Long Hapless Poems
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Bleeding Before Rome -2Yet at this very moment the cathedral was crumbling
down upon the cries of foresaken refugees,
the monastery's walls wobbling from war's wreckage,
and as the black bursts billowed into sun drenched brutality
with the bodies of...
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Categories:
hapless, culture, heart, war, world war ii,
Form:
Epic
A Letter in Forewarning of Melancholy--Part I(Somewhere in late 18th-century Europe a friend, Laetitia, by way of a letter warns her beloved girlfriend, Euphoria--a young, gay and unsuspecting mistress--against the almost inevitable seductions of the infamous and maundering philanderer, Melancholia.).
Dear Euphoria,
...
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Categories:
hapless, depression, friend, metaphor, philosophy, psychological, uplifting, wisdom,
Form:
Prose
The Frog Prince - Part 1A funny frog called Mr Snog,
once lived beside a slimy bog,
he was a most peculiar fellow,
his hat was red, his boots were yellow,
his waistcoat was an olive green,
the strangest sight you’ve ever seen,
no matter where...
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Categories:
hapless, allegory, fairy, humorous, metaphor,
Form:
Light Verse
In My Beautiful BalloonWith summer nearly gone, we all wanted to do something special,
And decided it should be daring, rather than the usual and dull.
So, we listed the things we desired to do, but hadn't yet tried,
And we...
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Categories:
hapless, adventure, beauty, fantasy, lost, miracle, nature, prayer,
Form:
Couplet
The CavemenUgg and Ogg, on a rock they sat.
The pair were in hiding from the sabred cat.
They had hunted for a whole week long.
But, recently it had all gone wrong.
The ladies were waiting...
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Categories:
hapless, funny, humor, silly,
Form:
Verse
In London TownIn London Town, a girl was born
Who lost the crown, but won the scorn
Of Lady Margaret's deep disdain
For something proud, she cannot reign
Her daughter's name was Mary Grace
An angel with a beaming face
Who blessed...
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Categories:
hapless, beauty, conflict, england, faith, family, love, poverty,
Form:
Rhyme
Thomas Chatterton Translation: Excellent Ballad of CharityAn Excelente Balade of Charitie (“An Excellent Ballad of Charity”)
by Thomas Chatterton, age 17
modernization/translation by Michael R. Burch
As wroten bie the goode Prieste
Thomas Rowley 1464
In Virgynë the swelt'ring sun grew keen,
Then hot upon the meadows...
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Categories:
hapless, allegory, christian, england, faith, prayer, religion, romantic,
Form:
Ballad
God Pty LtdAncient sinister fires dwell in the savage creator's eye,
Soon his fire starter will be coming for a second try,
Choosing to believe, that which cannot be seen cannot be rude,
A cloak and dagger God who spies...
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Categories:
hapless, 10th grade,
Form:
ABC
God Pty LtdAncient sinister fires dwell in the savage creator's eye,
Soon his fire starter will be coming for a second try,
Choosing to believe, that which cannot be seen cannot be rude,
A cloak and dagger God who spies...
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Categories:
hapless, 10th grade,
Form:
ABC
A Whistling Girl and a Crowing HenA Whistling Girl and a Crowing Hen
By Elton Camp
“We keep thet big flock o’ chickens fer eggs and meat,” Milas explained to his niece Elvira visiting from the city. “We git...
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Categories:
hapless, humorous,
Form:
Prose
Mean Economists 404This course will encourage aspiring cooperative economists
to distinguish between mean national incomes
and global median incomes,
with diverse long-term capital growth/evaporation trends
expected.
First,
imagine USA mean income, including investment income,
could approach $500,000 for two-parent working households
per year.
Are you kidding...
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Categories:
hapless, blessing, culture, health, humor, love, money,
Form:
Political Verse
Nigerian Independence CelebrationAs October 1 approaches, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY……………………
I have enormous tracts of land and vast volumes of water, but cannot feed myself.
So I spend $1 billion to import rice and another $2 billion on milk.
I produce...
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Categories:
hapless, celebration, freedom,
Form:
Alliteration
Flying Friends In the FirmamentIn the midst of a quiet summer day, while the sun is peeping
And the gentle breeze brushing everything, dancing and passing
Our hero, an ant, seen sweating and puffing, but still climbing
Like a soldier on mission,...
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Categories:
hapless, butterfly, friendship,
Form:
Narrative
Groundhog Day - Thursday, February 2nd 2023The date of the celebration
(the second day of February) coincides
with medieval feast of Candlemas,
and its pre-Christian predecessor,
Imbolc, a day also rich in folklore.
An old Scottish prophecy foretells
sunny weather on Candlemas
means a long winter.
The tradition is...
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Categories:
hapless, 12th grade, 4th grade, 8th grade, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
Wrath of ZeusThe Greek gods were egotistic, arrogant, jealous,
Said to be excellent lovers, fanatics, and zealous
About everything and anything, lounged around
Adorning places like Marathona, the Acropolis
The Parthenon. Archaeology
Maintains that Greek Mythology
Goes back to the Bronze...
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Categories:
hapless, beauty,
Form:
Narrative
Anyone For Humiliation anyone for humiliation
do even the best cringe
in shame
...
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Categories:
hapless, abuse, angst, courage, life, moving on, vanity,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
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:
hapless, beautiful, beauty,
Form:
Pastoral
Rites and RelicsA midnight shriek or sudden bang
Disrupts the thread of tales,
Entangled in unconscious mind
With sounds of lashing flails.
Wherefrom it comes, whither it goes?
I threw my eyes up there,
The eerie void soon called me up
To trudge down...
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Categories:
hapless, bereavement,
Form:
Ballad
Charles Schulz Peanuts Character WoodstockCharles Schulz Peanuts character Woodstock
Analogous to (being mine) security blanket
similar, but not identical
to the trademark one
clutched by Linus Van Pelt,
I take flight into sleep
courtesy holding fictional little yellow bird,
a mutual (of Omaha) best friend of...
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Categories:
hapless, 1st grade, 2nd grade, age, animal, best
Form:
Rhyme
The Battle of Britain IAs aspiration seeks to take its toll,
your mass flotilla salvaged sons of war.
‘Twas but a feat the angels will extol
though Satan’s army rallies at your door.
Your youthful fit have vowed to serve the Crown.
They muster...
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Categories:
hapless, world war ii,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Egodefensive GodsIn pursuing nature's selfish tendencies
to conspire against us,
hapless proletariats,
with growing winds
and floods
and fires
and pollution
and waste
and death of entire species
and loss of formerly healthy ecosystems
and subclimates of wealthier ways and means,
We discover, with Dawkins, a...
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Categories:
hapless, health, integrity, peace, religion, science,
Form:
Political Verse
Peggy Cahill Divine Heavenly LadyPeggy Cahill divine heavenly lady
Saint Vincent dePaul Food Pantry
at Saint Mary's Parish
in Spring Mount blessed,
graced, and praised
courtesy grateful recipient,
he who crafts these words.
Acknowledgement forthcoming today
June 11th, 2022
Matthew Scott Harris
expresses gratitude concerning largesse
regarding quite a...
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Categories:
hapless, adventure, angel, appreciation, beautiful, bible, blessing, community,
Form:
Free verse
Execution StyleSonny hid behind the melons
In a busy Asian marketplace,
Near the plantains and the mangos
Where the shadows could obscure his face.
He inhaled the air around him
And enjoyed the fragrant scent of...
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Categories:
hapless, adventure, allegory, corruption, murder,
Form:
Ballad
Acknowledgement Forthcoming Today February 8th, 2022Acknowledgement forthcoming today February 8th, 2022
Matthew and Abby Harris
express gratitude concerning largesse
regarding quite a few bags of comestibles
plus two twenty five dollar gift cards
applicable at Giant supermarket.
After myself and the missus
(courtesy friendly youngish gal)
beckoned, motioned, and...
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Categories:
hapless, angel, blessing, devotion, february, giving, heaven, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
At the End of the DayAt The End Of The Day
This is simply my pessimistic observation of the ways of the world; A conundrum timeless, if you will.
At the end of the day, do we really know, does time stand...
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Categories:
hapless, angst, , Lullaby,
Form:
Couplet