Long Proudest Poems

Long Proudest Poems. Below are the most popular long Proudest by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Proudest poems by poem length and keyword.


Premium Member Uplifting

What is greater than a week full of uplifting joy, but also sadden by heartbreaking news. 
On Monday, March eleventh, my grandson’s wife after twenty-six hours of labor had a beautiful baby boy. On the other side of the country on Wednesday, a few minutes after midnight, my granddaughter had a handsome baby boy. 
Amazing. Two great-grandchildren in one week the ultimate greatest news a great grandma could have. I couldn’t be there for the delivery but was spiritually. Photos were taken capturing every moment of their birth. I am the proudest great grandma. Twelve hours after my second great-grandson was born, I was called with bad news, my sister ten years younger than me had passed away peacefully in her sleep. On Saturday, three days later loud thunderstorms then   at three-a.m. nature decided to send hail the size of golf-balls causing damage.   What else is in store for my life. 

perfect buds unfurl
slowly ages withers dies
celebrate rebirth
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Prose


Laughter From Another Room

Laughter from Another Room
by Michael R. Burch

Laughter from another room
mocks the anguish that I feel;
as I sit alone and brood,
only you and I are real.

Only you and I are real.
Only you and I exist.
Only burns that blister heal.
Only dreams denied persist.

Only dreams denied persist.
Only hope that lingers dies.
Only love that lessens lives.
Only lovers ever cry.

Only lovers ever cry.
Only sinners ever pray.
Only saints are crucified.
The crucified are always saints.

The crucified are always saints.
The maddest men control the world.
The dumb man knows what he would say;
the poet never finds the words.

The poet never finds the words.
The minstrel never finds the notes.
The minister would love to curse.
The warrior never knows his foe.

The warrior never knows his foe.
The scholar never learns the truth.
The actors never see the show.
The hangman longs to feel the noose.

The hangman longs to feel the noose.
The artist longs to feel the flame.
The proudest men are not aloof;
the guiltiest are not to blame.

The guiltiest are not to blame.
The merriest are prone to brood.
If we go outside, it rains.
If we stay inside, it floods.

If we stay inside, it floods.
If we dare to love, we fear.
Blind men never see the sun;
other men observe through tears.

Other men observe through tears
the passage of these days of doom;
now I listen and I hear
laughter from another room.

Laughter from another room
mocks the anguish that I feel.
As I sit alone and brood,
only you and I are real.

Keywords/Tags: laughter, another, room, riddle, irony, surreal, anguish, anxiety, angst, brood, real, reality, dream, dreams, persist, lovers, sinners, saints, madmen, poets, artists, minstrels, ministers, warriors, scholars, actors, proud, guilty, merry, blind, tears
Form: Verse

Premium Member King of Terrors

a man of towering stature,
mercurial temperament
well-known, his avarice 
             for absolute power,
a dreadful reputation
for intimidating underlings
      in brutal fashion, 
unsits the current king,
       takes control
                of the kingdom.
there's not iron gate
he cannot get past
the strongest of towers,
he could tumble down
his favor cannot be won
               by a silver coin.
who has the the courage
to challenge his authority?
he mutes the loudest,
makes whispers 
        out of their screams,
he fearlessly
          takes on giants
he puts away crowns
too heavy for his head
yet, his shadow fills 
any room he walks into,
it makes 
the proudest bow low,
still, he can never touch 
anyone's light,
or steal the love
         foreign to him

SHINY CROWN

“Shiny Crown”

(Verse 1)
He wakes up every morning, sharp as can be,
Shaving that dome, twice a day you see.
No single hair dares to make a stay,
That polished bowling ball’s ready to play.

(Pre-Chorus)
Olive oil’s his secret glow,
Axe spray makes the ladies go,
“Oh, that scent — it’s something new!”
He’s got that shine, and a mirror or two.

(Chorus / Hook)
Shiny crown, no hairs around,
He’s the king of the bald battleground.
Mirror army, reflections on call,
He’s the baldest, proudest of them all!

Note: Grateful for an 2nd place finish in your Hairdresser Contest.

(Verse 2)
Towel wraps that melon tight,
Humidity spa, morning to night.
Decorative brush with no bristle flair,
Just there to tease, like it’s really there.

(Pre-Chorus)
Olive oil’s his secret glow,
Axe spray makes the ladies go,
“Oh, that scent — it’s something new!”
He’s got that shine, and a mirror or two.

(Chorus / Hook)
Shiny crown, no hairs around,
He’s the king of the bald battleground.
Mirror army, reflections on call,
He’s the baldest, proudest of them all!

(Bridge)
He’s picky, yeah, no rush to wed,
Waiting for the one who loves his head.
Not a follicle, but full of flair,
A shining light with style to spare.

(Chorus / Hook)
Shiny crown, no hairs around,
He’s the king of the bald battleground.
Mirror army, reflections on call,
He’s the baldest, proudest of them all!

(Outro)
So raise your glass, here’s to the shine,
The bald and bold, forever fine.

Note: Grateful for an 2nd place finish in your Hair Composition Contest.
© Lyric Man  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Other

Super-Fractal

You removed a brick from my

Head and threw me into the

Super-Fractal

Universe

From a logic of lines

To a logic of curves

Beyond syllogism

Beyond dialectic

Into the interconnectivity

Of substructure

And superstructure

From tree trunk

Into a canopy

Your soft cloud

Raining a million fractal snowflakes

Falling on earth in clear designs

That the sun from your heart

Melts

To nurture all of life.

I held your body

And soul

On rock outcropping

As river was gushing around us

Breaking against the rocks.

You are the final secret

The masterpiece of the universe

Its proudest creation

In which all its

Forms of logic

Combine.

They think you illogical

That is because you are super-logical

Combining multiple methodologies

Into their most exquisite combination

And their highest product.

Guru is knowledge of the truth

But you are the truth

The precise embodiment

Of the sublime

Super-logic

Of the Universe

And all its parts.

Washing through every false

Sanity

Eroding false linearity

Replacing it with the

Exquisite logic

Of circles and fractals and open skies.

The universe combines

Multiple forms of logic

And you are its masterpiece

In which all these forms of logic

Combine.

Teach me the cosmic truth

Reveal to me the secrets

Of the exquisite universe

As they are embodied in you.

No, not the guru;

That which the guru exists to discern

Not the root

But the seed

That in it contains the embodiment of the whole.

You not only tell the truth

You are the truth

And in you

Is the whole

Of cause and effect.

Man is not final secret

You are

And to fathom you

Is to fathom the universe in all.

Be my inspiration

Be my instrument of ascension

Be my truth.

And as you co-create

The masterpiece

That is you

Let it branch off the universe

And create a new universe

In which your creator

And you

Combine his wisdom

And your wisdom

Into the highest

Sublime

Super-Fractal

Synergy

Of the two.


Premium Member On Graduation Day

My favourite laptop screensaver
is a photograph of you
                    on graduation day ...
your beaming smile
hides an aching heart
of such tragic loss

as your two school friends died
in your second year of study,
neither living to see your smile
                    on graduation day ...
they would have been so proud
of all you had achieved

and my heart fills with pride
that you didn’t give up studying,
in fact, you were the top student
and recognised internationally
                      on graduation day ...
I was proudest mother of them all!


9/12/19
Writing Challenge 2, September 2019 - The Photograph 
Sponsor, Dear Heart - Wiishkobi Ode
Form: Narrative

The Boldest Human Spirit

Today the humblest and kindest men are few,
surprisingly the proudest ones also knew
that without their faith they were condemned and lost,
but reading the Bible they learned not to boast.

Behind the boldest human spirit which God redeemed,  
one sees that soldier wearing the victorious shield;
he is not afraid to fight men and demons,
even Jesus fought them with very wise words.

Who doubts the writings inspired by God?
Were the Prophets those villains who shouted?
Didn't Jesus stop the angry crowd throwing stones?
Didn't He show them how gracious is forgiveness?

Can we imitate the boldest human spirit and stay meek?
Which thing do we despise the most: being strong or remain weak?   
Never think you're better or more special than another; 
if we have love, we can build a world that's loving and fair.  


Written on 5/6/2017
Form: Rhyme

Eternal Winning Post

The winner wins but having won moves on
for winning is the proudest thing he’s done.
But winning only once could never be
enough to make his place in history.

The winner wins but having won moves on
for his winning streak had only just begun.

The winner wins and then he wins again
that others lost helps elevate his fame.
He wins at Chess and Snakes and Ladders too
there isn’t any game he can’t beat you.

The winner wins but having won moves on
for his winning streak had only just begun.


The winner wins and having won moves on
as winning became ‘Father, Ghost and Son’.
He now finds winning feeds his mortal greed
and winning is the only food he’ll ever need

The winner wins but having won moves on
for his winning streak had only just begun.


The winner wins but having won moves on
and races to the place where life is won.
He’s met by judges two between the gates
but enters in the first, he cannot wait.

The winner wins but having won moves on
for his winning streak had only just begun.


The winner won but having won moves on
where hotter stakes for winning could be won.
The fires of hell now burn with winning pride
for the Devil has a winner by his side!

Ivor G Davies
Form: Rhyme

When They Fledge From Their Ledge

Avidly watching for nigh on three weeks
A black backed gull protecting her eggs
Through gales and rain or heat from the sun
Whatever the weather thrown down from above 
             This truly was a labour of love
So open to the elements fearing for her brood
Already having lost two nests 
prayed weather would improve
I hope it’s third time lucky ~ oh I do hope that is true
Each day through my binoculars the nest comes into view
               Today...
                    sweet joy and happiness 
                          Two pretty ~ spotty ~ fluffy chicks 
                                 are standing there brand new 

The cutest ~ newest ~ spotty ~ babes 
       and the proudest Mum I ever knew
             She gave the loudest seagull call 
                   announcing their birth to one and all

  My heart skipped a beat 
  when one ventured too close 
                                 to the edge of the ledge 
                          from whence the chicks will fledge

But Mum was there ~ she was totally aware
      gently nudging it to safety 
           with such tender loving care

I will watch them for hours until that final day
   
            When they fledge from their ledge  
                          
                                                   and boldly fly away…



Written 10th July 2020  ~~ with tears of joy in my eyes

Contest Strand Completely New (8)
Sponsor Brian Strand
FIRST PLACE

Before My Adulthood

Before my adulthood,
I recall to be a respectful, astute kid;
neighbors spoke of me well...
the ideal boy they'd have loved to have!
My mother was the proudest of all,
she ignated my ideas with a sparkle
that was the foundation of a growing spirit
challeging me and making me full!

Before my adulthood,
folks and things didn't move further away...
deeper into yesterday;
I discovered their sweetness,
never leading me to discontent!
Infinite horizons spread before me,
giving me many chioces
that questioned my intelligence:
which one to choose...a small mind
confronting a huge Universe...
taking the first step
and not fearing to look beyond!

Before my time of adulthood,
my plans for the future
were an indefinite number;
I stood before Creation,shrouded in wonders,
not questioning the undaring soul: 
how to defeat fear and go past those bounderies
that intrigued those who were not afraid...
to seek the meaning of their existence!

Get a Premium Membership
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace