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Herder of wordsI am a Herder of words,
I am sorry that I cannot bring forth an auditorium and make them dance.
I am herder of words my friend,
I cannot bring life to canvas and add...
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Categories:
literature, voice, word play,
Form: Free verse
Heart's Imagination
imagination
c a p t u r e s
emotions
expression
r e l e a s e s
hearts
Susan Ashley
November 18, 2020
Poetry Form: Brevette
Poet’s note: Inspired by, but not written for, Joseph May’s contest “In Just A Few...
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Categories:
voice, emotions, imagination, life, muse,
Form: Verse
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Categories:
absence, dark, deep, voice,
Form: Free verse
Freedom Of SpeechFreedom of speech is not what we want to hear
Freedom of speech is harsh criticism we bear
Let the critics speak without fear
Freedom of speech is the fundamental principle of expression
Let's not oppress speakers by giving...
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Categories:
voice, freedom, rights, spoken word,
Form: Couplet
On ThinkingIf we come close, we see
A chance for you and me:
A chance to free us all
From sinking down a hole:
A hole so dark and deep
Where no one can unleap.
If we no more lend ears...
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Categories:
voice, feelings, freedom, love, prejudice,
Form: Sonnet
Our Society must changeDoes society need a push to be made just,
Can we not together find solutions set to last,
Homelessness and poverty rife with shame,
With people given numbers but no name.
Are we so callous, blind and proud
To block...
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Categories:
voice, america, home, hope, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Voices, VoicesI am the tiny voice in your head
I have no thoughts where I have tread
Nor accounts for what I've said
I lay deep down and stay there tight
But always far from your sole sight
Mostly heard in...
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Categories:
voice, allusion, deep, fear, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Blood Is Thicker Than WaterIt’s not the color of our
skin that defines us
It’s the size of one’s ego
that expands like a balloon
Blood is thicker than water
We’re all human beings
We can try to asked...
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Categories:
voice, beauty, character, encouraging, hope,
Form: Free verse
I Shall Write To You In My SleepI Shall Write To You In My Sleep
I shall write to you in my sleep
while others sleep, I shall sing to you
read to you from a wrinkled parchment
fading behind my tired eyes
It is unusual that...
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Categories:
voice, dream, love, night, sleep,
Form: Free verse
Gen-Z Ruling 2021Gen-Z Ruling 2021
Gen-Z is what they call us we are the next leaders of America.
We have to make a difference for the next generation.
We need to make the world what it should’ve been before....
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Categories:
voice, 9th grade, america, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
A Close ReachRaising thoughts and emotion,
the mainsail was set
Heading into the wind
of tomorrow unmet
All stays are in place,
with tiller held fast
Reaching for glory
—the doldrums have passed
(Hereford Inlet: November, 2020)
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Categories:
voice,
Form: Rhyme
Resilient in Rhyme
Speak up
They will shoot you down
Rise up though.
The peak we know is up
Don't let that bring you down
People in power
Always devour their own.
In a sad world their is no need to frown
Let a smile rise...
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Categories:
voice, america, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
SkipI found myself assured
i found a boat and swept over the water like a marble
fine and smooth
skipping my vocals around
resounding my heart strings...
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Categories:
voice, birth, boat, confidence, poetess,
Form: Free verse
Rainer Maria Rilke: First Elegy translationThis is my translation of the first of Rilke’s Duino Elegies. Rilke began the first Duino Elegy in 1912, as a guest of Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis, at Duino Castle, near Trieste on...
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Categories:
voice, angel, beauty, desire, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Gun controlInnocent lives are taken away
Innocent lives are treated like prey.
Except this prey is not killed to be food
This prey is not supposed to be chewed,
It is killed simply because someone has...
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Categories:
voice, america, meaningful, poems, society,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Voice Poems
Read wonderful voice poetry on the following sub-topics:
beautiful, christmas, crossed, death, easter, funeral, her, him, love, moon, romantic, shining, shooting, trek, twinkle, wars
and more.
Definition | What is Voice in Poetry?