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Courage Poems | Examples of Courage Poetry

Courage Poems - Examples of all types of courage poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for courage.
Premium Member And the river of souls
And the river of souls Won’t hear them As they cry And weep Above the howling gale Cry silently Forsaken ones Keep your breath Your tears Your money Your gold Lash out Among yourselves Blame each other For your peril And doom The weak The meek Have gone There singing To a merry tune ...Read the rest...
Categories: care, courage, people,
Form: Free verse



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Using you mind and your strength to overcome defeat...Read the rest...
Categories: courage,
Form: Monoku
Thoughts
As the sun rises in the east, I sit in quiet contemplation upon the roof, Thinking of tomorrow's yet to come and yesterday's long past. The sun did rise. The sun will rise. The sun is rising. ...Read the rest...
Categories: confidence, courage, encouraging, future,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Righteous
As the world turns into the unrecognizable As justice is completely destroyed, and laws are merely twisted at will As corruption distorts and destroys As people are divided and murdered As hatred spreads like lava spilling, and safety wanes rapidly like...Read the rest...
Categories: america, courage, faith,
Form: Free verse
My Divorce
I still remember that day as if it were today The day papers were served, the day I officially walked away One may think that on that day I would have been sad But contraire monsieur, on that...Read the rest...
Categories: break up, celebration, courage,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



Truth in my own eyes
As I stand here and then there It's a confusion of the masses Which way to turn The decsion so overwhelming What are you standing for This life is so intimidating The lines are drawn Thin ice we all walk apon As time...Read the rest...
Categories: character, courage,
Form: Free verse
O What A Day
For so very long They played an insipid yet beguiling song A sweet lullaby that wasn't so sweet Deleterious lyrics and rhythms rocked you into a slumbering sleep Closed eye in darkness, away from all light Asleep now, inert and...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, 4th grade, america, celebration,
Form: Free verse
I will be better if you get better
To be exact, we’ve been seperated To be exact, we’ve been so jaded By the fears and tears as it appears Hopefully, we will have time to heal for tomorrow years Yesteryears are a branch away in the uneasy...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, anxiety, courage,
Form: Lyric
Second Chances
For love is not always easy, not always kind, It is the bond that ties us, body, and mind. We refuse to give up, to let go of what we hold dear, For in each other's arms, we...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member High Noon
Palindrome Limerick: High "Noon" A gun duel set for high "noon" A noisy crowd gathers round soon See Dead-"Eye" "level" his gun Against the quick, evil "Nun" Then the "pop" gun went, Ka-boom!...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, courage, death,
Form: Limerick
Puddle of Sorrows
A waddle and a cluck is all I seem to amount to The years soaring through the sky without a true destination in sight I'm lost but also found as I am a free bird, one of...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, absence, adventure, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member GOD’S VOICE
Hear me I can subtract and multiply That’s why I am called Thy The Great I AM Certain questions I will not answer Believe in me Always pray Faith is the key Assurance is the plus Spiritual a must I can lead your way I know...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, blessing, christian, confidence, conflict,
Form: Free verse
I’m not a mad man
I’m not a mad man I do the cheapest deal I can But of appreciable quality though Coz I gotta save that dough I’m not a mad man I am rolling out my plan And the only thing you’ll...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, political, solitude,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member U Arson murder of 9
Special Agent Alan King arrived in his Buick dragging my husband to Foss park for his failed lie detector test where the FBI installed wires on my pregnant body my husband was scared to death...Read the rest...
Categories: business, corruption, courage,
Form: Free verse
Shooting A Star
Shooting a star It's a beauty and a crime You ought to choose from....Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, courage, freedom,
Form: Haiku

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