Best At Rest Poems
Below are the all-time best At Rest poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of at rest poems written by PoetrySoup members
Cup of EmptyShe pours him a cup of empty
From a teapot of childhood dreams
He loves the sound of her giggles
Hers is the light of a thousand moonbeams
Moonbeams...
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Categories:
at rest, addiction, adventure, beautiful, dream,
Form:
Quatrain
Alabaster NightUntroubled is the quiet night
How peaceful is a world that glimmers white
Frost and moonlight have whipped a silver glaze
And silhouettes of trees are black as...
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Categories:
at rest, nature, planet, sea,
Form:
Free verse
With Open ArmsCome to me my child
Rest your head in my lap
My hand strokes your wild curls
Feeling the dampness on your neck
Lamplight caresses your flushed cheeks
Shadows waltzing...
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Categories:
at rest, appreciation, emotions, fantasy, imagination,
Form:
Free verse
Where the White Rose BloomsThe single white rose captured the old gardener's attention,
He lovingly cared for it, like it was his own grand-daughter,
The roses were just like family and...
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Categories:
at rest, death, funeral, garden, heaven,
Form:
Quatrain
No Such Thing As ForeverWe all arrive alone naked and vulnerable,
crying our eyes out, not knowing -
this is the first day of the rest of our life.
I guess the...
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Categories:
at rest, analogy, death, life,
Form:
Free verse
Portrait of LoveLet me paint you like a summer’s day,
Upon luscious landscapes where lovers play…
With oils of Celestial Blue and Carmine Red,
Cherry Blossom Pink with a Saffron...
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Categories:
at rest, art, color, passion,
Form:
Rhyme
Night ComesSoftly and sadly
Up on the knoll;
The vesper bell
Begins to toll.
Lock all the doors
Blow out the light;
The hour is late
Sleep comes with the night.
Close all the...
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Categories:
at rest, time,
Form:
Rhyme
The StoneThe tale below was carved one night
upon the stone, by candlelight
...most won’t believe, but some just might
.........most won’t believe, but some just might
...
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Categories:
at rest, body, death, fantasy, kiss,
Form:
Ballad
Flight To MidnightO albatross guide my loosed soul
from the shipwreck seized by sandy shoal
persuasive Polar Star in quiet pull
a sailor’s tired eyes gone dark
I...
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Categories:
at rest, angel, beauty, death, forgiveness,
Form:
Verse
Wave and ShoreI am a wave.
From far I come to you
Swimming with desire.
In wild curls I come,
Riding with music,
Travelling on sunbeams.
Within my hidden folds,
I carry the thoughts...
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Categories:
at rest, love, sea,
Form:
Free verse
Because of YouI used to be naive, I used to trust
but then that trust just crumbled into dust
the world at large is so unkind, it's true
there is...
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Categories:
at rest, meaningful, truth,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Ungrateful ChildI woke up that day with tears in my eyes,
after I heard about your father's demise.
Guess you've never understood,
the point of being his blood.
I remember...
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Categories:
at rest, anger, death, death of
Form:
Rhyme
I Can'T BreatheIn memory of----
Solely in my room, I can't stomach the sound of my pulse
I sit here alone to forget the taste of air.
Overwhelm by the...
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Categories:
at rest, abuse, bullying, color, discrimination,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
at rest, friendship, tree,
Form:
Monorhyme
Star-Crossed - For Love of Day, For Love of Night(this is a form called Swap Quatrain, where first
line's phrases swap in the last line of each stanza)
In shadows’ veils, at end of night,
sweet Moon...
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Categories:
at rest, may, moon,
Form:
Personification