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Literature Poems | Examples of Literature Poetry

Literature Poems - Examples of all types of literature 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 literature.
Spell'n B'd
. tap with theirn frenetic digits ...Read the rest...
Categories: blessing, education, encouraging, literature,
Form: Dramatic Verse



Memories Of A Snatched Homeland
MEMORIES OF A SNATCHED HOMELAND Traverse of The Masses Over the years, our land has seen, Rulers so brutal, with blood so mean. They seized our land by guns and bold Bullets and armored...Read the rest...
Categories: history, literature, poetry, political,
Form: Free verse
Departed - Helal Hafiz
Where are you staying these days? Are you doing fine? Send me letters. One twilight hue rejoiced with the whimsical hand fan, bought from fair How is that doing at your hand so late at night,...Read the rest...
Categories: literature,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member ''What Beauty Is To The Geometrist'' Reprised
What beauty is (to the geometrist), is the shape of the Golden Ratio! Beauty is courage, the defiant fist of a protector fear can't overthrow. ...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, literature, love, metaphor,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Smokey Filled Speak Easy
In the dim-lit alley of the soul's bazaar, Were jazz and jive spill from ajar, We tap our feet, snap fingers, under stars, And speak in verses, raw and without pause. The city breathes, a living, pulsing beat, Its heart...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, 6th grade, anxiety, celebration,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Beyond The Vast Ocean's Kingdom
Beyond the Vast ocean's kingdom lies a splendid land without boredom; there this wandering boy discovered real joy, stumbling on beauty that defined harmony! Other kids spent their entire afternoons at the soccer field, he climbed many hills, and the...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, beauty, character, desire, joy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Whispers of The Night
In moonlit dreams, the stars align, Their shimmering dance, a cosmic sign. Silent whispers weave through the air, Echoes of wishes, secrets to share. The night unfolds its velvet cloak, As constellations softly invoke Stories of...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, creation, dark, family, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Raining in Summer
Was it really raining outside or was it just in my head? Were those pearls from above actually cascading down? Or was it just my sorrow letting my hopes drown? Pathetic fallacy burst forth from a novels page. With sunflower queens bowing their heads, as...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Like a poet
I swim, and I swam, I play with words, like a poet therefore, I am. A float in the space of infinite vocabulary. Master of my imagination, enjoying the realization of my mental recreation. Feeling satisfied and pleased with the pleasure of spilling ink....Read the rest...
Categories: literature, adventure, confidence, dream, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Sozinho no mar alheio
Sozinho no mar alheio, Numa modesta canoa a remar, A dar volta ao mundo inteiro À procura de uma terra para ficar, No meio de tempestades, Ondas e abanões, Tive tantas dificuldades, Porém não cai por meros trovões, Mas no fim...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, adventure, boat, for teens,
Form: Free verse
Harrowing Fig
I hold on the fig upon the tree, it cannot fall too far from it if I were to pull upon it, surely it will not stay in tranquility, as I hold it in my bear hands,...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, 10th grade, anxiety, black
Form: Bio
gulp'n love
. mine lips splutter with drawl whilst yourn lips ...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, drink, literature,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Jovial Dr Jekyll played for juvenile Justice a just jaspered journey jokingly jumped...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, 12th grade, extended metaphor,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member Today's Youth
Today’s youth, we all agree, have gone to Hell With literature and poetry as well, While, lamentably, these youths we can’t control, They should take care to dance to rock and roll....Read the rest...
Categories: humor, literature, music, poetry,
Form: Couplet
sinking ship
For the sun has taken the sail, painting the sky a tapestry of emotions. The wind wafted through my hair, making it dance to its rhythm. The trees pranced like a cheer squad, shaking their poms poms Streets...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, anxiety, appreciation, confidence, how
Form: Free verse

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