Poems about Traditions and Customs
#tradition
Poems about traditions, customs and heritage. Poetry about beliefs and a way of life, passed down through a group or society. Poems with origins in the past, about a tradition, symbolism or culture which has stood the test of time.
cabcool
Poem Published
13th Dec 2019 5:24pm
13th Dec 2019 5:24pm
beekeeper's song
telling the bees
He is not worthy of the honeycomb
That shuns the hive because the bees have stings. —William Shakespeare
who will go and tell my honey bees when i am gone
for i have no earthly friends, except my bees alone
i have never known by lesson that they carry stings
for they only cool my troubles with their healing wings
legends say hives know of marriages and deaths and births
tales of ancient egypt, river nile, and celtic mirth
midnight hums on christmas day i cannot speak about
for such myths survive not in the fire of...
He is not worthy of the honeycomb
That shuns the hive because the bees have stings. —William Shakespeare
who will go and tell my honey bees when i am gone
for i have no earthly friends, except my bees alone
i have never known by lesson that they carry stings
for they only cool my troubles with their healing wings
legends say hives know of marriages and deaths and births
tales of ancient egypt, river nile, and celtic mirth
midnight hums on christmas day i cannot speak about
for such myths survive not in the fire of...
#inspirational
#nature
#bees #tradition
#bees #tradition
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2 Comments
Kinkpoet
Poem Published
7th Dec 2019 7:47pm
7th Dec 2019 7:47pm
Armistice Day
the brave lost souls there
remain in our memories
eternally loved
remain in our memories
eternally loved
#spiritual
#sacrifice
#tradition
23 reads
1 Comment
Kinkpoet
Poem Published
6th Dec 2019 1:14am
6th Dec 2019 1:14am
Molè Olè
the recipe
written in grandmothers hand
seemed like it was scribed
during a bout of dementia
(she was 96 after all)
who would mix those weird things
in one pot
to create something edible
for sure it was a mistake
i called her at the nursing home
she sounded amused
but lucid
just follow the directions
she said
trust me
peanuts
sesame seeds
pickled jalapeños
(must be clemente jacques brand she said)
the list went on
stranger than before
who would...
written in grandmothers hand
seemed like it was scribed
during a bout of dementia
(she was 96 after all)
who would mix those weird things
in one pot
to create something edible
for sure it was a mistake
i called her at the nursing home
she sounded amused
but lucid
just follow the directions
she said
trust me
peanuts
sesame seeds
pickled jalapeños
(must be clemente jacques brand she said)
the list went on
stranger than before
who would...
#courage
#food
#memories #tradition
#memories #tradition
34 reads
1 Comment
BabydoII
Itty Bitty
Itty Bitty
Poem Published
23rd Nov 2019 3:21pm
23rd Nov 2019 3:21pm
Damn Right I'm Cold
There are plenty of us running around
Popping out children
Littering the ground
But I like the green lining my pocket
And hits to my womanhood
There's not much stock in it
I like the fact that I'm not defined by my kid
I like that the lack of them means my decisions
Aren't judged and controlled just cause I have children
I like not being put it my place like the olden
For now like always
Children are just healthcare issues for us
We're disregarded if no husband lifts us up
And if we try to rid ourselves of a...
Popping out children
Littering the ground
But I like the green lining my pocket
And hits to my womanhood
There's not much stock in it
I like the fact that I'm not defined by my kid
I like that the lack of them means my decisions
Aren't judged and controlled just cause I have children
I like not being put it my place like the olden
For now like always
Children are just healthcare issues for us
We're disregarded if no husband lifts us up
And if we try to rid ourselves of a...
#children
#corruption
#HumanRights
#inequality
#tradition
83 reads
4 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
4th Nov 2019 10:07pm
4th Nov 2019 10:07pm
Ribs 2:22
I know I’m being a little liberal
Yet I don’t take the word so literal…
Yes it’s biblical,
But in the spiritual sense of the expression I think it’s kind of ridiculous,
To remove my rib and create something so beautiful,
It’s kind of pitiful,
Because all life really comes from her.
“Bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh”
Really?
Yes it’s a lovely analogy but damn how many ribs can I spare?
Dibs!
When solemn vows are broken and somehow are made over and over again,
Is there no end?
There’s no sanctity anymore...
Yet I don’t take the word so literal…
Yes it’s biblical,
But in the spiritual sense of the expression I think it’s kind of ridiculous,
To remove my rib and create something so beautiful,
It’s kind of pitiful,
Because all life really comes from her.
“Bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh”
Really?
Yes it’s a lovely analogy but damn how many ribs can I spare?
Dibs!
When solemn vows are broken and somehow are made over and over again,
Is there no end?
There’s no sanctity anymore...
#mythology
#culture
#tradition
73 reads
4 Comments
Josh
Poem Published
30th Oct 2019 5:46pm
30th Oct 2019 5:46pm
Epilogue for the Heroic Journey
(Myth - St George and the Dragon)
The dragon smiled
not for a while
but continuously
and so religiously
waited as dragons do
with tail to pointing new -
was recognised supreme.
And then one day – vague disconnect
did fix a man between the eyes
each plagued with vacant staring …
projected primitive suspicion,
took enmity to new perdition.
Both now the losers of what might
spoiled for ever by a fight
in which the great old dragon slayed
supposed as...
The dragon smiled
not for a while
but continuously
and so religiously
waited as dragons do
with tail to pointing new -
was recognised supreme.
And then one day – vague disconnect
did fix a man between the eyes
each plagued with vacant staring …
projected primitive suspicion,
took enmity to new perdition.
Both now the losers of what might
spoiled for ever by a fight
in which the great old dragon slayed
supposed as...
#mythology
#culture
#tradition
110 reads
12 Comments
souladareatease
Poem Published
28th Oct 2019 6:07pm
28th Oct 2019 6:07pm
The Peach
Wield thy sword and shield
for the day has come
O Yes... another one
Crop-circles form over an even-edged field
while blocks roll further down laden paths
row upon row, blade to soil, crease to fruit
beckons
spoiled labor, whisper those not over-turned
-ever
blacken the stalk as dot the eyes
remain
this ash of monument
sense to pride
glow to shimmer, flickering mosquito
race the inner glaze
within the jar of hope for an outside contaminated world
Noon day sometime ...
for the day has come
O Yes... another one
Crop-circles form over an even-edged field
while blocks roll further down laden paths
row upon row, blade to soil, crease to fruit
beckons
spoiled labor, whisper those not over-turned
-ever
blacken the stalk as dot the eyes
remain
this ash of monument
sense to pride
glow to shimmer, flickering mosquito
race the inner glaze
within the jar of hope for an outside contaminated world
Noon day sometime ...
#grief
#strength
#faith
#mythology
#tradition
149 reads
6 Comments
joegracegrace
Joe Grace
Joe Grace
Poem Published
23rd Oct 2019 00:35am
23rd Oct 2019 00:35am
How Do SR/GR Work Together as One in Genesis One??!!
How do Special Revelation and General Revelation Work as ONE in Genesis One??
SR gives us days=ages!!
But it is GR that gives us the real events in the days of Gen One !!
When i NEEDED galaxy formation (based on BBT) GOD came thru for me - day 3 = galaxy formation.
For water receding= emergence of hilltops first !! = islands.
And what are galaxies if not ISLANDS in the seas of space ??!!
What do i mean when say Bible gives us permission (duty) to take the "days" as ages??
Well Apostle Paul says "By faith we see that the AGES(aionos in the Greek)...
SR gives us days=ages!!
But it is GR that gives us the real events in the days of Gen One !!
When i NEEDED galaxy formation (based on BBT) GOD came thru for me - day 3 = galaxy formation.
For water receding= emergence of hilltops first !! = islands.
And what are galaxies if not ISLANDS in the seas of space ??!!
What do i mean when say Bible gives us permission (duty) to take the "days" as ages??
Well Apostle Paul says "By faith we see that the AGES(aionos in the Greek)...
#religion
#TruthOfLife
#tradition
27 reads
0 Comments
Taurek
Poem Published
20th Oct 2019 6:05am
20th Oct 2019 6:05am
“I Do Admire Your Pointless Tenacity.”
This is the cult
of me
this is a different
pedigree
this is outrageous
I’ve got nothing on
My mind but
Weed, nicotine,
Booze, and
Caffeine
And this brings me
To our current
Quagmire
You think you’re
A superhero
You think that this
Feeling is true
It has to be because
It’s always turned
Out exactly how
You thought it
Would
Science is always trying
To explain away
Magic, but magic
Is always ahead of
These...
of me
this is a different
pedigree
this is outrageous
I’ve got nothing on
My mind but
Weed, nicotine,
Booze, and
Caffeine
And this brings me
To our current
Quagmire
You think you’re
A superhero
You think that this
Feeling is true
It has to be because
It’s always turned
Out exactly how
You thought it
Would
Science is always trying
To explain away
Magic, but magic
Is always ahead of
These...
#anger
#drugs
#culture
#curse
#tradition
74 reads
3 Comments
Juvenalis66
Juvenalis
Juvenalis
Poem Published
17th Oct 2019 10:57pm
17th Oct 2019 10:57pm
Forget me not
Push away those phantoms
exorcise my mind.
Insert the venom slowly
let my flesh burn hot.
I've been taken hostage
by my demeanor;
a blunt vision on fractured mirror.
Denuded of my better years,
a frail frame exposed to mock.
I care not what you think of me,
my resurrection is in Athena's heart.
So blow away sweet melodies,
impressive dreams of my heritage;
my sword's ink will neither fear nor rot.
Behind the nymphets I shall graze
Diana's virgin forest;
satyr amongst satyrs,
an animal, on a...
exorcise my mind.
Insert the venom slowly
let my flesh burn hot.
I've been taken hostage
by my demeanor;
a blunt vision on fractured mirror.
Denuded of my better years,
a frail frame exposed to mock.
I care not what you think of me,
my resurrection is in Athena's heart.
So blow away sweet melodies,
impressive dreams of my heritage;
my sword's ink will neither fear nor rot.
Behind the nymphets I shall graze
Diana's virgin forest;
satyr amongst satyrs,
an animal, on a...
#strength
#LifeStruggles
#mythology #tradition
#mythology #tradition
222 reads
12 Comments
archetype23
Poem Published
17th Oct 2019 11:10am
17th Oct 2019 11:10am
.....PURR...PURR...PURR.....
(A disagreement with MR. Samual Clemmons) A.K.A MARK TWAIN)
"Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it."
_MARK TWAIN
"I sometimes find it necessary to question the words of great minds for the sake of mankind, all beings seek to torture."
_Archetype 23
I admire the man's words,
even as I witness a kitty cat bat
a baby rat around like a hacky sack
in the setting sun streaming as
the tortured being keeps screaming
A toy left alive for...
"Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it."
_MARK TWAIN
"I sometimes find it necessary to question the words of great minds for the sake of mankind, all beings seek to torture."
_Archetype 23
I admire the man's words,
even as I witness a kitty cat bat
a baby rat around like a hacky sack
in the setting sun streaming as
the tortured being keeps screaming
A toy left alive for...
#freedom
#art
#culture #tradition
#culture #tradition
108 reads
5 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
12th Oct 2019 5:31pm
12th Oct 2019 5:31pm
dear Mr President
when the same
laws
do not apply
to
all equally
that is the
end
of democracy
sorry George ,
sorry Thomas,
sorry Ben,
sorry Paul,
sorry James
laws
do not apply
to
all equally
that is the
end
of democracy
sorry George ,
sorry Thomas,
sorry Ben,
sorry Paul,
sorry James
#politics
#freedom
#responsibility #tradition
#responsibility #tradition
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10 Comments
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