Best Book Poems
Below are the all-time best Book poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of book poems written by PoetrySoup members
Like a BookHe read her like a book
as her wistful words poured forth
from deep within the pages
of her tender seeking soul.
He lay mesmerized
as her paragraphs...
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Categories:
books, love, sensual, simile,
Form:
Free verse
Wind From the SeaInspired by Andrew Wyeth Watercolor Painting -- Wind From the Sea, 1947
Standing in the old house
A strange mixture of feelings erupt within me
My roommates Depression,...
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Categories:
book, conflict, depression, forgiveness, hope,
Form:
I do not know?
Plagiarizing"Mine all Mine!"
A thief I long to be
Your eyes original like the moon and sea
A lover in the world............
An Anthology, you walk and talk like...
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Categories:
book, addiction, beauty, cute love,
Form:
Free verse
GrandpaThe old man sat with eyes closed, dozing in his chair
Until a little voice he heard say “Grandpa, are you there”.
He gazed upon a little...
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Categories:
book, childhood, loss, sadold, child,
Form:
Couplet
Obsessed With LoveHate is an unnecessary need
in the book of necessities.
Love is the key component
within the book of obsessities.
Lust is an unfaithful guide
misguiding towards fake perceptions.
Sincere love...
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Categories:
book, analogy, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
book, beautiful, color, imagery, insect,
Form:
Concrete
John LennonOn the day
that John Lennon died,
people were just going
about their business
as they did every day.
Mark David Chapman
was reading
Catcher In The Rye
void of his holy self.
He...
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Categories:
book, music,
Form:
Narrative
For One Pass of Your Breathyou write your words and they make me cry
you write those word and you know i die
but i've died so often now
i held you in...
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Categories:
book, lost love, love, love
Form:
Free verse
LeafFloating down with grace and ease
Carried off by the Autumn breeze
Rich in hues of orange and red
Landing in the flower bed
What once was buzzing full...
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Categories:
book, memory, nature,
Form:
Sonnet
The Clouds"HOLDING HIS HAND"
*The Voice*
God, can I hold your hand and follow you?
"God's voice"
My child, it is I who will walk with you! You walked down...
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Categories:
book, angel, beautiful, beauty, blessing,
Form:
Narrative
Missing MotherBits of me are missing mother,
the bits of me which you placed.
Bits of me are missing Mother;
ah, ...
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Categories:
book, depression, devotion, me, missing,
Form:
Verse
My Poems Are Children To MeMy poems are conceived, not within the womb,
which long time now has been devoid of seed.
My poems are born from a need to be heard:
my...
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Categories:
book, poems,
Form:
Free verse
Silence PersonifiedI am nature,
soul of a mountain,
buried under
a billion snowflakes.
I float like butterflies,
from petal to petal.
As cinereal clouds clear,
under a glistening sunrise,
I illuminate like a...
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Categories:
book, analogy, metaphor, silence,
Form:
Personification
Sunrise MeditationStop in your tracks
Take a deep breath
Stop and relax
Close your eyes
Exhale a slow deep breath
In your mind’s eye
It’s early dawn
It’s quiet and serene around...
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Categories:
book, freedom, inspirational, introspection, motivation,
Form:
Free verse
BelongingsShadowed in the silent room, the daylight's nearly gone
Dusk climbs in through window glass, with one last ray of sun
I start the task, climb on...
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Categories:
book, loss, love, me, mother,
Form:
Rhyme