Long Settlers Poems
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The OutlanderI am an Outlander
Who lives on a high hill
Overlooking a man-made lake
That once was a rapidly rushing river
Along whose banks the Ozarks Bluff Dwellers and the Osage and then Delaware
Hunted, fished, and created shelter
For their...
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Categories:
settlers, change, childhood, community, history, home, journey, remember,
Form:
Ballad
Human Rights Charter For Australian Aborigines By Oodgeroo NoonuccalLa Charte des Droits de l’Homme pour les Aborigènes - Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal's Aboriginal Charter of Rights by T. Wignesan
Nous avons besoin de l’espoir, pas de racisme,
La fraternité, pas d’ostracisme
Du progrès pour les Noirs,...
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Categories:
settlers, 3rd grade, abuse, discrimination, humanity, language, slavery,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Stolen Illumination of the StarSTOLEN ILLUMINATION OF THE STAR
This journey has not been a fanciful adventure,
we're all settlers in these dynasty of neo-colonialism
united only by what divides us. Victims, yes
victims of civilized inducement,
terms of...
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Categories:
settlers, political,
Form:
Narrative
Purge Our ConsciencesFrom my lowly bachelor’s house
Proudly christened ‘Embassy Fair’
I woke up to the chirping of birds
On the trees above and across the vale
And the riverine bushes in-between
I woke up to the crowing of cocks
And the mooing...
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Categories:
settlers, prayer,
Form:
Free verse
A Land Where East Meets WestWritten 19 November 2023
No. 1259 New Poems Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Stand
...
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Categories:
settlers, appreciation,
Form:
Rhyme
Reflections Upon Mine Gender Identity ReduxReflections upon mine gender identity redux
Although heterosexual
predilections punctuated
physiological pulsations
about five inches below
innie belly button of mine
showcasing undersize
male member, when fully erect
not much to crow
about, contributed
diminished masculinity within
body electric regarding
wordsmith...
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Categories:
settlers, age, analogy, anxiety, atheist, birth, boy, confidence,
Form:
Free verse
Declaration of a SaintCommunities are built on pioneer toil and generational links,
with building, road and railway, applied to how a council thinks.
There’s sporting ties and country hall, to form the social hub,
and of course a meeting place -...
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Categories:
settlers, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Declaration of a SaintCommunities are built on pioneer toil and generational links,
with building, road and railway, applied to how a council thinks.
There’s sporting ties and country hall, to form the social hub,
and of course a meeting place -...
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Categories:
settlers, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Palestine will be Free!!!POEM: Welcome to Palestine. The land of the prophets and the martyrs.
Let’s show show some respect, and bow down in humility…
Gaza may be small, but their angels are all over and as far as...
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Categories:
settlers, allah, christian, freedom, islamic, jewish, religious, war,
Form:
Rhyme
I Ask Myself a Rhetorical Question RegardingI ask myself a rhetorical question regarding...
the durability, longevity, and tenacity of Homo sapiens,
after screaming headlines report one after another atrocity.
How did the human species manage to survive
with many means
of self destruction at their disposal?
Atomic...
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Categories:
settlers, africa, america, anger, april, black african american,
Form:
Free verse
American Pies and PorkiesAmerican Pies and Porkies
I’m not American though I spent a year in California the land of beaches Hollywood
‘flower power’ ‘Big Sur’ with dopey dreams and have walked ‘bear’-foot in Yosemite
thus I followed the elections...
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Categories:
settlers, community,
Form:
Free verse
Haiti, Haiti: the Decisive Battle of VertieresHaiti, Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Martyrs
Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Great Slaves
Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Ancient Braves
For many, the betrayed Land that matters.
Haiti, Haiti, the volcanic land of Fire
Haiti, Haiti, the land of...
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Categories:
settlers, africa, black african american, courage, death, race,
Form:
Free verse
Translation of Aboriginal Charter of Rights By Oodgeroo NoonuccalLa Charte des Droits de l’Homme pour les Aborigènes - Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal's Aboriginal Charter of Rights by T. Wignesan
Nous avons besoin de l’espoir, pas de racisme,
La fraternité, pas d’ostracisme
Du progrès pour les Noirs,...
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Categories:
settlers, political, prejudice, racism,
Form:
Free verse
The Revered Reverend Martin Luther King JuniorThe revered Reverend Martin Luther King Junior
Born January fifteenth nineteen twenty nine
if still alive seven years shy
attaining age of centenarian
father of civil rights movement,
the revered Martin Luther King Junior
honored as benevolent demigod figure
to...
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Categories:
settlers, abuse, age, america, angel, appreciation, birthday, black
Form:
Free verse
The First FleetThe First Fleet
by Robert (Bob) Moore
The 26th of January, is called Australia Day
that was when some 10 pound poms, decided they would stay
they had been, for about a week, at a place called Botany Bay
not...
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Categories:
settlers, history,
Form:
Rhyme
Benediction To My Father, and Apology For DisallowingA Healthy Relationship Betwixt Yourself And Only Heir
A hint of helping this wholesome Harris son
cane across thru the air
Hence this poetic expression
of gratitude Matthew Scott wants to blare
And communicate my genuine
appreciation crystal...
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Categories:
settlers, anger, courage, dad, desire, encouraging, howl, tribute,
Form:
Elegy
End of DaysEarly Days
An epic story told of men on earth,
My father’s life, and also mine
Wind planted weeds, we had a humble birth,
Not sprung from rose or grape on vine.
Our whole existence born of charity,
A “gift” of...
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Categories:
settlers, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Mystery Stew
It stands on the edge of civilization,
fed by a ghost town road
A starving artery leading into the desert
Only desperadoes and Death Valley aficionados
pass through this lonely stretch of land
But there's a diner sitting at this...
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Categories:
settlers, food, horror, imagery, mystery,
Form:
Narrative
Settling Old Grudges, Part Ii...“The bloodshed grew, the army was called in,
and sided with settlers as they often did,
Blue Hawk’s people were crushed, all rounded up,
put on the rez and told to stay within.
“Despite the peace both sides still...
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Categories:
settlers, conflict, confusion, family, father daughter, history, native
Form:
Narrative
Deep In the Piney WoodsDeep in the piney woods
A call beckons across the branch
A call that isn't animal nor human
A call that makes your hair stand alert and skin prickly from fright!
The light of the full moon awakens the...
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Categories:
settlers, mysterylost, life, lost, moon,
Form:
Narrative
The Shopping Cart InjusticeThis poem was inspired by the interviews by Earl K. Pollon and S. S. Matheson conducted with native Sekanni peoples who were negatively effected by the flooding of their communal homelands by the building of...
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Categories:
settlers, environment, history,
Form:
Free verse
Benediction To My Father, and Apology For DisallowingA hint of helping this wholesome Harris son
can across thru the air
Hence this poetic expression
of gratitude Matthew Scott wants to blare
And communicate my genuine
appreciation crystal clear
Toward one whose existence
more valuable to me and dear
As thee...
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Categories:
settlers, age, boy, cry, dedication, father, father son,
Form:
Elegy
Roadside AssistanceReally? Is that all you are good for? Know your worth!
This is to bring awareness to outside relationships, cheaters, settlers, people who prefer to settle and have relations with someone who is in a relation...
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Categories:
settlers, feelings, how i feel, integrity, marriage, relationship,
Form:
Narrative
Who Were the Pilgrims ?WHO WERE THE PILGRIMS ?
JAMESTOWN
1607
Four hundred years ago high-born Brits sailed to America
Seeking fast fortunes, adventure and fame.
Many would never endure their first year here
Cultivating, foraging, and hunting game.
Arriving in Virginia they came...
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Categories:
settlers, adventure, hope, imagination, inspirational, life, mystery, day,
Form:
ABC
EkoOGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-NativePen 029
EKO @50
TIME OF THOUGHT:LOSS
DATE OF THOUGHT:2015
A damsel was born decades ago
Her name is EKO
Eko Ile Ogbon
She is the most sought after amongst other
The eyes of the Southwest states
The favourite of her mother...
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Categories:
settlers, africa, anniversary, blessing, class, fish, , western,
Form:
Bio