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Life Poems | Poems About Life's Journey, Struggle, and Fun

Life Poems. Read and share beautiful poems about life’s experiences, struggles, fun, adventure, and journey. Life poetry conveys a point in time that has had an impact on us. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of life poems.
Premium Member Free Your Mind
Turn your regrets into balloons that fly away and get lost in forever Because what ifs are a lifetime sentence, multiplied by a run on sentence, with a period that doesn't end without self-reflection Free fall into...Read the rest...
Categories: life, confidence, flying, freedom, inspirational,
Form: Blank verse



Premium Member TRAVEL
One of the wonderfully exciting features of traveling…. Is something all those who have ever traveled know: No matter how many places you have been…. there is always somewhere else to go. ...Read the rest...
Categories: life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member heading toward heaven
my enewed refreshed resolve sparkles like copper, aluminum, silver, gold, sequins nourished by necromancy, I blaze toward victory disregarding the naysayers, Shale and Granite They lost their sparkle a long time ago, in the dark ages I soar toward the...Read the rest...
Categories: life,
Form: Free verse
Hometown
I held from boondocks Not so busy and unknown Place jest with wisdom....Read the rest...
Categories: birth, inspiration, life, places,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Metamorphosis Of Life To A Mountain
In the secluded seashore of an isolated island, I build the castle of desire with sands of dream, protect the fragile precincts with fervent care from the beleaguering waves breaking on them. The surge of strife...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, change, life,
Form: Free verse



Land Trip
Good to have four wheels Off to road you want to go North, south, east or west....Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, engagement, journey, life,
Form: Haiku
Isn't it weird
Isn't it weird, how things change, Everything seems the same but when u look back it's all a bit strange, and all i want right now, is a simple exchange, my life in exchange for the life I...Read the rest...
Categories: change, deep, journey, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Believe
When you believe you can feel the magic in the air Turn your inner thoughts into actions there is no time to spare We can create all the joy and happiness in our lives we need Remember we...Read the rest...
Categories: life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I AM HIS ALONE
I AM HIS ALONE I am not given my true name FIRST let me explain My mission hear Listen to the voice of nature My Father so whisper In my mine ear His voice rings ever golden I am His child Whether good...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, appreciation, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member SOUL'S HEART BEATING
My spirit soul heart so beating I am the brightest light My flesh dies yet ever frequent I am the righteous right My mind aims for the thoughts of proper My breath soars I am alive Soul keeps my emotions at...Read the rest...
Categories: life, analogy, confidence, devotion, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Scary to Larry
There once was a farmer named Larry With a hundred cows at his dairy Larry did his best Hired help for the rest Milking that many cows was scary ...Read the rest...
Categories: farm, funny, humor, life,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Shape Shifting Soul
Written: June 1st 2024, For Unseeking Seeker Contest "here I am in human form but it was not always quite so earth is not the only planet I’ve been to through past life regressions I definitely know" ...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, death, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Love And Kind Intent
If all we did in our lifetime Came from a place of love and kind intent The world would be a better place Not perfect…though many sufferings it would prevent It is such a shame it is not that...Read the rest...
Categories: life, peace, world,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Bible, Read It, Live It
The Bible, (Read It, Live It) Written By Miracle Man 6/1/2024 We strive to please others when we can’t please self, we’re like a seldom read book whose life is a shelf. With dusty cover, and from time, pages...Read the rest...
Categories: bible, life,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Growth
My first cry echoed out in a metallic hospital room. The magnolias and dogwoods were in full bloom. Through the years I grew hardy and strong. A car crash enlightened me to my own mortality. It was the beginning of the end....Read the rest...
Categories: life,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Life Poems

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Definition | What is Life in Poetry?


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