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Best Bafflement Poems

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


Premium Member I Started a Joke - POTD
POTD 21 November 2017

So professional in his lies - So ruthless in his ambition
Feeding lies to the simple folk - convincing in his deception
Telling them...

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Categories: bafflement, betrayal, corruption, grief, inspirational,
Form: Verse



Premium Member On the Eve of Christmas
The poor boy heard Christmas beckoning at the door
He saw every house bright with many a lamp
And streets illumined with colorful lights and stars
But his...

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Categories: bafflement, birth, child, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Paper-Cup Porsche: True Tale From the Mental Ward
Of all the kooky Coo-Coo's in the nest, Charlene by far was my favorite. Poor Charlene had virtually lost her mind after the sudden tragic...

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Categories: bafflement, black african american, crazy,
Form: Narrative
Scene of Sunset Meets the Horizon With Hymn
It takes a long voyage to find the right road
A battle field that everyone has told
Face thy fear though heart may be shatter unto pieces
It...

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Categories: bafflement, courage, fear, love,
Form: Haiku
Here Without You
Here without you 
Paints me a realization that life isn't easy
It displaces the settling railroad
Taken away by the midnight train's calamity 

Waiting impatiently 
to face some inspiration given by...

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Categories: bafflement, angst, childhood, confusion, dedication,
Form: Chastushka



Restore the Walls of Jericho
Blasphemy…cloud over their hearts of gold
Their value gradually diminishes…their weapons turn to mold
Serenity…deserted them and neglected them like orphans 
Their joy rapidly wears out…they mislaid...

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Categories: bafflement, adventure, angst, confusion, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Song From Beyond the Stars Part 3 Early Exchanges
[R-F] = Roundling facsimile
[H-Z] = Human: Zenaide
[G-G] = Gaia-Google - Earth's world-wide internet mind


Dr. Zenaide Arnau, team leader of L 4 investigation
U.N. assignment to Space...

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© Ian Love  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: bafflement, adventure, destiny, future, science
Form: Verse
Premium Member Yoda Speaks
Make laughter out of bafflement
And meet the wind as dawn arises
Watch for signs when day declines
It tells a truth that will not lie

The sun will...

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Categories: bafflement, inspirational, introspection, sun,
Form: Free verse
Crapuscular
I sat upon an old stump,
Nautical twilight swelling like dark cotton,
As brown leaves swirl'd in an autumn breeze,
Piling around my leeward boots,
A sound, good memory...

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Categories: bafflement, depression, life,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Blurred Sign
We missed Paramount Ave. 
We go straight into a lane of downright bafflement 
We meet again—on the wrong time

We arrived an hour late…great job…
We go...

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Categories: bafflement, adventure, confusion, hope, inspirational,
Form: Haiku
Stepping Downwards
Birds chirping roughly on an avocado tree
I curiously look upwards to see what could that noise be? 
Is it a sparrow or a mockingbird? 
It's plump and...

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Categories: bafflement, childhood, dedication, faith, family,
Form: Free verse
My Pupils
Fatigued eyes droop, lacking sweet slumber
But my eyes are an exception…everything’s a blur
They stare off into space…they ache with displeasure 
But I still wonder… my...

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Categories: bafflement, angst, beauty, confusion, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Macavity the Mystery Cat
T.S.Eliot

Macavity is a mystery cat-he's called the Hidden Paw,
For he's the master criminal who can defy the law.
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying...

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Categories: bafflement, cat,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Assurance On the Wing
Here again, on the the crest of the eve, 
the sound of them...calling out to me
Their sound of arrival, coming from the crimson sky
The ceremonious...

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Categories: bafflement, autumn, hope,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member On Christmas Eve- Story Poem
December came with Christmas beckoning at the door
He saw every house bright with many a lamp
And the whole streets illumined with colorful lights and star
But...

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Categories: bafflement, christmas, god, prayer,
Form: Narrative

Book: Shattered Sighs