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Best Ascending Poems

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


Premium Member Glory of Her Magnificence
Oceans apart
buried under sandy shores,
a rare pearl slept comfortably
behind her walls.

Fate must have been kind,
for a common man like me,
to stumble upon her shell.
As I...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ascending, change, longing, love,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Soul Searching Trek Along Winter's Snow Painted Trails - a Collaboration With Robert and Teppo
Waking to cold blown tent, ground frozen icy hard
woods are my love, as is poetry to a bard.
Today starts my anticipated forest trek,
seeking salvation from...

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Categories: ascending, appreciation, beauty, introspection, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Moonlight
Painting by Edvard Munch, 1895: "Moon Light"

your soft hand trembles in mine
no words are spoken
we observe our ascending full moon 
as we have every month...

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© John Watt  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ascending, death, love, love hurts,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member The Age of Poet Destroyer
A diamond in the Frost ... I am Emily, gazing through the years, 
Like Poe from rancid taste and dark smoke shadows
Florescent waste escaping a...

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Categories: ascending, community, pride, princess, strength,
Form: Epic
Premium Member The Longings of An Old Man
I long to—
Walk one more time
To where the land ends, and the ocean begins
To listen expectantly for the sounds of infant waves
Grasping layers of golden...

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© Jim Hirtle  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ascending, love,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member In the Gloaming
That first glimpse of purple in the gloaming
As dawn softly rises in morning skies 
Ascending along with nature's colors
Is a look of faith and hope...

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Categories: ascending, color, inspirational, morning, purple,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Poem For Whomever
she is tranquillity
yet lava flows in her veins

cut her open and you'll burn

she is Eve's apple
nemesis to patriarchy

one bite and you'll bleed

she is a rainbow
an...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ascending, friendship, inspiration, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Last drop of ink
Love is a silent emotion,
invisible to open eyes.
But, I saw the naked soul
of her enigma - 
        ...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ascending, romance,
Form: Ode
Premium Member Gemini Heart
Meet me in forever,
where the moon enclasps
the enchanting 
   heaven above us,
for you, are the music 
     playing on...

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Categories: ascending, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Soul’s Cry
Another lost noon, 
engraved as unforgettable 
memoirs within my mind, 
I’m rethinking of rewriting
and rewinding revoked 
reflections of a love rekindled. 
My eager heart
is now...

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Categories: ascending, angst,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Titanium Quill
I am an unvoiced breeze~
a sea warrior 
    kite-surfing through 
    heinous waves, 
knitting cobalt chronicles 
  ...

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Categories: ascending, courage,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Tribute To Leonora G
~ Yolanda was--her name ~    Featuring:) Leonora Galinta

From a hell storm,
A mighty she-devil took on its form
Like a woman scorn ascending from...

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Categories: ascending, death, deep, evil, sorrow,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Little Fire
I witness you fading away,
The winds blow frantically
They are against us, as all are

Little fire, rise in my cupped hands
Be it my life I shield...

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Categories: ascending, courage, death, fire, growth,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Free - POTD - A Collaboration With Silent One
Last POTD for the year - 31st Dec 2017

An eagle spirit conquers storms of adversity,
like a silent soul floats amongst the sky's artistry.
Soaring higher, ascending...

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Categories: ascending, analogy, freedom, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Letter To My Future Self
Hey are you still breathing?
Are you still believing,
or is your heart seething?
Does life still have meaning?
How's the word weaving,
is the ink still bleeding?
Tell me, does...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ascending, death, life,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Shattered Sighs