Long Thither Poems
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The True Mother
“The True Mother”
What part of a heart
in another could one trust
when betrayal comes
like a silver bullet, words and deeds
sharp piercing to burrow
bleed out Life’s dreams
rust crumbles to dust
Virulent apathy spreads
Betrayal’s destruction
hand...
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Categories:
thither, betrayal, imagery, love, mother daughter, psychological, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
Hither, Thither, and Yon
Once upon a time, there were two little villages, Rowling and Tolkien, that lived in peace with each other. Rowling and Tolkien had many, many children, some very young, others young, and a few...
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Categories:
thither, children, conflict, family, fantasy, parents, peace,
Form:
Prose
Castle Gate
It was the time before the celebration on Saint Peter’s day, when the noble page took a fine white scroll and was glad upon his way.
For a bird had whispered in this good page’s ear...
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Categories:
thither, humor, nonsense,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Letters To the Lady
Troop ships loading, crowded docks
Mums and sisters waving off
Go with keepsakes, golden locks
Some men hug while many doff
Eric, soldier single stands
Beryl, lonesome widow cares
Many kissing holding hands
Eric stands and Beryl dares
Bump the soldier, make excuse
Apologizing...
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Categories:
thither, mother son, war, world war ii,
Form:
Rhyme
Ode To Mankind
Prologue:
To the majority of people who seem to have lost touch
this is presented as a declaration to be treated as such.
And just for the world's deteriorating natural environment
of which we're all a contributing cause by...
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Categories:
thither, birth, corruption, death, environment, fate, meaningful, philosophy,
Form:
Ode
Titanic
Global pride! Greatest story-theme worldwide! Oceanic!
Voyage liner - Atlantic! British cruise ship! Titanic!
Born in the yard of Harland and Wolf! Floated to venture!
Who did ever dream of a deadliest wreck- adventure?
Christened after Titans of the...
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Categories:
thither, adventure, beauty, boat, fear, life, love,
Form:
Rhyme
A Cynical Observation
When Cupid fired an arrow in the air,
Where it might land? He did not care!
His only intent? To lighten his quiver,
When he shot his barbed Love dart thither!
So came the time, or so...
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Categories:
thither, betrayal, humor, myth,
Form:
Rhyme
Sign Language
I was pretty talkative, and spent all of my days chit chattering,
Like galaxies of glinting stars, all the dark universe scattering.
I was always on the move, and loved cacophonic sights and sounds,
Like the deep thrill...
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Categories:
thither, beauty, fantasy, joy, language, nature, peace, silence,
Form:
Couplet
The White Rose
The shepherd stood on the field, frail,
He knew not what to do when and why,
As the wrathful sun did steep down,
The confused chap followed his humble sheep.
Then one man neared and asked his name,
He gasped...
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Categories:
thither, beautiful, beauty,
Form:
Pastoral
V Canto Divine Comedy Translation First Part
So from first circle started the descent
Down to the second, which contains less
And more pain, stinging to a great extent.
There the horrible Minòs growls giving stress:
The faults examines right to entry close:
Judges and sends according...
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Categories:
thither, fantasy,
Form:
Terza Rima
Good King Wenceslas Again
Good King Wenceslas again
On the feast of Stephen
Saw the snow spread white and plain
Deep and crisp and even.
Afar a snowy hump in sight
Attracted his attention
Could it be that something might
Need royal intervention?
"Hither, page, and stand...
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Categories:
thither, animal, christmas, fantasy, funny, satire, snow, winter,
Form:
Light Verse
Scouting the Derp
We need a scout.
Someone with eyes for the derp.
Someone to run the arc of this rolling whirl’d,
looking hither and thither,
with eyes that switch-back from the blind spot…
…you know the one.
The one that confabulates.
The looking-hole that...
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Categories:
thither, art,
Form:
Free verse
Ethereal Egg
Might it be a pool or wishing well
with rainbow ripples round it wound
within an enchanted cosmic dell
of a fabulous world newfound—
or perhaps a spacetime passageway
that tunnels through regions yonder
to place where poets come out to...
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Categories:
thither, animal, humanity, imagery, imagination, nature, space, stars,
Form:
Ekphrasis
The Autobiography of a Brook
You've visited me after a long time: Remember; once, I was brimming with might? Named babbling brook, revered as a singing deity, how blissful was my sight! Have reminiscences of your childhood, in my mellow...
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Categories:
thither, care, caregiving, change, childhood, creation, cry, death,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Butterfly Dream
I had a dream that I was a butterfly
winged iridescent; my life would flutter by
as I was dreaming a dream of a dream of
my own lepidopteron being above.
Hither and thither I flightily flitted,
or so it...
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Categories:
thither, beauty, dream, image, inspiration, space, stars, wisdom,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Oracle of Giza
A new day perhaps, of immeasurable tin, sound of din
A hurricane noise, a thrall of riotous cuts, although thin
The blood-curdle choke of rage from before
Now purchased like plasma from the needle store
Go hump yourself, If...
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Categories:
thither, 11th grade, absence, allusion, aubade, blue, christian,
Form:
Abecedarian
Ablaze - Part Three
[Continued from Part Two]
The elder took no notice of risking life and limb.
Hither, thither ran the children, glancing up at him,
while indulging mindlessly in each impulsive whim,
with no apprehension of the future looking grim.
Their chances...
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Categories:
thither, allusion, destiny, fire, life, senses, wisdom, world,
Form:
Narrative
Mosquitoes Please Beware
Mosquitoes Please Beware
With an audible snort of disgust,
I pushed back this chair of mine...
In my head, I angrily exclaimed...
Oh, no! Mosquitoes, they are at it again..
Dreaded mosquitoes, they make my life miserable..
Incessant buzzing and...
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Categories:
thither, anxiety, crush, imagination, insect, murder, nature, war,
Form:
Narrative
Gods Guiding Hand
“If you would merge with oneness, vaporise!
Be a child again, welcoming surprise!”
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Immersed in limitation
Shrouded in darkness
Feeling thus confined
We flounder about
Hither and thither
Searching for joy
Bliss in permanence
Yet our heart senses
That we are far...
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Categories:
thither, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
It's Love I Suppose So
{For Nelson and Winnie Mandela}
You, me said I to my honey bitter
When like the windy aether,
Blows us hither and thither
Bursting bubbles on elevating air,
I shall sleep dreaming with one eye...
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Categories:
thither, love, sleep,
Form:
Rhyme
When The Child Cried Out
In the early Winter morn, in the Seargent's footsteps,
They followed on the burned, barren earth,
A place so strange, but so familiar, he looked around,
A sign lies, on the naked land, "St. George Vill.", it read,
In...
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Categories:
thither, life, loneliness, loss, nostalgia, war, world war
Form:
Free verse
Father- the Greatest Versatile Actor
Do you know how important the role of a father is?
Its as important as that of a mother.
Either in office or at home,
He is always able to manage it in one go.
The long years he...
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Categories:
thither, fatherchildren, father, family, child, children, family, father,
Form:
Lyric
Being a Christian Nudist
I'm a christian Nudist,
I believe that the only way to find true pleasure as a christian,
Is to give up all worldly belongings, live as a Nudist,
And worship God in the skin you were born...
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Categories:
thither, africa, angel, art, bible, black african american,
Form:
Classicism
Cellophane World
cellophane world...
procuring accouterment
of this and that from hither and thither
the consumeristic narcotic
rages through our pulsing veins
as we desperately try to pull on the ever-loosening reins
growing up all those years ago was easier, I do confess
with...
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Categories:
thither, life, love, truth,
Form:
I do not know?
If I Were a Millionaire
If I Were A Millionaire
If I were a millionaire....
There goes the plaintive cry of a popular song..
What a catchy phrase to incite one to dream on...
In the daily grind of making a living we are...
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Categories:
thither, basketball, community, dream, encouraging, happy, imagery, introspection,
Form:
Free verse