Long Pleadings Poems

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My Brother--Nelson Mandela, Umtata, South Africa--Tribute Poem

Nelson Mandela, crossed my spirited mind today, a visionary legend of peace, love, equality, and unity of all people.

As a prevailer of great affliction, he was like a Greek God fighting for the—"Common man!”

I had...

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Categories: pleadings, brother, confidence, dedication, discrimination, inspiration, motivation, strength,
Form: Couplet


A Mutual Enemy

A Mutual Enemy
By Reg Rhodes



My friend and I have a dangerous and mutual enemy. It is called alcohol, and 
it is killing her. 

Masquerading as her best friend, the alcohol is cunning.  Repeatedly, it...

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© Reg Rhodes  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: pleadings, addiction, drink, faith, spiritual,
Form: ABC
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In Search of 2

I don't know exactly when my search began;                           ...

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Categories: pleadings, america, change, confusion, silly, wisdom,
Form: Personification
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Lost In the Snow

Let me tell you a story, a story of woe:
a tale of a pup who got lost in the snow.
Daughter Laura, our eldest, came up to see us,
drove home in a Jeep (to rhyme, insert...

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© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: pleadings, dog,
Form: Narrative
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Centurio Romanus Sum

Centurio Romanus sum,
et nolite flere non commovebitur.

I am a Roman Centurion.I do not weep or tremble.
But I have wept some bitter tears before this end of week.
Yes, I have wept some bitter tears hot rolling...

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Categories: pleadings, bible, christian, death, easter,
Form: Rhyme


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A Novel I Read

I usually don't have the patience to read long novels, but this one                      ...

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Categories: pleadings, america, love, romance,
Form: Verse

Artemisia, Part 5 of 12

Judge Daniele Saggio

This year of our salvation, sixteen twelve.
Now.  Gentileschi? Don Orazio?
This suit is yours.  You’d press it?  Drop it?  Shelve

it?  Very good.  And you are Tazzio?
Beg pardon, Tassi....

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Categories: pleadings,
Form: Terza Rima
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Inside a '72 Econoline

Inside A ‘72 Econoline

This old green van has a musty smell to it,
Like a pair of sweaty rancid socks
Mixed with half-empty beer cans.
It’s a banged up thing, this ’72 Econoline.
Scratches and mysterious dents 
Cover its...

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Categories: pleadings, desire, girlfriend,
Form: Free verse
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"a Rose From Heaven Grows"

May we always address dis-complacency, the vacancy,
And remove all opposes, to our roses,............................................................(Acts 18:4-6)
Here at Poetry Soup, completing love’s 100% loop, in our soup,

For an authentic rose, from God it grows, always knows,
It’s own heart,...

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Categories: pleadings, allegory, funny, inspirational, lovelove,
Form: Rhyme
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Miscarried Poetry



                                In the night...

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Categories: pleadings, poetess,
Form: Rhyme

Blue Pearl

Blue Pearl



Stories are told
Of lost enchanted kingdoms treasures
Of jewels beyond all measure-

Diamonds, rubies, silver and gold

Yet blue pearl fairest 
Wisdom story told.

A gentle love tale
For you to hold.

On the Island
In sea foam ocean
God created
This tale...

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Categories: pleadings, lost lovelost, sea, blue, garden, lost, love,
Form: I do not know?

Interruption'

Did you ever have real good thoughts?
Where you're not stressed or distraught?
Well thinking about our Savior, I was feeling rather good,
When I was interrupted by a long ago friend that lived in the hood.

It was...

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Categories: pleadings, lifefriend, god, me, night, time, voice, friend,
Form: Rhyme

Heart of Stone

Heart Of Stone

What a heart wrenching piece of news..
In today’s spread of daily news…
Boldly headlined ‘Mom: No Forgiveness”
It was about filial hurt and devastated dreams.  

This news worthy piece of news was rather brief..
The...

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Categories: pleadings, anger, betrayal, daughter, emotions, family, forgiveness, mother
Form: Narrative
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Intrusive Thoughts

Written: June 07, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh

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The Phantom Choir

In the quiescence of last Sunday,
Prophecy heralded the hour past two,
I heard...

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© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: pleadings, bereavement, hope,
Form: Rhyme

Artemisia, Part 2 of 12

(It was 1860 when the English poet Robert Browning
stumbled upon an interesting artefact as he walked
through the city of Florence.  It was a file of documents
from an old Italian criminal trial, and he would...

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Categories: pleadings,
Form: Blank verse

Birdie's Bar

Birdie’s Bar
August 19, 2008

To the old Plymouth
Mom came to salvage her brood
We’d hear the crunch of gravel beneath her feet
She dragged us three sleepy eyed girls
Sullen
Curious 
Non-entities
We took our mealy mouths up and followed her
Out...

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Categories: pleadings, anxiety, blessing, courage, emotions,
Form: Free verse

My Deal With the Devil

With a deafening thunder
and blazing lightning,
Amidst a swirling clouds
of dark ominous smoke,
He appeared suddenly
smack in front of me--
A most hideous being
who appeared neither
human nor a beast.

With the swift sleight of hand,
Before I could even cry...

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Categories: pleadings, dark,
Form: Free verse

The Encounter

With a deafening thunder
and blazing lightning,
Amidst a swirling clouds
of dark ominous smoke,
He appeared suddenly
Smack in front of me -
A most hideous being
who appeared neither
human nor a beast.

With a swift sleight of hand,
Before I could even...

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Categories: pleadings, allegory, dark, fairy, world,
Form: Free verse

One Colored Page At a Time

One colored page at a time 

I touched the field of amber pleadings
with eyes only sure enough to find that hidden light
Long lost in the sea of forgotten grasses,
brown from the sun, parched by a...

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Categories: pleadings, children, environment, hope,
Form: Free verse
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That Life Extends Its Seeds Beyond Our Mortal Coils, Wherein Truth and Light Sets a Saving Path

(2.)  Dylan Thomas | Poetry Foundation

(3.)  Dylan Thomas - Dylan Thomas Biography - Poem Hunter

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My Tribute Poem:

That Life Extends Its Seeds Beyond Our Mortal Coils,
Wherein Truth And Light Sets A Saving Path, First...

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Categories: pleadings, appreciation, art, dedication, meaningful, poetry, poets, writing,
Form: Rhyme
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Of the Life, the Great Loss, the Solemn Plea

Of The Life, The Great Loss, The Solemn Plea

Across the cold chasm of that great divide
were flung the salty tears I could not hide
and epic darkness of a weeping soul
aching sorrows that took a heavy...

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Categories: pleadings, art, fate, introspection, life, lost love, romantic,
Form: Romanticism
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And After All, All These, My Pretty Rose

And after all, all these, my love
I adore you and will always love you, my dove
After so much hubbub and confusion
After so much chaos and tribulation
After so many wacky discussions
After so many funny contentions
After so...

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Categories: pleadings, abuse, adventure, bullying, confusion, flower, love, romance,
Form: Free verse
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Darkness Where Now Poe and Raven Reside, Part One

Darkness Where Now Poe And Raven Reside,
(Part One)

As the Raven cross into the dark pits
Those in torment went into heaving fits
Its shrieking calls, alarms even down there
Far worse its image to dying souls scare 
With...

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Categories: pleadings, dark, death, evil, fear, grief, horror, raven,
Form: Rhyme
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PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO IS GRACIOUS UNTO US

August 3 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Isaiah 33-37

Key Verse – Isaiah 33:2 O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also...

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Categories: pleadings, bible, blessing, christian, faith, god, jesus, spiritual,
Form: Alliteration

Complete Dependence

Complete Dependence

“God, the Master, The Holy of Israel, has this solemn counsel: "Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves. Your strength will come from settling...

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Categories: pleadings, faith, inspirational, heart, heart,
Form: Rhyme
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