Poems Inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson
#RalphWaldoEmerson
Poems inspired by American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, who led the transcendentalist movement. Here you'll find poetry using the style, themes or characters found in the writing and poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Along with poems about Emerson himself, including praise, criticism and memorials.
anna_grin
ANNAN
ANNAN
Poem Published
19th Apr 2023 3:05am
19th Apr 2023 3:05am
bob the builder
preacher leecher teacher crypt keeper
wife beater hot heater main feature alright den
double sleeper Tom peeper round them there ends
boy weeper street sweeper (not your friends)
ledge leaper truth speaker knot loose ends
fridge freezer day seizer ceaser word salad seizure
too late to say wait to heavy to call weight too fried to call bait too young to too old to stay up so late too hurt to cry hate too much too little too late don’t let it distract you
wife beater hot heater main feature alright den
double sleeper Tom peeper round them there ends
boy weeper street sweeper (not your friends)
ledge leaper truth speaker knot loose ends
fridge freezer day seizer ceaser word salad seizure
too late to say wait to heavy to call weight too fried to call bait too young to too old to stay up so late too hurt to cry hate too much too little too late don’t let it distract you
#RalphWaldoEmerson
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PoetsRevenge
Poem Published
12th Oct 2019 2:41am
12th Oct 2019 2:41am
The Deep (Deeper And Furthur)
Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas,
dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-
respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that
shall explain and overlook the old.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't fear the deep;
it is what you fear that
will ultimately free you.
It might be full of sharks,
but you learn to avoid them.
It might be dark, but in this
your vision will improve. ...
dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-
respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that
shall explain and overlook the old.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't fear the deep;
it is what you fear that
will ultimately free you.
It might be full of sharks,
but you learn to avoid them.
It might be dark, but in this
your vision will improve. ...
#inspirational
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#DeepUndergroundPoetry
#RalphWaldoEmerson
652 reads
6 Comments
mingomingus
SamTheSlam
SamTheSlam
Poem Published
6th Jul 2019 6:03am
6th Jul 2019 6:03am
The Gay Adventures of Billy Shakespeare & Wally Whitman - Act 1
#WilliamShakespeare
#RalphWaldoEmerson
522 reads
5 Comments
PoetsRevenge
Poem Published
25th Mar 2019 2:38am
25th Mar 2019 2:38am
Eyes That See
A man should learn to detect and watch
that gleam of light which flashes across
his mind from within...
In every work of genius we recognize
our own rejected thoughts: They come back
to us with a certain alienated majesty.’
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘Self Reliance’
I see what I am prepared to see
so I adjust my eyes to what confronts me:
To see a forest in an acorn I must be
prepared for such greatness,
I must hold such faith in my hands,
I must strive from within to believe in
such...
that gleam of light which flashes across
his mind from within...
In every work of genius we recognize
our own rejected thoughts: They come back
to us with a certain alienated majesty.’
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘Self Reliance’
I see what I am prepared to see
so I adjust my eyes to what confronts me:
To see a forest in an acorn I must be
prepared for such greatness,
I must hold such faith in my hands,
I must strive from within to believe in
such...
#nature
#SelfDiscovery
#RalphWaldoEmerson
884 reads
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Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
jade tiger
Poem Published
6th Mar 2019 7:36am
6th Mar 2019 7:36am
Like Lust In The Chill Of The Grave
The men that find such beauty when it’s theirs,
Each one expects his sum for all he owns.
To walk and pace and call it forth by name,
While noting of each feature like his child.
Purveyors of the land on others’ backs,
These owners of the gullies, woods and vales.
The arteries that give drink to the fields,
Of long and winding rows so straightly plowed.
Corrections overseen by foreman’s hand,
Where script allots the hedge and masonry.
That show ahead where every tree will stand,
No curvature...
Each one expects his sum for all he owns.
To walk and pace and call it forth by name,
While noting of each feature like his child.
Purveyors of the land on others’ backs,
These owners of the gullies, woods and vales.
The arteries that give drink to the fields,
Of long and winding rows so straightly plowed.
Corrections overseen by foreman’s hand,
Where script allots the hedge and masonry.
That show ahead where every tree will stand,
No curvature...
#earth
#environment
#nature
#humankind
#RalphWaldoEmerson
997 reads
27 Comments
slipalong
Poem Published
5th Mar 2019 8:32pm
5th Mar 2019 8:32pm
The sermon # Ralph Waldo Emerson
The lectern it stands empty now
the whispers quiet when once there were shouts
of fire and brimstone filled gods house
the orator that preacher stood, proffered that book formost
parables to shame our sinful lives
that we unwothy regard ourselves with self despise
bees and natures best
that we should seek like honeyed text
and even the meek Rhodora bush
gives solace when we are vexed
creation spelled in graphic sylables, pofound, perplexed
the devil tempts us with his sweets
the bottle full of...
the whispers quiet when once there were shouts
of fire and brimstone filled gods house
the orator that preacher stood, proffered that book formost
parables to shame our sinful lives
that we unwothy regard ourselves with self despise
bees and natures best
that we should seek like honeyed text
and even the meek Rhodora bush
gives solace when we are vexed
creation spelled in graphic sylables, pofound, perplexed
the devil tempts us with his sweets
the bottle full of...
#heaven
#RalphWaldoEmerson
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Ahavati
Tams
Tams
Poem Published
5th Mar 2019 1:12am
5th Mar 2019 1:12am
Limits ( After Ralph Waldo Emerson )
Who hath known Limits
Its crepuscular Being
Dividing twilight betwixt
Half-light, emerging shadows.
Secrets we forget
Too easily when unknown;
Whether this life—
Or some one passed.
We are innocents yet—
Both wisely ignorant, we be;
But, could it be determined,
Without knowledge, which is which?
~
#RalphWaldoEmerson
Its crepuscular Being
Dividing twilight betwixt
Half-light, emerging shadows.
Secrets we forget
Too easily when unknown;
Whether this life—
Or some one passed.
We are innocents yet—
Both wisely ignorant, we be;
But, could it be determined,
Without knowledge, which is which?
~
#RalphWaldoEmerson
#animals
#nature
#humankind
#philosophical
#RalphWaldoEmerson
1069 reads
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ReggiePoet
Reggie
Reggie
Poem Published
1st Mar 2019 2:57am
1st Mar 2019 2:57am
Nature's Kiss
By morning glow on bridge and stream
Arrives the light of new day’s bloom
The Vernal looms, or so it seems
Intent to birth forth from her womb
The frozen hills and woods rejoice
The sun returns, the earth to warm
This morning drowns out winter’s voice
In righteousness, the world transformed
The victory of springtime, nigh
As foe of warmth shall melt away
The forest creatures, wakened, sigh
As if to God almighty, pray;
But, peace of winter shall be missed!
Where is the north wind’s holy place?
It’s...
Arrives the light of new day’s bloom
The Vernal looms, or so it seems
Intent to birth forth from her womb
The frozen hills and woods rejoice
The sun returns, the earth to warm
This morning drowns out winter’s voice
In righteousness, the world transformed
The victory of springtime, nigh
As foe of warmth shall melt away
The forest creatures, wakened, sigh
As if to God almighty, pray;
But, peace of winter shall be missed!
Where is the north wind’s holy place?
It’s...
#nature
#rhyming
#winter
#spring
#RalphWaldoEmerson
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