Straight Up Poems - Poems about Straight Up

...I used to be rich I had a big house with a big backyard I spent all my money away like it was water The little money I had left I gave it away When it was gone I had lost my house, my job, and my......Read the rest...

...There are some things that you have to do, to make your long-awaited dream come true. The morning with all its glory is listening silently to your body, it watches your heart beat for signs of doubt ......Read the rest...

...Rabbits ears are the one advantage they have says one they are delicate, so these ears are a warning to run rabbits keep them straight up, pointed to the sun For their enemies are all over the pla......Read the rest...

...I love the simple symmetry, in this our local cemetery. The geometry of standing stones upright and sentry like. Respectful style of rank and file order. Bold inscriptions on straight lines of......Read the rest...

...A rush of cold air blows over my skin stirring deep emotions within, and pushed the solitude of hope through the door and anchors the destiny of truth upon my battered soul. The open trenches of l......Read the rest...

...I used to be rich I had a big house with a big backyard I spent all my money away like it was water The little money I had left I gave it away When it was gone I had lost my house, my job, and my......Read the rest...

... This loving tribute is long overdue After two thousand poems or more Time to honour my country called Canada Spectacular from shore to shore The hometown charm of folks down east T......Read the rest...

...I have a phototaxis response, being; a firefly queen Attracted to starlight, as is nightly by the little dipper seen. Some evenings I want to fly straight into the moon’s pleasant beam. Because I ......Read the rest...

...2024 was the first time in over two decades. First time that I didn’t watch any of Eurovision. The pop and the rock, the costumes and things. Watching people dress differently and sings. With m......Read the rest...

...Your happiest tribe might not be the same as mine Mine might swim by in a school, silver fin fine. Mine might be included in a Poe’s murder Or a flock that sleeps next to a beard-ed herder Your......Read the rest...

... My words written, by others, not truly understood But if you had ever lived my life then surely would Imagination put aside I didn’t imagine all the pain On a better day all the happiness I’ve......Read the rest...

...To be different is your superpower, An incantation hidden in the heart of midnight, A silver vein in the dark fabric of the world, Where dreams whisper ancient secrets and reality slips through ve......Read the rest...

...DANTE TRANSLATIONS These are translations of Dante epigrams and quotes by Michael R. Burch: Little sparks may ignite great Infernos.—Dante, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch ......Read the rest...

...A creature, a creature of the trees but the trees are Long Gone The underling of the underbrush is under orders. Not to go to Long Gone Not to fear because Long Gone are any places better than here......Read the rest...

...I see blood gushing out of his chest and I stood at the corner and take a deep breath, they have been exchanging gunfire for more than nine hour and he has taken down a hundred and twenty men with a......Read the rest...