Long Prospered Poems
Long Prospered Poems. Below are the most popular long Prospered by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Prospered poems by poem length and keyword.
A Prayer For Reformation In America
Dear God, on this Reformation Day,
I pray for a reformation in America.
The founders of our nation,
acknowledged you as Creator, God,
and trusted you to preserve and,
prosper the nation they established.
Though imperfect, they did their best,
To establish...
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Categories:
prospered, america, culture, god, prayer, religion, religious, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Starlong
This is the story of a real star
The name of the star is Starlong
In a far, far corner of the galaxy
Starlong lives, even today
Once upon a time
Starlong was the Mother
Of an entire solar system
Consisting of...
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Categories:
prospered, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
A Basket Case
I was a private detective, and I was deemed one of the best,
As the colorful tulip fields, are forever attracting guests.
My skills seemed often in demand, and indeed kept me moving,
As gold days seem to...
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Categories:
prospered, career, fantasy, friend, mystery, nature, people, summer,
Form:
Couplet
The Harkness Greasy Pig Competition
There's an event in the country that few city people ever know,
It's called the Greasy Pig Competition held at the local show,
It's a novelty event put on when the riding's been all done,
A greased up...
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Categories:
prospered, humorous,
Form:
Verse
Eureka
I belonged to a family of farmers, we had farmed for generations;
And we were true to our land, as blooms loyal to sweet sensations.
I knew the fierce satisfaction, only derived from working the land;
And sometimes...
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Categories:
prospered, family, fantasy, farm, happiness, nature, rain, sunshine,
Form:
Couplet
The River Mersey and the Black Pearl New Brighton
The River Mersey and The Black Pearl New Brighton
Let the Caribee and sultry sea call to the pirates bold.
But on this shore, with its tales of lore, The Mersey keeps its hold
For merchants,...
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Categories:
prospered, adventure, beach, boat, imagination, river,
Form:
Verse
A Historic Event
“They took the whole Cherokee nation
Put us on this reservation
Took away our ways of life
The tomahawk and the bow and knife”
From “Indian Reservation” by Paul Revere and...
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Categories:
prospered, native american,
Form:
Free verse
Jallianwala Bagh
The occupation of India began, with the East India company
And prospered across large swathes of Indian territory
Then the British Crown took control, bringing military might
And to maintain superiority they were prepared to fight.
The British saw...
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Categories:
prospered, death, england, garden, history, murder, soldier,
Form:
Narrative
A Tale of the Wind
In the frame that hangs upon that wall resides
an image taken from the previous century.
The jubilant smile on that kid's face reflects
a time similar to a world of fantasy.
Superheroes were real,
good prospered over evil,
and the...
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Categories:
prospered, childhood, death, grandmother, life, wind,
Form:
Prose
End of Days
Early Days
An epic story told of men on earth,
My father’s life, and also mine
Wind planted weeds, we had a humble birth,
Not sprung from rose or grape on vine.
Our whole existence born of charity,
A “gift” of...
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Categories:
prospered, life,
Form:
Rhyme
A Mountain Man's Tale, Part Iii
III.
“Eagle Vision says since his own son died
he’s felt a hollow no raiding can fill,
that men should be fathers, pass their wisdom
to adopt you as his own is his will.
“From this day forth you’ll be...
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Categories:
prospered, adventure, family, history, loss, love, native american,
Form:
Epic
Widsith the Far-Traveler, Part I, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem
Widsith was a traveling minstrel who "sang for his supper" but may have been prone to exaggeration...
Widsith, the Far-Traveler, Part I of III
anonymous Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 680-950 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Widsith the...
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Categories:
prospered, adventure, music, poetry, poets, song, travel, words,
Form:
Free verse
Requiem
They stand alone in stark contrast to their surroundings. Derelict, they speak of a time past, when they played a role in, no, were the heart of the community. Gone is the smoke...
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Categories:
prospered, history, heart, heart, time,
Form:
Narrative
Old Ma and Pa Mckenzie
OLD MA AND PA MCKENZIE
Old Ma and Pa McKenzie,
Ran our local store
When they came to stay,
Moved in with three kids did they;
One a boy and two were girls,
And a big black dog called ‘Sheba girl,’
And...
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Categories:
prospered, family, meaningful,
Form:
Free verse
Alfred the Great modern English translations by Michael R Burch
KING ALFRED THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
King Alfred the Great (c. 849-899), arguably the first great king of England, may have done more to lay the groundwork for English literacy and literature than any...
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prospered, england, leadership, literature, poetry, power, war, words,
Form:
Free verse
Iron Lady
She’s dead
But will always stay alive
A beacon for everyone with a gripe
Thatcher snatcher was their war cry
When with apparent vigour
She tore asunder all society held dear
A divisive strong willed fighter
With femininity covering a steely frame
She...
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Categories:
prospered, political,
Form:
Free verse
The Accolade
Fighting mid the strong and bold,
His eye and blade were keen;
Marching like a thund'ring storm
On foes of Faith, his queen.
Now returned in victory
Upon his mighty bay,
Set he off to Langley Tow'r
Her summons to obey.
"John the...
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Categories:
prospered, christian, faith, love, me, woman,
Form:
Ballad
A Divine Hook-Up: Loyalty, Love and Devotion When Women Worship God
Naomi and her family departed from Bethleham Judah the land of milk and honey
in the midst of a famine as they were unable to earn any money
so on to the region of Moab they ventured...
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Categories:
prospered, devotion, faith, family, god, inspirational, life, love,
Form:
Narrative
The Value of Zero
Aman was his real name, friends called him ‘Zero’,
Helping others was second nature to this little hero,
He had calmness and peace of a Himalayan sage,
It was surprising to see in someone that age!
The arithmetic teacher...
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Categories:
prospered, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 8th
Form:
Verse
A Maidens Tale
Many, many moons ago
when the world was young
people were nomads
carefully moving from place to place
this was the age of dinosaurs
a need for caution
mighty eruptions occurred daily
causing large cracks
that swallowed up camps and people
A time when...
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Categories:
prospered, journey, love,
Form:
Epic
Songs Paused in the Tree
Since the elderly king greatly loved music, his court esteemed it, too;
As sun and moon smile on myriad colors, during the butterfly revue.
The king was well loved and jolly, with the queen, always by his...
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Categories:
prospered, beauty, fantasy, happiness, music, nature, nursery rhyme,
Form:
Couplet
Bucolic
The Quirkes of Success
Film Featuring stars
Fictional and enformative
Feature film Proposal
Exploits of Business
filmed in Cerro Gordo
a dipiction of business
and the exploits of capitalism.
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The story is that she got pregnant in the back of a cigerrette...
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Categories:
prospered, analogy, business, character, creation, film, music, science,
Form:
Ballad
Witness To Evolution
I would help man evolve toward God’s Dreams for this life
And not strive just for mites (some ascribe to have worth?)
(In God’s Will) let us humbly trust Grace is God’s Gift
To a sinner who can’t...
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Categories:
prospered, faith,
Form:
Rhyme
Lord God, You Are My Prosperity Bestower
April 8 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on 2Kings 16-18
Key Verse –2Kings 18: And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth…
LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY PROSPERITY BESTOWER
Lord God, You...
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Categories:
prospered, blessing, christian, faith, god, jesus, spiritual, thanksgiving,
Form:
Rhyme
Suddenly Swans
I rested my morose attitude and crafted a positive outlook
which I needed to inspire my contemplations ,
I then stepped out turning the page before the next chapter
to help clear my feelings from the...
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Categories:
prospered, appreciation,
Form:
Free verse