Long Marseilles Poems
Long Marseilles Poems. Below are the most popular long Marseilles by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Marseilles poems by poem length and keyword.
Bunch of limericks and other funny tricks I
"Okay, tell me, who's gonna be next?"
said the writer of the too-long text.
"No, please, not me," said the lean noun.
"Cut that fat verb there, two lines down."
And they all watched with their faces vexed.
The women...
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Categories:
marseilles, crazy, funny, giggle, howl, humor, silly,
Form:
Limerick
Emilé
The evening air blows twice as fair
when it is kissing her sweet strands of hair
to glimpse her rosy cheeks, perchance her eyes
any passerby would swoon.
Down the street the lamplights flicker on
a feeble gesture, half in...
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Categories:
marseilles, death, life, loss, mystery, sad, social, sweet,
Form:
Narrative
"destined"
So sailed they then o'er seas well spent~
Torn their skys & mastheads back bent~
Under their bowsprits well to a'sea~
From ravages o'wind did'st they then flee~
Down from their bulwarks & under their...
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Categories:
marseilles, adventure, sea,
Form:
Rhyme
The Sleepers Awake
THE SLEEPERS AWAKE
For century or more they served
Unchanging paths they always kept
As in a dream the tracks preserved
With faith immovable they slept
One day as on a given sign
Their somnolence came to an end
They woke...
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Categories:
marseilles, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Birth of Marseille
THE BIRTH OF MARSEILLE
This was the feast of a marriage decree,
first of his daughters to be,
but she must hide til the feasting was done,
before he'd let her pick one.
Gyptis, the daughter of Celt royalty,
her father...
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Categories:
marseilles, art, change, history,
Form:
Lyric
Delete Fear and Dance-Ode To Joy
Delete Fear and Dance
(Ode to Joy)
Many fear-mongers met at Marseilles!
To make sure all nations shook in dismay.
They used...
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Categories:
marseilles, encouraging, fantasy, humor,
Form:
Couplet
It Happened In Marseilles
At a corner cafe', in south central Marseilles,
While drinking imported Chablis
As people passed by, from the corner of my eye
Came a lady, she was smiling, at me
Well I looked around, feeling like a clown,
At...
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Categories:
marseilles, adventure, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
Lets Hit It
I miss the open highway
I’m besotted with quick getaways.
What other sensation can compare
to pulling G’s with wind-whipped hair?
When my foots on the throttle,
I feel unstoppable.
Faster, faster, no faster,
that’s the rush I’m after.
Where are we going?
There’s...
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Categories:
marseilles, car, celebration, emotions, fun, romance, teen,
Form:
Rhyme
Between the Linen Sheets
Between the Linen Sheets
A hundred strokes through her hair
Pastel satin ribbons lie cross her chair
Bridal bed is prepared in finest linens
Her sculpturing gown flatters the ribbons
Revealing her curvy silhouette of youth
Ready for their night of...
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Categories:
marseilles, romantic,
Form:
Rhyme
I Look For You
????? ???
In the corner of the bookstore is a man playing dominoes
the crowd outside doesn't notice the confusion,
there is the sound of firecrackers and people turn
in all directions, the cameras searching for an answer
??????
no one...
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Categories:
marseilles, history,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Nom De Guerre
Translated from the Slovakian
I enlisted with the god of second chances
Knowing my chances were second to none.
I surrendered my soul and my passport
When I entered my new life’s routine
In service to the colors of...
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Categories:
marseilles, allegory, war,
Form:
Blank verse