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Shibboleth Poems - Poems about Shibboleth

Premium Member Pete Hegseth
...Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "Make America Great Again" is his favorite shibboleth. He comes across as cocksure, cool and confident, but there are not many who think he's competent.......

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Categories: shibboleth, america, political,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber
...The world today is split in two … or three... or four... or maybe more, but nonetheless, one must confess, all wage their wars as heretofore. While blunderbusses prey for us within our world w......

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Categories: shibboleth, humanity, war,
Form: Rhyme



DEATH RENEWS
...RENEWAL If you think there maybe life after death Well, get a life, good Sir Are zombies alive or dead, I ask But tell me wrong, I’ll take you to task And you’ll soon know which you prefer Su......

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Categories: shibboleth, death, life,
Form: Grook
There Is An Angel Who Sits Upon My Shoulder Who Goes By The Name Of Death
...There is an angel who sits upon my shoulder who goes by the name of Death, And though I cannot always see him, upon my neck I can always feel his breath As he whispers to me relentlessly, deftly us......

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Categories: shibboleth, dark, hope, inspiration, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Before the Night-ITQ
... Before the day turned into night A nascent sun, spun brilliant light. A vast kaleidoscope alight Nature's tinted hues soothing sight. Romance true nature, appeasing Soul with its eyes and ......

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Categories: shibboleth, nature,
Form: Quatorzain



Hostages Kidnapped: Casualties of War
...Hostages kidnapped: casualties of war After extorting pound of flesh lifetime humiliation drummed into captives hammering indelible nightmare no amount of therapy can expunge. Lifetime traum......

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Categories: shibboleth, anger, angst, anxiety, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Haunted Path
...Spooky Halloween Rhyme 8-16 Lines 10-19-23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Haunted Path Ebony mists disguise a windswept path, Unseen fingers rustle decay......

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Categories: shibboleth, confusion, halloween, scary,
Form: Rhyme
Interlude
...INTERLUDE When a short break is considered apposite It could be to inhale and just take a breath But no silence for too long, so keep it tight As to walk away would be a kind of death Aware w......

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Categories: shibboleth, music,
Form: Ottava rima
Toast To Iya Pupa's Day
...For the chance of days That numbers your ways Declined every enemies say To make grace counts today As we gather celebrating gay For the update on breath That rejected raging death Dating th......

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Categories: shibboleth, africa, age, appreciation, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Love Behind
...The moon fell, splashing into the sea and left me grasping for its last light. I turned, accepting we did not agree. Would the moon rise again so bright as when you were beside me, embracing in ......

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Categories: shibboleth, betrayal, emotions, feelings, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Tractors For Russia
...walking the way of the freckle face boy one and only one verdict comes to mind nobody knows who is calling the shots various factions reluctant to spill the beans well things have a force of thei......

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Categories: shibboleth, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Shibboleth For the Living
...Shibboleth for the Living David J Walker This Spring is for you And for those who will know For the first time what Spring means The first sweet gasp of breath That some will know ......

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Categories: shibboleth, allegory, dark, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Final, Awful End
...But, without exception, an imprecation to the old, a shibboleth perception then filters through: the final, awful end of death in view. To some, just their next breath comes. But, with......

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Categories: shibboleth, death,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Winter Solstice
...At Stonehenge poised for morn in deepest darkness, We beckon Lady Ceridwen, our Goddess Crone, And mark Samhain’s quiet constant stillness, To death in Yule we walk with magic to the stone. Dark ......

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Categories: shibboleth, dark, december, england, mystery,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Elements
...Am I god's breath Dawn's first breath caresses dew-wet glade, yellow catkins quiver in spring's tender breeze, eastern sunrise fuels passerine serenade. Sulphur-yellow butterflies, black and go......

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Categories: shibboleth, meaningful, nature, spring, sunset,
Form: Quintain (English)

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