Autumn Prison Poems
These Autumn Prison poems are examples of Prison poems about Autumn. These are the best examples of Prison Autumn poems written by international poets.
Charles D'Orleans: a Medieval MarvelCharles d'Orleans: a Medieval Marvel
Spring
by Charles d’Orleans (c. 1394-1465)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Young lovers,
greeting the spring
fling themselves downhill,
making cobblestones ring
with their wild leaps and...
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Categories:
art, autumn, french, prison,
CleansingsCleansings
by Michael R. Burch
Walk here among the walking specters. Learn
inhuman patience. Flesh can only cleave
to bone this tightly if their hearts believe
that God is good,...
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Categories:
holocaust, prison, race, racism,
Bed, Borrow and SteelWhat heart have I to show to you?--
[This feckless Autumn night]
I failed to sing a song that's new:
My heart was always trite
I don't know what...
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Categories:
prison, addiction, anxiety, lost, night,
Cinderblock WallTo speak to me is madness
I teach silence: hush your tongue
Quieten down now joys and sadness
Temper stifle, thought make dumb
Spring breezes with the sounds of...
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Categories:
prison, seasons,
Said the Spider To the FlyThe web grows daily strand by strand.
There is no escape from this sticky mess.
Each turn creates an inescapable net.
Oh to be rid of the spider...
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Categories:
prison, anxiety, autumn, depression, emotions,