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Best Archaic Poems

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


You Know
Yes, my dear, you know,
You are my source of joy, rejuvenation, hope
I need your emotion spread onto my life,
I need your heart to sing among...

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Categories: archaic, emotions, friendship, happiness, joy,
Form: Ode



Premium Member Passion In Black and White - POTD - Erotic Verse
POTD 7th Mar 2018

I trust you like the music video clip which enhances the poem

Like dark molten honey caressing her tongue
and soul food for taste...

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Categories: archaic, romantic, sensual, sexy,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member The Poets I Hope To Meet In Heaven - a Tribute To Chan Hurst 1979-2014
A few poems written by Chan Hurst, (Just That Archaic Poet)

I hope that we can find some comfort in them at this sad time.


"A Rational...

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Categories: archaic, dedication, farewell, friend, miss
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Young Brilliant Poet That Left Us Far, Far Too Soon Second Poet In Dedication Series
Note:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley,  Born 4 August 1792
Horsham, Sussex, England[1]
Died , 8 July 1822 (aged 29)
Gulf of La Spezia, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy)
Occupation	Poet, dramatist,...

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Categories: archaic, appreciation, art, assonance, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Stained Glass Rainbow
At high noon mass
	thru colored glass
		a playful sunray dances
	for blessed sunday glances
reflected stained mosaic
hardly looks archaic
	when the rainbow’s set afire
		by heavenly orchestrated choir
	the congregation rejoices
moved...

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Categories: archaic, angel, beautiful, color, heaven,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member One Year Ago
Well, it has been one year since I joined Poetry Soup.
I smile now, because I have met this wonderfully diverse group.

August 7th, 2013 was a...

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Categories: archaic, anniversary, appreciation, friendship, inspiration,
Form: Couplet
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: archaic, i miss you, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Winter of My Tears
"Alas! The lessening light, the worsening my plight-
My face- a somber expression..." excerpt  from 
*a poem by Just That Archaic Poet


The summer of my...

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Categories: archaic, sad, seasons,
Form: Kyrielle
Premium Member Poetrysoup Heroes
The best advice came from my hero
since our very first days on the Soup,
he said to me ....be true to yourself
don't try to blend into...

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Categories: archaic, encouraging, friend, hero, inspiration,
Form: Quatrain
The Narcissistic Neanderthal
Like an archaic humanoid dinosaur
     you  plunder through life taking no prisoners,
        ...

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Categories: archaic, loss, passion, political, romance,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Another Day
A torch carried on forever, indeed,
for the aggressive rhymer in me,
is alive again, unshackled and freed,
rising to challenge another day, I see.

As I found myself...

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Categories: archaic, art, life, poets, success,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Departed Friendships
For Linda, Freddie, Chan, & others that meant something true to us…

Another departure…

Another wistful teardrop
Embracing yesterday’s candid goodbye

No longer can we touch their physical soul....

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Categories: archaic, death of a friend,
Form: Free verse
Categories: archaic, cat,
Form: Concrete
Premium Member How Dare We Ever So Boldly Speak Out
How Dare We Ever So Boldly Speak Out

Let me write in obscure and chaotic words
stirring waters tepidly unknown
Yet my spirit refuses to admire such birds
or...

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Categories: archaic, slam,
Form: Rhyme
Popcorn Music
Pop (corn) Music


Introduction

It’s time to dance, time to tango
There’s a Canadian on the banjo
When he sees the guitar strings
Jack’s mirth grows soaring wings;
As he scans...

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Categories: archaic,
Form: Rhyme

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