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Banality Poems - Poems about Banality

Banality Poems - Examples of all types of poems about banality to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for banality.
Premium Member In the Belly of the Whale
...darkness, like Jonah held in the belly of the whale, the end of a world; closed-in time in dark spaces - gives one, a hell of a time to think in the belly of the whale grew a whole world, ......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, birth, child, dark, light,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Are We All Going Mad
...Losing direction is quicker than taking a deep breath when fear frightens us, and that's our wake-up call to stark reality; why do we give more attention to banality than to God who gives and t......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, absence, abuse, appreciation, culture,
Form: Lyric
Weather Girl
...Satellite dishes are blown apart in the wind. She says it's going to be a bad weather day, but her smile is bright and perky. The wind keeps churning through sparrows, and shingles. On a ......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Just A Girl and Her Seven Dogs
...Once upon a most wonderful walk, a girl and her seven dogs Shared an entirely spontaneous and ridiculously rude, Yet delightfully playful social interaction. To the dreary, disapproving outside ......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, abuse, animal, corruption, deep,
Form: Rhyme
Teeth
...Ill comply, ill apologise, im ing tired I’ll hold your hand in mine, resigned, fingertips when i dont exist Palm to palm on a good day, a lovers loss, no pilgrims kiss A tragic play, no exit left.......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, 5th grade, addiction, child
Form: Free verse



Spiritual Prisoner
...This temporal self anchored by a pulsating vigor distorting my limited perceptions Drawing me closer to these material pleasures immersed in this magnetic depravity Remedied and satiated s......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, addiction, christian, faith, sin,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Poetry of Shapes An Open Form
...POETRY OF SHAPES haunting  enigmatic in poetry   of the everyday so approachable,  yet mysterious encounters with the  metaphysical a silent reckoning endlessly rearranged in  solitude ......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Short Century
...Moving from the short century to the dead century, dead of passions and hopes, of nerve-wracking expectations for a future of fiery suns and of well-being, a palpable sign of progress. A sign of ......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, destiny, faith,
Form: Free verse
The Pointless Ritual
...Nothing but horses on a merry go round, painted faces, costumes and lies based on facts. We’re all wearing masks that disguise us from ourselves more than others, making it so hard for anyone to ......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, angst,
Form: Free verse
The Stupidity of Man
...The stupidity of man The leaders of Europe are gripped by a collective madness Like swimmers in a river feeling the pull of the current, think There is time to swim ashore where banks are not so......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, adventure, feelings,
Form: Verse
Looking Back With the Hand Break Off
...Being older than I once was, inevitably places have changed, yet where I was born now looks like an alien city to me, it’s now a tourist destination for the ever rootless. Back then people were da......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Poetic Process
...I aim for brevity, Strive for clarity, Avoid ambiguity And trite banality, Insert sagacity, Blend in sensitivity, Fine-tune for harmony, Appeal to humanity, Infuse with honesty, And voilà! ......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Intoxicated Rondeau
...Intoxicated Rondeau Totally intoxicated in prime movers’ immortality Never hidden in punchy illusion Broken heart dips into sacred circus hilarious absurdity Images of staggering lightheadednes......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, god, joy,
Form: Rondeau Redouble
Premium Member My Passion
...To pass through dura matter, leave the wilderness behind Exit above vast spaces, join imperceivable dots Have an out of body experience, each and every night Uncover reality, burn away banali......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, allusion, passion, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Powerless and Proud
...I tried to the stop the climate change I tried to stop the war I tried to stop addiction From my spot on the tavern floor I used to fight the good fight I don't do that anymore 'cause I'm powe......Read the rest...
Categories: banality, america, hope, philosophy, political,
Form: Verse

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