Long Friday Poems
Long Friday Poems. Below are the most popular long Friday by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Friday poems by poem length and keyword.
Employment TraumaMy protagonist today,
a Gay Black Religious Mature Male,
not quite ready for silver-grey Obama temples
Is off this morning
to a new full-time job,
8 to 5,
Monday through Friday.
He has been out of his calming,
regular custodial collared routine,
for over...
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Categories:
friday, betrayal, caregiving, culture, health, prejudice, religion, work,
Form:
Political Verse
Solo PerformanceIt had been a hellish week.
On Monday
my lonely and tired AfricanAmerican husband
told me, as gently as possible,
that what I had hoped was a temporary separation
is to be extended into perpetuity.
This separation had been scheduled to...
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Categories:
friday, age, earth, family, health, integrity, nature, spiritual,
Form:
Political Verse
The Tender Weight of Her SighsThe Tender Weight of Her Sighs
by Michael R. Burch
The tender weight of her sighs
lies heavily upon my heart;
apart from her, full of doubt,
without her presence to revolve around,
found wanting direction or course,
cursed with the thought...
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Categories:
friday, creation, depression, divorce, farewell, goodbye, sorrow, sorry,
Form:
Sonnet
History's Greatest Miracle PlayHistory’s Greatest Miracle Play
Let me tell you a story - Prologue
Actors gather to play their parts
To set the stage – backdrops and props –
In history’s greatest miracle play
Called to speak their lines
On redemption’s stage
In a...
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Categories:
friday, jesus,
Form:
Narrative
Reveren' Carlton Whitney - Both Audio and TextReveren’ Carlton Whitney was the pastor of our church, and someone I looked up to as a child.
Six foot six, with piercing eyes, a booming voice, and yet…his disposition, thankfully - was mild.
The very...
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Categories:
friday, character, uplifting,
Form:
Narrative
Sunday Morning JoggersGoodness, I nearly lost my balance on the spiral seashells and broken sea stone chipping matrix.
My quaint obsession with marine life and that skyline paradox blossoming so tantalisingly, might be a source of some...
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Categories:
friday, age, art, birth, devotion, feelings, heart, irony,
Form:
Prose
Dillen and the DmvTO: Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner, Chief States Attorney
FROM: Dillen Dye’s Employer
8/16/16
RE: Some apparent non-compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act; common courtesy, civil respect; freely accessible pursuit of health, happiness, and prosperity
I don’t...
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Categories:
friday, culture, discrimination, health, political, race, perspective, integrity,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Used To Go To This BarRed light, the neon beer sign on the distant wall reflects off the long expanse of polished bar top, overpowering the quiet brown wood. It’s after lunch, only a few people in to stir the...
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Categories:
friday, addiction, beauty, drink, religion, society, solitude,
Form:
Prose
Death WatchDeath Watch
It was early morning.
The sun was barely above the high hills on the other side of the lake.
I was at the end of the dock slowly reeling in my line.
I could see fish jumping...
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Categories:
friday, death, father, poetry, sick, drug,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Please Consider Those Who - Not By Choice - Are Living Alone - 3rd ThirdHere's the deal, folks...
This is, as indicated, the 3rd THIRD of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 3 parts.
...
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Categories:
friday, love, relationship,
Form:
Narrative
The Holy Bible - the Quatern Style~ The Holy Bible ~
(Quatern)
It tells the beginning of man
How He created All from start
God made the moon, stars, day and night
It tells of God's great Love for...
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Categories:
friday, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Holy Bible - the Freud Style~ The Holy Bible ~
(Freud)
The Bible
Greatest Book
It's amazing
Take some time
Read daily
Plant good seed
Through its pages
Find wisdom
Best time spent
Instructions
Before we
Leave this Earth
God's teachings
Guide right way
In soul stay
The Bible
To study
Read each day
It has 66
Books in...
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Categories:
friday, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Found and SafeClose your eyes
Explicit shame sheds rage in my eyes
I’ll be alright in the morning light and the night’s so bright
Open up your eyes
Sharpen me like your pensive pencil……
Begin with me, thinking I’m not thin
Paper thin,...
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Categories:
friday, words,
Form:
Free verse
Photographic EvidenceThe guy slipped in around 8 p. m....the place was fairly packed...and wearing what they call a ‘hoodie’, quickly took a seat
Just inside the window, and I guessed - by how he looked - having...
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Categories:
friday, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
Rosalia - the Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part FiveRosalia - The Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part Five
The Monseigneur knew that they must be successful in this venture as the “Lord’s Madmen” or face the very real possibility of eternal damnation, if...
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Categories:
friday, allegory, evil, halloween, horror, magic, mythology, scary,
Form:
Narrative
The Subway Incident - Both Audio and TextHopefully these two young boys stayed out of trouble after getting a wonderful break like this.
...
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Categories:
friday, forgiveness, inspirational, uplifting,
Form:
Narrative
Attempts At Lifelong Friendships and Holy MatrimonyIntroduction: once again I incorporate
my trademark penchant
to fabricate fictitiously
portions of the following poetic endeavor
can you care to
discern fact from fiction?
Attempts at lifelong friendships and holy matrimony...
Shot thru with figuratively cankerous nub,
cuz yours...
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Categories:
friday, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure, age, anger,
Form:
Rhyme
Gossip On the Bus‘Bout 8:15 this morning, on the bus that I was riding, I overheard a woman tell some gal it seemed she knew,
Her pastor - reverend Bishop - and a “tacky looking woman” we’re spotted leaving...
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Categories:
friday, funny, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Easter Origins"Worship in spirit and truth"
With Easter approaching, many people Christian and non-Christian are exposed to this celebration and may have questions concerning the various teachings, rites, rituals and traditions that are promulgated by public worship...
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Categories:
friday, bible, christian, easter, god, gospel, jewish,
Form:
Didactic
Our Baby Girl Turns 21OUR BABY GIRL TURNS 21
ON 1ST JULY 1990~ THE ANGELS DID SOMETHING ALMIGHTY
FROM HEAVEN THEY SENT US OUR LIFE-LONG DESIRE-A PRECIOUS DAUGHTER TO LOVE AND ADMIRE.
TRUE TO YOUR NATURE YOU ARRIVED WITHOUT FUSS OR PAIN--THE...
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Categories:
friday, daughter, daughter, school, baby, nature, beautiful, age,
Form:
Rhyme
All Is Fair In Love and War - Right“I prob’ly shouldn’t be telling you, Marge, but...knowing I can count on you to never tell another soul...get a load of this!
Just as I was hoping, my biggest prayer was answered - and after barely...
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Categories:
friday, lost love,
Form:
Narrative
On Noms-De-PlumeJustin Von Depathos strode across the ballroom floor
To sit with Carlton Vishizwa and Charlotte Genivieve,
While I watched, in silent fascination, from the door,
The “major players” waltzing ‘round the room that Friday eve.
Thurston Beaumont...
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Categories:
friday, funny, humor, poetry, writing,
Form:
Verse
Hold the PhoneHold the phone, hold the freakin’ phone. Lisa’s got a boyfriend!
I’ve never seen Lisa with a boyfriend. Lisa draws men like fireworks on a dark night, but I’ve never seen her keep one. I mean,...
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Categories:
friday, boyfriend, fashion, humor, money, student,
Form:
Free verse
The Cowboy Way - 2nd ThirdThis is, as indicated, the 2nd THIRD of this lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 3 parts.
The 1st and final thirds can...
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Categories:
friday, first love, friendship,
Form:
Narrative
Prophets and MessiahsThe difference between bad-old-boy competitively evolving egg whites
and good-girl revolutionary just-us-yolks
is the difference between prophetic intent
and messianic practice,
said Professor Glory
in her Gospel of Permaculture class,
one Friday morning
while sitting on her
crass desk of Primal Theory.
What could...
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Categories:
friday, destiny, environment, nature, science, truth, wisdom,
Form:
Narrative