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Mystery Poems | Examples of Mystery Poetry

Mystery Poems - Examples of all types of mystery 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 mystery.
Any Old Iron
He’s a modern Harold Steptoe With his reclamation machine Very few planets on the Galaxy On which he’s not already been. He’s got every known Wormhole Marked on his Galaxy Survey Map And he proceeds always with caution In case the...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, humor, mystery, science
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Circus Vision
Creepy patience, eerie desires following the dreamlike honeycomb, consistent unawareness, wax in tatters, exhaling fortune-tellers, spooky scenario, come in harlequin mischievous, that is not time, that is your life; brave, remain unhinged, so easy to say until a certain...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, horror, magic, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Life
Luminous Images From Eternity...Read the rest...
Categories: mystery, allusion, analogy, death, image,
Form: Acrostic
DIVINE MAGNETISM
DIVINE MAGNETISM There’s an attraction, North to South Embracing the original source of love And almost a sweet taste in the mouth Whether from each other, or above For some, the magnetism is unknown No olive twig in the beak of...Read the rest...
Categories: mystery,
Form: Terza Rima
Premium Member Murders and mysteries
It's a whodunit with mystery and suspense right up to the end...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, mystery,
Form: Senryu



I Can't Believe I Thought That
I can't believe I thought that. Where did it even come from, oh god I feel like a rat. I mean it just came out of nowhere Waiting by, minding my own business then boom! I swear. Jeez, I...Read the rest...
Categories: mystery, crazy, feelings, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Are We Are
Beside the breathless petting, love is a wonder timeless -- in loin with club I can see the pounding extended fierce yet open ended room for tenderness and caring beyond the physical sharing touch is a mystery overbearing the feel of a...Read the rest...
Categories: mystery, desire, emotions, feelings, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Divine Magnetism
As human beings, we are born with souls; and undisclosed to us, within them lie the mystery of God's magnetic poles which draw us to Him till the day we die. We feel this pull and know there's something...Read the rest...
Categories: faith, god, inspirational, mystery,
Form: Sonnet
Reverse Graffiti
A celestial dancer, pirouettes through the prismatic tapestries. It's luminescent waltz, illuminating secrets whispered at the crossroads of reality... ...the fabric of time... ...twisting the alchemy of existence. The universe bends....Read the rest...
Categories: mystery,
Form: Other
Isla Mann
Island woman, nautical mystery, Shrouded in history, over the sea, Longing to see her, when I set sail, Ageless, Manx goddess, she's waiting for me. Maritime woman, always mystical, Ancient Manx goddess, from over the sea, Nautical distance, I will not...Read the rest...
Categories: history, journey, mystery, sea,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Thought of the day
each night in deep sleep, we return to God ~ waking up in form, energised and awed...Read the rest...
Categories: god, mystery, sleep,
Form: Couplet
Epic Of Life
I look up heaven What comes up return one day And bares reality....Read the rest...
Categories: heaven, mystery, perspective, truth,
Form: Haiku
Secrets of the Dark
The woman who sat on a bench in the twilight garden told me to wait a little while, The woman who could see the dark times told me to be patient, Soon the forest would reveal its...Read the rest...
Categories: imagery, imagination, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Golden opportunity
The consistency of mystery Drenched in it's simplicity Wrought with what would seem to be To our participants complacency For a golden opportunity A trick our minds eye think they see If not thought through quite logically A flim-flam...Read the rest...
Categories: mystery,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member 1304 Female Head La Scapigliata C1508 - Leonardo Da Vinci Painting
There’s a story untold, A mystery to unfold. Even in her unfinished state, Her beauty will forever captivate. Da Vinci’s hand has started the task, Her delicate face, unable to mask. His brush has brought her to life, Serene and peaceful...Read the rest...
Categories: mystery,
Form: Ekphrasis

Specific Types of Mystery Poems

Definition | What is Mystery in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs