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Martial(A) Poems - Poems about Martial(A)

Premium Member Pitbull Martial Arts
The roughest, toughest to ever enter the Octagon/ Beating the competition to a pulp, is what I be on/ I do not cut slack, my combinations are vicious/ They hit you back to back, the impact is stupendous/ Your blood is delicious, the smell is metallic/ Stepping in the ring with me, it will get drastic/ I finesse, I brawl, however...

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Categories: martial(a), career, character, courage, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Silent Martial Law
There is this silence That's terribly deafening: Silent Martial Law....

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Categories: martial(a), engagement, feelings, perspective, political,
Form: Senryu



Martial Translation COQ AU VIN
Martial Translations Coq au vin (Cook or wine) by Martial, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch 1. Hosts always invite you to dinner, Phoebe, but are you merely an éclair to the greedy? 2. Hosts always invite you to dinner, Phoebe, but are you tart Amaro to the greedy? Amaro is an after-dinner liqueur thought to aid the digestion after a large meal. 3. Hosts always...

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Categories: martial(a), addiction, drink, food, house,
Form: Epigram
Premium Member Sacrifice
Swirling, pulsing, and throbbing through air came a cloud, not quite black, above my bed, not closing my eyes and watching in fear, Death would be easy but the cloud was my dread. Looking closer, I viewed a darkening black spot two thirds of the way down the visage's form. It grew, spun, shrunk as though it were hot. My...

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Categories: martial(a), horror,
Form: Rhyme
Steve Seagull
High atop our chimney breast, Lives Steve Seagull upon his nest. He’s a highly trained, bombing master, Atop my rooftop, his name spells disaster. If you’re like me, and live down by the sea, You’d better hide quick, and find the nearest tree. He thinks the seaside sky’s his domain, And his mission is to cause both misery and pain. Steve seagull, he...

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Categories: martial(a), animal, bird, conflict, flying,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Sparring
"Ki-Ahp!" I draw back my arm like a sword, stepping back to challenge, before bracing forward. Like weapons meeting, grunting lips clink, each movement controlled, bodies never link. Roundhouse kicks swing, kumgang punches pop. Whirlwinds can be felt with each rapid chop. Maneuvers are blocked with reflexes swift. From side to side, back and forth we shift. Rhythmically flowing like a rehearsed dance, we...

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Categories: martial(a), art, community, confidence, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Dog Martial Artist
old dog better than I does taiji...

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Categories: martial(a), age, animal, dog,
Form: Haiku
Martial Arts
martial artist bows to his master attacks...

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Categories: martial(a), culture, sports,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member My Goldfish
My goldfish Finster Darcy Speaks English but not Farsi He has an education And moral reputation He does kung-fu better than you He's such an inspiration....

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Categories: martial(a), animal, education, fantasy, fish,
Form: Rhyme
Warrior Stance
He stands in diametrical opposition, taking in the measures of his opposite self, taking on the warriors stance, that leads into the martial dance. His pace is measured, every breath taken at deliberate pace, as he puts on a mask of passivity, that is now his warriors face. The dance begins, the energy pools at hands and feet, as he waits coiled for the opportunity...

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Categories: martial(a), sports,
Form: Rhyme
Martial Translations
Martial epigram translations Epitaph for the Child Erotion by Marcus Valerius Martial loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Lie lightly on her, grass and dew... So little weight she placed on you. I created the translation above after the Nashville Covenant school shooting and dedicated the translation to the slain children and adult victims. You ask me why I've sent you no...

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Categories: martial(a), child, daughter, death, funeral,
Form: Epigram
Premium Member Martial Arts Ballet
master the sense of balance spin and rotate master weightlessness on the head of a pin stan sand...

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Categories: martial(a), allegory, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Martial Lawlessness
I hear it friend! Don’t you? But I’ve heard that sound before When Legion screamed aloud its voice And chilled men to the core… They’ve sat so long in chamber With nothing there to fear The serpents head keeps changing Each fifth or each tenth year The ‘falling man’ a symbol Unholiness abounds A harsh reality awaits us all As the chain-link underground I hear it friend!...

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Categories: martial(a), america, angst, corruption, death,
Form: Rhyme
The Heart of a Martial Artist
Martial arts, the art that takes on any form depending on the shape of your heart....

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Categories: martial(a), art,
Form: Haiku
The Courts Martial
A tableau of brass sits with serious intent; A Court it is of the martial bent. And before it I stand stiff with pride, I did my duty with nothing to hide. My men they were , my very kind, Hardened soldiers, the best you can find, More than brothers of same mothers born, Out of war's dirty entrails were we torn. The...

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Categories: martial(a), war,
Form: Rhyme

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