Long Peppermint Poems
Long Peppermint Poems. Below are the most popular long Peppermint by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Peppermint poems by poem length and keyword.
Backhand
"Backhand"
You have turned me
inside out, cut open
like a tennis ball
I used to beat backhand
along with the racket
hard against the garage wall
To make sense of it all
as a child, the grief stolen
all too swiftly and replaced...
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Categories:
peppermint, child abuse, mother daughter, strength,
Form:
Free verse
Uncle Eldon
UNCLE ELDON
Now that I am old, I see more clearly through my mind's eye, than I did in my youth, all those special people who played such a wonderful part in my life....
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Categories:
peppermint, dedication,
Form:
Narrative
A MINISTER RETIRES: SOLILOQUY
A MINISTER RETIRES :
SOLILOQUY
I arise as infant Phoenix
from Akasha ashes
counterparts frozen
with foibles intact
a still Arctic of death
sheath for recalibration
Source Light breathes into
fontanelle slowly sleepily
Sekmet my...
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Categories:
peppermint, change, character, emotions, extended metaphor, growth, humanity,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Aroma Poetry
Mother nature oh! Rose of roses!
Mother of all flowers' and smell,
Ylang Ylang! You don't know what it causes!
An aphrodisiac turns you on like hell!
Sandalwood with its masculine warmth poses,
Rosemary clears the head, you can tell,
Peppermint...
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Categories:
peppermint, beauty, flower, rose, uplifting,
Form:
Rhyme
What Is Christmas
What is Christmas?
Written: By Tom Wright
1999
A time of many sights to see,
Of tinsel, garland and wreath's so fair.
Of hundreds of bulbs upon a tree,
With...
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Categories:
peppermint, christmas, god, how i feel, jesus,
Form:
Lyric
She Believes In Lavender Moons
Introduction: one of the nice aspects of having an oeuvre as a poet is the ability to see where you have changed over the years. this is such a poem where i can see the...
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Categories:
peppermint, faith, growth, myth,
Form:
Free verse
Liaison Dangereuse
“liaison dangereuse”
Tear a thin line
along my skin
softly velvet
finger tips
no nurses gloves
down my neck
along my throat
with something
sharp like words
on a tongue
like I’m
one of the
gentility heard
soft as a block of butter
hard from the fridge
I'll...
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Categories:
peppermint, addiction, senses, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
From Here To There
Once at the roundabout, I stopped for precaution
Stretching my arching legs, so much exhaustion
Many a long mile I have been,
I am steadfast without chagrin.
Left there yesterday to get here early
Didn’t get lost but...
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Categories:
peppermint, encouraging, faith, friendship,
Form:
Rhyme
My Future Fate
I keep on observing couples pass me by oh so merrily,
Getting me all perked up, but at the same time, a bit of jealousy
I am deserving of no one and I know you'd disagree
Getting me...
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Categories:
peppermint, depression, funeral, future, hope, jealousy, loneliness, lost
Form:
Rhyme
My Twilight Dream Catcher
My twilight Dream Catcher.
Sweet melodies tug at my heart strings.
The waves roll in as the blue whale sings.
As empty moonbeams fade,
In the cosmos evenly laid.
Layers of complexity.
Clouds meandering are a formality.
A tonic of love, a...
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Categories:
peppermint, dream,
Form:
Rhyme
lake of life
life is an inconsistent choreographer
shielded in stainless symphonies
composed with erratic patterns
curating colors seized ...
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Categories:
peppermint, life,
Form:
Free verse
One Single Dish, One Single Pea - Dr Seuss Contest Inspired
One single dish with one single pea
The sign on the door said,
Come one and come all
We welcome the short
and we welcome the tall
From the east or the west
or some place in between
Whether yellow or...
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Categories:
peppermint, food, fun, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Unto His likeness
In that day, when seeking Gods word.
For, purpose in this life not expecting much.
Growing up in church following along.
Mom, would say you need to go church to be good.
Great grandma saying shhhh, you in God's...
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Categories:
peppermint, faith,
Form:
Free verse
Provisions
Earth was a perfumed garden
residing in a single ...
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Categories:
peppermint, bible, creation, devotion, faith, inspiration, truth, visionary,
Form:
Free verse
Christmas Secret
Beneath the snow blankets and spicy silence,
Where laughter blends with radiant lights,
Glistening on the night breath, kissing away the moments,
As December flows with its naked limbs and hide n’ seek reflections,
Soothing away the ache of...
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Categories:
peppermint, beautiful, birth, birthday, blessing, christmas, jesus, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
A Night Cap B4 a Cat Nap
It's been such a purrrrfect day.
it's fun to play.
I love sugarplum wishes.
to try to catch fishes.
violet visions.
hard to make decisions,
play with the dog's tail,
or eat that slow old snail.
Persian promise is a beauty.
the Siamese...
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Categories:
peppermint, cat,
Form:
Rhyme
If a Poem was a Spell at Wizards Dell
If a poem was a spell at wizard's dell.
Would it say in a state of dual-singularity come to life 3D...
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Categories:
peppermint, art,
Form:
Rhyme
A Snappy Comeback
Little Miss Mary was thirteen years old, and lived in gold, olden days;
Like the longed for future, peeking at past, both of them full of praise.
Miss Mary lived in a western town, with her dear...
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Categories:
peppermint, animal, dream, fantasy, fun, nature, nice, nursery
Form:
Couplet
Memories of You
There was a little boy whom I called “Joshie.” He had a face like sunshine. He would play outside all the time; never coming in when I said to. He loved to skateboard until...
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Categories:
peppermint, growing up, life, time,
Form:
Narrative
Talk Me Down
His touch was foreign and his glare was so intense. His rough, but strong hand held mine when we kissed in the dark. We're just two strangers with a hell of alot of...
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Categories:
peppermint, betrayal, confusion, depression, lust, sensual, suicide,
Form:
Blank verse
That Was the Night, Her Life Changed
She heard them loud and clear
that was the night, her life changed,
deep down inside her heart and soul
she thinks they had it prearranged.
Music played softly in the background
but she could hear it so clear,
"Let me know,...
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Categories:
peppermint, abuse,
Form:
Rhyme
Feline Felicitous On a Christmas Tree
Once upon a time, in a land far away,
There was a prince with a Kitty Cat
(Or so the stories portray)
Who would often say, "Meow,"
Which is how kitty cats say,
"There's a forest growing in the living...
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Categories:
peppermint, cat, christmas, fantasy, hope, joy, nostalgia, silly,
Form:
Free verse
Buying Condoms
BUYING CONDOMS
I was desperate to buy me some condoms
On a Wednesday morning in June
My girlfriend had made me a promise
And we were meeting up that afternoon
For she'd noticed that in my frustration
My flat....which I kept...
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Categories:
peppermint, humor, humorous,
Form:
Quatrain
A Battle To Exist
Deep pain bores into scalp as eyelids struggle to open;
Glaring sun menaces eyes as they face the sky boldly.
First thought dawns on me like elixir; I'm alive!
The vast blue sky seems to smile upon my...
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Categories:
peppermint, abuse, adventure, blessing, confidence, courage, faith, friend,
Form:
Quatrain
What I'M Afraid To Say
When I write, it's as though my thoughts become the words that shift into armor as they ascend from the depths of my mind and safely enclose me. The pen, clenched in my hand acts...
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Categories:
peppermint, fear, feelings, happiness, love,
Form:
Free verse