Repaid Poems - Poems about Repaid

...Option #5 Poem Written for “Half Past Summer, Two Months 'Till Fall Poetry Contest,” Andrea Dietrich, sponsor. SUMMER'S PROMISSORY NOTE Summer: I relish its tastes, s......

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...Corrupt heart, depraved mind A master of time, the weaver of trap One whose mouth, falsehood emit Gone from men, man and ghoul part and part A victor, the slayer of ten men A wolf in sheep’s c......

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... Today I’m channeling on of my favorite Bob Dylan songs to help me with my poem. SHELTER FROM THE STORM A storm has raged across this country since its inception… swirling clouds of greed and......

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...I never noticed your age, creeping up but never reflected in your face. Your voice still warms and soothes me. "Nana's here!" Was my war cry, and now my children's. I'm not jealous, more of a passing......

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...A Star Adrift In the quiet of a shadowed room, A man sat still, wrapped in gloom. His hands were clenched, his shoulders low, A heart weighed down by life’s cruel blows. Fear lived in him, a......

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...SIR THOMAS WYATT TRANSLATIONS 2 What menethe this? by Sir Thomas Wyatt, circa early 16th century loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch WHAT does this mean, when I lie alone? I......

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...The chancy countdown clock of my mortality is ticking toward some unknown preset alarm. I’m aware of every taciturn tick tock in unrecoverable moments spent waiting for something to happen… and ......

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...Lord Cam Was Here. I had and spent a great time here. The end is not far away. I turned 65 in May of this year 2024. I am on my way out. Headinng up to heaven. I helped a lot of people. Many tur......

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...Kindness consists of love in action, not just feelings of warm fuzzies. It’s done not in self-interest, but is repaid in other ways. Staying selfless, not selfish, not transacting one-sidedly, ......

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... MIGHTY WIND Mighty wind, upon the souls of men, returning that to which has been sown, A troubling storm, the skies stirring to warn, a furious funnel aiming to claim its own. ......

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...Just like my ridiculous amount of financial debt, With the amount of lost rest accumulated as a sleep debt, These will never be repaid until the day I am surely dead.......

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...* inspired by Silent One's contest within each human soul a struggle lies- the battle waged between one's mind and heart relationships we're quick to analyze when strong emotions rip our world......

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...His once smooth, light, tender hands Now callused, rough and worn. The veins that once were hidden now Protrude as purple strands. Baby skin, now savage wounds Display how muc......

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...Seems nothing much changes when you look out from vestibules; The grass always looks greener if the rich ones make all the rules. You can walk many miles, moving far from your pre......

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...Whispers of Youth Dusty boxes, like forgotten books, Hold chapters of quantum leaps— My first steps, tiny and determined, Leading to a world of wonders. Goat’s milk, flavored with Grenada nutme......

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