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
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the answerthe 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
...
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Categories:
12th grade, business, care,
Form: Free verse
Freds Opossum Storyopossum 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...
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12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Panda Pete Eats MeatPanda 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,...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Should I Run Away or Play Good and DeadI 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...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
If I Could Shapeshiftgorillas 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...
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Categories:
11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
lions are choosy about whom they eatlions 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....
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Big Horned Sheep Look Wise to Mea 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...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
My Cousin BeanA 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...
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Categories:
10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
THE ONLY ONEThe 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...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Smiling facesThey 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...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Smiling facesThey 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...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Emerald Dreams and Sapphire StreamsIn 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...
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12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Nora the Pirate Queen is Rather MeanShe 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...
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Categories:
11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
fly high and have funfly 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...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
advice from my cousinput 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...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
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