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The life of a PencilI have been pushed and pulled,
Across an empty expanse,
Growing smaller and smaller with time.
Used until nothing was left for me to do.
I watched as they used others,
breathing life within their blood.
That once blank place.
That once...
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Categories:
symbolism, 11th grade, adventure, anxiety,
Form: Other
SYMBOLSemphasized
distinguished
& scattered
spread out
pretexts
for
reflection
of
nowaday
notions
influenced
&
flavoured
with
humour
prompted
by
contemporary
...
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Categories:
art, symbolism,
Form: Verse
Back in EnglandThe hours haven't stalled and the rain
still pours on to
patchwork streets
...
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Categories:
symbolism, emotions, introspection, rain, seasons,
Form: Free verse
DownpourUnheard were those desires
Unseen were those dreams
Unrequited were those memories
Because they had died
I, you, they..
No matter who killed..
I sent them to the clouds
Carriers of unshed tears
Hoping to meet my soul there
I collapsed under its...
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Categories:
imagery, love, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Strayed SheepAlong the roads of grassy fields
where thousands of sheep flit from
Astray from the flock, flouting,
fleeing with fear
blindly following.
Driven through the streets of London
at the Barnet fair to the farmers there.
But the way, ...
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Categories:
animal, meaningful, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
I AM KING OF The Height of Heaven and the Depth of the EarthSurely I am He
I am of the son ship
I AM King
It is God’s privilege to conceal things
And the king’s privilege to discover them
No one man living
Nor womb-man knows
The height of heaven
Nor the depth of the...
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Categories:
symbolism, analogy, appreciation, inspirational, longing,
Form: Dramatic Verse
ERODED VIRTUES
Does modernity's veil conceal nakedness within?
Does civilization's stride lead to exposure's sin?
How has religion's influence shaped culture's gentle face?
And tradition's timeless values, have they been erased?
I recall a childhood wrapped in decency's warm fold
Parents guiding...
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Categories:
symbolism, anxiety, cheer up, childhood,
Form: Lyric
The Vastness of GodAs I looked out the plane window
across a vast snowlike landscape
within my mind congeals the thought
of the vastness of Creator God.
And as I sailed on a cruise ship
across the mighty ocean vast
the image that my...
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Categories:
symbolism, christian, god, inspirational, nature,
Form: Free verse
the souless machinethe nighttime lights flicker to the sound
of the machine
like...
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Categories:
christmas, culture, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Strayed SheepWhere is the shepherd
Who left behind his livestock
At the Lover's Seat?
The hired hand sleeps
Inattentive to the flock
So the sheep wanders
They are unaware
There is danger near the cliffs
Though the grass is sweet
Where is the Shepherd
Will he...
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Categories:
allegory, bible, symbolism,
Form: Senryu
the sky is cryingthe sky is crying
tears of joy
with the sun laughing
as celebrants
to the fox's wedding
...
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Categories:
celebration, rain, sun, symbolism,
Form: Tanka
life’s a double loopholelifes a double loophole.
living life i’ve drawn that conclusion.
time and time again you’ll get the usual.
but setbacks and delays they get crucial.
especially when there abrupt.
sometimes they tear you up.
sometimes they gear you up.
synchronicities are mutual.
that’s...
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Categories:
symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
Late Night Thoughtswe wanted to be adults as kids.
now we are adults wishing to be kids again.
in this life you can never win.
brought into this world with no future plan.
im just hoping to have a...
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Categories:
symbolism, absence, america, anxiety, deep,
Form: Rhyme
Syria Reborn
From Syria’s land where silence wept,
Our hopes arose. From grief they leapt.
Through broken streets and skies so grey,
We aimed for light with feet of clay.
We sang a song, so calm and rare,
Against the chains, against...
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Categories:
symbolism, allegory, birth, change, emotions,
Form: Heroic Couplet
The Pied PiperI just want to live while I am alive,
I want you to get me out of this witless dive,
I want to drive through my memories,
You are not my subservient appetite.
I want to read you until...
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Categories:
symbolism, anxiety, depression, psychological, riddle,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Symbolism Poems
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