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Opa Poems - Poems about Opa

Premium Member Elysian Fields Are Beautiful in Spring
...Opa John The caboose sits red—its iron spine cradles the earth like Atlas rails stretching into nowhere. The stream murmurs softly its voice threading through Ellie’s laughter like silver......

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Categories: opa, daughter, father, flower, granddaughter,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member THE HOUSE ON ANGEL CLOUD LAKE
... 4/5/2025 On my picket fence, irritating, screeching black crows at me, do sounds, so fearlessly make! So having had it, I bought a lovely, pine cottage, on the......

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Categories: opa, adventure, celebration, confidence, creation,
Form: Monchielle Stanza



Premium Member Opa Rolf and Compressed Time
...Rolf was born in Wallertheim, in an optimistic year Progress seemed to be everywhere, and not much to fear. Then the reds took Russia, shook the world to the core Millions killed when in power, a ......

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Categories: opa, conflict, courage, england, french,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Your Final Stand Green Soldiers
...YOUR FINAL STAND... GREEN SOLDIERS! WARNING: ADULT SUBJECT, STRONG CONTENT RIVERS of RED FACES of BLUE SKYS of GRAY WHAT LESSONS can be learned from POLAND? 194......

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Categories: opa, war,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ouzo Nights By the Bay
... Ouzo, oh ouzo,can make your head verily spin But it made me feel like I was morphing into Aphrodite's twin! And, more potent were your eyes stare and long eyelashes. Dancing the Gree......

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Categories: opa, drink, happy, how i
Form: Rhyme



Nteseng Ke Itheteng
...ke Motau šemane ya go ja di wela Ke Motau lesogana kgaah! Šateeh ka tsena Ke mopulana wa moswati Lesogana la go hloka nyatsi Tšešu ditaola ke rile go dirutwa ka tsena mong'waseloko ka yo ts......

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Categories: opa, art, inspiration, pride,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Avenue of Gastronomic Delight
...The Avenue of Gastronomic Delight Down the broad avenue called Gastronomic Delight City life gathers when twilight awakens; In eateries, drive-ins, greasy spoons and taverns – jumpin’ joints j......

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Categories: opa, america, food, international,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Zorba the Greek
..."I have enough fight in me,to devour the world!" Zorba the Greek Movie         1964 Giving up, caving in, or falling in line, Never sits well with me. To me, it'......

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Categories: opa, adventure, anti bullying, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Greek Festival
...~~~~~OPA~~~~~ This is the happiest day of my year! At Saint Basil's Festival, in my heart. You would see fireworks and hear the cheers. Nothing can keep me from this Festival apart. It's......

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Categories: opa, celebration, happiness, how i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Greek Festival
... Greek Festival I've waited an entire year for this! More exciting than Christmas, for me... If only I had a wish list. The foods magnificent, the love expressed tastefully, yet simply ......

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Categories: opa, celebration, culture, dance, food,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tribute To a Greek-American
...ead Street in Chicago was the merriest Greek, I ever  did meet! He worked day and night and brought joy to all. Who came to buy products or came for wine and a joy-filled dinner galore. Petros,so cordially, did greet, all at the front door! Your "OPA"was filled with such love and laughter! I still can hear it, though it's been decades after! You loved to wear a cowboy hat. How you loved America, no question of that! You got to be in ......

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Categories: opa, america, appreciation, chicago, friend,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Greek Independence Day March 25th
...Greek Independence Day March 25, 2019 Congratulations and OPA to the Greek nation, Which suffered 400 years of Turkish domination. And now you are free!! Light the Saganaki, pass those ver......

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Categories: opa, celebration, today,
Form: Free verse
A Posthumus Talk With My Grandfather
...Grandfather, How can I be proud of the things you have done? The mistakes you have made? How can I be proud of the things you regret? The things you too would rather forget. The memories that ha......

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Categories: opa, forgiveness, grandfather, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Emotionally Stimulated
...On this fine chilled day I find myself writing, not pouring a sad heart on this canvas, but sharing my joy with the world, there may not be a sad deep meaning, but these are days to be cherished! Sit......

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Categories: opa, family,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Opalescent
...Opening her dome like a fresco Pixels of night gleam from atop As stars wink, Neuth twirls the nova Lining her cape with studs of opa<>...

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Categories: opa, light,
Form: Acrostic

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