Surly Poems - Poems about Surly

...how long and sourly sobs the lonely heart depends on how grave the weight which grieves the tears pouring from the despondent spirit’s pores.— a witness, too, will know the surly sort of rain t......

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...I can feel the bitter breeze of the winter’s air. My body is covered with goose bumps that layer my skin. I have no money to eat. so I search the bins. People walk past and laugh but their so qui......

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...A dictum that no mortal may impeach: abundance is the concubine of dearth. You soar above the surly clouds which wreathe around us: you’ve enabled us to reach beyond our matter-patrimony, earth......

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...The Dragon Riders Saga II The Dragon had returned to the clearing where he'd left his rider near neardeath Hearing the strange tale brought mission purpose back and fire to his breath A healer......

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...The winter of our discontent is over, the Merciful God of the oppressed has seen to the de-icing of our hued souls; and the blossoming essence of our liberation. The grapes of spring are plenti......

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...Beauty Beloved Promised to Father Our God Selah Those windows near your crown, pearls white new day shine Those the windows to your soul and heart, surly beautifully shine Tender ear......

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...As autumn leaves turn crimson and red, ready to fall I lie here exhausted, waiting for my final call. I stare into the approaching ferocious night, And fear the fiend coming to strangle m......

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...I stopped for a cup at the local all-nighter I'm a regular there. I'm the "poetry writer". You'll always find the occasional hack, The delinquents, the addicts, that hang in the back. A drifter, ......

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...One thought, igniting the dream, Seven bold souls, steady as they seem. Ten missions past, Challenger soared, Twenty-five flights, the program roared. Tick-tick......

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... Written: January 26, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Sara Jama Quote by Geoffrey Chaucer "Time and tide wait for no man," ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time, a p......

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... Written: January 24, 2025 For contest Sponsored by: Brian Strand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the galumph of morning breath a chandelier of dew, Barely i......

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...My dear Lord Hari, You are the supreme attainment for all living beings. Each day devotees drink the nectar of chanting your holy name. They pray to the acharyas To understand your pastimes, Wh......

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...She is getting married today, my childhood sweetheart. I catch her eye and in that instance her sensual lips curl in a half-smile. I would like to think that it contains a message – even an apology –......

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...PETRARCH TRANSLATIONS Sonnet XIV by Petrarch translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Lust, gluttony and idleness conspire to banish every virtue from mankind, replaced by evil in hi......

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...The barely lit street lamps flicker yellow and dim. It's not raining, but not long ago pouring, the damp air gripping tightly against my skin. Our glacial season is upon us, bitterly nipping at red n......

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