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Best Anxious Poems

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


Premium Member Shepherd Who Forgot His Flock
It's raining again, grey neon skies,
washing away suppressed surfaces,
to reveal unhealed wounds,
to scars the eyes cannot see

sometimes they bleed.

Some say words heal,
but I resist to...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: anxious, childhood, emotions, father son,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member In Dreams, Her Spirit Sallied Forth: With Lin Lane
In Dreams, Her Spirit Sallied Forth: with Lin Lane

Through frigid months, she waited for Spring rains
to give relief and ease heartbroken pains,
Nature will award that...

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Categories: anxious, appreciation, art, creation, marriage,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Art of Anxiety
When anxious thoughts linger through a grey maze of silence,
I search for metaphors of hope in trembling twilight-
while ink refuses to bleed~ heart fights for...

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Categories: anxious, angst, anxiety,
Form: Tritina
Broken Wings
As the sun arose in the eastern skies 
a fairy princess sits rubbing her eyes.
Yawning she glimpses her magical isle 
and her tiny lips, curl...

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Categories: anxious, beautiful, fairy, fantasy, freedom,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member Organic Ecstasy
It had been a day full of miraculous detail.

Freezing rain played the ground like a kettle drum.

Trees snapped and flowers curtsied 
before engaging in a...

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Categories: anxious, nature, planet,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Just a Light Summer's Rain
When the sun kisses each drop of rain,
spirited colors warm the heart...
like a wind wisped feather,
landing lightly on the soul.

Romance calls,
from a fresh faint whisper
mingled...

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Categories: anxious, fantasy, humor, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In Dreams, Her Spirit Sallied Forth: With Robert Lindley
Through frigid months, she waited for Spring rains
to give relief and ease heartbroken pains,
Nature will award that which Life commands
placing her true love, in its...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: anxious, loneliness, love,
Form: Rhyme
Leonard Cohen Was Right
Standing before the microphone,
blank faces stare from cushioned chairs
Jewels sparkle, acting like they’re real,
while bow ties just seem sad…it happens

Marching to the beat of clicking...

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Categories: anxious, poetry,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Silent pain behind art
The art was most masterful on the dark canvas,
portraying an artist's mind when feeling anxious.
His palette compiled of pastels in shades of grey,
weaved brushstrokes in...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: anxious, angst, anxiety, art,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Mission Accomplished
I was a skilled, dedicated CIA agent, helping to preserve national security,
By searching for and garnering information, as silvery rain ensures purity.

Days were spent perusing...

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Categories: anxious, confusion, fantasy, joy, prayer,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Disorientation
You have raided my night again,
as the burst of a sudden storm,
sneaking into my loneliness,
at the most unexpected hour,
plunging me into swirls of pain
too deep...

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Categories: anxious, angst, death, depression, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Violet Eyes
I made a promise, a little visit
A busy day...so much to do..
But, I'm running late, they will be waiting...
I should be going...the clock is ticking
I'll...

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Categories: anxious, friendship, people,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Plucked Violin--- Memories
This is too complex; i mean the throbbing  wound 
grating my belly on a dappled day, a day 
breathing of tender winds and violins....

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Categories: anxious, i miss you, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member At the Gate of Dreamland
I know you are there
On the other side
Waiting anxiously for me
There at Dreamland’s Gate
So I close my eyes tight
To hurry myself to you
Hoping sleep comes...

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Categories: anxious, desire, dream, passion,
Form: Free verse
Sometimes, It Just Takes Some Time
Sometimes, it just takes some time

Sometimes, 
we are born, with big dreams
Sometimes, 
we are born having none
Sometimes, 
we have to live, with our troubles
Sometimes, 
we...

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Categories: anxious, confidence, hope, meaningful, song,
Form: Lyric

Book: Shattered Sighs