Long Phyllis Poems
Long Phyllis Poems. Below are the most popular long Phyllis by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Phyllis poems by poem length and keyword.
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Tonight, Let's Remember
by Michael R. Burch
July 7,2007 (7-7-7)
Tonight, let's remember the fond ways
our fingers engendered new methods to praise
the gray at my temples, your thinning hair.
Tonight, let's remember, and let us draw near...
Tonight,...
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Categories:
phyllis, creation, earth, god, heaven, spiritual, wine, women,
Form:
Verse
Time, Friend Or Foe"Time is the thief you cannot banish." ...
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Categories:
phyllis, life, time,
Form:
Rhyme
Poet Convention 2014Poet Convention
Lost in a poets convention,
I can't recall every poem, I've read through the years
50518, unique comments I 'validate'---
Thank You For Sharing Your Happy and Sad tears
Since March 24, 2010 In the...
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Categories:
phyllis, celebration, character, dedication, farewell, goodbye, inspiration, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Gateway TownGateway town, Mississippi and Missouri river flooding confluence,
with its celebration of manifest destiny, its looming, iconic archway.
Stainless westward marker, its culture flowed southward for influence
within the lawn-jockey, pink flamingo neighborhoods of moral decay.
T.S, Eliot,...
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Categories:
phyllis, allusion, city, class, longing, racism, slavery, urban,
Form:
Rhyme
Fleur FluencyMy (bleeding) heart is filled to overflowing,
To see any growing glad(iolus), garden glowing;
Each sun peached, (petunia) petaled delight,
Is frozen in precious moments of pure delight,
From bursting buds, to the spicy boom of blooms,
Nature is...
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Categories:
phyllis, beauty, color, flower, imagery, nature, senses, sunshine,
Form:
Rhyme
Television Triptych ThrowbackTelevision triptych throwback
and despite remote chance
to channel small medium at large
metamorphosis I may witness
analogous to caterpillar
will transform me into a butterfly
otherwise Norwegian bachelor (batch chiller)
farmer will simply plow along
taking a stab writing "FAKE"...
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Categories:
phyllis, 12th grade, adventure, books, celebrity, character, color,
Form:
Rhyme
I Went Shopping For My Sister - Both Audio and TextI ducked into a Mega-Mart last night to grab some items my pregnant sister, Phyllis, needed bad.
She’d just got off a plane and wasn’t feeling very well, so I had left her home with...
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Categories:
phyllis, humor,
Form:
Verse
Poet Stamp 2011This is for you, Mystic Rose,
The closest cyber encounter family tree, my spree
Harry Horsman, Sara K, summer's gone, let's haiku and play.
Achoo contest, butterflies, Parise Pariku, and the awesomeness of Michael J.
Andrea Dietrich, Debbie...
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Categories:
phyllis, happiness,
Form:
Free verse
Voltaire TranslationsThis is my modern English translation of a French poem by Voltaire, one of my all-time favorite writers. The poem is followed by two translations of epigrams by Voltaire.
Les Vous et Les Tu (“You, then...
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Categories:
phyllis, crush, french, kiss, lost love, love, time,
Form:
Free verse
A Natural WomanShe writes like Maya
She sings like Aretha
She dreams like Coretta
She reads like Oprah
She speaks like Barbara
She plays like Serena
She rocks like Tina
She rolls like Donna
She entertains like Diana
She cures like Maria
She paints like Edmonia
She kicks...
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Categories:
phyllis, celebration, flower, inspirational, love, nature, rainbow, woman,
Form:
Rhyme
Star PeopleOrson Welles did an adaptation of "The War of the Worlds"
book written by HG Wells, on Halloween Night Oct 30,1938.
It aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network.
Directed by actor and future filmmaker Orson Wells....
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Categories:
phyllis, allusion, confusion, emotions, humorous, star,
Form:
Rhyme
For MommaFrom a babe to a man, I needed your hand. Now I understand, it was part of God's
ultimate plan. I was to be raised by another woman. Don't get me wrong, Grandmomma was...
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Categories:
phyllis, mothergod, me, child, god, love, me, mother,
Form:
Free verse
Television Triptych ThrowbackNon-bachelor (batch chiller)
"FAKE" horror thriller
available Netflix starring
ghost of Phyllis Diller
stand up comedienne killer
brought down haunted house
witch sea hunt accompanied
theme song referencing Argonaut tiller
Greenwich Village location Barney Miller
lite precinct brewed fare of corpse
unearthed dead comedy duo...
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Categories:
phyllis, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 8th
Form:
Free verse
ChloeMy little running buddy, my best furry friend
You came into my life
As a white bundle of goofy bichon
Dressed up as a terrier.
You terrorized our Princess Xena,
And, as a crazy Hallowe’en pup,
Climbed up onto the...
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Categories:
phyllis, best friend, dog, heartbroken, imagery, love, memory,
Form:
Free verse
Silk, Satin and Cashmere: A Tribute To Phenomenal Singers#A GIFT...AN UPLIFT! A GLORIOUS SHIFT OCCURS WHEN HAVING BEEN PRIVY TO AN OUTSTANDING SINGER! THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOUR HEART FEELS A GLOW...
BECAUSE A SINGER HAS MOVED YOU SO...
"A SINGER HAS M...
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Categories:
phyllis, appreciation, beautiful, celebration, dedication, feelings, passion, song,
Form:
Rhyme
Home of the SlavesLand of the free
Home of the slaves
The blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors resonate
Amongst the soil where they were slain
I’m hearing their struggle
I’m feeling their pain
I can’t imagine being forced to part from my...
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Categories:
phyllis, allegory, black african american, christian, confusion, death,
Form:
Verse
Testimony of Time"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
...
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Categories:
phyllis, character, christian, faith, god, jesus, time, truth,
Form:
Personification
Delinquency"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
...
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Categories:
phyllis, courage,
Form:
Free verse
First and Last Palindrome!(I'm really sorry if I left your name off, but I tried to do
all the premium members I could imagine plus the
non-premiums with whom I regularly communicate.
If you are not here, I'm...
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Categories:
phyllis, peoplepoets,
Form:
List
Categories:
phyllis, food, holiday,
Form:
Shape
Our Xmas SoireeHip hip hurray it’s our Christmas soirée
With Georgia and Mark and Hugh and Ray
This is the only time we meet
To kiss and hug and meet and greet
There’s Sam and Maureen and Fred and Doreen
And not...
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Categories:
phyllis, angst, christmas, drink, family, hilarious,
Form:
Rhyme
Our Time
"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
...
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Categories:
phyllis, age, faith, god, happiness, inspiration, remember, time,
Form:
Free verse
P S Its Poetry Write On Write On Congrats To My Fellow Poetry Soupers Part 16P S its POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 16
Paul Callus ...
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Categories:
phyllis, analogy, appreciation, celebration, community, poems, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Ny Ny -- the Road In the ForkNew York, New York, the road in the fork
of the events, the places and folks who've buttered the pork
Like Rockefeller, Moynihan and Andrew Cuomo
Frank Sinatra, Louie Armstrong,...
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Categories:
phyllis, film, music, new york, nostalgia, sports, stars,
Form:
Rhyme
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers(A Cento Poem) Title from Emily Dickinson
When swords were bright and steeds were prancing Miniver Cheevy
and the fire-wood glowed knife-edge ...
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Categories:
phyllis, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme