Long Poised Poems
Long Poised Poems. Below are the most popular long Poised by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Poised poems by poem length and keyword.
A Vain WordA Vain Word
by Michael R. Burch
Oleanders at dawn preen extravagant whorls
as I read in leaves’ Sanskrit brief moments remaining
till sunset implodes, till the moon strands grey pearls
under moss-stubbled oaks, full of whispers, complaining
to the darkening...
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Categories:
poised, autumn, beauty, extended metaphor, grief, heartbreak, moon,
Form:
Sonnet
Self Destructive Wickedness Arrested, Convicted, and GaoledSelf destructive wickedness arrested, convicted, and gaoled...
with kidnapping little boy
ordered to suffer
life sentence without parole.
The deadly scourge of
one obsessive/compulsive disorder
nearly left me starving to death.
Anorexia nervosa absent bulimia
nadir of onset
diagnoses...
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Categories:
poised, 2nd grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, absence,
Form:
Free verse
Ol' Babe - Both Audio and Text Versions - W-IllustrationHey…did I ever tell you ‘bout the greatest baseball game,
Or should I say…the one that gave “Ol' Babe” his famous name?
Like several other great ones, there were many hits that day,
And if it hadn't...
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Categories:
poised, baseball,
Form:
Verse
Judging V MediatingJudging v Mediating,
like Teaching v Mentoring,
like Win/Lose Retributive Motives v Win/Win Restorative Motivators
like dogmatic Preaching v compassionately Communicating,
As felt
and appreciated by my LeftBrain dominant
RightWing hand
nurturing StraightWhite patriarchal
overpoweringly privileged
systemically elitist judgment
Branching, colonizing,
extending up and...
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Categories:
poised, community, culture, earth, environment, health, integrity, passion,
Form:
Political Verse
The Hustle - Both Audio and Text - W-ImageI was an avid billiard player for many years, and a very good one, and believe me, these old (and young) HUSTLERS are out there -
...
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Categories:
poised, humor,
Form:
Narrative
A Most Courageous American President For the AgesA Most Courageous American President for the Ages
I thought it would be most appropriate for me to take a moment to
share some of my reflections on the life and distinguished public
service of the late 41st...
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Categories:
poised, america, celebration, character, inspiration, patriotic, political, tribute,
Form:
Narrative
TranmutationWritten 12 December 2023
Transmutation Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Unseeking Seeker
...
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Categories:
poised, humanity, life, men, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Winter, 1948WINTER, 1948 [40 Saxton Street]
for W.W
The winter nights that pass now
are so unlike the winter nights
that passed before, that I often
struggle back in those suspended moments
when sleep grapples for a hold,
to once again hear the...
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Categories:
poised, age, childhood, family, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
The Mask of TourmalineTwice the night had fallen upon a sleepless slumber,
Yet again awoken by winter when the third was three in number.
I sense that a silence doth sneak ‘tween cracks of weathered wood,
Conniving with that which shadows...
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Categories:
poised, anxiety, horror, imagination, mystery, myth, night, psychological,
Form:
Couplet
The Mask of AlabasterOnce the night had fallen upon a sleepless slumber,
Whence the winter woke me when the third was three in number.
I sense that a wince doth lurk and wear which wicked gaze,
Of conniving shadows cast between...
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Categories:
poised, anxiety, confusion, deep, dream, education, fantasy, fear,
Form:
Couplet
He Said, I SaidHow the housefly gets attracted to organic decay
and an infant child traces the voice of its mother
are nothing compared to the intense attraction
Michelle and I possess on the guy owning not a strand of hair...
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Categories:
poised, art, boyfriend, character, emotions, girlfriend, hello,
Form:
Epic
I Wait With Bated Breath For C Cure T ClarenceI wait with bated breath for... C. Cure T. Clarence
The following crafted
approximately midway
into the administration
of forty fifth president,
whose crass, gutsy, lewd,
repulsive yawping finds
him squarely poised to
nab the nomination as
Republican front runner
come the...
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Categories:
poised, america, anxiety, appreciation, character, confidence, fate, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
The Note - Both Audio and TextIt started with a phone call on that cold October night. The deputy from Dibbly, Billy Joe - was on the line.
Told me he was callin’ out the local “rescue squad” to help with finding...
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Categories:
poised, betrayal,
Form:
Verse
Desperate Message To Kim Jong UnPardon any absent adulation, bequeathed capitulation, devoted dedication, indiscretion, blabbering peroration, improper salutation or any unintended vexation if this unknown earthling sent a nearly identical message. He over-looked a small number of errors and hoped...
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Categories:
poised, abuse, dark, emotions, evil, hate, war, world,
Form:
Free verse
Peach Drenched And Tanterlizing Irasistable My receptive wide adoring eyes rested within the ambient light and bathed in The Shadoe and shade of the scene
Where before me a paragon of sublime refined beauty
So sensually seductively and arousingly delightful...
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Categories:
poised, appreciation, desire, dream, fantasy, romantic love, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
Original Mask of AlabasterA wince doth lurk wearing which wicked gaze,
Of conniving cast shadows ‘tween my windowpanes.
Gazing through the window’s diaphanous gelid glass,
I see a flushing fluorescent misty haze of frothy brass.
It floats aloft the frost of...
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Categories:
poised, addiction, allusion, confusion, dream, evil, horror, night,
Form:
Couplet
VictoryWhen I was a boy I wanted to be Martin Luther King,
For his life sings of the strength of unconditional love,
Which can only come from above,
But when I became a man, I gave myself to...
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Categories:
poised,
Form:
Bio
Fork Git About Spooner Hiz HamFork git about spooner hiz ham
And join (singing the words
in the next paragraph) whether alone
in a traffic jam
basting, cooking, then eating a lamb
prepared by thee missus
a superb culinary madam.
“A Ram Sam Sam” Lyrics
A ram...
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Categories:
poised, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
The Accomplice - Both Audio and TextThis is a very sad tale, indeed. Does anything hurt more than a shattered heart?
You asked me for a story from the days of long ago, of unrequited love…of broken hearts…and love betrayed.
This brings...
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Categories:
poised, anger, gothic, hurt, lost love,
Form:
Narrative
Winter Thoughts of Ann RutledgeThese are poems about Ann Rutledge and her romantic relationship with Abraham Lincoln.
Winter Thoughts of Ann Rutledge
by Michael R. Burch
Winter was not easy,
nor would the spring return.
I knew you by your absence,
as men are...
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Categories:
poised, history, lost love, love, presidents day, romance,
Form:
Rhyme
For Josh Q On His Bar Mitzvah1.
Our blessing, our son, our family clown
The cracker of jokes, the soother of strife
Takes it all in, teaches us to slow down
Although he bungee jumped straight into life
Yes, when he’s ready, he can move so...
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Categories:
poised, father son, jewish,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Fighting Nyquil'm extinct
I'm irrelevant
Rare off day today
Go to to store and see if I can pilfer a couple xmas presents
Raise me this way
My moms ddnt
But my deviation has allowed me
Woke up this morning...
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Categories:
poised, crazy, day, deep, depression, emotions, drug,
Form:
Free verse
Saviour Queen"Alive is the Warrior Queen, saviour in dire distress,
beautiful as ravishing Rose, ...
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Categories:
poised, courage, devotion, inspirational,
Form:
Ballad
Tyranny Counts the Ballots“Never forget
everything Hitler did
in Germany was legal.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
drop by drop lady liberty bleeds
red on white and blue
common sense vexatious
verboten spins askew
“We can and we must
write in the...
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Categories:
poised, political,
Form:
Rhyme
The monumental bane of OCD obsessive compulsive disorderThe monumental bane of OCD - obsessive compulsive disorder
As origin of Homo Sapien species surged ahead,
harboring nascent predominance
asper said primate reproductively bred,
(albeit via incremental fits and starts)
evolutionary forebears didst dread
Tom Tom Club former members
an American...
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Categories:
poised, adventure, africa, animal, anxiety, atheist, environment, history,
Form:
Rhyme