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Palmyra Poems - Poems about Palmyra

Premium MemberFADING LIGHT OF HISTORY

...FADING LIGHT OF HISTORY* 
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Mysterious monuments,
magnificent monoliths,
ancient ruins 
capture our imagination.

Wandering through them,  
we beco...
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Categories: palmyra, 12th grade, history,
Form: Free verse

God Is Our Answer 1

...God is our answer,
On the Mediterranean, 
When the sky darkens
On Palmyra or Cordoba,
When doubt sets in
On the ancient capitals,

God is our answer
When doubt sets in
On the stupid town,
O...
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Categories: palmyra, appreciation, faith,
Form: Free verse



The Nests of Weaver Birds

...Nests of weaver birds 
                                   hanging down from the palmyra palm
                                   An example for community living ?
                                  ...
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Categories: palmyra, bird, nature,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberJaffna My Jaffna

...JAFFNA MY JAFFNA
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All I could see from where I am now,
Jaffna my birth place,
Core of my heart.
So I took my thoughts six decades back,
And saw the beauty of my beloved land.
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Categories: palmyra, first love,
Form: Free verse

Good Mourning

...powered by 
Midnight, brought to you by Sprite, 
cloaked through  smokeshields selling gasmasks  
with broke seals that leak neon *** gaslight 
and magnetic fields X file FOIA lies and Poppy Fields, 
warlords, crimelords (CI  ) NCIS-humanity.
Hollywood "Palmyra" Arch backdoor deals 
of the Century. Baal Cult Gladiator to the stars
on Good Friday.
Rope in the mouth, dogs chasing to the South. 
Monday Night beer and attention distilleries. 
Coffe...
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Categories: palmyra, anger, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme



Aware of Ripe Palm

...Thirst for shadow in the scorching summer 
Ripe palm fruit calling new foppish eater 
Crows flying and sitting, 
Making nest in twig's bin 
Passing by this tree, bald man in full fear!


-May ...
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Categories: palmyra, fun,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberAnanias and Sapphira Were Lovers

...There was a Biblical character, Ananias
Whose personality traits were surely manias
He was  a liar, liar, liar
Minus the Holy Spirit hit hell's fire

Ananias had a wife named Sapphira
Who s...
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Categories: palmyra, bible,
Form: Clerihew

Premium MemberBook Three of the Thiruk-Kural On Un-Authorised and Authorised Love: Canto 109, K109 To 133

...Book Three of the THIRUK-KURAL on Un-Authorised (concealed) and Authorised (religion-ordained) LOVE: Cantos 109 THAGAIANANGKURAITHTHAL to 133

(Note: Love between mainly the wedded pair from the...
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Categories: palmyra, beauty, loneliness, men, sensual,
Form: Epigram

Squirrel's Squeaky Squeal

...Squirrel's squeaky squeal...!


It was a warm evening stroll 
along the bund of a canal;
The river flowing further away,
I used canal bund for my sway.
The muddy man-made track,
along the thi...
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Categories: palmyra, beauty, environment, fear, how
Form: Free verse

Summer

...Summer has just started
    Let us go to the market
To buy the young tasty Palmyra fruit
the transparent jelly like texture,
which is so soft and cool,that dilutes
in my mouth swiftly,such a ple...
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Categories: palmyra, beautiful, nature,
Form: Rhyme

Refugee

...Beating the midday forlorn sun
By foot they begun the journey leaving the pun
Beware of the dangers and tactics to shun  
Between that time and reaching the destination without fun
Beholding the ...
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Categories: palmyra, war, , western,
Form: I do not know?

Premium MemberWho Would Milk the Tigress

...Who would milk the Tigress
				
                				    wears no armour    gasmask
				pail within squat thighs
					nor bloodless forefinger and thumb

Cows wear forlorn looks 
	distressed...
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Categories: palmyra, freedom, mother daughter, peace,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBurning

...Islam Burning


In deep purple flame
Stapled to the cross
While the peasants yell below
Demon demon demon
Black flags rise
Hearts fail to beat
Humanity has lost this score
The axe swings in...
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Categories: palmyra, allah, dog, eulogy, evil,
Form: Light Verse

Zenobia

...For Palmyra in her eternal home
Your feminist smell, 
Your purple dress, 
And all what engaged of history, 
Transients with psalms war..
Brobos and Oorljnos 
And the night that saturate wine fr...
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Categories: palmyra, history,
Form: Free verse

Gratefulness

...1.Heaven and earth unequal
to undone help.
2.Tiny help timely done
greater than earth.
3.Help, unexpecting profits
greater than ocean.
4.Millet size help seems
Palmyra for known.
5.Thankfulne...
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Categories: palmyra, love,
Form: Couplet

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