Long Occur Poems
Long Occur Poems. Below are the most popular long Occur by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Occur poems by poem length and keyword.
Impossible Mission To Captcha Infinitesimal MomentImpossible mission to captcha infinitesimal moment
alternately titled: tick tock runneth amuck
seconds elapse imperceptibly
leaving me dumbstruck,
how quickly fleeting tempus fugit;
ofttimes imagined as time thief.
Hence following vignette: quiet as a mouse lurks the time thief...
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Categories:
occur, 12th grade, analogy, butterfly, death, farewell, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About MothersPoems about Mothers
Mother's Smile
by Michael R. Burch
There never was a fonder smile
than mother's smile, no softer touch
than mother's touch. So sleep awhile
and know she loves you more than "much."
So more than "much, " much more...
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Categories:
occur, child, children, love, mother, mother daughter, mother
Form:
Rhyme
The Battle Hymn of Covid19I cannot let this obsession with Coronavirus (COVID19) go
It is apparent, from the number of deaths projected, to be in the hundreds of thousands, that many Americans still are not heeding the warnings. I hope...
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Categories:
occur, america, death, health, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Epitaph For a Palestinian ChildEpitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
This poem has also been titled "Epitaph for a Child of...
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Categories:
occur, absence, bereavement, conflict, death, discrimination, eulogy, funeral,
Form:
Epitaph
First They Came For the MuslimsFirst they came for the Muslims
after Martin Niemoller
First they came for the Muslims
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Muslim.
Then they came for the homosexuals
and I did not speak out
because I was...
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Categories:
occur, culture, discrimination, faith, god, islamic, truth, usa,
Form:
Free verse
Sonnets Xlii-LiSonnets XLII-LI
Distances
by Michael R. Burch
Moonbeams on water?
the reflected light
of a halcyon star
now drowning in night...
So your memories are.
Footprints on beaches
now flooding with water;
the small, broken ribcage
of some primitive slaughter...
So near, yet so far.
A Surfeit of...
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Categories:
occur, bereavement, death, death of a friend, funeral,
Form:
Sonnet
CleansingsCleansings
by Michael R. Burch
Walk here among the walking specters. Learn
inhuman patience. Flesh can only cleave
to bone this tightly if their hearts believe
that God is good, and never mind the Urn.
A lentil and a bean might...
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Categories:
occur, holocaust, prison, race, racism, violence, world war
Form:
Verse
Red and Green ChristiansLet's start with a fundamental flaw of fundamentalist Christianity,
a literary flaw within literal non-interpretation of historical creation
and sacred development.
This is true of radical jihadist Muslims as well,
although we both know you think you're more special...
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Categories:
occur, addiction, bible, hate, health, love, peace, philosophy,
Form:
Political Verse
The Thc OrdinanceI am fairly new to this Norwick community.
If I recall correctly
we have about forty thousand households here
where the Connecticut River
conjoins the Mohegan and Iroquois Rivers;
originally deep rich virgin eco-forest
of and for harmonic rhythm and...
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Categories:
occur, community, earth, family, growth, health, humor, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
To Be a Friend PleaserI heavily recall two times when I had made you cry,
Both of which bewildered and moved me
My response was that of disbelief, and regret
And never, upon recalling,
Have I felt more of the need to...
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Categories:
occur, change, character, confusion, devotion, friendship, growing up,
Form:
Narrative
Exodus To GenesisWith Julian Jaynes
we find an egocentric languaged LeftBrain
developing reasons to sacredly love our healthy RightBrain inductive-integrative SacredPower feelings of Earth's co-relationship with LeftBrain's Self-ReGenerating Identity
of BiCameral Ego/Eco-Consciousness.
Later on in the evolution of Positive Psychology,
we find...
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Categories:
occur, culture, health, nature, philosophy, psychological,
Form:
Political Verse
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:
occur, dream, poems,
Form:
Terza Rima
Additional Advice To Those Would Be King From the Thiruk-Kural With CommentaryAdditional free advice to those* who would be King from the THIRUK-KURAL with Commentary
[*like presidents, prime ministers, dictators of declining (falling or fallen) nations or even empires]
K442: urranOy niikki uraa amai munkaakkum
...
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Categories:
occur, bullying, immigration, prison, religion, sympathy, tamil, violence,
Form:
Epigram
Seek the Lord - the Star of David Style~ Seek The Lord ~
(Star Of David )
~O~
God
For sure
Knows sees all
Wants best for you
He sure loves...
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Categories:
occur, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
One Thing That Love IsEverything here is true
Just as stated
because it's already happened
or - it has yet to occur -
but it's very soon to occur
and I have such strong feeling
that the future will be as I see it
as...
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Categories:
occur, dog, love, memory, sad,
Form:
Free verse
Love Like His - the Whitney Style~ Love Like His ~
( Whitney )
~O~
Saved by Grace
Inspired by God's
Love, Word, restores
My soul each day
Love like His
No other compares
Lord guides life with Love, Faith, Hope
~O~
Dorian Petersen...
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Categories:
occur, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Such Tenderness, For the Mothers of GazaSuch Tenderness
by Michael R. Burch
for the mothers of Gaza
There was, in your touch, such tenderness—as
only the dove on her mildest day has,
when she shelters downed fledglings beneath a warm wing
and coos to them softly, unable...
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Categories:
occur, angel, arabic, baby, caregiving,
Form:
Sonnet
ProcrastinationThe invaluable dream you had in mind
Yesterday, you said you would take steps on achieving it tomorrow,
Yesterday's tomorrow has come today, so you still postpone it to tomorrow.
When will you stop procrastinating!
What is the connection...
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Categories:
occur, inspiration, inspirational, motivation, work,
Form:
Free verse
ProcrastinationThe invaluable dream you had in mind
Yesterday, you said you would take steps on achieving it tomorrow,
Yesterday's tomorrow has come today, so you still postpone it to tomorrow.
When will you stop procrastinating!
What is the connection...
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Categories:
occur, dedication, destiny, dream, fear, happiness, success, work,
Form:
Free verse
On Coincidences - Both Audio and Text - True StoryThis is a totally true episode from our 40 years spent collecting antiques -
You never know for sure what lays ahead in life, my friend…
And here’s a tale I love to tell, and...
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Categories:
occur, friendship,
Form:
Narrative
EvolutionEvolution Not God
It is the case that there is no God,
He does not exist, he is not the one,
He is not there, he’s not everyone’s invisible puppet,
It is not personal, he is not the Son.
Evolution...
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Categories:
occur, animal, beautiful, change, cool, destiny, nature, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
Depression Or Anxiety(Seems that these days a whole lot of people suffer from anxiety and depression. Now whether that's a reflection on our world and society, whether there's actually greater incidence of it or if we just...
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Categories:
occur, absence, angst, depression, mental health,
Form:
Free verse
The Game of HockeyThe Game of Hockey
By Government decree, lacrosse
Is Canada’s national sport,
But in the hearts and minds of Canadians,
Hockey rules supreme.
Hockey is a winter sport enjoyed by Canadians since 1875,
When the game was first played, on...
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Categories:
occur, hockey, sports,
Form:
Verse
Tasting Africa, One L----Ick At a Time - Part 1Tasting Africa (One L****ick at a Time) Part 1
(Though the title's a joke, my limericks are not!)
1. Life's Always an Adventure (Morogoro)
Can one's life be that safe when all live in a zoo -
Friend on...
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Categories:
occur, africa, appreciation, journey, life,
Form:
Rhyme
June 12th 2017 Transition Revisited and Revised Today 4 2 2021June 12th 2017 TRANSITION revisited and revised today 4/2/2021
While scrolling over outdated docs
(i.e. namely OpenOffice documents)
derrière seated upon hard backed chair,
yours truly came upon following poem
to share with anonymous readers,
whereby slight modifications
got made to...
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Categories:
occur, adventure, angel, anxiety, blessing, conflict, husband, july,
Form:
Rhyme