Long Proverbs Poems
Long Proverbs Poems. Below are the most popular long Proverbs by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Proverbs poems by poem length and keyword.
The Fallen
“The Fallen”
Remote,
he sees himself
in the reflection of cold close
yet distant shop windows,
his final journey along the
Hard Time Road
walking alone,
unforgiven, no home
for the rest of his natural life
a million knives...
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Categories:
proverbs, family, freedom, friendship, god, i am, jesus,
Form:
Free verse
Native American TranslationsNative American Translations
Cherokee Travelers' Blessing I
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
I will extract the thorns from your feet.
For yet a little while, we will walk life's sunlit paths together.
I will love you like my own...
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Categories:
proverbs, america, earth, native american, nature, prayer,
Form:
Free verse
God Sees It All - the Tanka Style~ God Sees It All ~
( Double Tanka )
~O~
God just sees it all
You can be sure He sees you
He sees you and me
God knows everything you do
Your lifes...
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Categories:
proverbs, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Child of the KingI wondered how that I could be a child of the King.
A long lost soul, I had no goal, but to maybe act and sing.
I believed in Jesus, a man of love,
But scared to death...
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proverbs, blessing, christian, depression, devotion, faith, jesus,
Form:
Rhyme
The Picture of Dorian Gray: Paint Me As An EventThe Picture of Dorian Gray: Paint Me As An Event
The Picture of Dorian Gray, a decent fanciful novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published in 1890. The novel, the only one written by Wilde, had...
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Categories:
proverbs, angst, character, muse,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
How Resilience Are YouThe question is; What does Resilience Means?
It is having the capacity to recover Quickly from difficult circumstances and situations. You are able to spring back into shape, not allowing misfortune and challenging conditions stop you.
In...
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Categories:
proverbs, appreciation, black african american, destiny, future, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
Inspirational Blessings and Greetings For the New YearGreetings to each of you my dearly beloved brothers and sisters. Please read these seventeen blessings rendered for you in God's grace:
I. May God’s love for the new year grant you joy and inspiration overcoming...
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proverbs, bible, blessing, devotion, inspirational, jesus, love, wisdom,
Form:
Pastoral
I Can'T Just Change Overnight Part 2I am appalled by the acts of atrocity in this world of eccentricity
How can you handle the rebellious transgressions of all children, women and men?
I want to serve You, master, with all I got…
I...
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Categories:
proverbs, angst, deep, depression, desire, devotion, faith, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Unquotable Quotes: Poets - XxxviUnquotable quotes: Poets, Poetasters and Platos – XXXVI
For James McAuley – in remembrance of a memorable week in Cardiff 1965
The greatest poet ever is NOT Homer, Lao Tse, Ovid,...
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Categories:
proverbs, creation, poetry, poets, word play, words, writing,
Form:
Epigram
Don'T Waste Time - the Mirrored Refrain Style~ Don't Waste Time ~
(Mirrored Refrain)
Time goes by so very fast
Days and years are gone past
Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock
Time passes...
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Categories:
proverbs, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Eulogy For My MotherJoyce Letitia Richmond-Solomon (A servant of God and a friend to man)
Every life has its seasons and God has created each individual for a purpose. Blessed and happy are those who discover their purpose and...
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Categories:
proverbs, bereavement, death, eulogy,
Form:
Free verse
The Homeless PoetA homeless poet
A few days ago, I was walking home with my dollar store notebook in my hand as I walked. I was deep in thought about how I was going to fill these 250...
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Categories:
proverbs, for him, heartbroken, home, how i feel,
Form:
Narrative
Man Needs God - the Chain Style~ Man Needs God ~
( Chain Poem )
Man needs God
God in all
All he does
Does in life
Life with love
Love hope peace
Peace...
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Categories:
proverbs, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
As I Take a TourIt is early in the morning;
I call you a new dawn;
A day that the Lord has made;
Of course for us to rejoice and to be glad in it.
Silently singing hymns of praise;
My...
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Categories:
proverbs, bible,
Form:
Free verse
Telling StoriesWhile there is no story at all
unless it has at least two sides,
when it comes to ego's narrative lines
and epic paragraphs,
we have great difficulty in casting ourselves
as other than a one-sided protagonist story,
which others might...
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Categories:
proverbs, betrayal, christian, earth, integrity, love, native american,
Form:
Political Verse
My Renegade Sunday School TeacherAunt Mary was a small and wiry mother
of six;
four by birth
and two by informal adoption.
She sang in a small querulous voice
yet spoke boldly
filled with loving EarthMother
indigenous wisdom choices.
Aunt Mary was a serenely quiet mentor
and suspiciously...
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Categories:
proverbs, christian, education, health, integrity, peace, religion,
Form:
Political Verse
Be Very Careful To Make a Woman CryWomen are created in the image of God just as men are
Females are seen by Jesus as genuine persons
Not simply as the objects of male desire
Every family has disagreements, conflicts
Some men treat...
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Categories:
proverbs, beauty, blessing, bridal shower, family, lust, mothers
Form:
Prose Poetry
ExistenceAll that does encompass bespeaks wonder in everything
bubbling brooks and waterfalls does your glory ring
terrestrial and celestial ever fill our eyes with seeing
how can not it's splendor not fill our very being
raindrops in waters...
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Categories:
proverbs, bible, earth, god, life, nature, uplifting, visionary,
Form:
Quatrain
Paying To PlayImagine
if you would be so kind,
join me
in striving to become
less blind
Brilliant God says:
Give to your oppressively militarized government
weaponized suppressive
defensively repressive
straight white monotheistic privilege
paid for in tax advantages
And so
it was nationalistically done
Every fall
all co-invested residents...
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Categories:
proverbs, community, culture, education, green, health, integrity, peace,
Form:
Political Verse
The Proverbial Small TownAfter winning a sweepstakes, I determined to go on a lengthy trip;
And I wanted to tour the mainland, after I had disembarked the ship.
The countryside was quite beautiful, and had myriad charming towns,
Some with the...
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Categories:
proverbs, animal, fantasy, imagery, magic, nature, people, vacation,
Form:
Couplet
Life Is the Walking Deathif i tell you that i love you;
will you sing for me all national anthems
of the black countries, of the white countries
will you give the defined hope of the Indian religions
if i tell you that...
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Categories:
proverbs, i love you, life,
Form:
Free verse
If I Ruled the WorldThere have been multiple attempts at dictatorial rulership of the world. ...
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Categories:
proverbs, leadership, love, world,
Form:
Verse
Your Own ReservationAs Mother Teresa words Echo with in My Mind.
So,"You can not save The World,Then save Just One."
This is not about Me Anymore My Friends,indeed.
It is about the Existence of To Be or not To Be...
It...
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Categories:
proverbs, anger, care, change, deep, homework, life, teacher,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Out of the Dark
Fear haunted me, taunted me, daunted me. I was not the overcomer, but the overcome. Fear played with me the way a kitten might toy with a mouse, eventually leaving the mouse despondent, discouraged, darkened...
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Categories:
proverbs, angst, anxiety, faith, fear, hope, love, strength,
Form:
Haibun
ShameProverbs 16:18 (KJV) “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”
I’ve been ashamed,
Ashamed of my lack of understanding,
My lack of consideration,
My lack of care and concern,
My lack of admiration.
I’ve been ashamed,
Ashamed of...
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Categories:
proverbs, character, depression, how i feel, pride,
Form:
Free verse