Long Striking Poems
Long Striking Poems. Below are the most popular long Striking by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Striking poems by poem length and keyword.
THE LAST GOODBYEThis is for the Contest - 'Titanic - Fare Thee Well' Sponsored by Tom Woody.
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Categories:
striking, death, inspirational, loss, love,
Form:
Narrative
Mirza Ghalib TranslationsNear Sainthood
by Mirza Ghalib
translation by Kanu V. Prajapati and Michael R. Burch
On the subject of mystic philosophy, Ghalib,
your words might have seemed deeply profound
and we might have pronounced you a saint...
if only we hadn't found
you...
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Categories:
striking, soulmate, spiritual, tamil, truth, urdu, women, words,
Form:
Verse
Finally Saved Part 1 - Translation From Rabindranath TagoreThis is a translation from a Poem (Title - Niskriti) by Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel-Laureate philosopher poet (1861 - 1941) from India. The story successfully depicts the status of women in a patriarchal society of nineteenth...
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Categories:
striking, father daughter, love, marriage, women,
Form:
Free verse
A Day On the Farm
"You really wanna know? Cause I'll tell ya if you really wanna know. You'll be thinkin' I'm crazy before I'm done, but I'll tell ya... ifn' you really wanna know."
The day started like any other,...
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Categories:
striking, farm, myth,
Form:
Prose
The Angry Black WomanShe stood with her back turned to me
Leaning slightly towards where the light tapered off into darkness
Her faced buried deep inside her cupped hands
Her own shadow towered over her seemingly at odds with her...
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Categories:
striking, africa, anger, beauty, betrayal, black african american,
Form:
I do not know?
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:
striking, arabic, betrayal, christian, conflict, courage, devotion, religion,
Form:
Free verse
America Wasn'T So Bad Back ThenWe have something in common, a fellow I talk to now and then. We’re about the same age and perhaps the only ones in the diner who think our past lives are interesting. So when...
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Categories:
striking, america,
Form:
Prose
Across Country With CrystalskyHello CRYSTALSKY*. ...
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Categories:
striking, america, travel,
Form:
Free verse
Doppler Radar Killed Our Classic Car - 1st Half As Text Plus Full AudioHere's the scoop, friends...
This is, as indicated, the 1st HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd half had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No other way...
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Categories:
striking, car,
Form:
Narrative
Poetic Encryption Like Ancient EgyptianPoetic Encryption Like Ancient Egyptian
This terror and threat to poetic clarity,
Becomes a pet rock for some poets.
Words do count for sure, but so does
Clarity unless poets put a mask on.
Encryption can be used to mask...
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Categories:
striking, allegory, analogy, emotions, imagination, metaphor, passion, symbolism,
Form:
Narrative
Loves Trial 6Fox News reported the following:
The news media was having a blast with Fear. He was saying he was the greatest attorney, the most respected lawyer in the nation. He stated he helped the judge...
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Categories:
striking, analogy,
Form:
Free verse
Quest of the Heart: Chapter OneOf Ghosts and Fiends in Twilight
The sun sank low on the darkening horizon
Grey mist hung adrift over the land thickening
A cold, brisk autumn wind held and embraced me
With my horse’s pace and that of...
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Categories:
striking, adventure, for her, journey, lost love, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Random Acts of KarmaThe mute old drunk had gotten lucky the day before - a stranger had taken pity on him at the bridge, (under which he and many other homeless people lived), and stopped to give him...
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Categories:
striking, grandchild, hope, humanity, inspirational, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse
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:
striking, brother, confidence, dedication, discrimination, inspiration, motivation, strength,
Form:
Couplet
The Giant of LisbellawStood I there, that last day,
On an iron bridge...
An aqueduct by design,
Where, looking dreamily out over
The Ernes Lower Lough,
My compressed shadow
Momentarily paused -
To contently recline:
Amidst coy Junes radiant beams
of sweet benign!
All was stilled,...
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Categories:
striking, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
The Maid of OrleansReflecting in her garden sits a winsome little maid;
She holds a purple flower like the circlet that she made
And wrapped about her braids to grace her forehead like a crown;
Her thick and shining braids that...
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Categories:
striking, christian, conflict, courage, england, history,
Form:
Couplet
Quest of the Heart: Chapter FourGrey Bane and the Dark Lord
Perched on a stalagmite jutting up from the floor
Hugo was staring at length across the cave
My eyes accustomed to the glow followed his gaze
Frozen in ice was my Love whom...
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Categories:
striking, adventure, for her, journey, lost love, love,
Form:
Rhyme
What Is a Life To YouWhat is a life to you?
Do you wake up to love
imagine a future with someone?
A wife or a husband,
a child or ten?
An exaggeration,
but love is different to everyone.
Do you have a cat or a dog,
that...
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Categories:
striking, america, anger, emotions, grief, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
Desert RoseI was driving to Utah, because I had gotten a promotion;
And chose the scenic route, so as to put things in motion.
I had been traveling from Los Angeles, to Salt Lake City;
And the scenery along...
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Categories:
striking, beauty, faith, fantasy, inspiration, lost, purple, rose,
Form:
Couplet
Where the Vision VisitsKentucky's late summer sunshine
sunk deep into their skin
as the boy rode on the back
of his Grandfather's coppered horse,
the tobacco harvest would begin soon,
aromas of sweet leaf darkness
were wafting in the field heat,
to the big barn...
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Categories:
striking, christian, heart, hope, , 9th grade,
Form:
Epic
The Whiskey Bottle WishThe Whiskey Bottle Wish
One late summer night outside a saloon in the mid-west, an intoxicated Dusty Rogers, stumbles out of the Bar nearly taking one of the revolving doors with him. As he flutters...
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Categories:
striking, bible, drink, judgement,
Form:
Narrative
The Fantastic FlemmingsAs I look back upon a terrific, exciting, and storied career,
I revisit the trove of golden memories, which I hold so dear.
Although some were bad, they have been predominantly sweet;
But the most striking one, still...
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Categories:
striking, adventure, career, family, fantasy, friendship love, imagery,
Form:
Couplet
Bloody RiverI took a ride through the park to relax my mind
I stood on top of the hill observing the burnt trees
standing patiently waiting for someone to take them in
The entire place was...
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Categories:
striking, america, angel, beautiful, blessing, culture, environment, london,
Form:
Narrative
Our Favorite Antiques Shop - 1st Half Text - Plus Full AudioHere's the scoop, friends...
This is, as indicated, the 1st HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd half had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No other way...
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Categories:
striking, travel, uplifting,
Form:
Narrative
ChangeI am feeling the shock of fast change. How to cope with it is of course the question. Listen to Beethoven through the neighbor's window? Look up from the page? Appreciate doves even though they...
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Categories:
striking, change, environment, hope, nature, sleep, strength, violence,
Form:
Verse