Perspective Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	No Weak Days	Carol Connell	Light Verse	day, fun, life, perspective,
	Where Beams Forth, Return Of Lifesaving Light	Robert Lindley	Sonnet	perspective, appreciation, art, creation, introspection,
	Sprigs Of Blues	Duncan R. M. Ferguson	Lyric	analogy, garden, imagery, perspective,
	Rummage Sale	Duncan R. M. Ferguson	Lyric	analogy, humanity, introspection, perspective,
	Interpretation	warren marc	Free verse	perspective,
	21 Syllables	J P Marmaro	Verse	perspective,
	Politically Correct	Joe DiMino	Free verse	america, analogy, perspective, philosophy,
	When I undangled my participles for you	Elsa Rosee	Free verse	analogy, perspective, poems, purple,
	Old Man	arthur vaso	Free verse	perspective, art, beautiful, child, mystery,
	Death	Edward Ibeh	Fibonacci	dark, death, perspective,
	Nightmare 4	Troy Toney	Rhyme	perspective, allusion, anxiety, betrayal, conflict,
	Rise Up	Edward Ibeh	Free verse	inspirational, life, metaphor, perspective,
	fiery skies	tamer hossam	ABC	perspective, allegory, art, discrimination, humanity,
	IN TIME	Line Gauthier	Free verse	perspective, blessing, cheer up, friendship
	JUST A LONER	Line Gauthier	Free verse	perspective, desire, growing up, introspection,
	Comunidad Sin Alma	colin mitchell williams	Free verse	community, culture, environment, perspective,
	Amphibian Me	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	perspective, self,
	I absconded with reader rabbit Peter to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day	matthew harris	Epic	perspective, adventure, best friend, courage,
	An Array of Stars	Joe DiMino	Free verse	perspective, poems, poetry, poets,
	Climate Change	Joe DiMino	Free verse	christian, environment, people, perspective,
	SHOE FETISH	Line Gauthier	Concrete	appreciation, beautiful, fashion, perspective,
	ONE DAY	Line Gauthier	Free verse	perspective, appreciation, caregiving, death, health,
	Judging a Contest	CayCay Jennings	Free verse	perspective, poems, poetry, spoken
	NEWS	Martin Brown	Couplet	perspective,
	MOMENTS IN TIME	Line Gauthier	Free verse	perspective, fantasy, games, life, mystery,
	Duck Soup	Edward Ibeh	Senryu	perspective, romantic,
	Don't Bother Me	Rhona McFerran	Rhyme	perspective, community, funny, how i
	Remember The Days	Troy Toney	Rhyme	perspective, adventure, allusion, appreciation, blessing,
	The Unexpected	Rhona McFerran	Free verse	perspective, change, confidence, confusion, life,
	Fragments of Consciousness	Joe DiMino	Free verse	introspection, people, perspective, philosophy,
	Once More	Honestly J.T.	Lyric	how i feel, perspective,
	Flabbergasted	Edward Ibeh	Lyric	perspective, anger, celebrity, confusion, how
	The Beginning and the End of an Era	Gershon Wolf	Free verse	perspective, time,
	Love's never easy	John Hamilton	Lyric	perspective, destiny, lonely, love, love
	JUST A SPECK	Line Gauthier	Free verse	adventure, mystery, nature, perspective,
	Paths	Gail Foster	Triolet	perspective, appreciation, humanity, inspiration, jealousy,
	Shifty Ink	Duncan R. M. Ferguson	Lyric	introspection, perspective, uplifting, writing,
	BARE ALL TO THE JUDGES	Line Gauthier	Free verse	confidence, fate, judgement, perspective,
	E - Enchanted	North Calantoni	ABC	perspective, angst, art, emo, emotions,
	Mother Russia - in Putin's own words	Robert Ippaso	Light Verse	conflict, humorous, parody, perspective,
	Hearth and Art	CayCay Jennings	Lyric	perspective, art, beauty, imagination, joy,
	The Hunderd Best At Anything	Jerry T Curtis	Rhyme	appreciation, discrimination, humor, perspective,
	A Newer Happier Hell	Earl Schumacker	Quatrain	perspective, betrayal, confusion, death, faith,
	Summit Times Ja Just Gotta Walk Away	matthew harris	Political Verse	perspective, abuse, betrayal, deep, environment,
	Peaceful Serenity	Troy Toney	Rhyme	perspective, blessing, cheer up, courage,
	Temperance	Andrew Fairchild	Haiku	introspection, peace, perspective, sunshine,
	Tranquility	Andrew Fairchild	Haiku	appreciation, blessing, peace, perspective,
	PLENTY	Line Gauthier	Free verse	perspective, appreciation, life, money, peace,
	Shadows	Richard Martins	Free verse	analogy, perspective, surreal, symbolism,
	Left Foot, Right Foot	Jakob Towell	Rhyme	perspective, childhood, cry, farewell, hate,

Perspective Poem Example

Slave

Like a herd of cattle, placed on a ship.
Upon my back, I felt their whip!
Ripping into my flesh, excruciating pain.
Forced across the big water on a trip.

Living in darkness with little to eat.
The feel of chains around my feet.
Amidst tortured cries, the ship did shake.
Waves pounded the hull with relentless beat.

Only once a day, would we see the sky.
Huge sails, caused the ship to fly.
Further and further away from my home.
Feeling confused not understanding why!

A white devil, steered the wooden ship.
All his mates evil with scabbed putrid lips.
Yet we, depended on them for our lives.
Without them, into the ocean we'd slip.

The journey long, felt like an eternity!
I longed to be anywhere but on the sea.
My mind occupied with thoughts of my home.
yet, I could not escape this horrible enemy!

Sick and dying were forced to walk the plank.
Then into the cold water they quickly sank.
The sailors laughed, as the last man was tossed!
Their spirits boistered with the rum they drank.

Many days later we finally made land.
A place of stone and wood, I could see no sand.
Crack of the whip, we rose to our feet.
"Off of my ship!"was the devil's final command!


For Verlena's "Writing in a black Perspective" Contest



Story continued for my own pleasure, not part of the entry.

Slave Part Two

Brought in chains, to a raised wooden stage.
Bids tallied carefully, sales written on a page.
That was when I witnessed, a most perfect girl.
Bought by a fat man, she was placed in a cage!

I was up next, I stood still as he bid on me.
"One dollar, gimme two, two dollars, sold for three!"
Then I was taken and locked up in the cage with her.
Together we both dreamt, of one day being free.

Brought to the plantation, in late September.
I worked in cotton fields, until November.
Then I would be purposed, to cutting fire wood.
For cold and snow came, by early December.

In the evening, we were left to be with our kind.
While in the big house, our master dined.
Later at dusk, my angel girl would come.
Her beauty so amazing, she made me blind!

The taste of her body, my rememberance of home.
We gave each other pleasure, when we were alone.
Even though the master, wanted her for only him.
I felt like a free man, when I would hear her moan!

Her pregnant, I wondered if the child was mine?
If I was the father, I would be bound in twine.
Still inside I prayed, that the child belonged to me.
In the end, that would be certainly be fine.

Nine months later, almost to the day.
The love of my life was taken away.
In death our child born, middle of September.
The master's anger, I could not sway.

I was awoken, ripped out of my bed!
He took out a musket loaded with lead.
Finally free, in spirit we both travel.
There are certainly worse things, than being dead!

Poem Copyright © Richard Lamoureux