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THE END OF TIME
To sit with my family in my bedroom
when something from the outside went boom
We looked out the window and to our dismay
A fire ball of smoke was headed our way
The time was elapsing so fast...
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Categories:
symbolism, anxiety, dream, future, life,
Form: Rhyme
Grandfather Peace—Grandfather Peace
his arms struggle to hold on due to amputated hands
...
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Categories:
imagery, metaphor, political, symbolism,
Form: Monoku
Listening to your EyesThere is nothing that you need to do or say,
I can see what you are thinking by looking into your eyes.
Those eyes that are the window to your soul,
Those eyes that are so often difficult...
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Categories:
symbolism, emotions, friendship love, life,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
symbolism, 12th grade, anxiety, how
Form: Free verse
The Abyss WithinI retreat into myself,
Cursing my name like an idiom.
I realise my curse;
It is but this phase I have dived into.
I just detach myself from the glass.
It is always a stressful game.
I long for the...
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Categories:
symbolism, depression, endurance, fear, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
CHAKRAS BOLDCHAKRAS BOLD
HE designed root red via
a laugh so raucous creating
world wild rumbling random
rubies rolled ruling red
thunderous winds whirling
shimmering shocking floods
Emperor Supreme spearing
stimulate Mother channels
birthing babes to cuddle
sword...
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Categories:
symbolism, allegory, color, creation, extended
Form: Alliteration
I think, there are ghosts Part OneI think, there are ghosts.
They stay quiet, the ghosts do. Mostly quiet and invisible. You would hardly know there is one there in the room with you. They are there though. Watching, haunting really to...
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Categories:
symbolism, absence, death, grief, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Lies and TruthAmidst the millions
If not billions
A refusal to admit
to a truth one must commit
for lies among the fogs
concealed the truth
all embedded in logs
awaiting a next move
no one hears
for it is to much to bare
all less fearful...
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Categories:
symbolism, blessing, creation, destiny, miracle,
Form: Rhyme
Roses Through Many EyesIn the Eyes of a Lover:
A crimson bloom, soft as a sigh,
A whispered vow that will not die.
Each petal holds the warmth of you,
A kiss in red, in velvet hue.
In the Eyes of a Friend:
Golden...
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Categories:
symbolism, rose,
Form: Rhyme
Opportune
a storm, brewing...
in the moonless sky,
a lingering blanket of saturnine clouds
yet, gift-wrapping a song
of...
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Categories:
bird, hope, symbolism,
Form: Verse
We Were FreeWhen we arrived in a new world after crossing the sea.
We were all seeking independence and an opportunity.
Families would find it challenging, making it rough.
With a lot of hard work, it would provide enough.
The...
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Categories:
symbolism, freedom, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
The Light WithinBeneath the stars, the darkness weeps,
A silence vast, where shadow sleeps.
But in the heart, a spark takes flight,
A soul begins embodying light.
It whispers soft, a warming glow,
Through trials fierce, it starts to grow.
A lantern bright,...
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Categories:
symbolism, emotions, inspirational, motivation, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
The Light WithinBeneath the stars, the darkness weeps,
A silence vast, where shadow sleeps.
But in the heart, a spark takes flight,
A soul begins embodying light.
It whispers soft, a warming glow,
Through trials fierce, it starts to grow.
A lantern bright,...
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Categories:
symbolism, emotions, inspirational, motivation, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Always Here
To rest his head upon my shoulder,
To hold him close as nights grow colder.
To catch his tears, though none may see,
And hear the words he sets down silently.
With every touch, with every glance,
I’ll remind him...
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Categories:
success, sweet love, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
The anatomy of holding onInside, there’s a small museum where I keep
the pieces I couldn’t let go of:
the first laugh, a heartbeat that wasn’t mine,
the warmth that made me think I was whole....
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Categories:
grief, symbolism, writing,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Symbolism Poems
Definition | What is Symbolism in Poetry?