Long Renowned Poems
Long Renowned Poems. Below are the most popular long Renowned by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Renowned poems by poem length and keyword.
I Am My Father's SonThey were gambling in front of the house.
Manservants and pages bustled about
Serving Suitors who just curse and carouse.
Few mix wine with water. I heard one shout,
"Clean down the tables with wet sponges! Rouse
Yourselves! And when...
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Categories:
renowned, adventure, anger, anxiety, bullying, father, history, introspection,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
EpitaphsEpitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
Autumn Conundrum
by Michael R. Burch
It's not that every leaf must finally...
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Categories:
renowned, bereavement, death, death of a friend, depression,
Form:
Epitaph
Halloween Poems Ivthe Horror
by Michael R. Burch
the Horror lurks inside our closets
the Horror hides beneath our beds
the Horror hisses ancient curses
the Horror whispers in our heads
the Horror tells us Death is coming
the Horror tells us there’s no...
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Categories:
renowned, dark, death, evil, grave, halloween, horror, scary,
Form:
Rhyme
Athenian EpitaphsAthenian Epitaphs
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato
Does my soul abide in heaven, or hell?
Only the sea gulls
in their...
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Categories:
renowned, death, eulogy, funeral, grave, loss, memorial day,
Form:
Epigram
Athenian Epitaphs IiAthenian Epitaphs II
These are ancient Greek epitaphs for lost family and friends, including dogs and other animals ...
Now his voice is prisoned in the silent pathways of the night:
his owner's faithful Maltese...
but will...
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Categories:
renowned, animal, best friend, death of a friend,
Form:
Epitaph
An Ordinary Girl - Translation From TagoreSharing my translation of a famous poem (Sadharan Meye) written by Rabindranath Tagore, who won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. It's one of his story-like poems, written in Bengali, which is one of the...
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Categories:
renowned, life, loss,
Form:
Narrative
Jean Lapresle: the Solitary Oak On Mount Kremlin Bicetre A French ‘Indianist’ Doctor: A Tribute to a Die-hard Humanist
...
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Categories:
renowned, celebrity, endurance, french, loss, solitude, tribute,
Form:
Elegy
Back Door Side Door Front Door : Which Door Might a Confucian TakeBack Door Side Door Front Door : Which door might a Confucian take
..................for René ETIEMBLE (Jan. 26, 1909 – Jan. 7, 2002)*
In homage - dedicated to the Chair Professor of Comparative Literature
.................at the prestigious...
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Categories:
renowned, books, eulogy, french, poems, son, tribute,
Form:
Elegy
Translation of 'The Story' By Kama NasserThe Story
by Kamal Nasser
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I will tell you a story ...
a story that lived in the dreams of my people,
a story that comes from the world of tents.
It is a story...
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Categories:
renowned, arabic, betrayal, christian, conflict, courage, devotion, religion,
Form:
Free verse
MY Collaboration with Actor, Singer: Ricky Nelson in the Mid Winter of ''80: PART IMY Collaboration with Ricky Nelson in the Last Days of 1980
The eventful news of that day about what was found on board that crashed plane, won't replace that particular memory of Mr. Rick Nelson's hearty...
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Categories:
renowned, appreciation, celebrity, girlfriend, imagery, lost, peace, wife,
Form:
Narrative
On Fam'Ly Traditions - 2nd ThirdOn Fam’ly Traditions - 2nd third -
“Might as well grab us some food an' some beer...some ice...and some bundles o' wood, an' prob'ly some charcoal....there ain't nothin' better than walleye from right off a...
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Categories:
renowned, family, together,
Form:
Narrative
Spineless In the RunningWas this a bold endeavour or worst-case high risk plot?
In one sense I was caught between two poles apart concerns.
One must never underestimate indeed trivialise a devilish
difficult decision.
A decision that may...
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Categories:
renowned, age, august, beautiful, care, city, creation, fate,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Why I Don'T Trust Psychics - 3rd ThirdNOTE: This is the final THIRD of a funny 3-part poem. You'll find the 1st and 2nd parts on my homepage, of course. I hope you'll take the time to read the whole thing, it's...
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Categories:
renowned, funny, humor, , western,
Form:
Narrative
Catonita Strikes - Part One: a Freezer Mice AdventureContinued from FREEZER MICE
The cat had travelled straight from hell, a hell beyond the stars
The cat that theories claim once levied genocide on Mars
She now seeks vengeance on descendants of the primal shrew
Whoever knew that...
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Categories:
renowned, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
Mad About Towns
When we set out on a road trip
We didn’t stick to the old script
And were gladly amazed
And rarely unfazed
Hitting strange towns though some were skipped
We started from Thatsnot, OK
Which was more or less ok
But then...
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Categories:
renowned, humorous, travel, word play,
Form:
Limerick
My Brother--Nelson Mandela, Umtata, South Africa--Tribute PoemNelson Mandela, crossed my spirited mind today, a visionary legend of peace, love, equality, and unity of all people.
As a prevailer of great affliction, he was like a Greek God fighting for the—"Common man!”
I had...
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Categories:
renowned, brother, confidence, dedication, discrimination, inspiration, motivation, strength,
Form:
Couplet
Apt Name Limericks Collaboration -Nb Some Poems Will Be BawdyCOME ON SOUPER'S LETS HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE FOLK SMILE DURING SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US ALL. THERE ARE LOTS MORE APT NAMES - PLEASE SOUP MAIL POEMS AND I WILL ADD THEM...
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Categories:
renowned, giggle, jobs,
Form:
Limerick
Systemic ChangeIt is known throughout Earth's anonymous
unanimous Commons,
Systems are hard to change.
The more macro-competitive,
Yang-strong,
The more difficult of all conversion stories
Over pernicious decades,
We tend to add "isms"
to pathological ends
of these global systemic issues.
This polyculturalistic/multiculturalism suffix,
negative appendage,
suggests a...
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Categories:
renowned, caregiving, health, integrity, peace, psychological, wisdom, woman,
Form:
Political Verse
Letter From a Son To His Late MotherMa,
Why do I need to apostrophize you? Why did you flew away into the celestial regions so earlier? Is it because you are from a land where ‘twenty is plenty’ for women? And hence, ignoring...
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Categories:
renowned, emotions, family, loss, mother son,
Form:
Prose
Camellia - Part 1 Translation From TagoreThis is a translation from the poem "Camellia", by Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel laureate Poet from India (1861 -1941) Understandably the story took place in late nineteenth century - early twentieth century Bengal.
Her name is...
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Categories:
renowned, life, love,
Form:
Narrative
Ooniversal OoOOOniversal oo
Frightened tepid antisocial ant was football training avidly but failing to attend a fragrant tailor army. Oh dear. That was sure to be put forward to the sacred sanction ship and the sacred sanction...
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Categories:
renowned, absence, adventure, angst, anti bullying, anxiety, appreciation,
Form:
I do not know?
The Bakers Of Milton CreekThe sun was rising over Milton Creek, heralding the start of a new day
Two new residents were due in town, on the noon train from Santa Fe
William (Bill) and Sara Baker, both renowned as skilled...
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Categories:
renowned, america, humor, western,
Form:
Narrative
Chatgpt-4 Shockingly Rates One of My Sonnets a 94 Out of 100“ChatGPT-4, can you give me your literary opinion on the following sonnet? By the way, it is preambled by an explanatory prolegomenon which discusses the sonnet’s theme and my inspiration for composing it:”
Mental “Masturbation”
(The title...
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Categories:
renowned, extended metaphor, satire, sin, smart,
Form:
Sonnet
The Story of the Grand PianoShe was a grand piano: grand in structure, grand in beauty, grand in quality
of sound. She had captured the heart of every pianist who had come to play in
the great hall. Once they...
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Categories:
renowned, allegory, betrayal, music,
Form:
Prose
The Grand PianoShe was a grand piano: grand in structure, grand in beauty, grand in quality
of sound. She had captured the heart of every pianist who had come to play in
the great hall. Once they...
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Categories:
renowned, analogy, love,
Form:
Narrative