Long Leong Poems
Long Leong Poems. Below are the most popular long Leong by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Leong poems by poem length and keyword.
OrpheusSlang..
Chick-fil-a = the best place ever
jade =
brooke = gorgeous
mishin = the boss, as in “You aren’t the boss of me.”
Orpheus
We’re on vaycay. School is OVER, COVID is over. We’re in New York City...
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Categories:
leong, humor, mothers day, new york, sister, summer,
Form:
Free verse
Hold the PhoneHold the phone, hold the freakin’ phone. Lisa’s got a boyfriend!
I’ve never seen Lisa with a boyfriend. Lisa draws men like fireworks on a dark night, but I’ve never seen her keep one. I mean,...
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Categories:
leong, boyfriend, fashion, humor, money, student,
Form:
Free verse
the 3rd floorThis was last Saturday night. We were at a rooftop party in downtown New Haven thrown by ‘DocHouse.’ Doc-House is kind of a frat-house, owned by Dr. Melon, where he and seven doctoral students live....
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Categories:
leong, humor, school, social, student,
Form:
Free verse
Eventsslang..
up-dogged = when you chip in to keep a conversation trend going
fit = gorgeous
buje = unexplainable glamor
football minute = a minute, that with time-outs, that lasts a half an hour.
crute = cute but cringy
women's-rights =...
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Categories:
leong, drink, humor, perspective, school, student, wisdom, write,
Form:
Free verse
picturesIt’s Friday afternoon. Anna, Lisa, Leong and I are sitting around our common room - sagging actually - after a long day.
“I need a break,” I said, “now’s the time - today, this day -...
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Categories:
leong, angst, art, creation, friendship, image, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
More Jazz PleaseMy roommates Leong, Sophie, (Charles) and I were coming from a Yale sporting event. The sky looked like a dirty Swiffer-mop and the wind seemed to be ignoring the posted 20mph speed limit. It was...
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Categories:
leong, food, friendship, fun, god, happy, music, school,
Form:
Free verse
Chaz Or ChasteMidterms are over and I killed ‘em (Yes, even physics) - yeah me! I spent the last two weeks like prisoners do, marking off days until - freedom. Now the pressure’s off and I can...
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Categories:
leong, confusion, culture, friendship, humor, school, student, teen,
Form:
Free verse
25It’s Monday afternoon, the first day after Fall Break. Several of my suitemates are here, relaxing a bit before we hit the dining hall and then scatter, like debris from a bomb. There are a...
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Categories:
leong, friendship, humor, perspective, school,
Form:
Free verse
The JetsIt’s Sunday afternoon and several of us, Leong, Sunny, Anna, Lisa and her new BF Dave (well, he isn’t ‘new,’ he’s 26) and I are watching an NFL football game. The Eagles vs the Jets.
There’s...
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Categories:
leong, football, friendship, fun, humor, silly, sports, student,
Form:
Free verse
the immediateIt’s monsoon season here in New Haven,
gone, are the banked, fluorescent colors of sunset.
This feeling hit me, like a rogue wave.
“We have to go out tonight,” I announced, to no one in particular.
I think I’d...
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Categories:
leong, fun, girlfriend, humor, school, stress, student, write,
Form:
Free verse
murder-der-derIt’s Harvard VS Yale this weekend, the vibes are just starting now. Everyone - and I mean everyone - has been asking about my game tickets, because guest tickets are $25 a pop. I’m more...
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Categories:
leong, fashion, football, humor, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
closeWe’re (my roommates and I) at a specific time of youth - a time I’ll call “close.” We aren’t fully adults but we’re close, we’re not completely out and independent, but we’re close. And once...
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Categories:
leong, character, growth, humor, psychological, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
DecouplingYour life may be full of sparkles and ove-lay but the rest of us sometimes struggle under storm clouds.
Anna (one of my roommates) broke up with her BF of a year. It seemed to happen...
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Categories:
leong, boyfriend, break up, dance, friendship, fun, heartbreak,
Form:
Free verse
Freshmen ConversationWe’re (my pose is gathered this Saturday morning because I made a pancake and bacon breakfast) listening to a Britney Spears song, off one of Leong’s playlists. “I remember when I was about 8,” I...
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Categories:
leong, friendship, fun, school, student, teen,
Form:
Free verse
My WatchIt’s Sunday morning, my watch shows that it’s 33° and 5:58 am. Surprisingly, half of us are up and motile. My excuse is that I’m scheduled to volunteer at the hospital this morning.
Leong just...
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Categories:
leong, boyfriend, music, relationship, school, student, teen,
Form:
Free verse
Coffee Is ImportantMy roommates are all up and about. It’s finals week and everyone is hustling about.
Lisa came in from an early exam, it was snowing lightly, she looked right at home.
“How’d it go?” I quizzed.
“E-Z,” she...
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Categories:
leong, school, snow, student, teen, writing,
Form:
Free verse
NoMost of the girls (Anna, Sophy, Sunny, Bili, Leong and Lisa) are in the kitchen eating breakfast. “Where’s Anais?” Sunny asks, spooning some eggs onto her plate and taking 4 strips of bacon.
“She’s out by...
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Categories:
leong, boyfriend, conflict, friendship, social, summer, teen, vacation,
Form:
Free verse
Proof of LifeEarlier in the week I was pretty sick and Peter was pampering me. One night, as Peter was taking away my tea tray, I took a selfie to send to my mom - as proof...
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Categories:
leong, boyfriend, school, student, teen,
Form:
Free verse
GazesLeong's watching TikTok on her laptop (as always) and she asks Lisa (an NYC girl) “Are you familiar with the the “downtown girl” aesthetic?”
Lisa’s dismissive, “Yeah, it just looks like Urban Outfitters grunge to me.”
Leong...
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Categories:
leong, clothes, cool, fashion, school, student, teen, write,
Form:
Free verse
FavoritesMost of my classes suck (by that I mean they’re difficult). English is ok - especially the writing. I’d never want to major in English Literature though. It’s one of the hardest majors at Yale....
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Categories:
leong, boyfriend, homework, music, school, student, teen, valentines
Form:
Free verse
Greek TreatsWe were (Leong, Peter, Anna and I) eating at a popular Italian eatery (outdoors) and the check arrived - I swooped across the table and grabbed the check from the waiter. Peter whispers, “You can’t...
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Categories:
leong, friendship, money, school, student, teen,
Form:
Free verse
study periodstudy period
It’s December and my roommates and I are deeply into Christmas. We’ve got a little 3ft tall Christmas tree with about fifty-thousand little multicolor LED lights on it (LEDs because we ARE saving the...
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Categories:
leong, christmas, friendship, holiday, humor, music, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
SundownIts sundown, the day’s been reduced to a crack of lavender and fiery pinks along the Massif des Maures mountains. This evening we’re sipping cocktails at “Les Toits,” the Hôtel de Paris’ rooftop restaurant. The...
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Categories:
leong, beach, drink, teen, travel, vacation, women, world,
Form:
Free verse
Crimes and MisdemeanorsMy roommates and I congregated in our suite's great room and we’ll head out for dinner soon.
“Have you ever eaten dog food?” Leong asked Anna.
“No,” Anna answered, “it smells like chicken - it’s got chicken...
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Categories:
leong, 3rd grade, england, mystery, remember, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
Common ProblemsWe’re in the common room, Lisa and I. It’s Friday afternoon, about 2 - It’s partly-sunny and 45°f. outside. We’ve claimed the two squares of temporary rectangular sunlight like the Spanish conquistadors of old once...
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Categories:
leong, humor, school, student, teen,
Form:
Free verse