Long On the contrary Poems
Long On the contrary Poems. Below are the most popular long On the contrary by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long On the contrary poems by poem length and keyword.
Be of Good, Compassionate Courage
Dandelions…
They flutter, now I see
Fiery lions…
They're dancing with me
Sunlight…
Come out and shine down
Moonlight…
Shun out my darkened frown
I am the infinitesimal stars in the tranquil, terrestrial night
I am the scars minutes before the sunlit dawn...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, confidence, courage, encouraging, endurance, hope, muse, passion,
Form:
Free verse
Misguided Meditations
I am sorry
about my judgmental,
sadly disdainful,
tone
in earlier messages.
Even worse,
I remain embarrassed
for spreading it out
for key staff
and leaders
to well-positioned see
and hear
and feel,
touched by wounded toxicity.
My training
and experience
includes victimized by homophobia
and healing through community mediation.
Within this...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, anxiety, appreciation, health, humor, motivation, peace, power,
Form:
Political Verse
Eulogy For Frank
My father died prematurely while away on
a business trip from a rogue blood clot to the heart
I never doubted he loved me, would have liked me,
(not the same thing), adult to...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, hero,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Subject, Aspects of Interest, and Effect of William Wordsworth's ''Nuns Fret Not''
“Nuns Fret Not at Their Convent's Narrow Room”
by William Wordsworth
Nuns fret not at their convent’s narrow room;
And hermits are contented with their cells;
And students with their pensive citadels;
Maids at the wheel, the weaver at his...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, england, metaphor, perspective, poems, poetry, poets, prison,
Form:
Prose
Faux Things
It was 3AM.
I had too many cups of rum and I wanted to hear your voice
before I fell into a drunken stupor.
You didn't answer my two FaceTime calls or texts so
it got my mind...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, deep, heartbreak, love, love hurts,
Form:
Free verse
The Compensatory Man Par Excellence
I seldom indulge in letter writing
Because I consider it
To be a cold and illusory
Means of communication.
I will only send someone a letter
If I'm certain it's going to serve
A definite...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, me,
Form:
Free verse
Cat and Rabbit
I tell you; it was painful to watch, and I wish that I'd never seen it.
Nearly all the cats I've seen were domesticated ones, and when it
comes to food, they were pets who ate special...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, animal,
Form:
Narrative
Acid reflux very early morning March 3rd, 2024
Acid reflux ~ very early morning March 3rd, 2024
Ah... nothing more enjoyable
than acidic gastric fluid (bile)
flowing backward into esophagus,
resulting in heartburn, meanwhile
disrupting pleasant dreams,
which phenomena also known as
gastroesophageal reflux (GER)
found me discombobulated
and swiftly...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, angst, baptism, body, dream, fire, grief, scary,
Form:
Free verse
Acid Reflux Early Morning August 9th 2022
Acid reflux ~ early morning August 9th, 2022
Ah... nothing more enjoyable
than acidic gastric fluid (bile)
flowing backward into esophagus,
resulting in heartburn, meanwhile
disrupting pleasant dreams,
which phenomena also known as
gastroesophageal reflux (GER)
found me discombobulated
and swiftly tailored...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, anxiety, confusion, dream, fate, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme
Eternal Mystery
Mystic Mystery till beyond human perception, Yet to be solved !
Oblivious. question ' Who are we ?‘ 'Where...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, mystery,
Form:
Narrative
Options
It was a foregone conclusion before finishing high school and leaving home. ...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, courage,
Form:
Verse
OF LIBERATING POETIC JUSTICE: APROPOS OF FREESTYLE RENDERING
In the composing
of every liberated poet
of poetic justice,
every pen is a freestyle
composition
irrespective of structural
rendering
of the divine birth-wording
that has been given
from the supreme
conductor’s wand’s
instructions
as to where to be
and go
in the rhythmic
flow of
the frothing waves
of awareness
shared...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, allegory, extended metaphor, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse
Have You Got Carried Away
"Have you ever got carried away by a butterfly?"
"What?"
"Have you ever got carried away by a butterfly?"
"What do you mean?"
"Have you ever got carried away by a butterfly?"
"How does a butterfly ever carry anyone away?"
‘Well,...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, butterfly, philosophy,
Form:
Free verse
K165 and K166 of Canto Xvii of the Thiruk-Kural With Translations and Commentary
165 and K166 of CANTO XVII of the THIRUK-KURAL with Translations and Commentary (continued)
(Commentary: The more I delve into Thiru-Valluvar's work, the more I'm convinced that it's not in each and every couplet that the...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, bible, jealousy, loss, tamil, wisdom,
Form:
Couplet
From Dust To Ashes: Diamond Eyes
Those diamonds - they shimmer anew
In your forest eyes...out of the blue...
Elegance and erosion collide in my cranium
Leaving me a missing, numb crumb, succumbing to the feeling of numb
From dust to ashes,
We see flashes
We see...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, deep,
Form:
Rhyme
A deep obsession penetrated his mind, an untamed and deeply rooted passion
A deep obsession penetrated his mind, an untamed and deeply rooted passion,
Not even a twelve-step program could bring him the much-desired relief,
The poet had an incurable addiction, a need for freedom that he couldn't control,
His...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
A Mum, She Is
A raw poem. Whoever would like to rearrange, reorganize it has the right. I'd like to thank them all. I promise I will never make a claim for that
A husband knows, but he pretends...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, mum,
Form:
Free verse
Perchance To Dream
Do you ever look forward to falling asleep...
In hopes of escaping into sweet dreams so deep? :)
If you dread nightmares, careful what TV you watch
(My advice: E.W.T.N. is topnotch!)
Could read the Bible till your eyelids...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, bible, cheer up, death, depression, endurance, heartbreak,
Form:
Couplet
Be Not Deceived, Hamas, God Is Not Mocked Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived, Hamas: God cannot be mocked. Galatians 6:7.
The one who sows according to his sinful nature, from that nature will
reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit will reap
eternal...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Narrative
1 Corinthians 15:47-58 Death Has Been Swallowed Up In Victory and Collections
1 Corinthians 15:47-58 Death has been swallowed up in victory
The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. v 47
As was the earthly man (Adam), so are those who...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Narrative
Happy Anniversary My Love
Happy Anniversary hubby ,You are such a darling to have you in both of our lives..Thank God for this many years of togetherness & many more to go..No matter what will always b der fr...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, anniversary, beautiful, best friend, blessing, celebration, feelings,
Form:
Ballad
Mink's Manifesto 1
All over pure and white, all over plain and bright,
we're inborn peace embracers, true tranquility tracers.
All the time abstaining from vileness, violence and violation,
we've lived our self-disciplined lives generation after generation.
Sometimes nightmare befalls more...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, animal, cry, philosophy,
Form:
Burlesque
Daddy, On Your Wedding
Dear dad,
I understand that today is your big day, your wedding day. Your life is taking a different turn- hopefully. In my entire life, I’ve never really held a conversation with you. A real conversation....
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, absence, appreciation, grief, i love you, religion,
Form:
Free verse
Angels
If ever I have seen angels, it would have been 'the unawares kind'. The kind when angels appear as humans, and I did not know it. God has given them the ability to appear human...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, angel, bible, god,
Form:
Prose
Ode To Mr Cave
As I journeyed along the countryside on a makeshift road off the main highway, I came upon two elderly gentlemen sitting together at a fork of that road. I introduced myself to Jack Cave and...
Read More
Categories:
on the contrary, people, retirement,
Form:
Ode