Best Anecdote Poems
Below are the all-time best Anecdote poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of anecdote poems written by PoetrySoup members
My Favorite Anecdote From UrduThis is my best story in
my mother tongue urdu
which I translated and
tried my best to turn it
into a poem in english...
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Categories:
anecdote, urdu, wisdom,
Form:
Narrative
There Are No Bounds To Where We Poets GoWhere on Earth or far beyond do we poets go, you ask.
My thoughts willingly stretch my imagination with this task.
I would reply...in any direction...
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Categories:
anecdote, perspective, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
A Son of GodThey say the One who loves me most
Is nothing but a hoax
They say the God who gave me breath
Is just a wise old anecdote...
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Categories:
anecdote, blessing, christian,
Form:
Rhyme
Mute Masterpiece
To capture the true essence
of what lies behind my eyes,
create a palette of black pastels
portraying the shadow
that follows like death -
a constant visitor...
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Categories:
anecdote, angst, life,
Form:
Free verse
A Memorable PersonOn a train going south on business
For what seemed an eternity,
I chanced upon a memorable man
Who changed the path of my destiny
He was itinerant to...
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Categories:
anecdote, life, peoplelife, me, time,
Form:
Narrative
Go Ask AliceAh, Divine influence, it has come to many, so they say,
as to their nameless or named God’s they do pray.
The light came to Carroll, he...
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Categories:
anecdote, allegory, devotion, fantasy, introspectionmen,
Form:
Quatrain
A Dream WalkerSHALL I ANTICIPATE APACE TO THEE A STORY,
THROUGH MY HEART TO MIND, FROM NIGHT TILL DAWN YOU WERE A GLORY,
THOUGH BEDRIDDEN, IN MY SENSES AND...
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Categories:
anecdote, beautiful, beauty, fantasy, i
Form:
Sonnet
Bukowski ContestSeveral times, too many to count
I was suffering or bored and pulled his books out.
I'd open one up to a random page
Begin to...
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Categories:
anecdote, crazy, emotions, heart, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
A Lollipop In PageThe chirp of cloudy morning peal its wondrous beauty
As it was a perfect moment to sip the taste of an old times
Pampered and drawn...
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Categories:
anecdote, baby, happiness, inspiration, journey,
Form:
Free verse
What Is Good PoetryGood poetry is like an Old Master
Crafted with expert skill imbued with soul
No abstracted throwaway disaster
Or a bland undistinguished casserole
Of poor ingredients cooked up faster
And...
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Categories:
anecdote, image, imagery, poems, poetry,
Form:
Ottava rima
DivorceDivorce
Let me start by giving you a small anecdote
About a husband and wife at the divorce court
Ranting and Raving till the judge...
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Categories:
anecdote, change, feelings, introspection, loss,
Form:
Rhyme
What I LikeI like a peanut with a shell,
A cherry with a stem;
A church clock with a tolling bell,
A crown that's all a'gem.
I like my coffee steaming...
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Categories:
anecdote, me,
Form:
Rhyme
Unidentified Extraterrestrials Willingly Abducted MeUnidentified extraterrestrial(s) willingly abducted me
As a divergence
from the apocalyptical, dialectical,
geomorphological, judgmatical,
metaphorical, philosophical...,
I share an out of this
(webbed wide) world,
light hearted anecdote...
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Categories:
anecdote, absence, adventure, august, blessing,
Form:
Free verse
TransplanT
Aided by the wind,
entities take flight like prismatic colors-
talismanning chanced direction
"of...
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Categories:
anecdote, angel,
Form:
Rhyme
LostL onely from the terror your mind created out of desperation
O bsessions of trying to hide too far for us to come and find you
S...
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Categories:
anecdote, lost, sister, suicide, mental
Form:
Verse