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This Idle TrackStill...Is life.
On a precipice.
Leave your lights down low,
and listen...
...
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Categories:
symbolism, dark, extended metaphor, introspection,
Form: Free verse
As the City SleepsI mourn.
For the houses,
as their lights die out.
One, by one. I stop.
I start to see…
Through the other side of glass,
as the city sleeps at night.
...
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Categories:
symbolism, grief, introspection, metaphor, night,
Form: Free verse
Where Have All The Young Men GoneWhere are all the young men Gone,
Seems to echo in the lyrics of a song.
We know unfortunately where they have gone,
And it still goes on.
We’ve witnessed many milestones in our lifetime,
We had moments...
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Categories:
dedication, patriotic, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
Things
He was enamored by the way of things,
the color, the shape, the sound
and all that his senses could take in
whether the thing was large or small
or in-between or was superior
in the hierarchical order of things.
A...
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Categories:
metaphor, simile, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Fairground RidesI've already forgotten the sound of your voice.
But, this noise,
of fairground rides and mustard,
makes me think,
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Categories:
symbolism, anxiety, extended metaphor, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Swimming Lessons
Categories:
symbolism, anxiety, extended metaphor, fear,
Form: Free verse
Chaos and BeingOur entire universe is of chaos
endlessly churning away,
So how the do you expect us apes
To find meaning each day
While we're burning and learning and working for pay
Thinking surely, surely there's a better way?
There
Is
Not
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Categories:
symbolism, age, dark, funny, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Sea Views
Categories:
symbolism, anxiety, conflict, dream, mental
Form: Free verse
pathosCan I ever breathe again
or do I have to drown in the worst of me
countless loose ends swirling in my head
darkness has overshadowed the crest within
days have gone by, turning into mist
heaved my sorrows...
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Categories:
conflict, introspection, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Gift of the sun chaserMankind, once a wonderful creation favored above the rest.
Was given a perfect planet, and told to try their best.
They gave their word of honor, and so the pact was made.
But as promises were broken, the...
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Categories:
symbolism, deep, encouraging, inspiration, love,
Form: Rhyme
A Summer in England
Categories:
symbolism, metaphor, nature, romantic, sensual,
Form: Lyric
The growing treeThere is a part of that still bleeds
A part of that I was supposed to shed
How a snake sheds its skin
It will not leave
Almost Like a slab of metal forced into...
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Categories:
symbolism, feelings, growing up, nature,
Form: Free verse
Eye of the stormEye of the storm
By Michelle Morris
06/07/2024
In the stillness of my being
I feel like the eye of the storm
It is quiet and calm within me
Whilst I'm surrounded by noise and forms
There's music and celebrations...
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Categories:
symbolism, angel, encouraging, god, life,
Form: Free verse
Earth AmbassadorI visit certain places deep within my
mind
Returning there time after time offers a
form of relief
A respite from recurring thoughts that constantly
seek
On autopilot I walk in my sleep with eyes wide
open at times
A bridge...
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Categories:
symbolism, introspection, philosophy, poetry, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Stairway To The AbyssClimbing a stairway into the mind without
steps
In a room with no windows only doors
without keys
Just silence on deaf ears so it's as quiet as
kept
It's dark like a dead sleep with no life to
it's...
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Categories:
symbolism, imagery, introspection, perspective, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Symbolism Poems
Definition | What is Symbolism in Poetry?