Tribute Ode Poems

Quote: " I am the last leaf on the tree and the wind is blowing" --G. Hinckley

In the fading light of autumn's embrace, 
A poet's...

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At the heart of Marescaux Road’s maroon and gold,
Lived a timid girl whose pitted dreams longed to unfold.
An inner-city teen with a spirit that gleamed,
But...

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Alluring kindness in a gentle, caring gaze,
Altruistic spirit, a beacon in a maze.
Anchor in the storm, a whisper, soft and strong,
As she walks among us,...

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“ Did I ever tell you, you are my hero? 
  Did I ever tell you, you are everything 
  I wanted to...

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Amidst the craggy heights, where granite kisses sky, There dwells a voice, a tempest’s cry, A soul aflame, a melody unbound, Glenn Hughes, the Voice...

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I look up to someone who
Doesn't know the things they do
Keeps me safe from harm each day
Every time they go away
And do a job without...

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Part - I

O bright star! Where have thou gone?
For thy beams are needed again,
To warm thy followers’ lives forlorn.
Few robbed breads thou baked, most sans...

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By Izunna Okafor, Awka

Happy birthday, dear Mrs. Nonye Soludo!
In Anambra's heart, you brightly glow,
Through Healthy Living, you've made it so,
Your passion for wellness, it clearly...

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Title: Ode to Harry, the Poet

Harry, a poet pure as gold
Dedicated to Poetry Soup, we uphold
He traipsed the walks of excellence
And freely provided encouragement with...

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Spring 
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Oh, dear Sparrow! Fallen still
Softly feathered where you lay
As of a soldier gently eased
To sleep in dreams away
Whose dying wish was lost, was lost
In wars...

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Oh chocolate, oh chocolate
You have such a heavenly smell.
You have put me under your spell.

Oh chocolate, oh chocolate
You look like a delicate bar of love.
You...

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Oh, my precious press, you are my
praise-worthy kitchen helper.
You take a clove of fresh garlic, bland, 
and soon it becomes a brilliant burst in
minced, crushed,...

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The writer in me says I must be,                 ...

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Noble, regal tasseled turkey
prominent, pendulous wattle,
garb of iridescent feathers,
and bright red dangly snood.
Your stately gait pleases my eye
and your beloved, peculiar gobble
sends particular pleasure to...

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