Long Stripes Poems
Long Stripes Poems. Below are the most popular long Stripes by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Stripes poems by poem length and keyword.
Blitzkrieg : a Kookaburra Laughs
“Now behind the eyes and secrets of the dreamers in the streets rocked to sleep by the sea, see the titbits and topsyturvies, bobs and buttontops, bags and bones, ash and rind and dandruff and...
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Categories:
stripes, dark, destiny, dream,
Form:
Free verse
2 Detectives and a Victim, Tonight's Episode: the TwistJoe: "It's 9 a.m., here in Gotham and my partner, Mike and I, have been here since 7 a.m., and we also passed a cow coming over here!"
Mike: "That was no cow sir just a...
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Categories:
stripes, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Dramatic Verse
The Pied Piper From New York City - Part OneThe Pied Piper from New York City – Part One
Dare his name be said?
I say, of course, Yes!
The Pied Piper, himself, is the man, the myth, the legend.
And they, the so-called incurious lot of...
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Categories:
stripes, allusion, america, betrayal, corruption, judgement, new york,
Form:
Political Verse
Bleeding Before Rome -2Yet at this very moment the cathedral was crumbling
down upon the cries of foresaken refugees,
the monastery's walls wobbling from war's wreckage,
and as the black bursts billowed into sun drenched brutality
with the bodies of...
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Categories:
stripes, culture, heart, war, world war ii,
Form:
Epic
Freezer Mice: RepostedThose primeval skies, no man ever knew
Ignited, as one massive boulder burst through
Hollow inside, creatures not unlike mice
Strapped themselves in as they plunged into ice
Instantly boiled then instantly frozen
None were to question the planet they'd...
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Categories:
stripes, adventure,
Form:
Narrative
Freezer MiceThose primeval skies, no man ever knew
Ignited, as one massive boulder burst through
Hollow inside, creatures not unlike mice
Strapped themselves in as they plunged into ice
Instantly boiled then instantly frozen
None were to question the planet they'd...
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Categories:
stripes, adventure, fantasy, hero,
Form:
Rhyme
The Daily Show and TellDear Toni,
I saw you on The Daily Show
the other day
having your way
with Trevor,
or was it the other way around?
Not sure.
I'm also not sure where we first went wrong,
but I'm sorry for once having thought you...
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Categories:
stripes, family, health, humor, patriotic, political, psychological, science,
Form:
Political Verse
Agenda"Again... I apologize but threefold times ...
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Categories:
stripes, america,
Form:
Political Verse
MarlinoTwo, perhaps three miles out to sea, beyond the reef to Zapatillas,
Bocas’ dual sand-edged footprint jewels with jungle centre trees,
Francesco’s outboard boat heads out to Caribbean’s deeper blue.
Where sun burns softer gringo skin, but...
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Categories:
stripes, fish, fishing, sea,
Form:
Narrative
The Game of HockeyThe Game of Hockey
By Government decree, lacrosse
Is Canada’s national sport,
But in the hearts and minds of Canadians,
Hockey rules supreme.
Hockey is a winter sport enjoyed by Canadians since 1875,
When the game was first played, on...
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Categories:
stripes, hockey, sports,
Form:
Verse
What Are You SeeingI believe that I am..., but I dare ask the question. ...
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Categories:
stripes, america, change, conflict, confusion, family, peace,
Form:
Verse
The Legend of Talos, Sero and JackLegend has it that six hundred years ago, lived a creature of the wild. His name was Talos. He held the strength of a bear yet wore the coat of a fox. He was deep...
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Categories:
stripes, children, courage, myth,
Form:
Narrative
In America June 14th Equals Flag DayIn America June 14th equals flag day
and in Pennsylvania a federal holiday.
"...I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation under god...
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Categories:
stripes, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th
Form:
Rhyme
I Am Me, Set Me FreeI am given to you by Creator Himself
My Limbs long to grow straight and tall
Bathed in sunlight from above, paying homage
Fulfilling my God given task
From the dawn of creation, in the Holy Books I’m told
A...
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Categories:
stripes, cancer, creation, environment, health, inspirational, nature, planet,
Form:
Ode
Red TulipsUnder a tree of wet blossoms, shimmering to life in the sun, one honey bee is circling around two burly men, who wave it off, with childlike dramatics...arms flailing. One of them,...
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Categories:
stripes, friendship, me, red, spring, tree,
Form:
Verse
Oye, Karin - I Will Never ForgetEveryone was gone, and the pool beckoned -
one-piece bathing suit, on your perfect petite form ...
...
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Categories:
stripes, passion, romance, sensual, soulmate, true love,
Form:
Free verse
CladestineTHE CHIMNEY
The once fine air, refreshens with dust
Between the village horizon and crest
Since the sailing of a death chemical chimney.
Young green plants seedlings growing on slope
Are left to sip these carcinogenic dusts, sapling
And entwined...
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Categories:
stripes, corruption, death of a friend, depression, emotions,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Advent Funeral With BirthdayThe coincidence of Advent
and the HW Bush eulogies
reminded me of DJ Trump's challenge
to laugh about himself
at least as quickly and quietly as he laughs against others.
As compared to any recent US President,
he comes in dead...
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Categories:
stripes, anti bullying, birthday, bullying, health, humor, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
Jesus Christ a Perfect SacrificeJesus is the word of God, through him all things are made
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
And the Word was God
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us
So...
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Categories:
stripes, baptism, bible, blessing, christian, dedication, devotion,
Form:
Rhyme Royal
Scars of Love- a True Valentine StoryWar leaves scars. They are emotional. They are physical. They are spiritual.
My brother had proposed to my sister-in-law on Valentine's Day, and so it was on that fateful day, 12 years later that his and...
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Categories:
stripes, love hurts, spiritual, war,
Form:
Narrative
O' BaobabO' Baobab! O' Baobab! O' Baobab
Ace of the furnace, finest of the dynasty
You strut your breast high
And ply strain against the yearn,
Against the fire, the desire for sigh
Haughty, you stand, before the...
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Categories:
stripes, africa, mystery, myth, nature,
Form:
Free verse
The One That Got Away - Both Audio and TextNelson Cedrick Thunderwood, a colonel in the army, has served his country faithfully for thirty-seven years.
I doubt if there could be a medal Nelson hasn’t won, and he’s earned the admiration and respect of...
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Categories:
stripes, humor,
Form:
Verse
A Canadian's Letter To Americans: a Thousand Points of Light
A Thousand Points of Light! ! ! ! !
Once a beacon of democracy
A shining light on the hill
The ‘American Dream’
Anyone can ‘make it’
Never more than aspirational
Structurally delusional
Always susceptible to its
Achilles heel of...
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Categories:
stripes, conflict, corruption, leadership, power, racism, violence, war,
Form:
Free verse
Positively StunningI used to be obsessed with fashion, caring far too much about clothes,
Like the sun whenever he's coming and going, is striking vanity's pose.
I lavished absurdly upon my wardrobe, in excess of what was practical,
Like...
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Categories:
stripes, fantasy, fashion, growth, love, magic, people, vanity,
Form:
Couplet
Skin of TerrorSkin of Terror
- Daniel Henry Rodgers
(Lights slowly rise on a lone figure, MICHAEL, hunched over a steering wheel. His knuckles are white against the worn leather. Pre-recorded sounds of a desolate highway hum faintly in...
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Categories:
stripes, horror, mental health, mental illness, psychological,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue