Long Raleigh Poems
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Bunch of limericks and other funny tricks I
"Okay, tell me, who's gonna be next?"
said the writer of the too-long text.
"No, please, not me," said the lean noun.
"Cut that fat verb there, two lines down."
And they all watched with their faces vexed.
The women...
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Categories:
raleigh, crazy, funny, giggle, howl, humor, silly,
Form:
Limerick
The Sun's a Liar-Children's Story Short Contest-
The Sun Is a Liar
It’s been quite some time since I've awoke early enough to meet the sun coming over the horizon. As I gazed out the window from my bedroom window seat, the sky...
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Categories:
raleigh, childhood,
Form:
Prose
Reflections By Commodore John Barry
“He fought often and once bled in the cause of freedom, but his habits of War did not lessen in him the peaceful virtues which adorn his private life.” Doctor Benjamin Rush, signer of...
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Categories:
raleigh, adventure, autumn, dedication, history, longing, military, sea,
Form:
Epic
The Soul Errand and Other Poems
The Soul Errand
To Sir Walter Raleigh Tomb.
Since my soul shall though go
Upon a thankless arrent too
I fear not to touch the best so
The truth shall be my warrant through
I went since I need must...
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Categories:
raleigh, africa, beautiful, beauty, child, death of a
Form:
Ballad
If Ever I Had To Have a Country Victim of Pedophily:Lxxxiv
If ever I had to have a country victim of pedophily : LXXXVI
[Note: 216,000 cases of pedophily, perpetrated by the clergy, have been recorded by the Catholic Church in France since 1950.]
If ever I had to...
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Categories:
raleigh, america, child abuse,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I
A ll things are as it may, beckons a queendom of two faiths,
B orrowed Boleyn's "B" blue brocade the better choice made,
C ancer claims the spring, agrees with the passage of her sister,
D...
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Categories:
raleigh, england,
Form:
Abecedarian
The horrible bicycle ride
1.The whole town was totally deserted,2.My hamlet was in the town's out skirted , 3.Dynamo lamp showed a beam of light,4.It was a troublesome new moon night. ...
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Categories:
raleigh, 10th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, courage,
Form:
Rhyme
The Shepherd's Final Plea To His Love
*The Passionate Shepherd's Final Plea To His Love* ( my version of the conclusion, ) inspired from " The Passionate Shepherd To His Love" and " The Nymphs Reply To The Shepard" by Christopher Marlowe...
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Categories:
raleigh, april, devotion, feelings, love,
Form:
ABC
Shakespeare Versus the Spanish
I once knew a poet called William,
Of renown was this Stratford lad.
A writer of plays and sonnets was he
And his gags, they weren’t half bad.
Now Queen Liz wanted him to join t’ army
Cos she’d ...
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Categories:
raleigh, adventure, england, history,
Form:
Rhyme
Variations On Theme of Red
Variations on a Theme of Red
Color of bold that daubs the sunset bright
Old fair weather friend of shepherd’s delight
That taints the emblazoned rays of gold
Displayed a glorious red for all to behold
Rare crimson...
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Categories:
raleigh, red,
Form:
Rhyme
Serendipity
I excavated honest heaven for its lens of stars
And found only bright bags of burning air
I caressed the rose and got only scars
From swift thorns more pointed than my tears
And still in the vanity of...
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Categories:
raleigh, love, religion, romanceme, beauty, beauty, hope, me,
Form:
Verse
If Adam Had Not Met Eve Hitler Should Have Met Freuid
If only Eve hadn’t met Adam
And angry Hitler had met Freuid
If Stanley never met Ollie
And David Gilmore had never been in Pink Floyd
Shakespeare had run out of ink and quill for a pen
Mother Hubbard's cupboard...
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Categories:
raleigh, conflict, crazy, fun, humorous, visionary, women,
Form:
Free verse
Poem For Poem
Poem for poem, rhyme for rhyme
I'll continue to write, until it's time
Time being death, which I never see close to me
Sometimes I find placement in places I don't want to be
Like in your conversations, did...
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Categories:
raleigh, conflict, deep, feelings, how i feel, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Miraculious Collection of a Big Mess
An Anonymous Hippotamus lived with zones which were erogenous,
Sent from Trump who is a mean old misogynist as well as a pragmatist, Saying he should...
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Categories:
raleigh, allegory, analogy,
Form:
I do not know?
Fickle-Foolish-Footles - Man's Best Friend
Overweight Terrier:
Porky
Yorkie
Un-cool Terrier:
Dorky
Yorkie
Spaniel dog breeder:
Cocker
Stocker
Parrot who mimics a Spaniel's bark:
Cocker
Mocker
Book on...
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Categories:
raleigh, animal, dog, funny,
Form:
Footle
Can Hardly Wait
Can Hardly Wait
Remember when I did have a delightful dream
About such a smooth running soothing stream;
Drifted down and into river soon started to feed;
Sorted through seeming to fulfill my each need.
God created and designed a...
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Categories:
raleigh, best friend, inspirational,
Form:
Couplet
Dialogue - a Discourse
Where Raleigh wrote on regal window pane
I will embark to swim
She warns me that the kelp will disdain
The journey hard and grim
But all because you call again, and call
Beyond the brim where ships enthralled
Have floundered,...
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Categories:
raleigh, allegory, art, friendshipme, me,
Form:
Verse
Kids Gotta Love Funny Doggie Footles
Dachshund headgear:
Weenie
Beenie
Frankfurter for a Dachshund:
Weenie
Weenie
Grouchy Dachshund:
Meany
Weenie
Un-cool Terrier:
...
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Categories:
raleigh, dog, funny,
Form:
Footle
If Ever I Had a Country : Liv and Lv
IF ever I had a country : LIV - LV
LIV
IF ever I had even at an Event Horizon a country
And if ever I were by self-arrogated Divine Right His or Her Imperial Majesty
I'd clamp in...
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Categories:
raleigh, africa, humanity, people, power, rights, vanity,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Bicycle Ride
The wind in my face and wide mouth stares
Is all that's left of the evenings
Hurtling down Round Hill thrilled without fears
That gives onlookers knees the tremblings
Why would they keep a thing like that there
Only the...
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Categories:
raleigh, adventure, allegory, me, me,
Form:
Verse
Darker Days Pt1
Days of rain bring me great pain close to the Great Depression stuck inside looking out a window guessing if the rain will stop cause the suns coming back out but it's still raining on...
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Categories:
raleigh, abuse, anger,
Form:
Bio
If You Pull a Long Face - Part Xxxi
IF YOU PULL A LONG FACE : Part XXXI
IF you pull a long lagging-behind face
You deserve your copycat status in more than one way
Marco Polo brought back cracker-power not to powder face
Noble Savage Injuns and...
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Categories:
raleigh, anti bullying, cinco de mayo, england, firework,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Ever Since
Ever Since
Forever, I loved my mother and father
They never complained or tried to bother
But soon found out I was spoiled rotten
So they stuffed each ear with cotton.
Even though she truly was a terrible three
My sister...
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Categories:
raleigh, humorous,
Form:
Couplet
Your Aura (A Collaboration With Elizabeth Shannon)
The energy around you felt amazing, encompassing my very soul.
You were like a drug I was craving, and I lost all self control!
So intense was my desire, it was like a molten river flowing with...
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Categories:
raleigh, girlfriend-boyfriend, love, passionlonging, drug,
Form:
Free verse
Raleigh
It’s days like this that my mind returns to Raleigh
The pitch, sandy futon, and our intertwined deviant legs
Pushing for a fix
I for one goal, you for another
I would be more aware by the end of...
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Categories:
raleigh, girlfriend-boyfriend, lost love, romance, me,
Form:
Free verse