Long Jeers Poems
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Poems About IcarusSouthern Icarus
by Michael R. Burch
Windborne, lover of heights,
unspooled from the truck’s wildly lurching embrace,
you climb, skittish kite...
What do you know of the world’s despair,
gliding in vast solitariness there,
so that all that remains is to
fall?
Only a...
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Categories:
jeers, analogy, angel, bird, butterfly, extended metaphor, flying,
Form:
Rhyme
Apocalyptic Poems IiThese are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems ...
Beast 666
by Michael R. Burch
“... what rough beast ... slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?”?W. B. Yeats
Brutality is a cross
wooden, blood-stained,
gas hissing, sibilant,
lungs gilled, deveined,
red flecks on a...
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Categories:
jeers, earth, earth day, environment, future, visionary, weather,
Form:
Rhyme
Various Heresies 2Various Heresies 2
You
by Michael R. Burch
For thirty years You have not spoken to me;
I heard the dull hollow echo of silence
as though strange communion between us.
For thirty years You would not open to me;
You remained...
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Categories:
jeers, atheist, bible, christian, god, jesus, religion, religious,
Form:
Verse
Poems About Things That Break IiiPoems about Things that Break III
These are poems about things that break and/or shatter: a bubble, glass, a mirror, a twig or tree limb, a thunderstorm, cities and towers in times of war, old...
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Categories:
jeers, break up, farewell, pain, relationship, society, solitude,
Form:
Rhyme
The Drummer1
The drummer beats slowly, the drummer beats loud
as he beats of humanity wrapped in a shroud.
Well he beats of the rape and the killing of war
and the mind mangling sorrow we blithely ignore
and...
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Categories:
jeers, freedom, history, humanity, peace, society, strength, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Donald Trump Must Be Permanently LambastedDonald Trump must be permanently lambasted...
and ewe know what else...
furloughed & barred from Whitehouse
Ducks of former self proclaimed Grand Poobah
getting lined up and goosed as these words typed
after trumpeting January 6th, 2021
as violent insurrection
Mitch Mcconnell...
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Categories:
jeers, abuse, america, corruption, destiny, grave, horror, january,
Form:
Free verse
Donald Trump Must Be Permanently Barred and Furloughed TodayFROM WHITE HOUSE
I ham aghast at increasing banality, deviltry, ferocity,
imbecility, liability, obscenity, rapacity, ugly
offal popularity witnessed by Donald trump
hence aye aerate thoughts,
how ass a nine...
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Categories:
jeers, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, betrayal,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Donald Trump Must Be PermanentlyFURLOUGHED & BARRED FROM WHITEHOUSE
Ducks of former self proclaimed poobah
getting lined up as these words typed.
Poor sign,... I ham aghast, where
pigheaded previous president concerned
at increasing mind numbing popularity
and looming ominous shadow
witnessed by Donald...
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Categories:
jeers, abuse, anxiety, betrayal, corruption, goodbye, hair, november,
Form:
Rhyme
Onerous Ordeal(strike while the iron's hot, else...
up prize cold hard steel Goldfinger
rewind: the following case in point).
Believe me you (stranger out there
along the information super highway),
perhaps feeling comfortably numb,
which I (personally experiencing futility)
vainly searching for Nirvana)...
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Categories:
jeers, 11th grade, 12th grade, discrimination, golf, hurt,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Rolling StonesOnce upon a time in the lands from the north, south, east to west
Navigating on the cold white sands formed of sugar and ice ...
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Categories:
jeers, funny, mountains, ocean, river, silly,
Form:
I do not know?
Happy New YearBang those pots and pans, Rattle those noise makers as loud as you can,
For its New Year’s Eve my friends a chance to start fresh again, let’s start
That sacred count down just before the appointed...
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Categories:
jeers, celebration, family, friendship, holiday, inspirational, new year,
Form:
Free verse
Mingling Like MmmmmmmmmWhat is the difference between a digger, a forklift truck, a spoon, and a toaster? None. Bread slices can be carried by forklifts and bread can be dug by a digger particularly if ground. The...
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Categories:
jeers, adventure, allegory, analogy,
Form:
I do not know?
Throwing the Last Stonethe episode took place near the sewer
the boy lay lifeless on the stiff ground
his white clothes dipping in red
a rowdy mob encircled him
like vultures awaiting the surrender of a fighting spirit
his horrified eyes gave...
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Categories:
jeers, funeral,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Righteous SundayBands of sunlight
Streamed through the curtains
Woke up to a glorious spring day
In Lowndes County Georgia 1918
Little Sara and Clint jumped in our bed
For morning hugs around
A day to remember
Filled with love, legacy
Our people
Slipped on my...
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Categories:
jeers, america, anger, christian, death, discrimination, power, racism,
Form:
Free verse
After the Vietnams and the Me LeisAfter the Vietnams and the Me Leis
Steel skull
Stone eye
Blooming jungle rot
Itching on the crotch
Jack scratches the trigger of his M14
Kisses the golden egg
And throws like the Babe.
Jack is now back from hell and trying to...
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Categories:
jeers, america, angst, anxiety, death, history, war,
Form:
Epic
Arthurian Poems IiNote: the "dd" in Welsh names is pronounced "th."
Merlyn's Birth
by Michael R. Burch
I was born in Gwynedd,
or not born, as some men claim,
and the Zephyr of Caer Myrrdin
gave me my name.
My father was Madog Morfeyn
but...
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Categories:
jeers, england, literature, magic, myth, romance, romantic, wisdom,
Form:
Verse
The World ScornsA battle rages within,
Silent thoughts behind a hidden veil,
an ice prince some say,
lacking emotions, a player some term
he is an enigma the world doesn't understand
awkward,anti-social, a fly in the wall,
one who is rarely missed,
a friend...
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Categories:
jeers, identity, life,
Form:
Blank verse
Bring It OnEckhart Tolle says, "Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness."
...
To this, I say, bring it on
Throw everything at me, the night of your own right,
And as sure...
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Categories:
jeers, abuse, adventure, devotion, gothic, inspirational, love, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Something To Look Forward To, Part Ii...Emmet just sat down on a bench,
And gratefully took his boots off,
Just stretched himself out there to rest,
for the moment it was enough.
The woman seemed confused by this,
it was clear she expected rape,
but when the...
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Categories:
jeers, courage, death, life, loss, lost, love, war,
Form:
Epic
Now Donald Trump Must Be Permanently Barred and Furloughed From Hoar Re: Whitehouse - Part II ham aghast at increasing unpopularity
witnessed by Donald trump
hence aye aerate thoughts,
how ass nine his banal, demoniacal, fanatical, and hurtful
culling frightening insight,
where portentous Portuguese Man 'o War debacle
doth crowdsource, flickr, and indeed long foster
plenti...
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Categories:
jeers, crush, evil, hate, pain, parody, prejudice, women,
Form:
Political Verse
Cap'N Save 'Em
He always got a Fantastic Four story to tell,
like how yesterday
he Stretch saved
all those people from dying
When he ran into the Torch-ed, burning building
...
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Categories:
jeers, allusion, hyperbole, parody, satire,
Form:
Epic
At a FuneralThey have come for your funeral
Their looks belie ‘their hearts
When you needed them
Their backs turned on you
Now shamelessly and hypocritically
They drag those sacrilegious legs
To profane your ...
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Categories:
jeers, betrayal, death, destiny, farewell, fate, horror, how
Form:
Elegy
Mocking Dance of the DeadWritten: September 19, 2023
Mocking The Dead Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Silent One
"Do not be afraid of death. Death transforms to something wider. Death is...
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Categories:
jeers, analogy, bereavement, death, giggle,
Form:
Rhyme
Freedom Beckons Seductively - POTDPOTD 29 Jan 2020
A balmy fragrance of cedar and lime lingers
A will o wisp floats by gathering dew
A mark on the page of another man’s book
A brightly coloured crayon of an unknown hue
A footprint in...
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Categories:
jeers, freedom, friend, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
The Vampire Monk, Part IiII.
When the abbot came to the iron gate
he made no move to invite me in,
said,”I’ve seen fell creatures before this night,
you are a monster of death and of sin.”
I said to him,”Yes, that’s what I’ve...
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Categories:
jeers, change, dark, evil, faith, horror, religious, uplifting,
Form:
Epic