Ode Poems | Ode Examples

She is not made of atoms, but aftermaths— the kind that linger in a room long after the lights remember to flicker back on. Her spine? An origami of fallen yesterdays, creased by collapse, but folded forward into flight. They call it resilience, but she knows better— it’s architecture, a cathedral of nerve built from "this will not break me," hummed on repeat until it didn’t. She speaks fluent...

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You were there before memory. Before voices had names, before light had meaning you were there. Brown as warm bread, soft as a breath held in sleep, you waited. And I held you. You were there. Through the quiet nights where shadows danced on walls and thunder cracked the sky like glass you never blinked. You never left. Your button eyes have seen more tears than the stars above my window, but never...

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Look at you, blank canvas I say that there be light. Now I can see your emptiness, Let me put you right. Here’s some sees and Sky. Now I paint your land, O earth. I have hung you high And gifted you water and dirt. I’ve tied you to the sun And sent the stars to sing. Yet, I am not done You are still...

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A shoulder in the storm when others flee, A voice that cuts through silence, clear and true. In chapters dark and bright, you stand with me, The compass when my skies have lost their blue. Not bound by blood, but something just as deep— A choice renewed with every passing day. The one who knows which secrets I still keep, Yet...

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In the hush of dusk when streetlights flicker alive, obsidian sheet metal catching dying light, A black Chevy Impala – Detroit steel poetry in motion. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore, All angles and attitude, chrome catching moonlight like silver promises. This ain’t just transportation – this is transformation. V8 heartbeat rumbling beneath the hood, Speaking in tongues of combustion and...

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Ode to an Orca You are the apex predator of the ocean. No other sea creature can match you. Even the mighty great white fears you. Its liver one of your prime delicacies. You are an intelligent animal who can adapt to any environment. A voracious eater, you are not selective. Fish, seals, whales, sharks, penguins, dolphins are prime targets. Even boats are not immune to your voracious attacks. You hunt in...

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Oh Death, thou art a cruel and fickle foe, Whose shadow looms o'er mortal life below. Thy grasp, a cold and unforgiving hand, Doth lead us to the undiscovered land. Thou comest swiftly in the dead of night, And steal'st away our loved ones out of sight. Thy scythe, a deadly tool of final fate, Doth sever souls from bodies animate. Yet in...

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" My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she was unable to. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings. " -Erica Jong Oh, your countenance in dawns graceful light offers the imagination a lofty throne an angel? goddess? not meant for human sight yet, you are here beside...

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Over four decades I’ve made memories, faithfully captured and held dear. On my knees as a 10 year old begging, ‘Mom will you please take me to see her?’ So may tears and so many smiles your music has always brought solace. I’ve said it over and over, over and over.. ( See what I did there?) Lyrics that just won’t...

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O gentle night, embrace this restless heart most tenderly, As starlit dreams unfold—their soft caress with wisdom shine, In shadows sweet, our world of whispers spins a secret line, Your touch, a gentle breeze upon my soul, makes spirits free. Now is the time, the hour to cradle longing with sweet art, For far too long, in silent sighs, desires...

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I Namibia is my most beloved country, Like it is a marvellous Beulah land With a mighty will, great glory So, be glorified, my free Motherland. From red sand deserts to the shining shores And the sun gives me its setting, Echoes of...

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Wracked with pain, unable to eat denied the pleasures of life My friend ‘Nashie’ used his head his heart, his teeth, his tongue ...

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O, noble eagle, king of boundless skies, Whose piercing gaze the sun itself defies, A feathered arrow, launched on currents strong, Where mountain peaks your ancient anthems throng. From craggy cliffs, a monarch you survey, The winding rivers where the wild things play, The vast expanse, a tapestry unfurled, Your kingdom claimed, the master of the world. With wings outstretched, a shadow on...

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If you asked me what beautiful means, It’s being loved by a strong woman Empowered, chasing her own dreams, Engraved with grace on soft moon, beams A thoroughbred she is strong, wild, and free, A phenomenon that writes my destiny In her eyes, amber stars find their gleam, They are my novel; affections the theme If so what is beauty? Let me...

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God How I love when to pick me up when I fall So much love for us all I can’t explain the love I have Of the loving God we have Your love is so overwhelming Like a waterfall overflowing Nothing more...

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