The Great Divide
Categories:
cousin, death, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
Another SoulAnother Soul just got his wings
Another Angel gloriously sings
From this land a soul flies free
Burdens are lifted, rise does he
To new adventures, no pain just Love
where he can watch from stars above
Time was up on this Earthly plane
but happy memories will always remain.
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Categories:
angel, cousin, death, funeral,
Form: Rhyme
Kiss from a SmileIt is quite an honor to have a person smile upon you when they know nothing of you. Somehow the spirit of the void and the heavens looks favorable upon thy crown and mineth. Why does it happen when we are at different stages in our lives. A smile is powerful as it becomes stronger...
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Categories:
allah, cousin, desire, friendship,
Form: Prose
My Cousin PaulHe is a lallapaloosa, a Jim-dandy
But crafty and wise, so he came in handy
He could do electrical work and carpentry
Worked all day, never slacked off at three
He’s a good boy, his mother said to all
Lanky, lean and loved, was my cousin Paul...
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Categories:
cousin, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
MY COUSIN THE HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMADBEING A CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCE WEARING WIRES PREGNANT FOR THE FBI BEING APART OF TAKING DOWN MELVIN MAYS AKA M O M M Y EL RULKIN LEADER TRADING WEAPONS FROM LYBIA TO BLOW UP CHICAGO TRANSIT SYSTEM AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN CHICAGO MY LIFE LIVING ISOLATED IF YOU WILL BEING EXPOSED BY JAMAICAN DEALERS COMMITING...
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Categories:
cousin, allah,
Form: Naat
our bibbling cousinHe bibbled and burped and barfed at meals
Might as well have been eating toasted eels
The rest of us said what a weirdo he was
Our loud eating cousin, Charles McDuzz...
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Categories:
cousin, food,
Form: Rhyme
I will be your wife mother cousin sister or whateverYou have this great idea.
Why not let me be your everything?
You will no longer be accountable or responsible
For your actions, words or deeds.
I will be your wife, mother, cousin, sister, whatever.
You can point to me when things go wrong.
I will be the scapegoat, the whipping boy.
You can meander through the valley of life unscathed
If you...
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Categories:
cousin, woman,
Form: Free verse
my friendless Cousin Bettythinks she is witty
sarcasm her daily fare
a nonfriend maker
cannot help her barbs
alienates all she meets
my cousin betty...
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Categories:
cousin, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Senryu
Double SoulsToday our eyes spill tears, heavy with sorrow,
For two double souls lost in this cold, dreary week.
Yet with the dawn, the heartache will soften by morrow,
As we remember the peace your spirits now seek.
Though broken our hearts, they will carry the weight,
Of love intertwined—two fates now forever apart.
In the stillness, you linger, though shadows await,
We...
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Categories:
angel, cousin, eulogy, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Happy New Year AgainThis year will be very challenging and through it we must trust God even more.
Throughout history, challenges has been and through it all we are the results of it. The devil challenged Christ and we are result of Him winning the battle and passing it down to all who would believe.
In the family...
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Categories:
america, baptism, community, cousin,
Form: Rhyme
December 31, as Rain Turns into SnowA cat sits on a chair
and hovers over me
as I lie in bed.
It’s December 31st
as a soft rain falls.
As I get up
I ask myself
if this is
an ending or beginning.
I’ve been back in town
full-time for five years
but embrace memories
of highways travelled
throughout the Midwest
when I worked
for road construction crews.
Now I’m left with my poems.
Bare limbs in the...
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Categories:
allegory, cousin, memory, winter,
Form: Free verse
Cousin To Each ofCousin To Each of
Cousin To Each of
thinks the rubble of
homes after
earthquakes should be
shared, swapped, between the
homeowners.
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Categories:
cousin, humor,
Form: Free verse
Playing in the Snow with Cousin ChetMommy’s cookies are the best, but we cannot go inside yet.
We are having the best day, me and my cousin Little Chet.
Our cheeks are red, our snowman is almost done, and he is great.
The dog is slipping and sliding, he just did an icy figure eight.
This is the kind of memory I wish we could...
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Categories:
cousin, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
My Cousin Jer has a Story to ShareMy cousin Jer had a story to share
Said first, let me sit in my favorite chair
He combed his almost non-existent hair
On his bald head I saw a shiny glare
I sat down with my chocolate éclair
And handed Jer a pastry – claw of bear
This is the best I ever had, I swear
I love you cousin, you...
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Categories:
cousin, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
My lost cousinI sat on a chair completely nervous
to know where I would do my youth service.
Then came the rudest shock of my whole life,
I'd have to go up north where strifes were rife.
I didn't even try to change the posting,
I was downcast as many were boasting,
that they'd have a pleasant year of favour.
Me, it'd be a...
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, cousin, family,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Cousin Poems
Definition | What is Cousin in Poetry?