Best Allusive Poems
Below are the all-time best Allusive poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of allusive poems written by PoetrySoup members
Spider Spun SilkShe returns my gaze when I'm too restless to sleep
a lustrous pearl mounted, deep set in a sapphire sky
I lie awake in...
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Categories:
allusive, moon, sleep,
Form:
Rhyme
Florida Keys PleaseNo litter, no rules, no society scent,
just peninsula pure soul content, ideally lent.
Awed and wowed with arms stretched wide,
I stand on Key’s narrow road, on...
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Categories:
allusive, appreciation, beauty, ocean, sea,
Form:
Rhyme
The ButterflyI pursued a butterfly through the woods.
It fluttered, just always beyond my reach.
The more I pursued, the more it teased.
Stalking it, like prey, it just...
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Categories:
allusive, children, philosophy, butterfly,
Form:
Free verse
ContinuumLife, an infinite continuum
feeding on its own death,
and we, self glorified in its midst,
on knife's edge of infinity,
daydream reflections of time,
mirrored images that seem like...
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Categories:
allusive, life,
Form:
Free verse
Why BotherThe clock chastises me,
as painted petals bloom brilliance
in illuminated wonder that attempts
escape from the hidden crevices
deep within my beleaguered mind.
The beauty I seek is...
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Categories:
allusive, how i feel, humor,
Form:
I do not know?
Lacking EloquenceLacking
Lacking eloquence
Lector lacking
Bullfrogs and lemmings crooning
In the swamp of dim intellect
Spewing their haughtiness
Through their noses the spittle drops
Collecting in murky waters
Their stagnation hiding within...
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Categories:
allusive, art, beautiful, bullying, deep,
Form:
Free verse
A Spring DayOnce the crimson eastern sky lost
That was the morning guiding star.
Lilac hobbit, Kismet Gem plains, and frost.
Cyan sea-painted eyes to rainbows dare.
Revived ecstasy and increased...
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Categories:
allusive, analogy, appreciation, beauty, day,
Form:
Ode
The Shadows of DreamsIn unconsciousness, where shadows prance,
An elusive dream, a furtive trance,
Weaves its tendrils through my mind,
Lingering with longing I cannot find.
Evasive visions, forever out of reach,
Dreams...
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Categories:
allusive, destiny, dream, hope,
Form:
Rhyme
Feel the Sway - InterpretiveTrifle the thoughts living on a breeze
hearts darken twist a loving soul
eased down an anchored way
can't you feel the sway
Oh mother, hear my calls
muttered in...
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Categories:
allusive, absence, allusion, analogy, anxiety,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
allusive, girlfriend-boyfriend, love
Form:
Epigram
A Breathe of Fresh AirWe came upon this captivating connection
Not by force
But by rejection
People longed for your sexual expressions
But I know deep down inside that your...
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Categories:
allusive, absence, beautiful, celebration, cheer
Form:
Free verse
3rd of November3rd of November
Sleepy day
Ragweed and bitters
Time drips away
Spigot of rum
Rotten limes
In the sink
Missed you again
Newspaper flies
Obits and sports
Lay in the dirt
Dog barks next door
What the...
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Categories:
allusive, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
The Wisdom of the SeedI find it quite strange
how so many people
desire drastic change:
Change would be so simple!
Change would be terrific!
Yet when I ask them,
what kind of change,
they leave...
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Categories:
allusive, allegory, analogy, wisdom,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Gamble With the WindLife is full of chances
But the number is not known,
Careful steps and sideward glances
Voice our fear of the unknown.
You've never played this game before
You do...
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Categories:
allusive, career, change, faith, family,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
allusive, beautiful, garden, heaven, how
Form:
Idyll (Idyl)