Long Spared Poems
Long Spared Poems. Below are the most popular long Spared by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Spared poems by poem length and keyword.
That Long Evening
When you came to me...
Not that you wanted me. Oh, no! It was I who wanted you,
Your comfort... your caring... your
... compassion, your compassion...
Your body, beautiful and young, perhaps that as well at...
Read More
Categories:
spared, feelings, lost, thank you,
Form:
Free verse
The Only Northern Northern StarAs winter hazes of January spraying
While I was meditating on how
To write this riveting poem which
Seemed to be for someone who
I never cast in my sight.
Despite her name is not an odd in me
But I...
Read More
Categories:
spared, africa,
Form:
Ode
EnoughEnough!
by Michael R. Burch
It’s not that I don’t want to die;
I shall be glad to go.
Enough of diabetes pie,
and eating sickly crow!
Enough of win and place and show.
Enough of endless woe!
Enough of suffering and vice!
I’ve...
Read More
Categories:
spared, body, cancer, death, health, irony, mental illness,
Form:
Light Verse
The massive convoy of threatsBegins with Hyundai's my stalker fatal attraction
rushing in front of our disabled vehicle then rams break
hard causing us to panic my spouse and I both disabled
this has cause severe discrimination and victimization...
Read More
Categories:
spared, anxiety, depression, discrimination, health, husband, mental health,
Form:
Free verse
Missed By a MileHaving been avid antiques collectors for nearly 4 decades, my wife and I met our share of rascals like this sneaky dealer -
Damp and chilly winds were blowing, leaves would paint the ground,
As me...
Read More
Categories:
spared, humor,
Form:
Narrative
A Poem For My Algebra TeacherI know I promised
no more ‘Make you Cry Poems’
I said I'd never write another
‘Wipe your eye poem’
And for three years
I tried not to retract,
but after so many tears
I have...
Read More
Categories:
spared, 6th grade, abuse, betrayal, children, confusion, family,
Form:
Free verse
Old Pharaoh - 2 of 2For Pharaoh still exalts himself and thinks he’s in control,
But if he won’t release my folk, he’ll pay a heavy toll.
Tomorrow I will bring down hail like Egypt’s never seen,
On plants and trees and man...
Read More
Categories:
spared, bible,
Form:
Ballad
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iv - Primo LeviWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - IV - Primo Levi
Shema
by Primo Levi
translation by Michael R. Burch
You who live secure
in your comfortable houses,
who return each evening to find
warm food,
welcoming faces...
consider whether this...
Read More
Categories:
spared, evil, holocaust, race, racism, war, world, world
Form:
Free verse
Quest of the Heart: Chapter TwoBrave Shadow Mane
Falling free at a tremendous velocity
Cursing my decision for acting in haste
Through clouds and frozen rain I could not see the ground
Losing consciousness, in my mouth blood I could taste
Now this was indeed...
Read More
Categories:
spared, adventure, for her, journey, lost love, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Gingerbread Cottage FrightAt the edge of a wood, in days of summertime,
Lived Hansel and Gretel, once upon a time;
Whose dear father, a poor woodcutter,
Could no longer earn their bread and butter.
Late one night, a conversation overheard--
As from...
Read More
Categories:
spared, children, family, fantasy, happy,
Form:
Rhyme
HighbornCAST:
Prince Zag The Freid: Son of King Othor The Freid, younger brother of Prince Zig The Freid
Duke Mor: Close friend of King Othor and an arbiter between father the king and of his son the...
Read More
Categories:
spared, allegory, character, destiny, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
War and Peace: That Midst Nations and NationalsWar and Peace: That Midst Nations And Nationals
War and Peace, a classical fiction by Leo Tolstoy, first published as Voyna I Mir in 1865–69. This picturesque reflection of early 19th-century Russian culture saw as its...
Read More
Categories:
spared, allegory, angst, life, marriage, war,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
A Mom, Three Girls, Two Cigarettes, and a SparrowPart I.
Harvest time was winding down,
I was taking lunch in town,
After spending six long hours plowing stubble.
Washing up I met a man,
Guessed he was a harvest hand,
His combine crew, he said,...
Read More
Categories:
spared, faith, loss, , cute,
Form:
Rhyme
Beating the Odds -- Both Audio and Text - W-IllustrationThese two lived through a devastating hurricane -
The morning started out like any other standard day. The sky was partly cloudy and the breeze was soft and warm.
An empty little rain cloud drifted by...
Read More
Categories:
spared, storm,
Form:
Narrative
When Three Cousins PlayedThree cousins played a “game’ of war
A map of Europe spread across the floor
No adults there to keep the score
As each of them wanted more and more
Three of four empires lay upon that map
As they...
Read More
Categories:
spared, war,
Form:
Verse
Ashurah(Every year in the lunar month of Muharram we Shia Muslims commemorate the brutal martyrdom of the grandson of our Holy prophet Muhammed (s.a.w) and his family and friends at the hands of fake hypocritical...
Read More
Categories:
spared, history, islamic, remembrance day, sad,
Form:
Elegiac Lyric
Children Are Worth the RiskChildren ARE Worth the Risk
“What‘re ya’ doin’ for Christmas, Carl?” the nurse’s aid inquired, “all our kids are coming home,” she proudly let me know.
“Well...me an’ Joan believed,” I answered - “when we tied the...
Read More
Categories:
spared, children,
Form:
Narrative
The NuckleberryThere are times in life when we deal with strife
And are helpless to the powers that be.
Where we are sequestered by doubt... and still tossed about
By others...
Read More
Categories:
spared, adventure, humor, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
UncontainableUncontainable
(Music playing)
“I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
and I’ve been waiting for this moment, for all of my life, oh lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord,...
Read More
Categories:
spared, character,
Form:
Prose
To a Dead Mouse
I
Friend, whatever brought your life to end
had no appetite for mouse flesh, nudged your
small gray body on its side with a thorough sniff
and left your corpse exposed on the asphalt path,
then, for reasons of its...
Read More
Categories:
spared, in memoriam,
Form:
Free verse
Mongolophobia and the Eastern HordeNeither a fable,
Nor a tale,
This is a fact,
A story to tell,
To everyone, female and male.
To generations, younger and frail.
About a threat, a monster from the East,
That struck the world like a beast,
Attacked Europe...
Read More
Categories:
spared, christian, conflict, culture, fear, history, violence, war,
Form:
Rhyme
The Ghost of Christmas PresentTerrence the Turkey was feeling quite perky
Passing time in his rafter and doing no harm
No fighting nor squabbling, just gabbling and gobbling
Turkey talking turkey down on the farm.
Whilst having a natter, tame turkey type chatter
Before...
Read More
Categories:
spared, adventure, animal, bird, celebration, christmas, food, freedom,
Form:
Quatrain
Darius Was the Medo-Persian KingDarius was the Medo-Persian king,
Which means he was in charge of everything.
One hundred twenty satraps gave account,
So he would have an up-to-date amount;
All this so that he might not suffer loss.
‘Since that’s a lot of...
Read More
Categories:
spared, bible,
Form:
Rhyme
Devil's Advocate Claims Teflon TrumpDevil's advocate claims Teflon Trump...
The demagogue reincarnate
feels gifted to reign supreme
captivates, glorifies, lauds,
renounces, yawps extreme
views bellows dogmatic fulminations
in an attempt to redeem
stolen 2020 capital one bid.
Which hunter (biden his time)
will reap grim...
Read More
Categories:
spared, 12th grade, abortion, age, america, anger, anxiety,
Form:
Rhyme
Happy Birthday O Banga Konya(DEDICATED THIS WRITINGS TO THE BIRTHDAY OF SHEIKH HASINA, HONORABLE PRIME MINISTER OF BANGLADESH)
Today is propitious day of Bangladesh
Happy Birthday to You O Great Leader Of Bangla
Sheikh Hasina (Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
In the heart of...
Read More
Categories:
spared, birthday,
Form:
Free verse