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Wormlike Poems - Poems about Wormlike


The Wanderer, Part III, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem
...The Wanderer, Part III The wise man contemplates these ruins, considers this dark life soberly, remembers the blood spilled here in multitudes of battles, then says: “Where is the horse no......

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Categories: wormlike, loss, sorrow, time, travel,
Form: Free verse
The Rudiments of Wings
...THE RUDIMENTS OF WINGS Barely stubs, these soul nodules, not yet protruding the surface, still part of the wormlike me. The force of metamorphosis thrusts hard against filmy chrysalis; mec......

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Categories: wormlike, butterfly, change, life, metaphor,
Form: Free verse



Like a Gentle Sneeze
...The tree stretches its branches Like a cat waking up from sleep Its leaves  give a little shake Almost like a gentle sneeze Looks down at the passing river  Snaking its way past its roots Watering n......

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Categories: wormlike, nature, tree, river, tree,
Form: Personification
Despair
...Every afternoon at 12:24 Dwell the long gray moments in the middle Bewildered and lost in a dark tunnel With no merciful light on either side Five days a week just at 12:24 Dwell relentless worm......

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Categories: wormlike, funny, life, school, time
Form: Burlesque

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