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Ought Poems - Poems about Ought

Ought Poems - Examples of all types of poems about ought 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 ought.
Seeds of Sorrow
...Her eyes swelled and swelled With bitter tears That lingered near... She stood there and not here Since she thought It was better to cry, than to try to fly Into the fantasies ought To have he......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, abortion, birth, care, child,
Form: Free verse



Let a Man be Childlike Naive
...If a man humane is that he ought be, Maybe, his grit’s grounded by child's good grace, Or his contented heart’s always happy, Perchance, he wears a child's innocent face. Good if he’s wise, f......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, child,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Stoop to conquer
...Vibrant silence hijacked by thought, is a web in which man is caught but in truth we are always free, if our heart be still, as it ought. When head and heart with love agree, we’re bound no lo......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, silence, spiritual,
Form: Rubaiyat
Jewella de Vil
... {To be sung to the tune of Cruella de Vil song from 101 Dalmatians movie} Jewella de Vil, Jewella de Vil If she doesn't tempt you, no other thing will, To own her will take your strateg......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, parody, song,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Confidence
...A sly inflection shifts the paradigm. Rambling renaissance men without a clue. Notable declensions; mismanaged time. Skewing the truth and balance of value. When paying mind to another's succe......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, analogy, art, character, confidence,
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member MAY I SEE THE GOD IN YOU
... May I See The God In You The God I love and doth believe, Who raised Christ from the dead Creator embodied Son of God, Humbly surrendered to death, and hung His head. The God I persona......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, christian, family, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member YEARNING
..."I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."Acts 20......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Pleiades
rat catcher
...Rat Catcher I feel repulsed when he is near, I ought to have compassion for this cripple, a twisted foot. an arm that does not function as it should a beggar with scabby skin, eyes as black as......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, absence, break up, crush,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Annoyed Carnival Girl
...If you insist on wearing a merry-go-round on your head At least try to act casual about it said Ringmaster Jed. He was speaking to Carnival girl, his oldest daughter. Who normally did nothing that......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A TIME TO REFLECT
... A time to reflect with faith's glow is now... inviting me to bask under God's stream of blessing flow while exposing my all, sans mask. Admitting my weakness and pain since human n......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Go See Your Dentist
...The question of the day ought to be When will all politicians agree They say to find the truth Is much like pulling a tooth So we should ask a dentist and see......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, political,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member keep pig feet under the water today ladies
...Let’s keep those pig feet under the water today, Ladies. This suggestion was made by a young boar named Gradies. The old sows agreed to keep their piggy feet in the water. But as we all know, oldi......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, animal,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Case of the Missing Socks
... Dear Curious Youth And inquisitive Sleuth I present to you a quandary A baffling report An enigma of sort Whenever I do my laundry It’s quite odd enough That some certa......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, funny, missing, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Anomie
... Written: April 10, 2024 For Edward Ebeh Contest “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” — Rumi ~~~~~~~~~~~......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, analogy, drug, identity,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Maybe
...Maybe she really loves me maybe not Maybe I could like her maybe I ought not Maybe she is a passing fancy maybe she's for real Maybe I should fold now maybe I should deal When young you date a ......Read the rest...
Categories: ought, love, youth,
Form: Rhyme

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