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Youth Poems | Examples of Youth Poetry

Youth Poems - Examples of all types of youth 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 youth.
Fields of Glass
There Is a rhythm I could never get Until then. Onstage, Watching the conductor, my page. I was set on getting it And I did- And the conductor smiles A smile so big it reaches to hell And back. Well, I smile back A smile so big It...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, 9th grade, for teens,
Form: Free verse



Stewing Romance
A tune flickered on the radio As we waltzed into the kitchen My hand wraps around yours As I flick on the stove top with the other. You grab a pot out of the cupboard And I grab...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, dream, heartbroken, passion, romance,
Form: Free verse
War casualties
Innumerable souls got detached from their bodies Like leaves falling off from their trees The war is going against the clock And the folks there are choking from the smoke The minds of them are made with the...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, education, faith, freedom, prayer,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Mouse Or A Mountain
Growing up, I was the runt of the litter. My siblings called me Cute, because I was the youngest one. It was very hard growing up as a little mouse, gray with tiny white spots. I saw myself as big as...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, animal, family, giggle, home,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Fruit Of The Womb
Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that built it except the Lord keep the city, the watchman walked in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, appreciation, birth, child, dad,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Your Age Shouldn't Worry
I'm currently 13 and the only thing that makes sense is sadness So, to cope I like to hear melodies caress my ears because I'm too damaged to hug myself Then I'll let my pen tell stories...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, anxiety, confidence, cry, depression,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Belly-up at Dawn
Radio’s on loud at the crack of dawn though it blared to the full moon too A couple of fans whir all day ...Read the rest...
Categories: death, fish, senses, youth,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member the grand masked ball
We’re in Paris, staying with my Grandmère (Grandmother) for a few days around Mother’s day. Peter (my bf) is getting to know my Grandmère. They’ve started to relax and enjoy each other. This time, when they...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, boyfriend, fun, grandmother, mothers
Form: Free verse
Whispers in the Night
Your skin is silk, my fingers dance As we entwine, our hearts take a chance In the darkness, our love shines bright A flame that burns, a passion that's right Your touch ignites, a fire that spreads Through every nerve,...Read the rest...
Categories: america, color, fun, youth,
Form: Other
Sound Bites: May 10, 2024
If true that old age is but a bad habit … what can youth become _____ Divorcing passion from intellect Two orphans created Homeless together — inside of one soul _____ If you want to be free First be a prisoner A captive of prescience An inmate — of self ------- Contradiction … a privilege...Read the rest...
Categories: freedom, perspective, philosophy, youth,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Journeys
A baseball glove lies on its back in a trunk of items once fresh and youthful now discarded for love and marriage perhaps a stroller whose blue-eyed ...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, baby, baseball, growing up,
Form: Free verse
The Old Guys
Written By: D. Collins 5/9/24 A triple-knee crack and a hip not ready to move. Are signs an OG (old guy) should hand over his tools. Don't push it to the limit trying to throw a football. And,...Read the rest...
Categories: youth,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Rose Blooms in Spring
She turns sixteen one cold December clime He strings dissembling lover’s thorns so girthed The sprouts of pristine virtue split by crime The core is sore, this shriveled Rose is birthed Though frigid Rose, she seeks to now resorb In...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, 12th grade, innocence, journey,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Ambitious Dreams
Dream the ambitious dreams of romantic young! Their visions of life have just begun. Encourage their future road. Reassure their load, reachable rung. Teachable, achievable code, in a continuous mode to reap rewards of what they’ve begun. Dream the ambitious dreams of romantic young! ...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, celebration, dream, encouraging, graduation,
Form: Other
Sexuality
Does it all matter? That I am gay, I am a lesbian? Does it all matter? that I am transgender, I am Intersexual? or rather Asexual? tell me, Why does it matter how I walk, How I dress, How I speak. Is my confidence threatening...Read the rest...
Categories: youth, deep, devotion, encouraging, feelings,
Form: Free verse

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