Long On top of the world Poems

As time passed on by, they settled and married
producing a fine brood of children
yet growing more and more unsettled
until one day they headed off again
this time going to the far north
where the lands were bound...

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Several days passed when Joulupukki finally had a chance to meet with the council.
     “Seileach,” Joulupukki nodded to the Elder as he entered the council chamber convening once again on the...

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The experience of leaving the ground was a sensation that she could never have imagined.  Her stomach felt strange and at first she felt light headed, but that subsided in a short while. ...

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(Inspired by "Hello" by Adele & "XO" by Beyoncé)

Verse 1: Every single time you call my name,
I feel on top of the world, an undying flame
Lay next to me for a while and don't be...

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I am probably not what you’ll like tomorrow
But I can be what you like tonight
I am probably not what you’ll want tomorrow
But I can be what you want tonight
I am probably not what you’ll need...

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How simple are the circles in which life turns
How strange are its tangled fingers
Through intricate woven tapestry burns
The wonder that yet lingers

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They made their way to the mercantile using the paths less traveled, Lumi hiding...

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I loved the cool, blue-green seas, and was most at home on crystal water,
As earth, forever in the pale glow of a moon, looks fondly to its daughter.

I had always been a strong swimmer, for...

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Since I was little you have been around me. My parents enjoyed you as well as their friends. You made the adults loud at the party full of joy and filled with sorrow come the...

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Who is Christopher Carson Burton? 
Who am I? 
Do I know? 
Do anybody know who I am? 
I'm just a regular guy a nobody.
A regular  guy   who grew   from ...

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Crazy lady with model outfits – what now? You’ll see in a moment *hint* she’s a taker, not a giver ~!
Hah! She’s straight-out self-confident – I must laugh my pants off! What does she have...

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Top of the world news has not really been good news examples are MH 370 (Malaysia missing Plane) and Nigeria’s missing girls. 

BRIG BACK OUR GIRLS has become a house hold song, some are even...

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Maybe it was just a dream, a fantasy. 
A dream so sweet I could tang its scent. 
A fantasy roughly you and I on top of the world.
A dream so flawless nothing can relate. 
A...

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When Irish eyes are smiling,
And the gymnast smile extends to curve her petal-red lips,
That's when she'll let her waves fall down with the grace of 
a faerie.

If in a wheat field the sheathes would glow...

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Once upon a time
A boy and a girl 
Fell in love and fell deep
Were on top of the world.

Not the strongest seas 
Could wear away our love
So I took your hand and watched 
Our lives...

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Thinking you top of the world 
You boogie
Think you untouchable 
Entitled you feel... 
Bully????
Smart know who to try 
Self-absorbed 
Think money buy love
No self-worth 
Looking out side your self, 
For validation 
Holding to toxic love...

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The empty shell calls to her, and she beckons at the very sound of the call, lost in thought of angels and eyes of brown.
Leaving him in the physical past, she follows the empty shell
While...

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Smile in your sleep 
	

A midnight temptation is in the midst of the stars.
Brightness feeds and eventually consumes the eclipse.
Individuals described as both boy, and female acting very young.
Both separated at birth, yet they roam...

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This is my humble tribute to our dear Soup member Andrea Dietrich, using some of her poem titles. This is actually inspired by a contest named "Title Wave", that was sponsored by our Soup member...

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"First"

I saw you 
You saw me
My heart somewhat felt complete
You brought so much 
Joy to me
You approached me 
Accordingly 
You said "excuse me"
What's your name ?? 
That smile I plan to bring
I just blushed
Remain quiet...

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After many years I paid a rare visit to the woods from my long ago childhood days,
Things have changed since boyhood, the bees are silent, the landscape has changed,
Gone, honey-laden scented flowers of the old...

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You were supposed to be my salvation,
The one on whom I always leaned
You promised me the world on a platter
Were those words imagined or dreamed?

You know how much I loved you
Though you hurt me and...

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People say my poetry is mostly doom and gloom
But I’m a funny person and I’ll prove it to you soon
My wit and sharp ripostes are a constant delight
Let’s see if I can tell this story...

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in order to get back to Eden to live on top of the world
there are a few things from God which need to be heard

here in America in the democratic land of milk and honey
African-Americans...

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The man I love
doesn't know my name
Conned
What does that mean
It means illusion and dillussion
It means lies that live like a vine on a tree
swirling around the trunk
Fingering the branches
Basking in the life force of the...

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With excitement, and hearts beating with anticipation
Five of us held hands...as if declaring, "We're in this together!"...
We sped upwards,..into the clouds,...or so it seemed....
Enclosed in a silver capsule...like amateur astronauts, ...
A steel and concrete world...

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