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Set Off Poems - Poems about Set Off

Premium Member The Last Survivor
...Harold John Bray, Jr., Seaman 2C- The last surviving member of the iconic Navy vessel the USS Indianapolis. The Indy was a capitol ship that just returned statewide for major repairs and refitting, f......

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Categories: set off, boat, fear, in memoriam,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member A DAY AT THE BEACH
...A DAY AT THE BEACH Just something silly.... There once was a squirrel named Sue, who dreamed of the ocean so blue. With a towel and a delicious snack, she set......

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Categories: set off, 10th grade, beach, humorous,
Form: Limerick



We know not when what the times sing
...-------------------- Not knowing what the times sing, we, Forest flames well before spring, we, Our joy of life nowhere in sight, At festive times fidgeting we. ------------------------ Life’s ......

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Categories: set off, life, men, time,
Form: Quatrain
Joy of life create will I
...‘Lone, my life decorate will I And joy of life create will I. A fast flowing flash-flood am I, My way forward ferret will I. As my wishes are all my own, Hold on my head their weight will ......

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Categories: set off, joy, life, loneliness,
Form: Ghazal
Reversed Signs
...Isn't it ironic? You sat on my right side when we first met And you exited my life making a left turn down my street It was my right hand that comforted you in the beginning And it was my left......

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Categories: set off, break up, lost love,
Form: Free verse



Advisory for Adversary
...The sun unfolds, precisely peeking through the light of stars, dominating ink-spilled nights. Its rays graze softly on blooming wounds as sirens set off warnings of incoming dunes. O vulnerab......

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Categories: set off, adventure, anxiety, growth, hope,
Form: Free verse
Conversations
...Conversations with my father, Bittersweet, and maybe sad Conversations with my father Talks that we never had. Companionably silent As we set off walking Neither of us known For doing too mu......

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Categories: set off, family, father, i miss
Form: Rhyme
The Alpenglow
...And when i climbed the mound of grass The sun set at a stop Birds came swirling round Outcrops in the light Waves crashed under, instability; Glass houses and rocks. I think i got there. I t......

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Categories: set off, abuse, anxiety, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member X,UNDERGROUND,
...(Snaps fingers rhythmically, leans into the mic) Ninety. X. Underground/ The hiss of the tape, a constant companion/ Atmospheric pressure, a concrete room, sweat slicked on foreheads, illuminated......

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Categories: set off, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
LCW
...Sometimes she would laugh. Sometimes she would cry. her worries she would never complicate into my life. but when worries complicated ......

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Categories: set off, mother,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Door Of Uncertainty
...I start my pilgrimage from unknown spheres. My paths are filled with penetrating spears. Clouds of helplessness and hopelessness float Seas are wave-filled, and I have no lifeboat. Faith points......

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Categories: set off, adventure, anxiety, death, fear,
Form: Rhyme
THE CHEVALIER OF BURGOS
...At the foot of Burgos’ Castle Looking toward its beautiful Cathedral I learned what it means: "To tide down by the pylon" Or "to go down to the Moor Muza." From waist down It was the first tim......

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Categories: set off, adventure,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fishing
... We set off full of hope into the night as it grew blacker towards the end of the jetty where shorelights dimmed to a distant glow. Wind drove a swell to boom and crash against the pylons be......

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Categories: set off, father son, fishing, silence,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Score Huitain
...Deafening the score for spring break, set off by the harp’s gentle voice. That pas de deux of give and take, a fever pitch played with such poise. There are so many twisted toys that masquerad......

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Categories: set off, emotions, feelings, spring,
Form: Other
Premium Member Believe the Facade of a Narcissist-No More
...Mirror, mirror on the wall ~ don't let me fall for a narcissist's words for fear I'll find myself tangled in the web of silk threads cunningly spun to lure me in. You might take those words to......

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Categories: set off, anti bullying, how i
Form: Free verse

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