Long Valedictorian Poems

Long Valedictorian Poems. Below are the most popular long Valedictorian by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Valedictorian poems by poem length and keyword.


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The Reunion

They came from as far a way as New York and Dallas Texas. The class of 1981 wasn't a large class, it was the very first class of a very very private school. Their school,...

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Categories: valedictorian, allusion, death,
Form: Prose


Quandary

Opening the window for a breeze… Dogs are barking!  My mind is only on me.  Relaxing…  As my story of the day unfolds, someone knocks.  Startling me, I hurry to the...

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Categories: valedictorian, change, childhood, conflict, confusion, courage, dark, death,
Form: Prose Poetry
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Daddy's Little Girl

She was eighteen
Graduation Day
Valedictorian
The Girl got Straight A’s
Mother says, 'I’m proud of you.
Your hard work is gonna pay.
I know it's been a long road
But you've carried your load."
The girl looks over her shoulders
And scans through...

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Categories: valedictorian, abuse, child abuse, conflict, education, encouraging, growing
Form: Free verse
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No More Empty Praise

I have prayed and prayed and prayed,
You don't listen ... I see the man who
Raised me, the man who worked his
Ass off day after day after 14-hour day,

The man who sacrificed EVERYthing so
His family could...

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Categories: valedictorian, age, anger, father son, love, old, parents,
Form: Free verse

High School Sadness Sans Shana Aubrey Harris - Part One Half

Subtitled: A Quiz Sic Hull Emotionally Test Ting Senior Event
 
Valedictorian treads across makeshift platform 
   i.e. most likely auditorium stage
marked by pronounced hushed audience, 
   who exude a collective sigh...

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Categories: valedictorian, celebration, class, dedication, father daughter, february, freedom,
Form: Ballad


The Definition of a Real Woman

(W)- A real woman knows that the wages of sin is death so she is not concerned about the wages of a real man, because money comes and goes like day and night; but true...

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© Tay Reid  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: valedictorian, anniversary, beauty, butterfly, courage, dedication, devotion, freedom,
Form: Ballad

A Senior Moment - Part Uno

enjoy the reed
now displayed as a satisfactory deed.
*          *          *       ...

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Categories: valedictorian, dedication, happiness, high school, how i feel,
Form: Elegy

Fierce Fictional Fraternal Fallout

That dormant feeling of insecurity arose,
when travel journal got thrust adjacent
     to my tattered (holey tattooed) clothes
while I knew with crossed eyes

     aroused anger from peaceful doze
my...

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Categories: valedictorian, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 9th
Form: Free verse

Who Is Tlh Andress Thomas Lam Hsi Andress

Copyright 2014 A.D., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
By Thomas Lam Hsi Andress (TLH ANDRESS)
THE 'AUDACITY' OF DISCLOSURE!!!



Thomas Hsi
1 second ago
 
This VERY SONG is the VERY REASON that I KEEP HOPING that LOVE WILL ONE DAY...'MAYBE'...FIND ME...as...

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© Thomas Hsi  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: valedictorian, baby, proposal,
Form: Ballad
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Their Baby Girl Turned Out Exceptional

Their baby girl turned out exceptional


Their baby girl is very exceptional
Her script perfect
She always had a book in her hand
Reading every spare minute
With a sponge like focus
At craft fairs, for example
She would hide under the...

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Categories: valedictorian, beautiful, child, daughter, growing up, hero,
Form: Bio

The Valedictorian

Value
All
Learning
Education
Denies
Ignorance
Construct
Theories
Organize
Read
Insist
Appreciate
Notice

She is a brown eyed girl with soft brown hair
The gown covers her pregnant belly
The tasseled cap is her crown
Nothing can down her determination
Motivation comes from nightmares 
Motivation comes from dreams
As she speaks, tears stream
She...

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Categories: valedictorian, education, faith, life,
Form: Acrostic

The Girls

the girls  
He will not let you forget. 
You will wear his hands around your throat, a chain of honey and sweat. 
His calluses grating across your thighs are still carved in memory, 
And...

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© Lauren Lee  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: valedictorian, age, america, angst, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
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Murdering the CEO

When the frustrated socialist sees that health care isn't free
He turns into a killer, claims he's saving you and me
He murders a CEO, to make a point, because he could
For the goal of perfection is...

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Categories: valedictorian, crazy, evil, hate, humanity, irony,
Form: Lyric

A Life Worth Fighting For Tribute To Dr Angela Farr Griffin

We've all arrived at the point of our 
homecoming and have come to realize
That life can be a stumbling block or
a stepping stone towards the heavenly prize
And our departure our homegoing 
will surely come one...

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Categories: valedictorian, dedication,
Form: Elegy

A Time To Smell the Flowers

Yesterday, I went to an exhibit which showcased the native products of the place where I grew up.  It was held at the entire fifth floor of one of the premier malls of the...

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© Kp Nunez  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: valedictorian, friendship, life,
Form: Haibun

The Beautiful Eyes of Hattie

She’ll always be our family’s valedictorian of sight…
For
 She was the no nonsense type of woman who gave all of her love and insight to the world…
That was her gift, her sight and God’s sun...

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Categories: valedictorian, beautiful, dedication, eulogy, family, funeral, inspirational, obituary,
Form: Rhyme Royal

Maud the Maid

I saw her bucket in hand, standing aside the stage
Hidden by the screen from prying eyes. Her face
Telling a story of pride and equal shame. I felt rage
For suddenly I was looking at mother again....

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Categories: valedictorian, father, woman, prayer,
Form: Verse
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I Hardly Knew Him

"I look at Uncle Roger as a blessing to our family, for he taught our family to view all people with more humanity." (loosely quoted, paraphrasing what my cousin Sylvia said to me at my...

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Categories: valedictorian, father daughter, feelings,
Form: Narrative

Her Hiden Beauty

Her Hidden Beauty

She was such a lonely child but not by choice,
She had no reason to smile, no reason to rejoice.
She would stutter when she talked, and the other children would laugh,
Seemed none of the...

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Categories: valedictorian, beauty, childhood, children, depression, faith, graduation,
Form: Verse

My Big Brother Joe

MY  BIG  BROTHER   JOE                  


Joe I’ve never been up to your standards, no potential...

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Categories: valedictorian, introspection, africa, business,
Form: Free verse
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Public Speaking

The fear of Public Speaking  has been with me always
but never like it was on that June evening so many years ago.
I still get gut wrenching panic when I think about that time,
it really...

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Categories: valedictorian, angst, natural disastersgraduation, high school,
Form: Narrative
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Graduation Day

Heat, in the shade, with a drink and a parade - of graduates, blue and gold. An army sent out to take on the world. Proud. Politics takes over as the principal wields the pulpit....

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Categories: valedictorian, graduation,
Form: Narrative
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Lisa and Stephanie At Their Five Year High School Reunion

Oh, I can’t believe who I now see.
Is that really you my dear Stephanie?
You have changed so much in such a short time.
Right now, you appear absolutely sublime!

Remember that jerk in our high school homeroom?
He...

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Categories: valedictorian, friendship, people, high school,
Form: Rhyme

Surprise

The wicked witch of the West 
Wanted to be a model on the cover of the
Cosmopolitan.
Her green complexion made her a woman 
Of extreme interest.
She should of fired her dress designer who
Manifest
Her as a harridan.
The...

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Categories: valedictorian, adventure, beauty, change, class, encouraging, happy, humor,
Form: Villanelle
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The King of Hearts (Tribute To An Ill Friend)

Arnie's been on my mind all week
Our class valedictorian
His cancer discovered too late
Little time now lays before him

He asked to see friends one more time
This meek request heard nationwide
From North, South and West all will...

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Categories: valedictorian, dedication, friendship, inspirational, cancer, high school,
Form: Quatrain
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