Short Coming Of Age Poems

Soaked in fragrance,
dreamy, enveloped in trance
- coming of age!...

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sweet
sixteen
confident
expectancy
on coming of age
oblivious
to life’s fruit
turning
sour

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unleashed
  I may waiver
  satin spoils
  are new to me

yield,
  your monotone salute
suckling praised
  a freedom from fur
  the hunt is mine
  devoutly...

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On granpappy's farm,in Arkansas
Picking cotton was the annual chore,
Recording the rural life,he saw-
Scraping a living ,on a small wage
A tender story..of coming of age....

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When darkness seeks to light upstage
and fires of fear within us rage,
win or lose, with love as heart’s muse,
feeling beauteous bliss beat hues, 
coming of age, we turn the page....

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Her besotted idyll interrupted
by the adolescent angst--
Ha, a momentous choice!


~"In praise of Kimo" contest by nette onclaud
~Visual#2
~Abdul Malik - 2/17/15...

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Coming of age

Being a kid was awesome
Not worrying about bills,
or saving for a car
All you wanted to do was grow up
Now look,
everyone wants to go back,
be young again
Not worrying about bills,
or saving up for a car...

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A boy serves his parents
  He thinks they are God
'Till, coming of age
  He sees them as odd...

The boy, his home leaves
  To a stranger now cleaves
His mother, his father, aggrieved
  -- No matter --
The boy, once again, believes...

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Age should be worn like a cloak
A cloak of wisdom,
A cloak of kindness,
Understanding and compassion,
Strength, character, calmness
Come with the wearer of this cloak.
Years are not wasted with the coming of age
Age is the gathering of wisdom...

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Just twenty-one years ago
The Lord ,Jesus I came to know-
T'was this month,born anew
I met this man,who had paid my due;
Answering questions of my enquiring mind
With such patience,of the loving kind-
This day I celebrate,with love, &
Thanksgiving, to God above.


Fullstory at http://website.lineone.net/~brianstrand/...

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When a young lad was caught playing with his willy
The other boys laughed, said he was being silly
But they certainly did it, too
When they had nothing else to do
Better than going anywhere willy-nilly.

written September 1, 2021

HONORABLE MENTION
"Make Me Laugh" Poetry Contest
All Poetry
September 6, 2021...

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You have a pretty glow
A cloak of happiness
An aura of divinity

Seems like it happened overnight
With the grace of God
From little girl to elegant woman
In the wink of an eye

Far beyond expectations
We take such deep pride
In seeing you become
The graceful angel that you are



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on February 4, 2018...

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sit outside until
you forget what you look like
let the sounds and
vibrance of the
river cleanse 
you 
let it 
wash away revealing
your innocent body covered
in ancient dust and
grime
from unused years
revel in confusion
and concern see
the beauty in
fear and
anxiety
nurse your
broken body embrace
change and
live and
let go.



7/23/19...

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Wow! drinking, smoking and partying all night
Mini skirts, low cut blouses and pumps too
Look at what turning twenty-one can do
Coming home later and it's my choice
Waking up early to almost no voice
Time for work now, cause I'm grown
Can't wait til it's over so I can go home...













Coming of Age
Adrienne L. gresham

















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Dangerous Fools and Evil Idiots
They agree to disagree
Always spitefully fastidious
About each other’s pedigree
Always at the war, that goes
With no hope to prove who’s right
There’s no right, because it flows
Through their fingers to the light
Of forgotten source they knew
In the times of childhood years
When the mornings looked brand new
And they lived knowing no fears.
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I have a tremendous fear,
It causes my shoulders a great burden,
A burden of flame and eternity,
Tomorrow I return,
Walk through the commanding doors-
Doors to the Roman Catholic Church,
Therein I was born and raised,
As I reached my coming of age I fled,
I denounced all that the church was,
I stand here now,
Proclaiming myself to be a fool,
I pray the faith welcomes their sheep with open arms....

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We are the storm

we - writers of the verse
eloquent or terse
for better
or for worse
in prayer
or in curse
We hone the tip
sparing no thrust
lest weaponed words
slow gather dust
not battles need
but battles must
this vortex raging
funneled thought
releasing demons
never caught
scattering
on trembling page
cold dreams and fears
coming of age

We are the storm


John G. Lawless
©5/4/2019...

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At an early age
I figured out who I was
With the passing age
Learned things about myself
That I never knew before

With each year moving
I noticed feelings inside
Both emotional
And physical I captured
Within my groin and my brain

My body grew up
I got more mass and more height
I became the man
I was supposed to become
I’m finally an adult

Russell Sivey

Entrant into frank herrera's "COMING OF AGE" contest

2/8/2018...

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As a young person you’re climbing ladders
You must fit in, you must have the right style
First unaware of what really matters

Selfishly you think all’s well for awhile
Then days of sorrow begin to weigh in
Lost love, bloody wars, hard to find a smile

No longer selfish, you dig deep within
You pray that anger ‘n conflict will cease
You open your soul, let healing begin

As you look to HIM for guidance ‘n peace....

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Expectations balanced on years passed
Childhood fading schooldays are last.
In the eyes of the world your decisions are true
Your heart palpitates and you stumble through.
Life was once easy, adults took care
Now it’s just me, there’s nobody there.
You grow and you yearn for the age to come
Now you want back to when you were young.
With freedom , responsibility plays
Leaves you longing for all of those carefree days...

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The scissors snips strands 
off my little head. 
I can’t move. 
“You must not ruin the surprise.”

A brown curtain, 
covers my mouth and 
my eyes. Her voice is calm
as she continues to lie. 

Then, her hands shake
and hair falls to the floor. 
A quick yelp escapes.
Droplets land on my shoulder. 

And now for the truth, 
she wants me ready and good. 
The mirror shows our faces, 
our black dresses and lilies....

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CUT DEEPLY INTO MY FLESH
LET YOUR COLORS MIX 
WITH MY BODY FLUIDS
AND LET YOUR PAIN BE MINE
IN A COOL ONENESS OF DESIRE

EARLY AFRICAN DESIGNS 
OF THE COMING OF AGE
FULL BODY DESIGNS WORN BY JAPANESE
CRIMINALS AND WAR LORDS
THE RED HEARTS OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND EVENTS OF HONOR
BETTY BOOP AND POPEYE THE SAILOR


GENERATION TO GENERATION
IN THE RITUAL OF INDEPENDENCE AND
OTHERNESS 
EXPRESSING ONESELF IN AN EVENT FOR ALL TIMES
NOT EASY TO FORGET
NOT EASY TO ERASE...

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This is the place where dreams are spoken,
Where hopes are written,
And where maturity and self acceptance grow,
It is a map of my life on paper,
My accomplishments and my short comings,
My loves and losses,
My innocence lost and my coming of age found,
The person that I truly am inside,
And though the ink may fade,
And the paper may yellow,
The memories never will fade,
The experiences never tarnish,
And the lessons learned will never be forgotten,...

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-Loneliness Of Thy Lamb-

A batch of Gods fingers pointing at the clouds of sovereignty ...

Ready to be devoured. The sheer beauty of an ignorant flower coming of age. 

An entangled labyrinth. Bridled, majestic. Pledge fealty to the jungles paramore. 

Symphony of emotions dwelling through a psyche wondering...To what beholds the thought of being alone, if the thought itself...Is an injustice to merit?  

Envisioned by dreams, that someday...It'll be different....

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Above the trees a million diamonds shine
The stars in black, flames, dancing with the moon.
Embracing dreams two silhouettes align.
Oh, lovers hear the “woo—ooh” of the loon.
That haunting sound that echoes through loves twine.
Anticipation yields as young hearts swoon.
A summer trance while memories are born.
Bequeathed by night loves natural adorn.

© February 10, 2012
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Entered into Poetry Soup Member Contest: COMING OF AGE 	 
Sponsored by: Frank Herrera...

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