Long Prodded Poems
Long Prodded Poems. Below are the most popular long Prodded by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Prodded poems by poem length and keyword.
The Amistad Mutiny
The Amistad Mutiny
Slavery, a dirty word no matter how it’s pronounced:
Abducted and herded to the slave fortress of Lomboko1 for trade.
To be tossed in chains below deck on the Portuguese ship Tecora,2
Sailing the Atlantic Middle...
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Categories:
prodded, africa, america, history, racism, slavery, world,
Form:
Verse
Tuan Tata: Song of Uda - Parts One and Two
TUAN TATA : Song of Uda - I
by T. Wignesan
(Patrick Noone, a British anthropologist, discovered the Ple-Temiar tribe living isolated in the jungle highlands in the State of Perak on the west coast of...
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Categories:
prodded, death, murder, tiger, wife,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 39
"The one thing that eludes me is if the throne is the one in the Council Chamber there are no windows for which the sun to shine through.”
“I agree with...
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Categories:
prodded, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 74
“There,” Lumi said suddenly and Joulupukki looked through the trees, seeing a small house.
“Wait here said Joulupukki, I'll be right back.”
He made his way to the house and called...
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Categories:
prodded, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
The Labyrinth and the Gardener
A pondering of multiple raindrops from a detrimental storm onto the empty fields, crashing into them as hard and loud as clashing metals. The depth and existence of love weighs over any deprivation an unexpected...
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Categories:
prodded, abuse, allegory, corruption, extended metaphor, love hurts,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 13
“Are there many Fairy Folk other than the elves?” Joulupukki queried.
“Not so many as before the humans took control of the world. The ones left behind in Erin...
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Categories:
prodded, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Athens
We’re (Lisa and I) back in Athens Georgia (hometown USA), where it’s the halcyon days of summer. The south used to be the home of summer heat - not anymore. Now everyone has their little...
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Categories:
prodded, humor, mom, school, student, summer,
Form:
Free verse
Portrait of a Hanging
With the opening of my fortress cell,
solemn-faced men come locust invading in
Their mouths smile not, and eyes neither grin
as ceremonial words pursed lips expel
A deer thought escapes ... my life nears its end!
And I feel...
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Categories:
prodded, dark, death, horror, imagery, spiritual,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Advice To the Earthling, From What You Would Call An Alien Being
From all worlds and time’s eternal outer reaches,
Where the Creator is perceived to dwell.
You try to learn what your told He teaches,
Regarding Life, the Universe, Heaven and Hell.
The soul is a precious, beautiful place,
Where you...
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Categories:
prodded, allusion, analogy, earth, extended metaphor, judgement, meaningful,
Form:
Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 95
“They are in the cabin of the Sleigh.”
The Elder Elf motioned to Rådyrvokter to join them. He stopped unharnessing the deer and stepped over to Dyndoeth. In a whispered tone he requested...
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Categories:
prodded, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 61
In the cottage Dyndoeth spoke with Joulupukki.
“I simply do not see any way that you can accomplish the goals you have set in the amount of time that...
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Categories:
prodded, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Unitarian Church returnee
Unitarian Church returnee
After a hiatus of countless years
plus an additional
almost three months
since a major makeover,
(I experienced the magic
wrought courtesy
a bonafide big hearted
beautician at Salon Nova
located in beautiful
downtown Limerick, Pennsylvania
to render my...
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Categories:
prodded, 3rd grade, age, america, atheist, community, education,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 45
Joulupukki began,
“I don't...,”
DynDoeth interrupted,
“Far beyond his father.” As stoic and emotionless as the Forest Elf was,
DynDoeth caught a glimpse of fear...
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Categories:
prodded, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Beef Jerkey and a Bottle of Wine
A tramp steamer plies an ocean of fog.
The Chief Bos’n makes a note in the log while the helmsman
Strains to see beyond the wheel.
The ship’s Captain leaves the bridge with a groan....
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Categories:
prodded, adventure, sea,
Form:
Ballad
The following fictitious scenario I evoke
The following fictitious scenario I evoke
Analogous to fire breathing
puffed up imaginary dragon
(in a land called Honah Lee)
ye might rightly think
what the deuce
haunting spectre ace of spades
goodfella aiming to be a poet all about,
meaning...
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Categories:
prodded, adventure, age, america, angel, appreciation, blessing, celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
Shana Aubrey Harris - Part One
born two days
after ole Punxsutawney i.e. the Doctor Phil -
of woodchucks Latin Name = Marmota Monax
nest resembled Rastafarian hair weave,
which creature rattled with ire and peeveishness,
when rudely roused from his...
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Categories:
prodded, beauty, blessing, butterfly, celebration, change, courage, cute
Form:
Ballade
A Cracked Case Solved
A Cracked Case Solved
(A Rocci Raccoon File)
Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall,
But was his fall an accident at all?
It was said in hushed whispers, there was something that stunk,
But that turned out to be Pepe...
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Categories:
prodded, children,
Form:
Rhyme
In a Castle On a Hill
'Twas long ago in a castle on a hill, I lay abed on my lavender pillow.
A soft breeze stirred my thoughts as it whispered through yon willow.
Deep in purple twilight moments, on the verge of...
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Categories:
prodded, desire,
Form:
Rhyme
Benny Rafter
Awakened by a noise from in the attic floor,
Your adrenaline says it may be something more;
Darkness echoes a disturbingly different sound:
Rocking on attic floorboards slowly up, then down;
Whatever be next be warned not to...
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Categories:
prodded, horror,
Form:
Rhyme
Young Lady Shana Aubrey Harris Is Unique and a Special Precious Gift
Shana Aubrey Harris born two days after ole Punxsutawney
i.e. the Doctor Phil -
of woodchucks Latin Name = Marmota Monax nest
resembled a Rastafarian hair...
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Categories:
prodded, absence, beautiful, dad, daughter, emotions, growing up,
Form:
Ballad
Reset
Abuse, of any kind, is unacceptable no matter what “good” comes from it.
Abusive, you
Lyrically expendable
You set my heart ablaze
At the peak of your animosity
Your apologies lingered amongst the masses
Sharing your ovarian milestones
Within your visceral declarations
Descending...
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Categories:
prodded, abuse, anger, birth, conflict, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
Words I Never Knew I Needed To Say
I Was 17 When You Left.
More of a Spank Instructor Than An Ideal Father Was Your Role In My Life.
I Never Thought I'd Miss Much.
I Felt More Sorry For My Two Younger Brothers.
I Did the...
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Categories:
prodded, courage, father, forgiveness, love, lust, pain, truth,
Form:
Free verse
Jurisprudence
Across the cracked concrete slabs,
past a fallen dogwoods left lying like so much litter;
at the red brick base of the courthouse, the jurors strode.
Through the doors too heavy for a mere woman to open unassisted;
and...
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Categories:
prodded, introspection, politicallonging,
Form:
Free verse
Wink, Nod and Sigh
She has felt a rope with a mustang attached,
Threw berries into a biscuit batch,
The holes she’d patch in clothes and shoes
She loves her life and has paid her dues,
She has tallied and rallied, opened...
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Categories:
prodded, animals, cowboy-western, forgiveness, inspirational, life, mother, on
Form:
I do not know?
The Witch Hunter.
let every old woman with a wrinkled face,
she should be aware,she lives in disgrace,
a furrowed brow,hairy lip and single tooth,
know me well,i'll get the truth.
a squinty eye and scolding tongue,
the squeaky voice she's had from...
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Categories:
prodded, history, people, water, people, water,
Form:
Verse