Long Lasts Poems
Long Lasts Poems. Below are the most popular long Lasts by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Lasts poems by poem length and keyword.
Saint Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day
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Categories:
lasts, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Love Poems Iii
LOVE POEMS III by Michael R. Burch
These are love poems by Michael R. Burch about passion, desire, lust, sex, dating, relationships, devotion and marriage.
Violets
by Michael R. Burch
Once, only once,
when the wind flicked your skirt
to...
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Categories:
lasts, desire, devotion, love, lust, marriage, passion, relationship,
Form:
Rhyme
Instruction
Instruction
by Michael R. Burch
Toss this poem aside
to the filigreed and the wild tide
of sunset.
Strike my name,
and still it is all the same.
The onset
of night is in the despairing skies;
each hut shuts its bright bewildered eyes.
The...
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Categories:
lasts, extended metaphor, fantasy, happiness, hope, hyperbole, i
Form:
Pastoral
My Most Popular Poems On the Internet Ii
My most popular poems on the Internet (II)
A number of my poems and translations have gone viral, according to Google, and some have been copied onto hundreds to thousands of web pages. That’s a lot...
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lasts, internet, poems, poetry, poets, social, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Medieval Poems
Medieval Poems
How Long the Night
anonymous Middle English lyric, circa early 13th century AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
It is pleasant, indeed, while the summer lasts
with the mild pheasants' song ...
but now I feel the northern...
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Categories:
lasts, allegory, bible, christian, england, london, nostalgia, poetry,
Form:
Verse
I Have Labored Sore Translation
I Have Labored Sore
anonymous medieval lyric (circa the fifteenth century)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I have labored sore / and suffered death,
so now I rest / and catch my breath.
But I shall come /...
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Categories:
lasts, christian, death, earth, heaven, sorrow, sorry, soulmate,
Form:
Rhyme
Stranger Than Fiction
*warning* disturbing lines have been detected - you have been warned, readers. Okay, enjoy this somewhat deep and astounding poem from me that took days to write...>:)
I bet you anything that I'm the laziest guy...
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Categories:
lasts, deep, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Memories In the Sand
If ever a moment in real life deserved a romantic, melancholy
backing track, it would have been that one ... we'd spent the
entire afternoon at Ferry Beach, sunning and playing frisbee, I
playing guitar, she practicing her...
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Categories:
lasts, memory, missing you, passion, relationship, soulmate, time,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Translations of the Oldest Rhyming Poems In the English Language
Translations of the Oldest English Rhyming Poems
The Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem aka The Riming Poem
Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
(excerpt)
He who granted me life...
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Categories:
lasts, england, poems, poetry, poets, words, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Anticipation of Reality
So cramped ...
Strain to move,
Flex and budge in tiny increments ...
That's the limit.
Constantly testing, trying,
Pushing, pressing ...
Constrict, exert, constrict, struggle,
Spin slowly, push ...
That's it. That's all.
Nothing more.
But it helps ... relief,
A body sigh ...
But only...
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Categories:
lasts, birth, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
Travel Light
* This poem was written for a contest originally, but was used by Professor Anne-Marie Thornton of Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, to teach her WAR POETRY class in the spring semester of 2017. My...
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Categories:
lasts, child, children, loss, war,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
travel light
Her small angelic face ...
Once a place where broad smiles bloomed like butterflies on marigolds,
is streaked with the furrows that countless tears have etched into the
layers of dust and dirt and explosive residue that now...
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Categories:
lasts, child, conflict, courage, war,
Form:
Free verse
Hooked On a Feeling
That "FEELING" ...
The one that makes you believe
That everything in your life,
No matter how messed up or negative,
Is actually wonderful ...
The feeling that, for a few hours,
Chases every bad thing in your life away ...
The...
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Categories:
lasts, drug, irony,
Form:
Free verse
Understanding Suicide Understanding Me
Understanding Suicide Understanding Me
Awhile back I had a dear friend contact me to ask if I heard about the young mans suicide at a nearby towns school. I had not. After asking one time on...
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Categories:
lasts, character, childhood, courage, death, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
We,The Beggars
We have come to you
Like the sun to the cloud does
Anything you can afford
Please,do,spare us.
We've been under this bridge
even the ants gossips us
Because we share the same meal.
We have come to you
President soldier,Pastor Navy
Money,nuts,fruit-
we'll appreciate!
We...
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Categories:
lasts, allegory,
Form:
Light Verse
Rosalia - the Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part Three
Rosalia - The Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part Three
Vespers’ Prayer Preparation for Black Mass
In preparation for the ritual Black Mass at midnight, Rosalia recites the following prayer incantation which must be rendered latest...
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Categories:
lasts, allegory, evil, halloween, horror, magic, mythology, scary,
Form:
Narrative
Storm
The day was fine and sunlit,
Decorated by several clouds
drifting aimlessly in the radiant ocean-blue sky.
Chorused by gentle puffs of the morning breeze,
Sending leaves on the streets twirling like
ballerinas in a dazzling and mesmerising dance.
and...
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Categories:
lasts, courage, fear, metaphor, natural disasters, school, ,
Form:
Imagism
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 41
Several days passed as DynDoeth awaited a response from Seileach concerning his request for a private audience. He checked and re-checked the argument that he would make to have the throne replaced back into...
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Categories:
lasts, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
travel light
* I’m honored to say that this piece was used for a “War Poetry” class by Ann Marie Thornton at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. Many thanks to her and the students for their questions...
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Categories:
lasts, analogy, child, war,
Form:
Epic
The Hills of Reverie
Speechless because you’ve gone away
I woke up, so out of breath today
Hold me safely in the blissfulness of yesterday
Can you just forgive me for my negative ray?
Cast me away into the sea of hope
I roam...
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Categories:
lasts, angst, hope, nostalgia, pain, passion, surreal, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
The Truth Of This Magnitude
The Truth Of This Magnitude”
Obstinate defiance from an indignant child
Consummate reliance on the spirit of the Wild
Intricate compositions of meticulous art
A syndicate of derision that is waiting to depart
The honorary commemoration...
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Categories:
lasts, creation, humanity, life, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
Tinfoil
Your night in shining armor is...
Just Tin foil in the trash.
You've have been a toy of his.
Just feeding on his stash.
You say it's love, you know it's not.
But you don't really care.
It's just pretend...
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Categories:
lasts, betrayal, destiny, irony, relationship, sad love, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 91
“Father, father where are you?” She called to him and began to worry when he did not respond. “Are you here father?” She pushed aside the hides that separated the main room...
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Categories:
lasts, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Common Cold
Achooo!
It begins, almost always, with a sneeze,
Which, in some cultures,
Invites blessings,
But, in some others, a curse,
As it’s held to be ominous!
Blessing or curse, soon the frequency
And the decibels increase—
Incredibly, irritatingly, inconveniently, and...
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Categories:
lasts, funny, irony, philosophy, psychological, , cute,
Form:
Free verse
Unbirthday
Noon simmers a chamomile lavender
Like the summer rain that resembles diamond tears
The tea pot serenades my senses with aroma rays of hope
My favorite mug sports a Sunday best just waiting for service to begin
Your...
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Categories:
lasts, cute love, hope, i love you, imagery,
Form:
Free verse