Long Hay Poems
Long Hay Poems. Below are the most popular long Hay by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Hay poems by poem length and keyword.
Haiku 1The Original Sin: Rhyming Haiku!
Haiku
should never rhyme:
it’s a crime!
-Michael R. Burch
The herons stand,
sentry-like, at attention ...
rigid observers of some unknown command.
-Michael R. Burch
Late
fall;
all
the golden leaves turn black underfoot:
soot
-Michael R. Burch
Dry leaf...
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Categories:
hay, family, heart, love, mother son, nature, seasons,
Form:
Haiku
Two Lovers V - Convenience StoreShe looked at him concerned
"Oh my God, we forgot the buns!"
A barbeque happening
Guests arriving
Coals flaming
Food prepared
But nothing to put burgers on
For their housewarming
Hasty instructions and some cash
From his Lover and her roomies
Then he starts to...
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Categories:
hay, first love, happy, relationship, romance, romantic love,
Form:
Free verse
Fahr An' IceFahr an' Ice
by Michael R. Burch
From what I know of death, I'll side with those
who'd like to have a say in how it goes:
just make mine cool, cool rocks (twice drowned in likker),
and real fahr...
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Categories:
hay, death, drink, fun, humor, humorous, light,
Form:
Light Verse
Sonnets Lxi-LxxSonnets LXI-LXX
Erin
by Michael R. Burch
All that’s left of Ireland is her hair?
bright carrot?and her milkmaid-pallid skin,
her brilliant air of cavalier despair,
her train of children?some conceived in sin,
the others to avoid it. For nowhere
is evidence of...
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Categories:
hay, heart, night, spiritual, wife, words, write, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Various Heresies 4Various Heresies 4
I, Lazarus
by Michael R. Burch
I, Lazarus, without a heart,
devoid of blood and spiritless,
lay in the darkness, meritless:
my corpse?a thing cold, dead, apart.
But then I thought I heard?a Voice,
a Voice that called me from...
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Categories:
hay, america, bible, christian, faith, god, jesus, usa,
Form:
Verse
Millie's Christmas WishMillie's Christmas Wish
Winter Vacation was coming
The kids were all set
They were thinking of Christmas
And the gifts they would get
But, Millie sat waiting
Thinking of nothing but snow
Watching the class clock
That was moving so slow
They did arts...
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Categories:
hay, 5th grade, adventure, america, childhood, christmas,
Form:
Epic
Myth, After Dylan ThomasMyth, after Dylan Thomas
by Michael R. Burch
Here the recalcitrant wind
sighs with grievance and remorse
over fields of wayward gorse
and thistle-throttled lanes.
And she is the myth of the scythed wheat
hewn and sighing, complete,
waiting, lain in a low...
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Categories:
hay, autumn, faith, grief, life, myth, october, september,
Form:
Verse
Translation With Commentary of a Wild West Classic: Summer Wine By T WignesanTranslation with commentary of an archetypal Wild West Classic : " Summer Wine "
(I'd wage my bottom diamond dime future generations will re-discover and treasure this true American classic like only a few others of...
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Categories:
hay, america, angel, betrayal, england, myth, romance, song,
Form:
Ballad
Nottingham Girl At The Goose Fair Prt 1Every year In Robin Hood Country Nottingham
There in October, they hold. What is known, as the Goose Fair. It's huge. and goes back centuries, straining the Middle Ages, perhaps even longer.
My pals and I back...
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Categories:
hay, history, longing,
Form:
Free verse
A Sweet Poem In My HeartI discovered a poem longing in my heart, it is for you,
And it is about you, my sweetheart. This poem resembles you.
I wrote it this morning, before the arrival of the auroral shadow.
Her words...
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Categories:
hay, beauty, fantasy, i love you, longing, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 37The cold air seemed to help clear his head but the lullaby was persistent and
he could not get it out of his mind. He walked for just a few moments
before passing the the...
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Categories:
hay, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
On Fam'Ly Traditions - 1st ThirdThe one time before they had brought me along - to this cabin - to fish on this lake...this primitive structure that Leo - Dad's granddad - had constantly threatened to sell...
I was a toddler...Father...
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Categories:
hay, family, together,
Form:
Narrative
Loves Trial 6Fox News reported the following:
The news media was having a blast with Fear. He was saying he was the greatest attorney, the most respected lawyer in the nation. He stated he helped the judge...
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Categories:
hay, analogy,
Form:
Free verse
Worming the Cat and DogOnce again it’s Saturday; the day when footy reigns supreme.
The Dogs are up against the Cats, the premier favoured team,
but I’ve got no doubts the mighty Dogs will surely cope with that.
I couldn’t think of...
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Categories:
hay, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Wonderful WomenMary was a virgin girl:
With big dreams and aspirations!
An angel came to visit her:
With honor and salutations!
Troubled by his sayings:
She did not know what to think!
The angel said to Mary:
My dear, no need to shrink!
Mary...
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Categories:
hay, inspirational, women,
Form:
Rhyme
A Journey Through Time Final Part RevisedNow as the years passed by everyone became so tired
the heaps of things scattered around became too much to bear
some benevolence was certainly grand but this was too much
the two felt unable to undertake ...
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Categories:
hay, journey, symbolism, visionary,
Form:
Epic
Differences You SayDifferences – you say !
I – me Lass – brave Helios, rides his golden chariot,
drawn by fiery Steeds, into the vastness of this universe.
These mighty Titans, dispatched – brilliant, glowing -
ruled, controlled the blueness...
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Categories:
hay, friend, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
Mad About Towns
When we set out on a road trip
We didn’t stick to the old script
And were gladly amazed
And rarely unfazed
Hitting strange towns though some were skipped
We started from Thatsnot, OK
Which was more or less ok
But then...
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Categories:
hay, humorous, travel, word play,
Form:
Limerick
Favorite Recurring Nightmares Part 1Don't you think that this title is darkly divine?
But, of course, there will have to be weirdness that’s funny,
Though my nightmares are many and have complex arcs
There’s some risk here I might have to work...
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Categories:
hay, anxiety, crazy, fun, funeral, holocaust, humorous, life,
Form:
Quatrain
Fabrics Finding FabricationsA prawn masquerading as a peanut can be quite disturbing. So many times a peel is a garment used to shroud. A tentacle hidden. Here and there. Then to reappear with an often violent burst...
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Categories:
hay, animal,
Form:
I do not know?
The 0cay ExterminatorI suppose there are no new problems in the world to be exterminated,
well, I mean, of course there are as many new problems
as there are creatures having a new day today,
but I mean I suppose...
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Categories:
hay, earth, hate, health, humor, love, political, science,
Form:
Prose Poetry
The Cowboy Way - 1st ThirdThis is, as indicated, the 1st THIRD of this lengthy poem. The 2nd and final thirds had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No other way I could manage to make...
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Categories:
hay, crush, first love,
Form:
Narrative
Lincolns Lesson LearnedHard driven by the embarrassment,
...
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Categories:
hay, america, beautiful, blessing, community, integrity,
Form:
I do not know?
How I Got Rich and What Happened ThenWritten in summer of 1976.
I used to eat my lunch with groups
of businessmen from Campbell Soups.
We drank a drink at lunch each day
Of Coca-Cola mixed with hay
And talked of pending corporate plans
And willow-haired orangutans.
I spent...
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Categories:
hay, business, humor, humorous, money, nonsense, satire,
Form:
Couplet
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 64“They look good,” he said to Joulupukki as he stepped out of the sleigh. “Flying in, they looked like a totally different team, but I thought you were going to run them, test...
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Categories:
hay, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic