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Allegory Poems | Examples of Allegory Poetry

Captain Arcaro
Gallop vapor folded aluminum mare resonator Sun spits decorative decimals bleeding metal Scatter the hourglass pearl crown tidewater brine dusk Tongue sings driftwood bone galleys Captain Arcaro flew sideways through time, his boots full of fishbones, his teeth tuned to minor seventh. The geese were his crew— not honking but howling, in saxophone wails and accordion rhythms. Their wings left chalk outlines on the...

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Categories: africa, allegory, america, animal,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member POLITICAL SPRING
Although it is spring, Cold political raindrops Continue to fall:- But do not worry, “God’s gon trouble tha water…”, Damming injustice: In the renewal of spring, We shall also overcome:- ...

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Categories: allegory, inspirational, metaphor, nature,
Form: Free verse



Ant On A Log
Once there was a log Floating downstream On a swift-flowing river Towards a sawmill. And, on that log, Perched on a loose patch of bark, Behind a broken limb, There was an ant. The ant didn’t know about the sawmill. He did not hear the rushing water. He couldn’t tell the size of the log, Or perceive the danger he was in. On that piece of bark,...

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Categories: allegory, analogy, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member POETIC GIGGING: Apropos Of My Hot Toddy
After a tired labor of love day got on the Trane and after a few Miles I reached Monk later laying back travelling towards Sarah and Nina and after getting Dizzy headed West boarded Bird flying onto Art leaving me to ink this poetic flow I’m sharing with you before my melatonin MJQ disembark to peacefully Cannonball deeply into poetic gigging… ...

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Categories: allegory, deep, emotions, music,
Form: Free verse
The Curcumstances
Is Calvinism the cousin of Providence And Mystery the brother of Fate Does Liberty relate to Religion And do Laws protect or berate Can Unity support Division Or Loves opposite other than Hate Can Truth be hidden from leaders and multiply the problems we face Can Time be suspended By the simple act of Faith Can Salvation find the Needy Before it is too late...

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Categories: allegory, allusion, analogy,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member CRUCIFIED RESURRECTED TREE
CRUCIFIED RESURRECTED TREE Sage crucified tree, gray, and buck naked, granted spring's resurrection... ...

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Categories: allegory,
Form: Haiku
Night Terrors
Running down Chicago Ave barefoot brain buzzing hymns and static, neon crucifix blinking above a bodega, the gospel of smoke and piss, all-night diner flickering with ghosts of jukeboxes past—she laughs in her sleep, god I miss her already, dreaming of Congo drums, 3AM baptisms, ash on my tongue and wind in my coat, don’t...

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Categories: allegory, allusion, america, angel,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member That Got-Dog-It Moment
That Got-Dog-It Moment With star-staring eyes, that disdained look loudly speaks: "I got to go squat!" ...

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Categories: allegory,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member THUNDERING HEART RAINING
RAINING HEARTBEAT My supreme heartbeat. echoing sweet thunder, as its cloud, raindrops love:-...

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Categories: allegory,
Form: Haiku
American madness a fury unbound
American madness, a fury unbound, A lost nation teeters beyond solid ground. We've crossed the stark line, flags droop low and still, The hour grows late; has reason lost its will? I walk as a stranger in this fractured land, Where those I believed would lend a saving hand Have turned, it seems, their faces from the light. This country I knew...

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Categories: allegory, america, anger, art,
Form: Rhyme
my soul in foreign lands, forgotten 2
A soul's etched cartography compasses spins a needle frantic above a parchment of skin. A map… Each line a river I've drowned in, blood I waded and divide each faded scar a language scarlet, unfound! My soul no longer shapes foreign land of waste annihilates behind my eyes...! I see nothing deserts exhale silent sacred sands… Hearts pulse with unheard drums an archway to oblivion...

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Categories: allegory, art, conflict, dark,
Form: Free verse
my soul in foreign lands, forgotten 1
The map unrolls, a skin of dust, where landmarks shift like whispers lost to a gust. I trace a fracture, jagged, unfamiliar... A place where my phantom feet wandered, chillier than memory allows. A tongue they spoke is lost, A melody unheard, for a dearly paid-for cost. within the crumbling walls of an infernal keep, A cracked, blackened mirror shows a face,...

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Categories: allegory, allusion, art, dark,
Form: Free verse
A Muggy Day in Assam
The air is heavy— like a warm, wet blanket wrapped around everything. The sun? Hiding behind a cloud, like it doesn’t want to deal with the day. The Brahmaputra flows— slow, wide, calm. It mirrors the dull sky, grey and tired like it skipped breakfast. The trees don’t move. Not even a whisper of wind. Just leaves, soaked with sweat, hanging there like they’ve given up. The cicadas...

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Categories: allegory, allusion, america, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member to blooming on
keep on becoming, let mind, spirit, and soul sprout; blooming your nature:- ...

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Categories: allegory, encouraging, growing up,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member ROOTED AND GROWING
rooted and growing Forgiven and sowed... rooted in God's love garden... growing gracefully... ...

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Categories: allegory, destiny, extended metaphor,
Form: Haiku

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