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Roughness Poems - Poems about Roughness

Thrill of Late Summer

...The noon heat no longer burns like dog days,
Storms now caress the leaves with care and grace,
The roughness of summer night kept at bay,
'Stead calmness, peace and comfort take their place.

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Categories: roughness, autumn, nature, seasons, storm,
Form: Other

Premium MemberThe Jagged Edges

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“Should we deny ourselves pain, we would deny ourselves entry through many doors in our heart leading to where our soul patiently waits.”  Poet




Many cannot conceive truths the faithful...
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Categories: roughness, angst, conflict, deep, emotions,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberThe Jagged Edges

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Natural things are rarely smooth
or flawless as they appear on the surface
      Smooth fur on skin and curve on wing
           are rough and jagged underneath
Push back against the grain show...
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Categories: roughness, angst, anxiety, environment, growth,
Form: Free verse

What My Daughter Doesn't Know About Friction

...At three years old,
she slides down the playground chute
again and again—
screaming joy like a law of nature,
not knowing her thrill
relies on two surfaces
refusing to agree.

I don't tell he...
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Categories: roughness, science,
Form: Free verse

Frolicking Foolishness

...It is good to be a fool once in a while,
What an extraordinary feeling to be a fool!
To know nothing,
To know everything,
Yet not convincing your heart—The most brilliant buffoon,
Letting your h...
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Categories: roughness, bird, freedom, life, meaningful,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberSanguine Patience

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False faces and pretentious promises churn my heart,
like what the desert storm does to the dunes. 
I can’t calm down my mind’s twirling turbulence
as the friction of fury shatters the shield ...
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Categories: roughness, inspirational, perspective,
Form: Free verse

Imagine Such a Place

...Imagine a place
Where no discrimination exists
Where there is no topic of color or race

Imagine a place
Devoid of judgment and despair
Devoid of criticisms, differences, and nasty glares

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Categories: roughness, culture, discrimination, freedom, humanity,
Form: Free verse

Discourse For Rough And Soft

...Not everything that is rough is bad 
And soft is good
Remember the roughness of the grate is useful 
While the softness of the moss 
Can bring you down....
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Categories: roughness, life, metaphor, philosophy,
Form: Light Verse

conversation with Stella

...before you tell
of the heaviness in your heart
it is only natural
to want to tell of mine first

before you can tell
of how brutally you were violated
by your mom’s men
who peeped through the...
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Categories: roughness, abuse, anger, cry,
Form: Free verse

Miles and ahead

...A mile and ahead to summit,
Can’t stop although I lack permit.
I am always so eager to admit ,
It matches my way and habit .
A game beyond any loss or profit,
I deny to quit and never retreat.
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Categories: roughness, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberAbrasion

...Injury caused by less roughness...
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Categories: roughness, hurt,
Form: Senryu

Premium MemberThe Harmony Tree

...My thoughts of this world lie troubled and profound
As I pause drenched in the golden hues of copper fields
Stretched to the limit of the bronzed horizons that crowned
Beaming with the aspiration ...
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Categories: roughness, encouraging, happiness, inspirational, meaningful,
Form: Rhyme

the fountain

...Unforgiving crash against a gentle surface
The power falls harshly on the fragile reflection
The light shines on the face of her
But she ruins the image of grace with her roughness
Or so she thin...
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Categories: roughness, beauty, for her, hate,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe Tree and Me

...I sink into the mossy coolness underneath the large willow tree. The shade the tree provides is a stark contrast to the summer heat just a few feet away.  It’s noon and I’m on my lunch break. Works b...
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Categories: roughness, graduate, nature, peace,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberIn the stillness of midnight, where time seems suspended and shadows dance with whispered secrets

...In the stillness of midnight, where time seems suspended and shadows dance with whispered secrets,
My mind wanders through labyrinths of pain, finding solace in the depth of suffering.
It is said t...
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Categories: roughness, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

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