Long Worlds apart Poems
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VillanellesVillanelles
The villanelle is a poetic form based on repetition, with a double refrain.
Villanelle: The Divide
by Michael R. Burch
The sea was not salt the first tide...
was man born to sorrow that first day,
with the...
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Categories:
worlds apart, moon, repetition, romance, romantic, romantic love, sea,
Form:
Villanelle
Arthurian PoemsAt Tintagel
by Michael R. Burch
That night,
at Tintagel,
there was darkness such as man had never seen...
darkness and treachery,
and the unholy thundering of the sea...
In his arms,
who is to say how much she...
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Categories:
worlds apart, england, romance, romantic, true love, violence, visionary,
Form:
Verse
Kind, Like My MotherThroughout my life, God has been very good to me.
For several weeks, through my wife, I had heard ...
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Categories:
worlds apart, mothers day,
Form:
Narrative
NatureDear January.
I don't deny that there are days of beauty;
days of temperate tones and warm blue skies.
I don't think I'm confused; so allow me a bit of muse.
Perhaps it's me and my shortsightedness,
but when I'm...
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Categories:
worlds apart, january, winter,
Form:
Personification
Heart Shaped StoneHow plain it looks in morning sun
I hold it by the window's light, and palm it once again
It stirs my heart with tenderness, now fondly mixed with memories
A rock as smooth, as silk, as glass…,...
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Categories:
worlds apart, heart, love, me,
Form:
Narrative
At the End of the DayAt The End Of The Day
This is simply my pessimistic observation of the ways of the world; A conundrum timeless, if you will.
At the end of the day, do we really know, does time stand...
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Categories:
worlds apart, angst, , Lullaby,
Form:
Couplet
The Giant Who Became a MonsterThe Giant Who Became A Monster
So long ago, it had been slowly but surely tucked away.
Though reluctantly at first, it was clearly packed away to stay.
This giant once had a hold on me,...
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Categories:
worlds apart, break up, character, childhood, christian, devotion, first
Form:
Narrative
Great Expectations
great expectations
anticipated in the
poetic heart
Havisham delivered
all and more for love,
a separate unseen thief,
tore the others’ worlds apart
webs like ectoplasm
from underneath a rock
scurrying swiftly out of sight
wrapped tight around a child
dressed in...
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Categories:
worlds apart, dark, muse, satire,
Form:
Free verse
The Boy From MarsHe was not green not green at all
Trim and slim he was rather tall
His skin was more of a reddish-brown
His hair was pitch black with a pointed crown
Pleasant enough of a fellow I suppose
We notice...
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Categories:
worlds apart, nice, friend, green, hair, nice, boy,
Form:
Rhyme
My BrotherI last saw him at our oldest sister's funeral. ...
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Categories:
worlds apart, brother, family,
Form:
Couplet
Maybe, Maybe Not'Being decisive and confident' are powerful assets, but "I don't know" is asinine. Whole hearted and half hearted people are not half, but whole worlds apart. ...
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Categories:
worlds apart, destiny, devotion,
Form:
Verse
Elves of the ReaperI awoke this morning
To a brand new day
The sun was shining
Neighbourhood children played
Then i heard on the news
That made my hair stand on end
The Reapers elves
To our world they descend
Dressed in black
These creatures...
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Categories:
worlds apart, faith, fantasy, life, loss, peace, people, places,
Form:
Rhyme
Tiger TigerI met you once before,
But you were all on fire.
We passed on the Spanish stairs,
Couldn't you take me any higher?
Well who are you?
What do you want from me?
I'm not...
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Categories:
worlds apart, adventure, fantasy, forgiveness, friendship, sad, science fiction,
Form:
Ballad
Wow This Woman Just Makes My Heart Want To FlyI met the most amazing woman today
So pretty, such a looker all the way
Everything about her had me reacting
In the most sensual ways
So interesting to talk with
I hope she wants to stay
Her personality...
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Categories:
worlds apart, blessing, confidence, cool, cute, desire, hilarious, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Wants and NeedsWanting, to be noticed at a glance!
Needing, to feel like you actually exist ...
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Categories:
worlds apart, birth, write,
Form:
Rhyme
Thank GodThank God, I was born,
in a world of hate,
and in a world of scorn,
in a world that shares the earth’s beating heart,
and a world that’s drifting, several worlds apart.
Thank God,...
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Categories:
worlds apart, god, life, violence, war, world,
Form:
Rhyme
The Fire Within: Tales of Lifelong PassionIn the depths of Van Gogh's starry night,
A passion burned, and a soul took flight.
Colours swirled in a cosmic dance,
His paintbrush, his fervent romance.
Michelangelo with marble white,
Carved life from stone, a glorious sight.
David emerged with...
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Categories:
worlds apart, appreciation, endurance, inspirational, passion, perspective, society,
Form:
Bio
Extreme Heights10/31/22
I've weathered rough storms
Always high and drunk or
Trying to have love form
I was once torn
All this B.S. occurs out my front door
You've woken up the beast, now you're done for
You've no idea what's in store
Just...
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Categories:
worlds apart, dark, deep, life, rap, sad, truth, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
Heather
"Heather"
such a tumultuous quiet discourse
crochet hooked and thinking on wheels,
the wrong turns, sometimes thoughts move
to the recalcitrant one, another tumultuous heart,
mixed feelings like heavy storm clouds move
towards the vociferous missing one,
who looks on...
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Categories:
worlds apart, family, forgiveness, love, muse,
Form:
Narrative
Going Towards the UnknownGoing Towards the Unknown
Zabra, a Spanish vessel sailing around Africa to
Yemen by the Red Sea. A sense of
xenophilia was felt among the mainland Yemen people on our arrival. They are
worlds...
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Categories:
worlds apart, voyage,
Form:
Abecedarian
The world war 3In the tapestry of turmoil, World War 3 unfolds,
Yemen, America, Palestine—stories of war retold.
Hamas and Israel dance on a contentious stage,
Nations entwined in a conflict that fuels rage.
South Africa intervenes, with a knowing heart,
A history...
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Categories:
worlds apart, absence, abuse, africa, america, anger, anti bullying,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
worlds apart, dedication, friendship, love, peace, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Greatest Love Story Never WrittenFeeling alone as if my soul were ripped in to, and made to scour the Earth searching desperately to fill this void.
No matter even in a crowded room always feeling as though the nearest...
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Categories:
worlds apart, bereavement, for him, loneliness, relationship, remember, soulmate,
Form:
Free verse
A Bad Case of NostalgiaWe met on February the twelfth, (1998), smitten by her, that was I ...
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Categories:
worlds apart, write,
Form:
Rhyme
OceanThe sandy beach, castles in the sand, high and low tides. ...
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Categories:
worlds apart, ocean,
Form:
Couplet