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12th Grade Poems | Examples of 12th Grade Poetry

12th Grade Poems - Examples of all types of 12th grade poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for 12th grade.
the answer
the answered This morning, I was late getting up she came in  wanted to sleep in my bed Yesterday had been a long day at the hospital  this and that We are elderly  this can lead to that a good day no to be alone ...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, business, care,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Freds Opossum Story
opossum lies in the street today I do not approach it right away like to keep myself safe said Fred these creatures often just play dead Wife said get a shovel and bury it! Fred did not want to, but...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Panda Pete Eats Meat
Panda Pete was an avid carnivore Devoured small birds, snakes, and wanted more Followed the Amazon River to Ecuador where he lived with a meat-eating matador these two had a great time shopping at a grocery store purchasing steaks, roasts,...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Should I Run Away or Play Good and Dead
I spied long cat claw marks on the jungle tree a spotted leopard or a plain puma in ebony? I held my breath instantly, afraid to breathe. Then heard a cough beside my sleeve. Should I run away or...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member If I Could Shapeshift
gorillas build large nests of branches and leaves orangutans sleep up high in comfy trees chimpanzees are up there too, but might fall out in the breeze Gorillas can stay on the ground, no one will torment or...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member lions are choosy about whom they eat
lions are choosy about whom they eat they do not consider carnivores much of a treat they might kill you, but they do not want your meat. grass-eating animals are the only ones they intend to eat....Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Big Horned Sheep Look Wise to Me
a big horned sheep’s horns have a curl. fat and thick, curved up in a unique swirl. It makes them look wise if you ask me. If they could speak, then you would all see. Wiser than owls or...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Cousin Bean
A giraffe’s tongue is the longest thing I’ve seen. Longer than a sky scraper? Asks my cousin, Bean. I grimace and pop my eyes, but refuse to reply. He is always negative, I do not know why. Bean tries...Read the rest...
Categories: 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
THE ONLY ONE
The one of dreams The one of courage, Had had to stop near the bridge, Was able to cross it. The one of fear The one of goals saw the bridge Fog was more , it blurred the root The one went...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Smiling faces
They may smile at you Yet they don’t really mean it They may smile at you Yet their hearts are angry They may show you the smile Yet there souls are grieved The smiling faces. Don’t trust any smiling face Show them your...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Smiling faces
They may smile at you Yet they don’t really mean it They may smile at you Yet their hearts are angry They may show you the smile Yet there souls are grieved The smiling faces. Don’t trust any smiling face Show them your...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Emerald Dreams and Sapphire Streams
In emerald fields where whispers grow, Beneath the sky’s sapphire glow, A healing touch in nature’s flow, Mends the heart, lets spirits show. Amidst the ores where magic’s found, Emotions rise, no longer bound, Through verdant woods and glistening ground, The soul...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Nora the Pirate Queen is Rather Mean
She had blue eyes, but she was mean I am speaking of Nora, the pirate queen She tried to recruit the cousins, including me I ran from her, for she was always nasty you see I heard the only...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member fly high and have fun
fly high above the trees over the houses observe people wave to them yell “hi” Do not scare the toddlers But have fun and try to frighten some oldsters They like it...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member advice from my cousin
put on your happy music and dance said Rind. Play, laugh, have fun, be jovial and kind. Dance your petootsie off, no one will mind My cousin Rind always has the best ideas of all. I took his advice...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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