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Outshine Poems - Poems about Outshine

The Shadow of the Crown
...Within the marble halls where shadows dance, A silent wisdom shapes each chance. "Outshine not the master," old voices warn— A subtle art, where gifts are worn. On gilded thrones, egos softly g......

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Categories: outshine, dream, power,
Form: Quatrain
THE JEWEL IN THE FOREST
...Africa, The undiluted genealogy of humanity and humility The undisputed abode of nature Surrounded by wild bushes, forests, winding rivers, Uncountable mountains, endless valleys, sacred hills ......

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Categories: outshine, africa, allusion, hope, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Ice Cream Rebellion in the Sun
... Written: June 27, 2025, for contest: Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin ************* Mirage suggested on the run "Hydrate or be well-done, my son" The ice cream rebelled, The......

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Categories: outshine, appreciation, fun,
Form: Limerick
The Unpaid Debt of Sacrifice
...(She taught while her child was sent home in the tongue of olden sorrow) She stood before the class— chalk in hand, heart in shards, yet her voice did not waver. The sun poured through cra......

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Categories: outshine, teacher,
Form: Narrative
THE ALERT
...It's so crazy out here Just like hell You gonna regret Every negative act you put out here. It's not your Regular game So wake up Pray up So your wings don't breakup While soaring higher......

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Categories: outshine, africa, children, christian, community,
Form: Didactic



The Hymn of a Forgotten Soul
...They do not see me, only numbers, a mind wrapped in accolades, a vessel of knowledge, but never a soul. What I do beyond the classroom is dust in the wind, unnoticed, unworthy, a shadow cas......

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Categories: outshine, 12th grade, black african
Form: Free verse
Premium Member FATTI GLI AFFARI TUOI
...FATTI GLI AFFRI TUOI THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF LIFE IS ALL WE REALLY OWN IN THIS LIFE I TRIED TO TELL YOU BUT YOU SURROUNDED YOURSELF WITH A CONVOY OF HATRED TO MURDER ME I NEVER HARMED YOU WE WERE FAMI......

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Categories: outshine, allah,
Form: Lento
A Rose in the Garden of Love
...in the hush of dawn’s embrace, where roses sigh in velvet bloom, I found you waiting--soft and bright, a whisper in the morning light your laughter spills like silver streams, your touch--a pe......

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Categories: outshine, garden, love, rose,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Etched in Stone
... Etched in Stone In the soothing serene silence of a shining summer day Strolling along a lonely alley laid in black stones Bordered on both sides with verdant ......

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Categories: outshine, appreciation, life,
Form: Free verse
Sun and Moon
...The sun and the moon will always be connected but almost never together, because the moon likes to keep her distance. The sun does her work for all to see but the moon gets to do hers judgement......

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Categories: outshine, destiny, fate, identity, love,
Form: Lyric
Stolen Dreams - Not Unwell
...In your eyes a spark still survives A place where your dreams flies With your hand, mind and heart Created a sweet that was art One fateful day you questioned the books To find honey mouthed p......

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Categories: outshine, betrayal, emotions, heartbreak, mental
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Jealous Minds
...Right when we think we’ve reached A new plateau In our hearts and minds, When we believe we’ve risen To a secret degree of sweet sublime… One step closer To that ghost within,......

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Categories: outshine, jealousy,
Form: Rhyme
Christmas Waves of Joy
...Beneath the palm trees, Santa sighed, forlorn, His sleigh stuck fast, his reindeer worn and still. The Florida sun rose bright that Christmas morn, A far cry from the frosty North Pole's chill. ......

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Categories: outshine, christmas,
Form: Quatrain
Made to Fit
...Growing out of the dark earth an eye was made to fit the world. It was a faulty eye, a crude eye, designed to filter out more than it let in. That eye had to be equipped to survive the dar......

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Categories: outshine, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Geoffrey Chaucer translations 1 by Michael R Burch
...These are modern English translations of love poems by Geoffrey Chaucer. These are poems of love, longing, passion and desire. To Rosemounde: A Ballade by Geoffrey Chaucer translation by Michael......

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Categories: outshine, beauty, dance, desire, heart,
Form: Rhyme

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