Long Plays Poems
Long Plays Poems. Below are the most popular long Plays by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Plays poems by poem length and keyword.
Village In the ValleyVillage in the Valley left behind, and then it's a fine find
Mountain in the making...in the dark alleys of my mind
You're a flashlight
In the night
You are a friend
Till the end
Bite the bullet
You're the village...
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Categories:
plays, deep,
Form:
Free verse
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak VinerWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak Viner, Franta Bass
Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
These skies
are leaden, heavy, gray...
I long for a pair
of deep blue eyes....
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Categories:
plays, evil, holocaust, race, racism, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
Auschwitz RoseAuschwitz Rose
by Michael R. Burch
There is a Rose at Auschwitz, in the briar,
a rose like Sharon’s, lovely as her name.
The world forgot her, and is not the same.
I still love her and extend this sacred...
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Categories:
plays, holocaust, horror, tribute, truth, violence, war, world
Form:
Sonnet
Who's Crazy NowI have an outside RightBrain dominant thalamus
to watch and listen to,
to feel confluent and resonant with,
to love,
as parent with child,
yet this is more of a mutual-mentoring of
notsad-notsad sustainable bliss
within our normally limited nutritional sensory environment.
My...
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Categories:
plays, body, dream, health, humor, identity, psychological, science,
Form:
Political Verse
Games We PlayYang, dear.
Yes, my lovely Yin.
Why do you map Game Theory
onto EcoFeminist Political Theory?
It comes across as either just confusing
or, even worse,
vaguely sexist.
Really!
How sexist?
Well you seem to associate competitive ZeroSum WinLose
with strong aggressive patriarchal effectiveness
for defending...
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Categories:
plays, birth, games, gender, health, history, humor,
Form:
Political Verse
The Bone Idol[First posted in 3 parts. Intended novel: time never allowed]
Prologue
This, Sir, is the prologue from before our tale begins
About the day our father did succumb to mortal sins
And left behind a man who would...
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Categories:
plays, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
Romeo and Juliet: the RemixThree voices required,
Professor,
and two students:
Yang as Fr. Time
YinYin as Sr. Gaia
In a college classroom with Win-Win Game Theory written on whiteboard.
Professor:
Today we are going to role play
a Win-Win enculturation game.
We will define enculturation...
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Categories:
plays, absence, allegory, destiny, games, humor, love, myth,
Form:
Narrative
Mario William Vitale Latest WritingsThe language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems deal...
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Categories:
plays, art,
Form:
Free verse
Tips For Modern PoetsDear Novice Poet,
Welcome to the wide open wonderful world of poetry! Today more than ever before, a poem can easily be whatever you want it to be. The rules are simple. There...
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Categories:
plays, write,
Form:
Prose
Marat and Charlotte(A somnambulistic drama in four acts)
Actors:
Jean-Paul Marat;
Charles Barbarou;
Charlotte Corday;
1st Philosopher;
2nd Philosopher;
The Commentator’s Voice.
Act 1. A tavern. Two philosopher sit at the table;
Marat sits at the other, some distance away.
1st Philosopher
…or even worse:...
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Categories:
plays, death, life, love,
Form:
Blank verse
10 Poems About PoetryBeing a “Poet” Can Be Painful!
I’ve likely told you, more than once, that poetry can be painful, and whined about the need for penning verse
That stems from deep inside my soul...fashions every word...and has become,...
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Categories:
plays, poetry,
Form:
Verse
Jacqueline TrestrailOn this day 40 years ago in 1978 my mother, Jacqueline Anne Trestrail, left this world after a relatively short battle with cancer - she was 46. Jimmy Carter was President and Annie Hall won...
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Categories:
plays, mother, tribute,
Form:
Prose
Beary Tales Episodes 25-33, Poet's NotesNote to Readers of Previous Versions:
There are so many new vignettes scattered throughout the poem that I hope you will reread the whole thing! There are new GEMS, improvements to previous verses and improved footnotes...
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Categories:
plays, adventure, appreciation, best friend, blessing, innocence, love,
Form:
Rhyme
A Long Loud Sighgenius?
sometimes you are in its minimal spotted light...sometimes!
other times you just know you've been touched and you freeze,
moved but frozen...like a stranger it moves in, does its work and leaves.
...maybe it's been a while since...
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Categories:
plays, introspection, drug,
Form:
Free verse
Beary Tales Episodes 1-6, Poet's Notes(Remembering Innocence)
Note to Readers of Previous Versions:
There are so many new vignettes scattered throughout the poem that I hope you will reread the whole thing! There are new tales, improvements to previous verses, and improved...
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Categories:
plays, adventure, best friend, blessing, innocence, love, mentor,
Form:
Quatrain
Saul Grills Marilyn At a Seedy New Orleans Jazz DiveSaul’s twinkling eyes took it all in – the platinum hair framing a first-class face, the silvery sheath dress wrapped around a figure that was out of sight, but in plain view. She was definitely...
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Categories:
plays, humor, murder, mystery,
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:
plays, age, angel, appreciation, beautiful, creation, england, summer,
Form:
Free verse
Split Personalities Love and HateYour personality is split right down the middle in the way that is my heart, you should know all about this though, you played your part
You’re the reason I’m here now, living in this pain,...
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Categories:
plays, conflict, hate, heartbroken, love,
Form:
Rhyme
On the Need To Avoid Being Envious: Canto Xvii, K161, K162 of the Thiruk-KuralOn the need to avoid being envious: Canto XVII, K161, K162 of the THIRUK-KURAL, Translation with Commentary
[ ENVY, of course, knows no racial nor ethnic boundaries, but I wouldn't be wrong, I dare say, ...
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Categories:
plays, evil, hate, jealousy, racism, tamil,
Form:
Couplet
Magic Bagpipes and the Five Jelly TykesA Bagpipe am I,
My drones point to the sky!
I am magic they say, since the wizard ‘spelled’ on me that day.
He gave me the gift of immortal time,
I could travel through centuries,
T’was a gift.
It was...
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Categories:
plays, 5th grade, children, fantasy, imagination, magic,
Form:
Rhyme
The Game of HockeyThe Game of Hockey
By Government decree, lacrosse
Is Canada’s national sport,
But in the hearts and minds of Canadians,
Hockey rules supreme.
Hockey is a winter sport enjoyed by Canadians since 1875,
When the game was first played, on...
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Categories:
plays, hockey, sports,
Form:
Verse
Our Baby Girl Turns 21OUR BABY GIRL TURNS 21
ON 1ST JULY 1990~ THE ANGELS DID SOMETHING ALMIGHTY
FROM HEAVEN THEY SENT US OUR LIFE-LONG DESIRE-A PRECIOUS DAUGHTER TO LOVE AND ADMIRE.
TRUE TO YOUR NATURE YOU ARRIVED WITHOUT FUSS OR PAIN--THE...
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Categories:
plays, daughter, daughter, school, baby, nature, beautiful, age,
Form:
Rhyme
My X-Mas Wish To Santa, My Letter To Santa, Keep the Worst BuddySONNET 1
MY CHRISTMAS WISH TO SANTA
...
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Categories:
plays, appreciation, blessing, christmas, forgiveness, friendship, giving, truth,
Form:
Sonnet
A Harvest Quartet of Subtle HarmonicsSpring's Excitement
There are rhythms of Nature that no one controls
that farms use to advantage! Time's fishermen sailed
both with tides and fair breezes offshore in their boats
at each dawn and dusk's onshore brought home each day's...
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Categories:
plays, farm, love, science, seasons,
Form:
Rhyme
This Transit RegenerationMy TransITion began there
right there
in my woodland playground,
when I first knew
something right feels wrong to others.
I was blind to curve-balls
hurled at me.
Being "It" is not why I grow
this TransIt mind and body!
Or, is it?
Could I...
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Categories:
plays, angst, birth, bullying, culture, destiny, earth, environment,
Form:
Political Verse