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Stevenson Poems - Poems about Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson - 1850-1894

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In an old-time real-book-with-pages feel in his day,
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote 'Treasure Island',
in his own inimitable way,
and tho' I know I may be wrong,
he could not have been pu...
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Categories: stevenson, character, humorous, literature, riddle,
Form: Rhyme

the piano tuner

...The piano tuner

there used to be a greengrocer on the ground floor
except for potatoes, there was not much call for 
another vegetable, the shop closed a piano tuner rented
the space and partly...
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Categories: stevenson, absence, abuse, age,
Form: ABC



Premium MemberP-C Poems 23 and 24

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                           Poetry Challenge poem Number 23
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                              I almost wish I had d...
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Categories: stevenson, appreciation, sweet love,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberBe Thoughtful of Others

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Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by 
the seeds that you plant.        ~ Robert Louis Stevenson


When sowing in a fallow field
A bumper crop you'll hope to yield
For ...
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Categories: stevenson, encouraging, inspirational, perspective,
Form: Kyrielle

Premium MemberSubtle Signs

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   It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, 
                              that quality of air that emanation from old tree...
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Categories: stevenson, appreciation, inspirational, nature,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberIn The Eye Of The Storm

..."I find my peace in Jesus' name"
"In the eye of the storm" waiting
Wondering when's the next battle
When a chat turns to tittle-tattle

I hope never again, pray, then
"I find my pea...
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Categories: stevenson, age, anxiety, caregiving,
Form: Quatern

Premium MemberChapter 86 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Young Solomons Exclude Desharah

...Date December 31. 2040

Damian Stood on the ground floor
Of the new Mansion while 
GrandDad Hakim rested In the
Living room watching TV.  The
First level was half complete. 
Damian thought the...
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Categories: stevenson, angst, emotions,
Form: Alliteration

Premium MemberA Handful of Seeds-Rls

...Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap
but by the seeds that you plant.
—Robert Louis Stevenson

A HANDFUL OF SEEDS-RLS

Plenipotentiary plea,
A handful of seeds; on bent ...
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Categories: stevenson, christian,
Form: Kyrielle

Premium MemberHappy World Poetry Day Dear Poets

...Happy World Poetry Day Dear Poet!

               You're a blessing, and this special day must show it
                      
                         Your heart and mind just radiate

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Categories: stevenson, celebration, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberTear-Shaped Beaker

...“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.”

Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde

TEAR-SHAPED BEAKER

the tear-shaped beaker, 
 an amalgamation of Hyde & Jeckyll
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Categories: stevenson, conflict, dark, grief,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThat's Close Enough

...*Image of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster by Wiki.

That's Close Enough

Shapeshifters, and or, shapeshifting ... preps our world always,
A speck sans a cavass, ... materializes a wor...
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Categories: stevenson, allusion, change, character, identity,
Form: Sijo

Premium MemberSequestered In My Cozy Nook

...I have known:
   of wise detectives catching crooks
   of "Thought Police" revising books
   a shipwrecked family named Robinson
   of lion, witch, and wardrobe magic
   Heathcliff's heartbreak,...
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Categories: stevenson, books,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberGot Me On the Edge-Known a Toby Mac Concert 2020

...Got Me on the Edge known
It was the evening of March 5th on a Thursday pre evening I left my job and just approximately two blocks away at the Baxter Arena convention hall it was a concert to be wit...
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Categories: stevenson, analogy, culture, engagement, environment,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

Moonlight Dancing

...It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes a...
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Categories: stevenson, moon, nature, tree,
Form: Imagism

Premium MemberI Return To Share Poetic Gifts

...It was nearly two years ago, that I left the PS site
Bidding my friends fond 'farewell,' I took flight
If the door is ajar, I think I'll enter once more
Hoping things are better than t...
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Categories: stevenson, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

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