Lyric Ode Poems

I can steal the gold in ole Fort Knox
Steal the loot in a pirates box
I can steal a stone from Stonehenge site
Steal the cape from...

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A former lyric to celebrate some bode
A lyric to praise someone who is a goad
A lyric in praise of the West Wind - an abode
Of...

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Expressing praises for the Almighty
David declared Creator’s sovereignty.  

Exposing gratefulness to God above
he earnestly proclaimed the Saviour’s love.

Extolling greatness of the Providence
he hailed the...

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[ to the tune of My Favorite Things ]

Raindrops on dew drops and ponds formed by puddles,
Praising when phrasing bewilders, befuddles,
Nice sounding lyrics that don’t...

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No homework what a marvelous thing
Everyone hates when they are given homework
It takes away from the little time 
You have to do the things you...

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Ode to lovingly I love my love

I starve for your passion, you cause me grief reaction;
connected, bound, to never be crushed, in my eyes I...

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A parody of “The Last Waltz” song written by: Barry Mason and Les Reed
One Last Ode
I wondered if I’d write ever again
Inklings of my heart...

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“Light Winged”




fluid I freely flow
nacreous and immersed
beyond naology  

I am far removed
from the numbers
and rites

of your 
hard-edged, 
strange world 

the seconds 
stretch deeper and...

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Odes are lyric poems
Often in ballad form
Original stanzas
Opinions of poet
Overflowing in length
Optional to be sung
Or read aloud in chant




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And you think you are fine 
Till they say they want more
And you know you’re not quite right 
You want to be sure
Who would have...

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Ode To Our Raccoon’s
By: Tom Wright 
1-18-2020

Around two thirty most mornings,
I gaze out the rear window and see.
A family of Raccoon’s foraging,
on pecans from under...

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Great poetry is spoilt in heroic times 
That go unsung on emotional climes, 
In rhythm-laden occurrences in life's 
Countless merrymakings and strifes. 

And so why...

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O Spring, I thought you’d never come.
The winter seemed so long.
And now I sense your presence near
in colour and in song.
The cardinal sings a lyric...

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You are my dog until the day I die 

Black nose always sniffing
Pink tongue always licking
Blue eye always shifting
Brown paws always kicking

Purple collar always tagging...

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J-ust note the beauty of ode
E-xalting the style and feeling; 
W-ords and lines in length vary, 
E-nshrining both things and the
L-iving.

B-ehold January twenty-eighth, 
A-s you...

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