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Best Affectless Poems

Below are the all-time best Affectless poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of affectless poems written by PoetrySoup members


Brave: Gravity
Petals: pristine~pure desire float
lullabies roam aspheric space
touches reached just out of scope

Brave: gravity glides on outspread wings
with the willow weeping sullenly low
blanket in balance a...

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© Tim Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: affectless, analogy, nature,
Form: Free verse



To Speak
How we long to   speak and yet we’re dumb
Fearing   we shall sound like ignorant fools
Waiting for our first   communion

When...

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Categories: affectless, absence, allegory, angel, emotions,
Form: Villanelle
Premium Member Ms Calico
Ms Calico, who comes to me
only on her terms~ obstinately not 
at my beck-and-call. Ms Calico 
arrives demanding her tuna, fresh from
the can...purrs like an...

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© Joe Dimino  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: affectless, cat, emotions, love, meaningful,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs