Long Finns Poems
Long Finns Poems. Below are the most popular long Finns by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Finns poems by poem length and keyword.
Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part I, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poemWidsith was a traveling minstrel who "sang for his supper" but may have been prone to exaggeration...
Widsith, the Far-Traveler, Part I of III
anonymous Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 680-950 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Widsith the...
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Categories:
finns, adventure, music, poetry, poets, song, travel, words,
Form:
Free verse
Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part II, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poemWidsith the Far-Traveler, Part II
ancient Anglo-Saxon poem
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Hrothulf and Hrothgar, uncle and nephew,
for a long time kept a careful peace together
after they had driven away the Vikings' kinsmen,
vanquished Ingeld's spear-hordes,
and hewed...
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Categories:
finns, music, peace, poetry, poets, song, travel, world,
Form:
Free verse
Carmelo, Pam, and the Ogdens: Prayer From a To ZAs worshippers in Australia lift holy hands to Heaven
I recall promises to pray for the ill, the aged, the convalescent
Praise-worthy voices dance exquisitely, inside a church called Hillsong
You and I must intercede for friends, foes,for...
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Categories:
finns, 12th grade, america, bangla, bereavement, child abuse,
Form:
Verse
JailbirdFierce Arctic blasts were but things of my past
Once I found romance in the south of France.
How could she entrance with one simple glance?
My lonely love fast was over at last.
No longer alone with wine...
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Categories:
finns, destiny, freedom, lost love, love, poems, prison,
Form:
Enclosed Rhyme
Bus UglyFinn was at his job today
You know he drives a bus
Never really much to say
When he talks to us
He's never talked bad of folks
Or said and evil word
In fact I'd never heard him joke
He thinks...
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Categories:
finns, baby, feelings, fun, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Dog Gone ItFinns dog just died
And a loyal friend was he
I picked two shovels up
And passed one to McGee
It's body in a box
Was carried just by Finn
As we slowly made the walk
Where the funeral would begin
As we...
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Categories:
finns, bereavement, christian, death of a friend, discrimination,
Form:
Rhyme
Simply McgeeIt was late one night when Finn walked in
And sat next to McGee at the bar
McGee, looking down was wearing a frown
While Finn lit up a cigar
Finn saw McGee was in mourning
By the black band...
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Categories:
finns, humor, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
SentSent
Sent out in our steel coffins to hunt enemy ships now the siege of Leningrad is broken, into the Baltic for some payback. Doing our duty for the Motherland in the Great Patriotic War, against...
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Categories:
finns, conflict, death, history, war, world war ii,
Form:
Verse
Mail PuzzleMAIL PUZZLE
Indians call India Bharat, so now you know.
And the Chinese call China Zhong-Guo
Islands are called Malvinas by some guys,
And Falklands by those with different ties.
Congo?...
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Categories:
finns, funny, places,
Form:
Light Verse
Being GermanDescendent we are
forefather’d as we are
(not all obviously),
from the Germanic tribes.
Around the year zero
we emerged out of those dark primordial
winter forests,
fully formed and tribal.
Not to get too historical, however.
The fun part is
we get to choose...
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Categories:
finns, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
International DrunkennessVodka seems to be part of the Russians.
It's like order and structure for Prussians.
Vodka opens the mind,
but it makes one inclined
to fall over and suffer concussions.
How the Irish delight in their drink
is straightforward and touching...
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Categories:
finns, drink, humor, humorous, satire,
Form:
Limerick