Long Jon Poems
Long Jon Poems. Below are the most popular long Jon by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Jon poems by poem length and keyword.
The OutlanderI am an Outlander
Who lives on a high hill
Overlooking a man-made lake
That once was a rapidly rushing river
Along whose banks the Ozarks Bluff Dwellers and the Osage and then Delaware
Hunted, fished, and created shelter
For their...
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Categories:
jon, change, childhood, community, history, home, journey, remember,
Form:
Ballad
Poet Convention 2014Poet Convention
Lost in a poets convention,
I can't recall every poem, I've read through the years
50518, unique comments I 'validate'---
Thank You For Sharing Your Happy and Sad tears
Since March 24, 2010 In the...
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Categories:
jon, celebration, character, dedication, farewell, goodbye, inspiration, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Cyberstalking NightmareBack in two thousand plus some years more of five,
When computers I'd just met, didn't yet with jive;
When a computer was just a box of technology,
A box of fascination and luring like a giant mystery,
I...
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Categories:
jon, abuse, bullying, courage, evil, internet, jealousy, technology,
Form:
Rhyme
To Dance With Mary JaneI never got to dance with Mary Jane
although I heard she sure knows how to swing!
She has a twin, and he is masculine;
he doesn’t have his sister’s magic powers,
her mystic way of calming people down
or...
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Categories:
jon, social,
Form:
Blank verse
Yeah - Right - Both Audio and TextYeah, Right!
A friend of ours from years gone by - his name was Chester Colfax - though slightly strange, was still a real nice guy.
But every tale he ever told was laced with so...
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Categories:
jon, hilarious, humor,
Form:
Verse
One O' These Days - Both Audio and TextMy father, like a lot of dads, was always making statements,
vowing that the three of us would take exotic trips.
The ones we actually took were simply journeys into town…
his promised ones were those that...
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Categories:
jon, father, loss, love,
Form:
Verse
The Soldier's WayWhen my son was small he and his friends loved to play marines
A brown eyed soldier dressed up in his helmet and his jeans
I asked him why he always died whenever they would play
He just...
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Categories:
jon, dedication, loss, warson, school, beautiful, war, wife,
Form:
Rhyme
Premature Irrelevance of Donald TrumpPremature irrelevance of Donald Trump?
Heartfelt congratulations
to Raphael Warnock,
now slated to become
first Black senator of Georgia
cuz he defeated Senator
Kelly Loeffler quite a shock
as troopers fuel related headlines
Jon Ossoff also declared victory
over Republican Senator David Perdue
arrows drawn...
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Categories:
jon, 11th grade, 12th grade, conflict, dark, fear,
Form:
Rhyme
Announcement By ShepherdsAnnouncement to Shepherds
Luke 2:8-20
Luke: “Nearby shepherds were living in the fields,
Guarding their sheep at night. 9 The Lord’s angel,
Stood before them, the Lord’s glory shone [yields],
Around them, and they were terrified [the dell].
10 The angel...
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Categories:
jon, angel, angst, atheist, christmas, class, history, religion,
Form:
Quatrain
A Day In An Ordinary LifeA Day In An Ordinary Life
By Edmund Siejka
Watching TV
More out of boredom
Than anything else
He allowed his imagination
To drift
Back
To when
He was a teenager
Sitting in a darkened movie theater
Lost...
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Categories:
jon, life,
Form:
Narrative
ChristmasThank you for today, live and gleeful,
It's about the baby full of youth,
Born somewhat not the portal,
Although a star signed by truth.
Given to many, not just a few,
Shepherd common attended him,
Valid by the magi with...
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Categories:
jon, anti bullying, atheist, christmas, jesus, perspective, religion,
Form:
Rhyme
Memories of YouThere was a little boy whom I called “Joshie.” He had a face like sunshine. He would play outside all the time; never coming in when I said to. He loved to skateboard until...
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Categories:
jon, growing up, life, time,
Form:
Narrative
Sincerely Yours, DelilahI patiently wait for the return of his presence,
The return of a man whom I've once loved
And to this day my memories with him,
Completes me and helps me to believe
That there is nothing wrong with...
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Categories:
jon, death, faith, loss, lost love, love, sad,
Form:
Free verse
Garfield and JonGarfield, a loveable famous, lazy cat,
Who likes to eat and eat, that’s why he’s fat,
Jon his companion, Garfield’s friend or foe dude,
On call twenty four seven, to give Garfield food!
The world knows their love hate...
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Categories:
jon, cat,
Form:
Rhyme
The Stranger Within Us AllAs the sun goes down
The feral cat’s prowl
Looking for mice, searching for rats
In the alley, bins full of out of date
And yesterday’s wrapping.
A tribute to Consumerisms detritus
On the ground a smiling face
Colonel Sanders, blocking...
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Categories:
jon, forgiveness, people, social, planet,
Form:
Free verse
A Disease of Affluence(for Jon Accomando)
mine was the last generation to be spanked. sensuous and real, w/ corporal punishment— at
least you felt something.
sadly, it too has been corrupted.
in the new violence no one raises a hand— eyebrows and...
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Categories:
jon, allegory, cat, fire, cat, fire,
Form:
Blank verse
My Proud SecretEver since my parents bought me a Grundig TV for my room,
And every week day unquestioned and without fail,
I've watched the Channel 4 News avidly, glued to it,
From when I was...
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Categories:
jon, betrayal, child, childhood, dad, father daughter, freedom,
Form:
Rhyme
My Power StoryMy Power Story
As a child, I only saw
the power of three,
my Mom,
my Dad
...
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Categories:
jon, brother, childhood, confusion, daughter, family, life, lost
Form:
Free verse
My Rock N Roll Party - In Memory of Mr Tom Bell - Poet
"Roll on tonight my mates are coming round
For a few cold beers and some rocking sounds
Time is drawing near, as I hear a knock at the door
Blimey! at...
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Categories:
jon, inspirational, music, on writing and words, thank
Form:
Quatrain
Mine Fervent Aspiring Political ActivismMine fervent aspiring political activism...
Gunning gusto, (while rosy axles grind)
for Bernie Sanders dagnabbit
nipped in figurative bud triggered zilch
prospects to germinate,
cultivate, and amalgamate
late blooming spore port as
schlocky, reedy, quirky, political neophyte,
whose aura, charisma, dogma
enigma,...
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Categories:
jon, 11th grade, 12th grade, anxiety, change, health,
Form:
Political Verse
Mine Fervent Aspiring Political ActivismMine fervent aspiring political activism...
Gunning gusto, (while rosy axles grind)
for Bernie Sanders dagnabbit
nipped in figurative bud triggered zilch
prospects to germinate,
cultivate, and amalgamate
late blooming spore port as
schlocky, reedy, quirky, political neophyte,
whose aura, charisma, dogma
enigma,...
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Categories:
jon, appreciation, business, humanity, leadership, political, strength, uplifting,
Form:
Ode
Snarling Cup of Coffee Final Versesthe coffee that Lenin drank as he plotted revolution, the coffee that Hitler and Stalin drank with FDR as they divided up the world after World War 11, the cup that JFK drank before he...
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Categories:
jon, america, angst, anxiety, desire, drink, drug,
Form:
Free verse
A Conversation With GarfieldI would like to do an interview with you, ...
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Categories:
jon, cat, food, friend, fun, humor, love, uplifting,
Form:
Rhyme
Red Tips On Golden HairWhen I think of you
my mind is free to think of only beautiful things.
An entire field of blossoms
Red with patches of blue and yellow,
Nature and all its beauty has to offer.
The...
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Categories:
jon, love, god, heart, earth, god, heart, love,
Form:
Free verse
Charge D Affaires Struck By Lightning BoltCharge d'affaires struck by lightning bolt
While high falutin dip low matt
flying his kite insurgents
planned coup d'etat
clear out of blue, a devilish
forked, jagged, knifed
dagger "O" type electric current licked
more'n the pants off harried envoy
clear rants heard
all...
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Categories:
jon, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, conflict,
Form:
Political Verse