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Poetry That Doesn't Rhyme
Some thoughts don't lend themselves to rhyme. I don't know why.
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Poems about sadness, homelessness, death, suicide
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Billie Holiday  [18+]   1.8 KB
One of the greatest jazz singers of all time.

My Sons  [E]   2.6 KB
The sons that I have fathered and learned from.

The Old Bear  [E]   0.9 KB
A big man, artist, friend and mentor, struck down by early dementia.

In Memory of SRV  [18+]   2.2 KB
In memory of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas electric, blues-rock, guitar hero.

Fire For the Mind  [E]   2.4 KB
A poem about my Icelandic grandparents and their struggle in a new land.

The Greatest Canadian  [E]   2.4 KB
A biographical poem about Tommy Douglas, leader of the CCF and NDP party.

Writing  [E]   1.5 KB
Abstract thoughts on writing.

The Lizard King  [13+]   1.8 KB
Biographical poem about Jim Morrison singer/lyricist for "The Doors."

Mother's Tears  [13+]   1.3 KB
Nothing hurt as much as Mother's tears.

I Remember Mother's Hands  [13+]   0.9 KB
Busy hands, knitting, gardening, / gesturing, preparing supper.

Dream Prowler  [13+]   1.3 KB
I’ll come to your bed at night / with terrors, nightmares and fright.

Welcome to Neverland  [13+]   1.0 KB
Welcome to my land of midnight. / I’m glad to see you here, my dear.

Creep  [13+]   1.1 KB
"When everyone else is sound asleep / That's when I begin my midnight creep."

Black Eternity  [13+]   1.2 KB
Mistress, wise, adorned in dark / Smiles, then bends them to their knees.

A Macabre Joining  [13+]   1.7 KB
Just when you think you're safe in bed, I'm watching, waiting from behind

Sanctuary  [E]   0.7 KB
I was the clumsy boy / built-up shoe, eyeglasses

The Demon  [E]   0.9 KB
Even hunters take to cover / cowed to whimpers by the Other

Express-ion  [E]   0.6 KB
Visual poetry in the manner of e.e. cummings.

Trip on a Streetcar  [E]   0.4 KB
Somewhat nonsensical. Imagine the creaking, jostling and rumbling of a streetcar.

Ode to the Peaceful Morning  [E]   1.7 KB
Dewdrops twinkle / in the roaring furnace / of promising sunrise.

Prisoner of Meter  [E]   0.8 KB
Wishing I was writing poetry instead of sitting in a university class.

There Are No Horses Anymore  [13+]   0.9 KB
Thoughts after reading Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment".

Always  [E]   0.7 KB
A little girl who doesn't fit in with other children.

My Canvas  [E]   0.6 KB
Visualizing artistic inspiration.

Nightmare  [E]   0.7 KB
Impressons of a nightmare.

Ruins  [E]   0.5 KB
Thoughts on visiting an ancient military cemetery.