Long Towered Poems
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Mad Molly ShawThis is the story of mad Molly Shaw
She might be mad now but she wasn’t before
she came home to find her man dead on the floor
She lay down her bible and let out a roar...
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Categories:
towered, western,
Form:
Rhyme
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 34I listened to his heart profusely,
For a beat like his was much to ponder
I often wondered, his thoughts, and,
A light in me knew, with wretched wonderment
What the whispers in his mutterings meant to me
They...
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Categories:
towered, desire, destiny, endurance, feelings, heart, leadership, psychological,
Form:
Epic
Medieval Poems VMedieval Poem V
A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
1.
The procrastinator puts off purpose,
never initiates anything marvelous,
never succeeds, and dies alone.
2.
The late-deed-doer delays glory-striving,
never indulges daring dreams,
never succeeds,...
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Categories:
towered, earth, england, love, middle school, poems, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Winter Awakens My CareWinter Awakens My Care
anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1300
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Winter awakens all my care
as leafless trees grow bare.
For now my sighs are fraught
whenever it enters my thought:
regarding this world's joy,
how everything...
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Categories:
towered, angst, england, joy, sorrow, tree, weather, winter,
Form:
Couplet
And Still I Drive - Part OneStars fall under failing skies...stars fall...stars fall...
And sadly...i start to drive.
Through the unremarkable village with its tall
Georgian Bay window panes, lightless,
devoid of visages; outwardly staring back at my
Abject countenance with detached contempt and...
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Categories:
towered, heartbreak, places,
Form:
Rhyme
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:
towered, africa, anger, beauty, betrayal, black african american,
Form:
I do not know?
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 14Joulupukki awoke early the next morning and hurriedly dressed. His intention was to catch DynDoeth before the crowds started gathering in the eating hall. He had but one question for him that he...
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Categories:
towered, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 58When they came to a side hall Joulupukki stopped.
“Do you feel the magic?” He said to her. She nodded. He stepped around the corner, on the far...
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Categories:
towered, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
The Rhyming Poem - Part IThe Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem
Old English Poem (i.e., Anglo-Saxon Poem) from the Exeter Book, ca. 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
He who granted me life created this sun
and...
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Categories:
towered, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
The Rhyming Poem - Part IiThe Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem - Part II
anonymous Old English Poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
He who granted me life created this...
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Categories:
towered, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 83The experience of leaving the ground was a sensation that she could never have imagined. Her stomach felt strange and at first she felt light headed, but that subsided in a short while. ...
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Categories:
towered, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Swimming Against the Current[Note: You will see in the work below connections to other poems I have posted here. Those poems are tangents to this poem that more completely tell the tale of rise, pride, hubris, fall,...
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Categories:
towered, ozymandias, pride, sin,
Form:
Free verse
Not Seemingly SimulatedThough virtual reality wasn't new, I hadn't ever once tried it,
Yet the concept fascinated me, like beauty's mysterious secret.
It seemed that the new experience, would be one I would enjoy,
So in eagerness I scheduled a...
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Categories:
towered, adventure, color, fantasy, friend, fun, imagery, nature,
Form:
Couplet
This the Devil Will SeeThis the Devil Will See!
1960. New to our new neighborhood,
I wondered how mom and dad had gotten so rich?
For the first single-family home of my life,
And I realize only now, of theirs, too!
Two floors....
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Categories:
towered, bullying, children, christian, growing up, history, truth,
Form:
Imagism
To Which Image Should we Cling
Written: April 18, 2024 For Unseeking Seeker Contest
Line of inquiry:
“We have been here a thousand times before
Memory erased, each time we begin anew
Of hands held tenderly, we’ve lost the score
Each embrace virgin like fresh morning...
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Categories:
towered, analogy, emotions, life,
Form:
Rhyme
A Runt In the Land of GiantsHere is a tale of the runt, in the land of giants
Bearing the brunt of her size and growing defiant
This pint sized gal was a mere 23 feet tall
Compared to others at 30, seemed like...
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Categories:
towered, adventure, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Joey Alexander-More Than a Boy GeniusHe plays jazz as if he invented it
Arpeggios augmented, minored and majored
Transferring from one chord to another
Like flashes of lightning extracting emotional pearls
all from from such a young mind
One marvels how and from where...
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Categories:
towered, boy, child, children, music,
Form:
Free verse
The Askance Chapter 4 Part 3bAlmost immediately, we were surrounded by a mass of blacken sea
And I held onto Alkaiya, surrendering to fate for our death to be
A moment pass, a time seemingly misplaced by the hands of God
And in...
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Categories:
towered, imagination, , cute,
Form:
Rhyme
The CannibalIn the night the wolves howl in the distance,
As the spring lambs bay, with the first stirrings of life,
Close lies the pack of humanity, those for whom hunger for the
Fresh taste of the blooding’s first...
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Categories:
towered, dark, fear, halloween, holiday, horror, imagery, visionary,
Form:
Free verse
Nine ElevenIt was another beautiful morning in the city , Workers looking radiant as always
People strolling , Cars horning as pedestrians throttled along the Zebra crossing
The subway was crowded with the smell of early...
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Categories:
towered, death, depression, funeral, history, life, loss, lost
Form:
Narrative
George Washington An Old Fuddy-DuddyGeorge Washington an Old Fuddy-Duddy?
By Elton Camp
What image of Washington comes to mind?
In with your money is the one you will find
Right there George is, on the one-dollar bill
And looking humorless, old and extremely ill
No...
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Categories:
towered, historyold, image, old,
Form:
Rhyme
GrandmaShe measured only five foot tall,
With her stooped shoulders, even shorter.
Towered over by her strapping son,
My mother and each other daughter.
Grandma came from sturdy stock.
On her own strength, she relied
To raise her five young...
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Categories:
towered, adventure, devotion, family, people, life, granddaughter,
Form:
Narrative
HeartbrokenThe gentle giant
Towered above his friends
Six foot four, mammoth
His size lost on the truth
Of his kindness
He was mild and tender
Like the elephant
His spirit whispered
Instead of screaming
He was mellow
Like serenity, soothing
Michael, named for an angel
He...
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Categories:
towered, depression, heartbroken, sorrow,
Form:
Free verse
The North Pole JourneyAs we approached the ice bergs our ship seemed tiny
they towered high above us as we crept into the bay
we could see the Eskimo's and their sleigh's waiting
now we would complete the next few legs...
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Categories:
towered, dark, snow, winter,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Taste Like ChickenIn the wee hours of the morning
When the owls and imps were upon the marsh
We would take our old pirogue and paddle into the darkness
Our intent was to catch bullfrogs but anything was game
We...
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Categories:
towered, beautiful, childhood, water,
Form:
Narrative