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Zen modememory imagery
both boon and bane
as on one hand wisdom
and on the other, presumption
thus we release imagined knowing
and rest peacefully in the vibrant now...
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Categories:
memory, peace, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Hopelessness is a Loyal MistressHopelessness is a loyal mistress.
Tender agonies whispered in ones ear,
twisted thoughts to forget by sunlight;
only the uneasy shadows cast doubt.
Warming embrace of past mistakes,
lovingly corrupting every though;
every joyous memory left defiled.
She is a...
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Categories:
memory, corruption, depression, grief, longing,
Form: I do not know?
Coagulation StarterFinally, my blood began to coagulate,
And my heart slowed down a beat.
I looked back to re-evaluate,
And how I ended up on the street.
It was a beautiful, sunny day outside.
So what could I do?
The perfect day...
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Categories:
memory, pain, sports,
Form: Rhyme
The Loss Of HerI know there is simply nothing I can honestly say
To make all of the soul-wrenching pain of grief go away,
Because I too was there crying with all of you that very day....
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Categories:
memory, angst, death, death of
Form: Sijo
Back AgainIf you're travelling through Dakota,
near the Black Hills mountain range,
Send for me the pictures
of everything that might have changed.
Do the deer still run freely?
...
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Categories:
memory, travel,
Form: Rhyme
The Minds Shrouded Catatombd VaultsYesterday's passing drifted shadow
Added to our eclectic collected hoards
A bittersweet cocktail of events and instances
Confined captured and tangled cobwebbed corridors
Of to the limbic labyrinth
The older the memory
The darker the recesses
The further back filed and...
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Categories:
destiny, memory,
Form: Free verse
Five Cents WorthI used to wonder, what’s worth my nickel?
A day adventure on my bicycle.
I’d look all around.
My choice narrowed down.
A large green pickle, or red popsicle
...
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Categories:
memory, childhood, food, fun, growing
Form: Limerick
THANKFUL FOR TWO WONDERS OF MEMORY
Today Im thankful for two wonders of our memories…
The first is our ability to make them
The second…just as wonderful
is our ability to wake them.
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Categories:
memory, thanks,
Form: Rhyme
RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES
We were cleaning out a closet
when we found an old bin filled with photos we’ve amassed.
Hundreds and hundreds of photos capturing moments…
evoking memories from our past.
We thought…what a wonderful treasurer trove we just happened...
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Categories:
memory,
Form: Rhyme
RebirthingWho were these people whom I feel for familiarity?
Who am I really, when finding this clarity?
Who are we in this time of reenacting memories?
Who were we in the history of our stories?...
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Categories:
death, life, meaningful, memory,
Form: Quatrain
Nex BenedictA non-binary teenager, only sixteen years old.
When Nex got jumped, in her school’s bathroom.
Nex was targeted, for identifying, as non-binary.
Nex was jumped by bullies in the washroom.
Nex’s story was unique and one to remember.
Nex will...
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Categories:
memory, anti bullying, beauty, bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Emily DickinsonA woman of brilliance, a lone writer,
Her verses were crafted with care.
A poet whose words were so intelligent,
Her imagination is so vivid and endless.
She wrote of the beauty of nature's scenes,
The wisdom of love and...
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Categories:
memory,
Form: Rhyme
Technoblade Never DiesThe story of Technoblade’s life,
He was a legend and master on the rise.
A YouTuber who left a lasting legacy,
Many will honor him in different ways.
From the crowned pig on the Minecraft cover,
And naming tags in...
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Categories:
games, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Yoshihiro HattoriWhen my mother discussed his story,
I was tragically shocked and enraged.
How could someone kill a teenager?
Assuming Yoshihiro was a trespasser?
An exchange student, a young teenager,
From Japan, he traveled, with no fear.
A teenager, in a nation,...
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Categories:
america, memorial, memory, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Theeby'sSixty years have passed.
No one knew how to spell its name.
No one knew when it first opened.
It was forever, like the infernal summer heat.
It stands indelible at the end of my street,
at the end of...
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Categories:
memory, 5th grade, candy, childhood,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Memory Poems
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