Best Personal Poems
Below are the all-time best Personal poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of personal poems written by PoetrySoup members
ShadowIt was a glorious summer day and I woke up with the lark
Got my wheelchair ready and then headed to the park
I noticed a girl...
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Categories:
personal, dog, memory, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
The Clouds"HOLDING HIS HAND"
*The Voice*
God, can I hold your hand and follow you?
"God's voice"
My child, it is I who will walk with you! You walked down...
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Categories:
personal, angel, beautiful, beauty, blessing,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
personal, drug, introspection, universe,
Form:
Free verse
The Casualness of Casualties
In the intimate interlace of chance and fate, in the ultimate interplay of time and place, and with the consummate checkmate of my human dignity,...
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Categories:
personal, death, evil, family, fate,
Form:
Haibun
Sundown MeditationTake a deep breath
Let yourself relax
Close your eyes
Come with me
Inhale
Exhale
Let me guide you
I’ll take you on a magical journey
Give in to the moment
Relax
Breathe
Close your eyes
You’re...
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Categories:
personal, adventure, freedom, journey, peace,
Form:
Free verse
As Father Is To His DaughterPassing through framed windows like ours,
I recall your tales of reckless war and lost friends
that burned your innocence at 21... and though
you claimed flashes of...
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Categories:
personal, father, introspection, words,
Form:
Free verse
Escape of the Bluesman's SongWithin the frame a sepia scene
a dusty porch a rickety chair
the fabric of your dusky face creased
with ceaseless sunbaked woes
your...
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Categories:
personal, africa, america, grief, racism,
Form:
Free verse
WarriorsThis one is for the broken,
hiding behind invisible bruising.
For the forgotten and the ones
who have forgotten us,
like the misunderstood misfits.
Who howl at the moon,
look...
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Categories:
personal, assonance, dedication, inspirational, life,
Form:
Free verse
Just DessertsI was at my favorite restaurant and I'd had a lovely meal,
if I finished all my food then a pudding was the deal
I’d relished every...
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Categories:
personal, food, funny, humorous, rude,
Form:
Rhyme
Autumn AfterglowAutumn Afterglow
As halcyon summer days
wave goodbye
Bucolic trees seen from
an autumn sky
Become a cynosure
...
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Categories:
personal, autumn, beauty, october, seasons,
Form:
Rhyme
Sunrise MeditationStop in your tracks
Take a deep breath
Stop and relax
Close your eyes
Exhale a slow deep breath
In your mind’s eye
It’s early dawn
It’s quiet and serene around...
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Categories:
personal, freedom, inspirational, introspection, motivation,
Form:
Free verse
My Last PoemBecome my air,
pursuing my scent
in sweet fragrant fields,
where devouring tastes
of bohemian spirit,
delicately descend
...
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Categories:
personal, devotion, love, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
There Are No Bounds To Where We Poets GoWhere on Earth or far beyond do we poets go, you ask.
My thoughts willingly stretch my imagination with this task.
I would reply...in any direction...
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Categories:
personal, perspective, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
WhinersI write poems because it's fun
And I'm not the only one
It's an outlet for verbal expression
A hobby and not an obsession
I'm an amateur, not a...
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Categories:
personal, conflict, feelings, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
A Love Letter To My Friends of IndiaWhen I think of India, I think of dark eyed beauties,
their foreheads painted with decorative red dots,
and I see them moving deliciously in beautiful bright...
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Categories:
personal, community, friend,
Form:
Prose