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Best Irony Poems

Below are the all-time best Irony poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of irony poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member The Irony of Fate
In a moment of juvenile jealousy 
he envies his red rival

with its intimate and greedy embrace of her angels’ share
of honey and vanilla spice
as wet...

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Categories: age, desire, fate, irony,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member My Affair With a Frost Flower State of Affairs

There’s a beguiling danger in beauty…

seduced as I was by the fickle fingers of fate musingly stroking my hair,
I envisaged
this lusciously lavish landscape 
of sun-raptured...

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Categories: irony, betrayal, dark, emotions, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Reverse Rant
"Rhyming poems have nothing of substance to say
They're childish! Ridiculous! Silly! Passe!

What's that - 'The Raven,' fine prose, you assure?
Pshaw, a talking bird is not...

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Categories: humor, irony, poetry, writing,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Devils Deadly Dime
Devils deadly dime

The sign said no grown-up at the playground.
Tripping on a penny, like a mime!
My hand is in my pocket with the dime I...

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Categories: abuse, day, irony, judgement,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Sun Shines On the Righteous
It’s only the good that die young.
I sadly have found it seems true.
While evil across earth is flung,
God’s purest of souls are too few.

I sadly...

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Categories: irony, people,
Form: Pantoum



Premium Member The Joy Killing Poet
**Back smile/smile Back **

With your heads way up your :]ssa[: 
You will never accomplish the win
I got shots that will protect me from your rabid...

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© Skat A   Create an image from this poem.
Categories: adventure, deep, hate, irony,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Selfie Or Call Me Insensitive
You call me insensitive,
But I don't believe that's true;
Because, you see,
It's all about me.
It's not about you.

You say your opinion doesn’t matter,
That I’ve no respect...

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Categories: irony, angst, culture, funny, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Unknown
-"x+2 = 4"-

Enigmas of the soul
Do you know how it feels?

Never tasted before
Invisible Sun


PD...

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Categories: adventure, beautiful, celebration, irony,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Choosing Sides
Even as a child of God -
when it came right down to it
she stood firmly on her child’s side -
not God’s 

.. and damn
how I...

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Categories: angst, appreciation, introspection, irony,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 'twas the Night Before Christmas and Christ Was Left Out
Twas the night before christmas 
and Christ was left out,
with no peep of the Good News,
no mountainous shout.

Stockings were hung 
by the chimney the same,...

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Categories: irony, celebration, christmas, giving, god,
Form: Rhyme
You and I and I and You
You, who are so perfect in my eyes, so beautiful- adorable, and I, so flawed, ugly, damaged and crawling with defects; why do you enjoy...

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Categories: irony, anger, beautiful, corruption, crazy,
Form: Free verse
Stupid Smart
What does it look like
From over there
Describe the sights
No details spared 

How does it taste
Is it always delicious
By the look on your face
I’m a bit...

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Categories: confusion, culture, irony, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Afraid To Be - Ode To Emily
The day goes -- 
     but I do not 
The west wind blows 
     and I am...

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© Tim Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: allegory, irony, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Psycho Evaluation
Psycho Evaluation



    Physically unable to deal with all this stress
        a clinical Psychiatrist said that...

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Categories: corruption, irony, psychological, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Scarlett
Scarlett thought she was promised permanent security. 
Satchels of resilience bound her fragile wrists. 
Woodland deities hailed her.
Underworld demons feared her.
The curious townsfolk simply stood...

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© John Heck  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: irony, sad love,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs