Best Traditional Poems
Below are the all-time best Traditional poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of traditional poems written by PoetrySoup members
Poe's Untimely Demise*Note
I had to bring this one back, though I've been posting mostly new writes here that PS hasn't seen before. This poem has been...
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Categories:
traditional, horror,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
traditional, appreciation, beauty, father, inspiration,
Form:
Monoku
Dandelion Heada cluster of dreams
waiting for a puff of wind -
the freedom to roam
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A Traditional Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin...
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Categories:
traditional, nature,
Form:
Haiku
At the Golden Dawn of Understanding PotdIt was late in gorgeous springtime, and I was teaching my class,
A lesson in African history, and the events of time's hourglass.
My fourth graders were...
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Categories:
traditional, africa, christian, education, history,
Form:
Couplet
WeE Pluribus Unum ~ Out Of Many, One
[Author's note: E Pluribus Unum is a traditional motto of the United
States, but the scope of...
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Categories:
traditional, career, life, planet, together,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
traditional, nature,
Form:
Haiku
The Fallen PetalsIn a quiet Zen garden
the wind sweeps away
the fallen petals from the cherry blossom
In the mountain's shadow
covered with snow
white mountain peaks touch the...
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Categories:
traditional, analogy, fear, life, perspective,
Form:
Free verse
Lifes Simplicity MaintainedYou were born in a specialist clinic
I was born at the front door of my house
we both came into this world and survived.
You’ve been eating...
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Categories:
traditional, career, character, cheer up,
Form:
Epic
Soaring Hawk - a Haiku SeriesSoaring Hawk poised high
Back drop a deep sapphire sky
Winds in attendance
Mighty wings unfold
Caressing the Wind Spirits
They lift and support
Circling Hawk perceives
Rainbow circle on a...
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Categories:
traditional, beach, beauty, bird, flower,
Form:
Haiku
Food For Thought - With Chris GreenLyrics start 0.05 - timed to the music
Pack your bags dear, there’s a Croc near
And he’s creeping, through the night
With his eye on - on...
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Categories:
traditional, food, health, scary,
Form:
Lyric
Goodbye Darling Peter PanDearest Child-Adventuring Man, My Darling Peter Pan:
Since that never to be forgotten day when Wendy first brought you my way, my heart has been enchanted...
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Categories:
traditional, change, growing up, love,
Form:
Rhyme
JACKPOTThey chatted for so long
The day was here to meet
She was so excited
Feeling her hearts every beat
He was Scottish and oh so lovely
She thought he...
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Categories:
traditional, humorous, rude,
Form:
Rhyme
Of Christmases PastIt gradually turned chilly between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although Frosty the Snowman rarely visited our part of Texas, his pal, Jack Frost, surely did. ...
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Categories:
traditional, christmas, giving, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
The JourneyOnce upon a weedy lawn
At Cedar Oaks Retirement Home
There sat my mother, weak and old
On an afghan knit to block the cold.
It was summer, but...
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Categories:
traditional, appreciation, child, daughter, devotion,
Form:
Rhyme
South AfricaListen to the jazz instrumentals of Masekela,
as you take red wine outside a thatched
shelter in a beach in the Western Cape.
Enjoy a hearty meal of...
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Categories:
traditional, africa, culture, dedication, journey,
Form:
Free verse