Long Set off Poems
Long Set off Poems. Below are the most popular long Set off by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Set off poems by poem length and keyword.
The Dancing: the Last Dance
Was it a cruel twist of fate?
Sneering, laughing chance?
Perhaps something I ate?
A bad bout of happenstance?
It wrenched and tore at my gut,
A sickening, sober, foreboding sign.
Wretched chance it was not,
This time was by insidious design.
The...
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Categories:
set off, allusion, analogy, angst, anxiety, dance, dark, metaphor,
Form:
Rhyme
Classified Part Three
The photograph that Tim had shown me a few hours earlier certainly did not do it justice.
From what I could see it was a large triangular shape on three legs which were all at a...
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Categories:
set off, science fiction,
Form:
Prose
The Twins, Part 1
In the dark of night a wind took hold,
With powers charged to shake the sky,
By moody swings of gods up high,
Their breath alone enraged and bold.
In the dark of night history spoke,
Of a world alive...
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Categories:
set off, brother, philosophy, symbolism, visionary, , cute,
Form:
Prose
U Can 2
U can 2 was on the license plate of my
store manager brown Benz where a dead man
was found in the trunk Alston Isadore defense store
manager at Fort Sheridan Army base Ronald Reagan...
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Categories:
set off, allah,
Form:
Ghazal
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 8
He awoke to the sound of lightly crunching ice. As he opened his eyes the boy stood looking at him, then with one fluid motion he stepped forward and stretched out his hand,
...
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Categories:
set off, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
An Early Mornings Tale
One morning early a Dad and his son Tom went for a walk in the country, they journeyed
through the still mist looking for flowers for the boy's Mom, but they did not see many.
Just then...
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Categories:
set off, celebration, emotions, family,
Form:
Narrative
Once Upon A Time In Milton Creek The Conclusion
It was still quite dark in Milton Creek, and it had just gone four
When Tom arrived at the sheriff's office, and knocked on his door
The Sheriff quickly opened up and beckoned Tom, to come inside
They...
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Categories:
set off, america, death, western,
Form:
Narrative
Laura Norder 2 - New Balls Please
Laura Norder took her gun and strapped it to her thigh
The skirt she wore was so damned short she had to strap it high
And stood there on the corner where the street lamps dare not...
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Categories:
set off, courage,
Form:
Narrative
I Felt So Out of Place
The sunshine and singing birds, awoke me that fine day;
And warmth caressed my face, as the wrens began to play.
I stretched luxuriantly in my bed, while smiling broadly,
At the gaiety of beautiful summer, in all...
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Categories:
set off, adventure, fantasy, humor, imagery, nature, science fiction,
Form:
Couplet
A Journey Through Time
Two friends were travelling to the east seeking unexplored lands
eventually they reached some grim looking tall mountains
slowly they made their way up to the summit and stood there
Breathlessly they were amazed by the panoramic view...
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Categories:
set off, adventure, drink, journey, magic,
Form:
Epic
The Druid 3
Now that Crimson Fire was gone
Fire Eagle needed to gain experience.
For over ten years he travelled the lands
helping people, learning from many other druids.
One day he knew he would be called up on to
take the...
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Categories:
set off, bereavement, death, funeral, spiritual,
Form:
Epic
Miracle On Ford Street
St Anthony's orphanage was founded some thirty years ago
For homeless and orphaned children, by a priest Father Angelo
Every child was made welcome; race and religion mattered not
And every Christmas Father Angelo ensured presents they all...
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Categories:
set off, care, children, christmas, prayer,
Form:
Narrative
Vultures Circling - Part One
I'd just checked out of a hotel in the town of Santa Fe
Went to the store to collect supplies and went on my way
I was heading for the gold rush in the state of...
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Categories:
set off, america, death, girl, horse, sun,
Form:
Narrative
The Druid 2
Sam woke up all excited, his first circle would take place tonight,
He saw Crimson Fire sat deep into mediation, still as a rock
and noticed the white robes, belts and staffs laid out ready.
He knew from...
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Categories:
set off, celebration, mystery, nature, visionary,
Form:
Epic
IN THE SHADOW OF SUNLIGHT
Pete Kovacs was a cop based in Cyprus, a small mid-western town
Nothing much happened with regards to crime from sunup to sundown
But on the 4th of June a couple came in to report their daughter...
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Categories:
set off, america, child, fishing, missing,
Form:
Narrative
The Plot
From whence did you come?
With your cherry picking plum?
From whence did you come?
When everything is done?
Which door did you come through?
With your unrealistic deja vu?
Who invited you to come here?
When you have nothing pragmatic to...
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Categories:
set off, betrayal, character, community, corruption, courage, encouraging, future,
Form:
Narrative
A Hero
Once upon a time there was a brave man
he loved the princess and she returned his love
the king saw a chance to test the young man
he set him three tasks to complete to win her...
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Categories:
set off, adventure, fantasy,
Form:
Epic
The Initiation
It had come, at last, today was the day
you see, it was full moon and that meant
it was time for the initiation ceremony
over the next week Mambo would complete tasks
Then he would become a man...
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Categories:
set off, celebration, child, childhood, riddle,
Form:
Epic
Kindness Generates Rewards
a heave and a shove, into the ocean she goes
where she stops no one knows,
floats and floats till it may sink
you may spot it with red ribbon bows.
message in a bottle set off to...
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Categories:
set off, appreciation, giving,
Form:
Free verse
A Short Story From A Friend
"Remember when you were a careless eight-year-old kid riding a bike with your friends, racing each other around the neighborhood? Remember that feeling of absolute freedom as you felt the wind in your hair (if...
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Categories:
set off, appreciation, child, confidence, encouraging, endurance, friendship, trust,
Form:
Narrative
Me and My Guitar
I'd grown tired of all the stress and worries of my life.
I thought it might be best to take a rest.
I’d hop into my car and drive off into the starlight
Without a real direction, maybe...
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Categories:
set off, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
Believe the Facade of a Narcissist-No More
Mirror, mirror on the wall ~
don't let me fall for a narcissist's words
for fear I'll find myself tangled in the web
of silk threads cunningly spun to lure me in.
You might take those words to...
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Categories:
set off, anti bullying, how i feel,
Form:
Free verse
Wave Bye Bye
I loved the cool, blue-green seas, and was most at home on crystal water,
As earth, forever in the pale glow of a moon, looks fondly to its daughter.
I had always been a strong swimmer, for...
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Categories:
set off, adventure, beach, fantasy, lost, nature, sea, water,
Form:
Couplet
The Druid
Far away deep in the forest there lived a druid
It was a long journey of three to four days of
hard going with no real path to speak of.
Just little trails wandering through the trees
and up...
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Categories:
set off, magic, nature, visionary,
Form:
Epic
Follow Me, Translation of Pierre Emmanuel's Suis-Moi By T Wignesan
Follow me, Translation of Piere Emmanuel’s Suis-moi by T. Wignesan
Everything begins on a morning like just another but
which becomes its own following day.
The next day of...
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Categories:
set off, allegory,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue