Long Lasted Poems
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The Tea Party"Go on forth young graduates,
And show us who you are
You're now our future leaders
We know you will go far"
And so commencement ended
Pictures done and people changed
Now, off to private parties
All orderly pre-arranged
But four young girls...
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Categories:
lasted, america, future, graduate, graduation, life, sad, society,
Form:
Epic
The BartenderTwenty two years had passed by
She blinked, and a lifetime had passed
She started this job as a lark
She never thought it would last
Two husbands and rehab were part of this bar
The husbands...her clients all...
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Categories:
lasted, america, community, family, heart, society, strength, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
Chapter 57 -- Damian Delilah Mallory Polly: the Family Seventeen ViiOne week passed before Polly
Called. Molly and Dolly agreed
To change the meeting
Location. "We'll meet at the
Small Park near by where we
Used to live." Dolly called
Her mother and told
Her...
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Categories:
lasted, birth, brother, business, celebration, culture, desire, family,
Form:
Alliteration
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:
lasted, 5th grade, adventure, america, childhood, christmas,
Form:
Epic
Dante's Divine Comedy First Canto TranslationPremise
The great poem by the italian poet Dante is the DIVINA COMMEDIA
I have tried to translate in english verses of INFERNO (HELL).
It was a very difficult task.
I expect criticism.
When just the midway of my...
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Categories:
lasted, dream, poems,
Form:
Terza Rima
Connected - Part 1 - See Part 2 For This Poem's Ending"How ya' doin''" the youngster asked...a girl I'd never seen..."you're lookin' pretty good for a guy your age."
"I'm on the 'final chapter'," I surprised her, "of my life"...and not that long before my final page!"
She...
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Categories:
lasted, relationship,
Form:
Rhyme
Of Winks and Wings - Part 3"You see this here spot on the bench, where it's all worn away?" Clarence asked.
"Yeah, I've noticed that a few times, and wondered why they didn't paint it again." I...
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Categories:
lasted, autumn, life, lost love, nature, soulmate,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 87“I don't know anything about that. I just do what I must.”
Bréagán's smile was sad but understanding. He knew what it was like to be pushed to do what seemed impossible. He...
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Categories:
lasted, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Resistance On the Iberian PeninsulaResistance On The Iberian Peninsula
“Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity),”
Scream French revolutionists as they guillotine monarchists heads, 1
Then crown Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France, 2
Who commands the French forces in wars raged across Europe.
The Grande...
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Categories:
lasted, education, freedom, history, irony, patriotic, war,
Form:
Verse
Look Into My EyesYou think you know me
You think that this was destiny
You think that you and I were supposed to be for eternity
But I didn't think I deserved all your love.
You were the perfect guy sent...
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Categories:
lasted, break up,
Form:
Free verse
Packed Up PachydermYou know when I think about it now and what I have to do,
a lot of you folk out there would have a bit of envy too;
you see I'm a 'lacky' for a vet, well...
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Categories:
lasted, humorous,
Form:
Epic
Last Rose For a Rebel - Part 1SHE was my wife, once ...
long ago, so very long ago ...
we met on the showboat, up-river,
almost fifty years back now ...
I was a young officer for the Confederacy,
working for the Yanks after The Turn,
supplying...
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Categories:
lasted, history, sad love, soulmate, true love,
Form:
Free verse
I Was So LostI Was So Lost
I had been raised in church but a religious church.
They did acknowledge there was a God but
His Son was pictured as dead upon a cross. This
was the picture that I carried...
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Categories:
lasted, appreciation, baptism, truth,
Form:
Narrative
The LonelySlowly he opened the drawer and looked inside. Some time had passed since he last gazed upon the cloth that lay there. Years perhaps. Yes definitely years. The blotched rusty brown...
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Categories:
lasted, depression,
Form:
Prose
First LoveOh, where on earth do I begin….Twenty years ago…
There he was. Standing by the door of World Literature Class in 1996.
There I was. Walking past him in the hallways of high school.
Our eyes met...
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Categories:
lasted, beautiful, desire, love, passion, , literature,
Form:
Narrative
Film Travel - Both Audio and TextBy watching lots of foreign films I’ve seen a lot of places
I’ve never been…and don’t expect to ever make it to…
But I’d have only made the time, and spent the cost, to see them...
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Categories:
lasted, together, travel,
Form:
Narrative
Unwoven MemoriesI grew up and out on a four family-owned,
and cooperatively-organized,
extended matriarchal farm.
Four interdependent 1940s through 1970s patriarchally managed businesses,
without substantial questions about who should wear pants,
yet with a surprising matriarchal cooperative understory.
The boxers outnumbered the...
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Categories:
lasted, culture, family, farm, happiness, health, political, usa,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Chapter 79 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Birthday PartyDolly woke first kissed Damian
On his cheek. He was still asleep.
Today was July 27th Dolly
Thought, "Oh my Goodness."
"Today is me and Molly's
Birthday. Justin and
Jordan turned 10 in April. Now
Me and...
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Categories:
lasted, birth, confidence, dance, devotion, family, good morning,
Form:
Alliteration
The MasochistI never saw it coming, but as people say you never do, I made the mistake of ignoring my heart, and fell in love with you
I tried to deny the way I felt, but you...
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Categories:
lasted, heartbroken, hurt, i love you, loss, sad
Form:
Rhyme
Chapter 33 -- Delilah Damian and Damian Junior Makes ThreeThe ambulance ride only lasted
For 10 minutes.
Delilah was in Labor now
Experiencing strange labor
Sensations. They were orgasms
Dolly didn't want to admit that.
Most of both families swept into
The hospital 2 Hours later, A few
relatitives at A...
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Categories:
lasted, beauty, birth, birthday, blessing, child, desire, destiny,
Form:
Alliteration
Demise of the Frail and Assail of the SkiesThe bird wanted to fly
But the wind wanted to blow
“Rest now bird”, said the wind
“You now take it down slow,
And let me flow.”
The bird accepted thinking it was a request,
And ignored the proud in...
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Categories:
lasted, angst, fear, grief, life, pain, sorrow, rain,
Form:
I do not know?
Mating of the Rich and FamousI once walked into my backyard
and found two slugs mating in a bucket
I had just learned how slugs go about mating,
or trust-I would have been rightly confused
Here hangs a long line of slime, almost...
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Categories:
lasted, animal, beauty, cat, dance, love, nature,
Form:
Prose
Chapter 40 -- Damian Delilah Mallory the Master Plan Ii Continues: OffspringOne year Passed Dolly had long
Since given birth to a baby girl
Named Desharah, a green eyed
Heart stopper. She and
Amadeus were growing up
Crazy about each other. She
Was 2 years old and...
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Categories:
lasted, child, clothes, color, cute, emotions, father son,
Form:
Alliteration
SurvivalLisa and I finally tested covid-free! When we saw our results, we began an impromptu dance that felt like levitation.
Although my covid case seemed much milder, Lisa’s been nothing but supportive. Why just yesterday morning,...
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Categories:
lasted, celebration, emotions, freedom, friendship, fun, humor, teen,
Form:
Free verse
The Color of LaughterI was in a love affair with art, which had lasted for most of my life,
As beauty graces bush tree and field, whenever hued blossoms are rife.
I started painting at a young age, and had...
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Categories:
lasted, art, color, fantasy, fun, imagery, life, nature,
Form:
Couplet