Long Foreigners Poems
Long Foreigners Poems. Below are the most popular long Foreigners by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Foreigners poems by poem length and keyword.
Honey Bee Flying Around In WinterI have been reluctant to pen this verse
Because I don't understand what it was all about
I have been reluctant to pen this verse
Because I don't want anyone to get hurt
Morning comes and evening...
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Categories:
foreigners, angel, blessing, business, community, freedom, mythology, people,
Form:
Narrative
EpitaphsEpitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
Autumn Conundrum
by Michael R. Burch
It's not that every leaf must finally...
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Categories:
foreigners, bereavement, death, death of a friend, depression,
Form:
Epitaph
Athenian EpitaphsAthenian Epitaphs
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato
Does my soul abide in heaven, or hell?
Only the sea gulls
in their...
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Categories:
foreigners, death, eulogy, funeral, grave, loss, memorial day,
Form:
Epigram
Enheduanna TranslationsEnheduanna is the first writer we know by name. She created the first poetry anthology and hymnal, circa 2250 BC, in ancient Sumer. She was the daughter of King Saragon the Great.
Lament to the...
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Categories:
foreigners, god, moon, poems, poetess, poetry, religion, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Athenian Epitaphs IiAthenian Epitaphs II
These are ancient Greek epitaphs for lost family and friends, including dogs and other animals ...
Now his voice is prisoned in the silent pathways of the night:
his owner's faithful Maltese...
but will...
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Categories:
foreigners, animal, best friend, death of a friend,
Form:
Epitaph
FreedomThis is all done for Love of Another
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.
John 6:63 NIV
Sadly we fight against...
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Categories:
foreigners, fate,
Form:
Free verse
Unidentified Extraterrestrials Willingly Abducted MeUnidentified extraterrestrial(s) willingly abducted me
As a divergence
from the apocalyptical, dialectical,
geomorphological, judgmatical,
metaphorical, philosophical...,
I share an out of this
(webbed wide) world,
light hearted anecdote
ye may find far fetched.
Believe me you,
an unspecified number of...
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Categories:
foreigners, absence, adventure, august, blessing, confusion, courage, dream,
Form:
Free verse
No UmbrellaThere is always something to write about
I don’t know what you are talking about
There is always something to write about
So take out your pen and spell it out
I was trying to book a ticket for...
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Categories:
foreigners, anxiety, appreciation, beautiful, business, creation, rain, seasons,
Form:
Narrative
The Exaltation of InannaThe Exaltation of Inanna: Opening Lines and Excerpts
by Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon I of Akkad and high priestess of Inanna
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Lady of all divine powers!
Lady of the resplendent light!
Righteous Lady...
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Categories:
foreigners, faith, god, light, religion, religious, sin, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Terrorist Deserts Into Bountiful RiversI'm continuing to read Jane Anna Gordon's "Creolizing Political Theory"
although now with Antonio Damasio's "Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the [WinWin Creolizing-Bilateral] Conscious Brain."
Right now,
Dr. Gordon is discussing various academic attempts,
and some of them actual...
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Categories:
foreigners, africa, body, culture, health, mental illness, psychological,
Form:
Political Verse
Engaging the Family LaundryPerhaps infertile
incomplete
unwashed memories
of elder v younger,
Goliath v David,
crusades v communion
critical, yet part of chronic, events
speak extended family disengagement truth
to powerful dirty laundry engagement failures.
That disclaimer said,
I have two incomplete conversations
in mind and heart
and what I...
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Categories:
foreigners, culture, destiny, games, health, integrity, peace, religion,
Form:
Political Verse
Lament To the Spirit of WarLament to the Spirit of War
by Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
You hack down everything you see, War God!
Rising on fearsome wings
you rush to destroy the land:
raging like thunderstorms,
howling like hurricanes,
screaming like...
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Categories:
foreigners, allegory, analogy, conflict, death, soldier, storm, war,
Form:
Free verse
On the Need To Avoid Being Envious: Canto Xvii, K161, K162 of the Thiruk-KuralOn the need to avoid being envious: Canto XVII, K161, K162 of the THIRUK-KURAL, Translation with Commentary
[ ENVY, of course, knows no racial nor ethnic boundaries, but I wouldn't be wrong, I dare say, ...
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Categories:
foreigners, evil, hate, jealousy, racism, tamil,
Form:
Couplet
Unidentified Flying Object Abducted Yours Truly,Unidentified flying object abducted yours truly,...
a willing experimental subject
to escape untenable married life.
Upon falling into a deep slumber,
the following subconscious
somnambulant scenario arose
allowing, enabling, and providing
temporary alleviation from
outa harried...
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Categories:
foreigners, absence, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, blessing, courage, destiny,
Form:
Free verse
Human Rights Charter For Australian Aborigines By Oodgeroo NoonuccalLa Charte des Droits de l’Homme pour les Aborigènes - Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal's Aboriginal Charter of Rights by T. Wignesan
Nous avons besoin de l’espoir, pas de racisme,
La fraternité, pas d’ostracisme
Du progrès pour les Noirs,...
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Categories:
foreigners, 3rd grade, abuse, discrimination, humanity, language, slavery,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Ashurah(Every year in the lunar month of Muharram we Shia Muslims commemorate the brutal martyrdom of the grandson of our Holy prophet Muhammed (s.a.w) and his family and friends at the hands of fake hypocritical...
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Categories:
foreigners, history, islamic, remembrance day, sad,
Form:
Elegiac Lyric
Tears Are Flowing In My Eyes For Haiti AgainHaiti is a country that I love dearly
That's where I was born
That's where I took my first healthy breath
That's where I had my first inspiration
That's where I saw the first birds
There I saw the first...
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Categories:
foreigners, abuse, corruption, emotions, future, heartbroken, inspirational love,
Form:
Free verse
Revolution In TogoNEWS Item AP: TOGO
LOME – In an effort to topple a government set up to end a 24 year dictatorship rebellious army troops seized the state broadcasting station yesterday, then left the building but returned...
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Categories:
foreigners, christian, humor, humorous, political, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Soul Stance River - 146 miles up river Arikara are encountered,
they are a people of amenable disposition and are agrarians,
they chuckle with sympathy as we inform them of our grizzly confrontation
and they tell us that disease had forced them...
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Categories:
foreigners, adventure, , cute,
Form:
Epic
This Is Where the Money IsI circled around the park three times and continue journeying towards the west
On my first cycle I met a couple sitting on the corner watching me like big brother
The young man shouted at me in...
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Categories:
foreigners, betrayal, corruption, education, endurance, environment, father daughter,
Form:
Narrative
Race-IsmRace-Ism
What makes one man or woman better than another?
Should we think differently of those who adapted
to another environment and adapted another color?
If our differences are only skin deep as a tone
why do we unto our...
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Categories:
foreigners, black african american, immigration, native american, prejudice,
Form:
Rhyme
Crazy Horse MonumentCrazy Horse Monument
Up there! On the Black Hills Mountain, 1
A work in progress sculptured in granite,
Of a stern faced warrior, strong and determined, 2
Unadorned in a war bonnet, with his hair flowing in the wind,
And...
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Categories:
foreigners, america, education, history, native american, tribute, usa,
Form:
Verse
There Is No Excuse For IgnoranceThere is no excuse for ignorance
You must know when you were born
There is no excuse for ignorance
You are sucking the energy out of the popcorn
And fooling everybody about your naked charity
There is no excuse for...
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Categories:
foreigners, absence, betrayal, business, confidence, corruption, friendship, humanity,
Form:
Narrative
One generic baby boomer, a garden variety sexagenarianOne generic baby boomer, (a garden variety sexagenarian)...
offers his interpretation of critical race theory
I, (an articulate, charming, domesticated,
erudite, friendly, genteel, humorous, intelligent,
kind, learned, male, albeit modest – married)
with freshly clipped formerly gnarly toenails
discounts...
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Categories:
foreigners, 12th grade, abuse, africa, america, anger, betrayal,
Form:
Rhyme
The Rebirth Poem Xi - Black Painting On a Black WallBlack Blood was used to paint a picture on a Black Wall. Black Blood was used to paint. Black Blood. Blood bought from the very same people who stood side by side with you 25...
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Categories:
foreigners, hate, jealousy,
Form:
Free verse