Best Candidates Poems
Below are the all-time best Candidates poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of candidates poems written by PoetrySoup members
CharacterizationOur two party system isn’t working
Plastic figures, disaster lurking
Conservative or liberal isn’t the call
It’s the ultra rich against us all
For the people is what it’s...
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Categories:
candidates, political
Form:
Couplet
Without a DoubtWithout a doubt the sun will rise.
The gym rats all will exercise.
The candidates will tell their lies
‘Cause that’s what life’s about.
Without a doubt the dawn...
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Categories:
candidates, life, on writing and
Form:
Couplet
Enjoy the RideSome days are diamonds, some are stone
To quote an old John Denver hit
Truer words were never spoken
The “stone days” (not stoned days!)
Are only sent to...
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Categories:
candidates, happy, life,
Form:
Narrative
ElectionsElections are less than a week away
And all the candidates have something to say.
With nervy tenure the ads were on the...
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Categories:
candidates, political,
Form:
Couplet
Ode To Occupy Wall StreetThe middle class here can't be saved
When 0.001% act so depraved
Their wealth without end
These royals* still pretend
Did not come from us—their
enslaved**
*The Royals: CEOs, Banksters,...
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Categories:
candidates, happiness, life, peace,
Form:
Limerick
Dragon For PresidentOh By Gosh… and By Darn… It’s another political year.
Dragon wants in on it as a political candidate My Dear.
President Dragon is a lot… to...
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Categories:
candidates, adventure, fantasy, funny, humor,
Form:
Light Verse
Ann Romney's BlouseMitt Romney’s wife was criticized
(Though she was not defensive)
Because she chose to wear a blouse
Considered quite expensive.
She wore it on a TV show
So she would...
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Categories:
candidates, people, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Election YearThe election year, it's upon us again,
We must decide once again who will win.
The media is misleading, and often quite crude,
The candidates themselves are...
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Categories:
candidates, political, power,
Form:
Rhyme
StumpsClose to election time, we have the chance
to hear the candidates for office speak,
or “stump,” in nearby towns, to give their stance
on issues and improvements...
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Categories:
candidates, political,
Form:
Quintain (English)
PoliticalThe votes counted
More ballots were founded
Voters in record numbers
Political sites, lots of funders
Plenty of unrest
Opposing sides, candidates at their best
Can we work together
Solutions instead...
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Categories:
candidates, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Change ScammingDrowning in ignorance, in streets of blood,
My people have religion but no God.
In every election voters are blind,
They hope on promises, they've lost their mind.
They...
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Categories:
candidates, corruption, people,
Form:
Rhyme Royal
Africa Saves Her DaughterAfrica Kills Her Sun in Ken Saro-Wiwa short story
So far the greatest short story i've ever read
Where the blackest pen lives
With the blackest ink...
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Categories:
candidates, africa, strength, woman, women,
Form:
Epic
Nigerian Independence CelebrationAs October 1 approaches, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY……………………
I have enormous tracts of land and vast volumes of water, but cannot feed myself.
So I spend $1 billion...
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Categories:
candidates, celebration, freedom,
Form:
Alliteration
Sublime TerrorLet's say I am an anthropocentric terrorist.
What would we be saying?
And isn't that redundant somehow?
If terrorists are ethnocentric,
does that not also require you to...
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Categories:
candidates, earth, earth day, fear,
Form:
Prose Poetry
This Is Feminist UsIt's peaceful here in my backyard.
The crows sound happy
with warm October sunlight.
I just read about a deadly gathering in Las Vegas.
Absence of sun-drenched peace.
Inconvenient this...
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Categories:
candidates, anger, fear, humor, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse