Long Ornery Poems
Long Ornery Poems. Below are the most popular long Ornery by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Ornery poems by poem length and keyword.
The Plural Sky and the Temptation of Its Mirrored Eyes
I melt into the plural sky
its rippling tableaus of tomorrow
underneath open light waves
see-saws the labyrinth
like Delphi tendrils crossing channels
all the changing faces played
automatic, embedded in misty consort
with Hyde-Lees and Yeats
love-crushed oracles
ghostwriting...
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Categories:
ornery, i am, muse,
Form:
Free verse
Old Man Crabb - Both Audio and TextSixty some odd years ago, when I was just a kid, our home was on the very edge of town.
The man that lived next door to us - a Mr. - O. M. Crabb -...
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Categories:
ornery, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
Dr Time's Dipolar RantWhat's up?
Thanks for this interview,
old man.
You are either blind or confused,
but probably both.
Well, thanks,
and I appreciate you as well.
Now, I understand you want to talk about human consciousness.
We comprehend your language as limiting human consciousness.
Now...
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Categories:
ornery, anger, culture, fear, language, love, nature, time,
Form:
Narrative
On Filling Voids - 2nd HalfHere's the deal, folks...
This is, as indicated, the 2nd HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 2 parts.
...
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Categories:
ornery, family, father daughter,
Form:
Narrative
The Night Nasty Jack Met His Match - Both Audio and TextThis is a tale of one of the orneriest dudes there ever was, and how someone much smaller, but easily more clever than he was, managed to cope with his belligerence.
...
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Categories:
ornery, humor,
Form:
Narrative
The Legend of Justin Case - Both Audio and TextJustin Case - the weirdest guy in the all of Buxton county - did a lot o’ crazy things that most would never try,
And even weirder - just before he’d do the things he did...
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Categories:
ornery, hilarious,
Form:
Narrative
The Daily Star Tuesday IssueThe daily star Tuesday issue...
announces Summer Solstice 2023
regarding ray zing planetary earthlings
Wednesday, June twenty first
at 10:57 Ante Meridian
Eastern standard time
will find Earth's North Pole tilted
closest toward sun. This demarcates
most daylight hours of the year for
people...
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Categories:
ornery, age, angel, appreciation, beautiful, creation, england, summer,
Form:
Free verse
There Comes That MomentFortunately, when I was young, what I perceived - 'my kingdom' -
spanned - and I'm not kidding you...seven - city - blocks!
But being neither worried about - nor having fully mastered -
the tricky...
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Categories:
ornery, childhood, happiness,
Form:
Rhyme
Harvey Lee Kaneeble - Both Audio and TextThe oldest man I’ve ever known was Harvey Lee Kaneeble. And at the age of
one-o-six…(in nineteen forty-five)…
Some of those who really got around had speculated - Harvey might have actually been the oldest...
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Categories:
ornery, faith, prayer,
Form:
Verse
Shaggy Dog Limericks: the All-Time Best -- Vote For Your FavoriteThe Spaniel
A Spaniel that uses its head
Can tell when its owner’s unfed
So instead of a duck
That is down on its luck
Will deliver a pizza instead
The Afghan Hound
The Afghan’s a dog groomer’s...
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Categories:
ornery, animal, cat, cute, dog, fun, humor, pets,
Form:
Limerick
Neigh say being corralled and cult shodNeigh say being corralled & cult shod
"Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis"
translation = thus always I
bring death to tyrants.”
Above the fray of twittering,
squabbling, and madding crowds,
an arrogantly belligerent creature deified,
yet vilified...
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Categories:
ornery, 12th grade, age, allusion, america, fate, history,
Form:
Free verse
Henry Hustle's Dead -- On Really Obnoxious Used Car Dealers“Good morning, folks,” the guy began…“my name’s Henry Hustle. Got yourselves a real nice car there. Love them fancy wheels!
Today I’m gonna prove to you why so darn many people come to us...
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Categories:
ornery, car,
Form:
Narrative
The Daily Star Announces Summer Solstice 2022The daily star announces Summer Solstice 2022
Tuesday, June twenty first
at 5:13 Ante Meridian
Eastern standard time
will find Earth's North Pole tilted
closest toward sun. This demarcates
most daylight hours of the year for
people living the northern hemisphere.
Just shy...
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Categories:
ornery, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, celebration, creation, devotion, june,
Form:
Rhyme
Stricken With Anguished NauseaStricken with anguished nausea
Written three years ago tomorrow,
yet superimposed (likened to
emotional palimpsest) upon
mental state of yore
recent post traumatic stress
triggered courtesy war
torn legally tendered greenbacks,
where enemy bonded, heisted, and netted
mine...
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Categories:
ornery, abuse, age, analogy, angst, anniversary, anxiety, betrayal,
Form:
Rhyme
Watch That Gas Gauge - 2nd HalfThis is, as indicated, the 2nd HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 2 parts.
The 1st HALF can be...
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Categories:
ornery, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Not What We Expected - 2nd Half of Text - Plus Full AudioHere's the deal, folks...
This is, as indicated, the 2nd HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 2 parts.
...
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Categories:
ornery, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Embellishing - 1st HalfHere's the scoop, friends...
This is, as indicated, the 1st HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd half had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No other way...
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Categories:
ornery, car, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Ode To a Wretched Robot“You meddling mechanical moron,
you’ve ruined everything,
the thingamabob is running amok,
can’t you hear the alarm bells ring?
You clinking, clanking cretin,
you demented digital dunce,
you never do what I tell you,
and I’ve warned you more than once.
You’re a...
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Categories:
ornery, humor, science fiction,
Form:
Light Verse
The Last Man StandingClarence Goddard, Harvey Bell, Virgil Barnes and I met for coffee every day for close to forty years.
I was a school janitor...Virgil was a farmer...Harvey ran the lumber yard, and... Clarence managed Sears.
We always met...
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Categories:
ornery, inspirational, sad,
Form:
Rhyme
The Well of Tender Moorings
"The Well of Tender Moorings"
Deep as the coolest deep dark well
Seeking sanctuary in thy fathomless ocean,
The immaculate buoyant waters of thy untamed soul
I lie between thy corporeal shoulder blades and muscles
Bathed in thy efflorescence, the...
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Categories:
ornery, fantasy, love, romance,
Form:
Romanticism
The Great Forgotten Language
"The Great Forgotten Language"
In the forest
Love shows
the way
spreading seeds
strange creatures
come forth
into the clearing
of a known self
some run away
spooked as if
the bare reflection
shows their undressed soul
confronting,
are the peculiar
ghosts risen, speaking
like...
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Categories:
ornery, humanity, love, muse,
Form:
Narrative
Birthing the Vortex
"Birthing the Vortex"
the complexities of a myth
borne from the birth
of amorphous seat
in dark matter brain
storming dimensions never seen
merely guessed, intuitive, unblessed
visage of a lost majesty
she’s returning to true self
all wrapped up in...
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Categories:
ornery, desire, romance, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
In the Upper Floor of the Scottish Rite Cathedral - Part 1The name of my sidekick was Benjamin, a fellow church member
An ornery, brown haired boy who had nothing in common with me
Save for his sudden sense of adventure and exploration
He asked me, “Laura? Have you...
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Categories:
ornery, adventure, courage, growth,
Form:
Narrative
Paybacks Are Hell - Both Audio and TextKirby Kirby’s sister’s brother’s cat bit Bill Belushi’s 45 lb. Yorkie on the *** last Tuesday night,
And I’m a real big fan of dogs so…when it comes to felines…bitin’ canines ANYWHERE, well...I don’t think it’s...
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Categories:
ornery, hilarious, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Let It Be ThenYesterday brought not a storm,
But a suffocating stillness.
Everything stopped.
My throat grew dry.
My bones began to ache.
The silent but constant rhythm of my little world seized.
Everything stopped.
Then in exactly...
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Categories:
ornery, devotion, emotions, heartbreak, hope, i miss you,
Form:
Prose