Standalone Poems | Examples


Premium MemberMALCOLM X FORWARD

Reflection past with an after effect prove
Civil Rights powerful
A voice of meaningful words
“BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY THEORY”
Knowledge and Wisdom of principles
Set the stage for foundation
I had the honor and pleasure of having Malcolm X’s Widow, Dr. Betty Shabazz as my Professor on the subject of IN SEARCH OF WELLNESS class at CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE
Malcolm X was a standalone
A man full blown
History being well known
The push for Civil Rights change
Opposition just couldn’t remain
Malcolm X name represented greatness
I can account being the witness
Malcolm X was no error, but a count on
Feared no one
A name that will always be remembered
Movement of achievement
Malcolm X was killed for civil rights he believed in
His voice like a woodman’s Ax
Loud and verbal
His time on Earth was allowed
X marks the spot
He was a man of like it or not.
Categories: standalone, appreciation, care, celebration, character,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberStandalone

And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers
that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow,
he will certainly care for you.
—Luke 12:28

saw my first yellow daffodil, not ever,
but mine.
a standalone on the hill;
my husband sighs,
as he points it out.

the sun is a standalone;
His;
yellow-white, bright.
our attention transfixed.

I am a standalone
me -
the crucifix,
to carry;
I walk with Him,
under the sun and clouds.

God lets us glory
on a fixed moment,
as if it were framed, not always.

each tear that falls,
from my green eyes,
is saved
by Christ.

I emphasize;
He underlines
and exclamation points.

how this can be,
with infinity,
our small minds
cannot divine.

saw my first daffodil, there’ll be more,
they’ll spring, and wither;
and so will I,

but don’t be glum,
I am already buried,
like a seed,
planted, and ready
to rise,
inside a Garden of Pearls.
Categories: standalone, death, flower, heaven, spring,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberTHE STORY OF LADY GREYHOUND GREETA

A Greyhound Racing Dog
More than Bite and Bark
A Champion Breed
Determined to always succeed
A winner with a proceed
Greeta’s face pictured on Campaign Billboards
A look 
Aim to attract for Advertising jobs
Famous throughout
Audience attention when she is racing about
Greeta is the logo on every Greyhound Bus
People cheer when they see her face
On every Greyhound bus she goes place to place
Greeta known for her acceleration
Faces her competitors with confidence
Moving fast when the Gun blows in an instance
Greeta promise
Winning ways
Numerous awards mount
So many hard to count
Greeta spotlight being the amazing greyhound Dog
Speed and Finesse
Her race scorecards at their best
Greeta is a standalone
Her name of fame is full blown
Categories: standalone, adventure, appreciation, character, class,
Form: Rhyme

A Love Note

As sunset falls 
On a bright warm day 
A hallowing wind 
Of a cold breeze makes its way 
A beautiful night 
With a soft violet warm sky 
Could only be created 
From an artistic eye 
A magical event 
Played out in full view 
A single standalone pale white gloom 
From a very profound 
Characteristic faraway moon 
Perfectly sphere in all its light 
Depth of sparks as the stars’ shine bright 
As we sit together comfortably tight 
A shooting star 
With a colourful silver stream 
What more could I wish for 
You are my perfect dream.
Categories: standalone, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme

Silent Street

My father passed a few years back, and he keeps appearing in my dreams, always on the same street and roughly the same dialogue. The poem/story has no real format. Just my feelings on it. Thanks! 

 Silent Street 

On streets where past and present collide, holograms ride delta waves
You sidle up, gate light and easy, mid conversation
I Parse the rhetoric for glimmers of acceptance
But again benign, drivel muddles the way

The one sided blather on photography labors uncontested
Your catalogue, a thorough exhibition of you
Fitting. Buried emotions etched in celluloid 
Reveling in silent shame, feeling a camaraderie
of sorts

Time is short, so silent I stay
Ears hinged for signs of accountability
A modicum of responsibility
And so I wait...

The pipe store beckons, it's almost time
Fading into the night he says We'll meet up later
I know we will. So Maybe, next time.
Till then, in silent space, I standalone. Apologies unrendered.
Categories: standalone, anger, bereavement, death, depression,
Form: Free verse


Ready

Naked but strong the tree stands still 
Her autumn coat upon the ground 
She’ll standalone against the chill
So proud of that rustling sound 
As her final leaf touches ground  

9/18
Categories: standalone, autumn, image,
Form: Quintain (English)

Meal For Poodles

oodles
noodles


 FOOTLE FORM sequenced or standalone 
 25th Nov 2017
Categories: standalone, dog, food,
Form: Footle

People Are Like Books

People are like books.
Some are big, some are small.
Some come in a set, and some
Are standalone. 
Some are new.
Others: used.
Some hardcover, and some soft.
Some, we know we will never read again
Yet we keep them for the memory.
Some we are sad to let go of, 
But know there’s always another waiting out there to be read. 
The one thing that never changes,
Is that they are all books.
Categories: standalone, analogy, appreciation, peace, people,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberAlone

If people stands opposite, don't bother anything.
If people are similar and closer, don't rely on everything.

Majority doesn't mean justice.
There are many cases of mob basis.

They say, "help me at any cost, because we're friends."
But never say, "I'll do everything for you, because we're friends."

True trust does not require the same thinking.
I'll prefer standalone rather than easy crowding.

Who can admire ones, always saying only "yes" ?
That is a word only a tool to stress.

Who can respect ones, never doing things by own effort ?
That is a behavior only for cheap comfort.

They call me, "You are always alone, how miserabe"
But I want to say, "It's you all, really innocence and miserable !"

Because I know one, who knows me in best way.
Even invisible for others, I'm with this partner all day.


Fengleishanren.
Categories: standalone, humanity, loneliness, people, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
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