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Beowulf Poems - Poems about Beowulf

Beowulf translation by Michael R Burch
...Beowulf Excerpts anonymous Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 8th-10th century AD loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch LO, praise the prowess of the Spear-Danes whose clan-than......

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Categories: beowulf, courage, dream, heart, heaven,
Form: Free verse
Chaucer Translation: Welcome Summer
...Welcome, Summer by Geoffrey Chaucer loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Now welcome, Summer, with your sun so soft, since you’ve banished Winter with her icy weather and drive......

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Categories: beowulf, heaven, sky, song, summer,
Form: Roundel



Premium Member Welcome August
...Anonymously I remain faceless in a soundproof booth when dictators reign Unforgivable leader guiltless non-truths, I’ll hide from the suffering in vain God willing I’ll move un......

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Categories: beowulf, america, analogy, angst, conflict,
Form: Acrostic
Thankless
...What a mighty web we weave Throughout the times, Throughout that raging river of poetry That thankless flow of consciousness. Possibly, the very beginning of story telling With beautiful couplet......

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Categories: beowulf, appreciation, deep, introspection, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Brownian Motion Writ Large
...Brownian motion writ large... within small medium as light brainstorm doth hail forth the following poem. Across the realm of gray matter slowly percolating within tissue composed of neuron......

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Categories: beowulf, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse



Camo Lambo
...In my eyes I’ve lived 2 lives within 1 life/ Strutting by live strife and grief like you wouldn’t believe/ It’s how you perceive what’s kept to conceive / Just relieve your relief and turn over th......

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Categories: beowulf, addiction, art, cool, fun,
Form: Rhyme
British Lit Man
...Let’s take a journey To a far off place To visit a man full Of many ways to entertain He’ll teach you some things About king James From learning to interacting You’ll always be excited ......

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Categories: beowulf, 12th grade, teacher,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Believe In Your Poetry
...You must believe, to have your poetic soul become reality. Unlike any other, I hope you are!! Dull, Beowulf poetry do not re-create. Speak your soul, whatever that be. Don't compare your writ......

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Categories: beowulf, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Seeds of Enchantment
...Inside my mailbox late last month; nine packs of seeds - a mystery! I hadn't ordered anything, but curious was I to see what might become of planting them. So grabbing trowel, hoe, and rake, I set......

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Categories: beowulf, flower, muse, mystery, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dream 1: 4 Weeks In Positano
... "Dream 1: 4 Weeks in Positano" Kisses long linger warm lips tasted intense so sweet like cured Valencia Oranges lips liquored triple sec not dr......

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Categories: beowulf, dream, romance, sensual,
Form: Romanticism
Eulogy To Mrs Aminat Olaboopo
...EULOGY TO MRS (Ph.D) ALIHAJA, AMINAT OLABOOPO I From ‘Asabari’, I stand on the moon Blowing the flute of ‘Okere’ Telling the tale of your heroic arrival. ......

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Categories: beowulf, africa, birth, courage, eulogy,
Form: Epic
What Western Education Didn'T Teach Us
...Western education, Taught us everything..... Everything, that is...... It taught us about Early man, slavery and slave trade It taught us to, Turn to the right cheek When smacked on the lef......

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Categories: beowulf, africa, western, wisdom,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Submerge
...Dipping into Beowulf with Grendel, and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; Wading into Paradise with Milton, then submerging with the Bard: Sinking deep into Lear and Othello Hamlet and Macbe......

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Categories: beowulf, ocean, poetry, poets, voyage,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Villanelle: It's All Been Said Said Better and Bolder Before
...Villanelle : It's all been said said better and bolder before It's all been said said better and bolder before Worse now most repeat over and over again No shibboleths now to test smooth word......

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Categories: beowulf, art, birth, creation, muse,
Form: Villanelle
Premium Member A Power
...There is a man and there are worms, We are the worms my brethren, Beautiful and perverse, wicked and evil, depraved and unjust, Good and righteous and wonderful, we are the worms. There is a man ......

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Categories: beowulf, jesus,
Form: Blank verse

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