favorites, nostalgia, beautiful, old, sweet, beauty, summer, beautiful,
Form:
Prose Poetry
One Very Busy NightMost, including myself, have thought upon a certain night ...
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Categories:
favorites, christmas,
Form:
Verse
Shut Up It Is a SecretThis was accidentally written as a comment to my buddy, Line.
Yes, THAT Line.
The famous Line.
The one who wins all the contests, and
we all love Line, anyway, I do.
And it's her birthday month!
Come on, Muse.
STICK...
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Categories:
favorites, 9th grade, family, fantasy, funny, humor, humorous,
Form:
Free verse
No Lossers Are Left and More PoemsNo Lossers Are Left
No losers are left;
Seems like Trump has found them all;
Exist on his staff.
Jim Horn
How is that for a Horn Haiku for you
to read through like all poets would
want to do?
President was not...
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Categories:
favorites, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Haiku