Best Character Poems
Below are the all-time best Character poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of character poems written by PoetrySoup members
Real Men Wear PinkI stand about five feet eight
I'll admit, I'm a tad overweight
Drive an old pick up truck
Not one to pass the buck
At the moment have a...
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Categories:
character, funny, humor, perspective,
Form:
Rhyme
Midnight PoetWhisper's of October
Whispers in this soup bowl
20 minutes after its muse explodes,
Daylight remains nothing more than a dream
Warding off the howling sound...
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Categories:
addiction, character, devotion, identity,
Form:
Free verse
Playing HumanThe smile on my lips
is forced and coerced
I pretend to pay attention
give the best possible advice
everyone praises me
I'm so kind, polite and nice
It's all just...
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Categories:
beauty, character, humanity, humorous,
Form:
Free verse
Light On the Devil's Chord - Dear LuciferI cannot compete with something as painstakingly glorious as you
Envy is but a humbling tumble down a steep, rocky hill
I am crushed in your fits...
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Categories:
absence, analogy, character, corruption,
Form:
Epic
To the Dandelion In the ConcreteYou probably don't think much of me
save for the season of spring
when your lawn litters itself
with giant over-buttered popcorn
(birds that think they can sing,
supersonic sneezes?
those...
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Categories:
character, endurance, flower, humorous,
Form:
Personification
Trim Trimmer Chicken Dinner WinnerI don’t know tic tac toe
so I rhyme this with flow,
showing Nick Nac knows
how to serve the perfect dose.
Measuring the rhymes
like I’m pleasuring the...
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Categories:
character, confidence, cool, freedom,
Form:
Rhyme
The Narwhal Song~The Narwhal Beckons Before Dawn~
If I could sing a song,
It wouldn't be just any song.
I would...
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Categories:
abuse, character, dance, deep,
Form:
Alliteration
A Glimpse
guilty as charged
i stole it tall
every consonant
every vowel
every word
every sentence
plagiarized
the ocean
in its unique shades of blues and greens
combined and blended to create
its...
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Categories:
beauty, celebration, character, creation,
Form:
Free verse
The Real MeI was put on the road of life without my consent.
I was not conscious of who I was or of what I had to...
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Categories:
character, introspection, life,
Form:
Free verse
Floccinaucinihilipilification and Very Little BreadFloccinaucinihilipilification And Very Little Bread
( First of Three Poem Trilogy )
I
I've no problem with bardolatry fans
their barmecide and...
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Categories:
appreciation, art, character, meaningful,
Form:
Rhyme
TRUE KINDNESS - POTDI was taught the true meaning of kindness
From the very best
That kindness comes in all shapes and forms
Has substance pure and honest
Kindness is a blessing
Both...
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Categories:
blessing, character, feelings, truth,
Form:
Rhyme
PrejudiceI hate
your brownness
your whiteness,
your blackness
your freeness
I don’t care about niceness
I’m more partial to meanness
I’m all the things bad
ugly and cruel
my...
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Categories:
character, prejudice,
Form:
Personification
Jan Allison Has a FanJAN HAS A FAN
Jan Has no Tan
I once saw a gal called Jan
So sexy she made me ran
Straight to the vicar
Said marry us quicker
Whilst she...
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Categories:
beautiful, character, dedication, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Poetic NotionsGrounded by the gravity of our earth
Our body and spirit are often pulled
In opposite opposing directions in
...
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Categories:
character, emotions, feelings, poetry,
Form:
Verse
Unknown But Never ForgottenI want you to know I am not forgotten and those that knew me, make me known in their hearts and minds.
I believed in...
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Categories:
appreciation, character, courage, death,
Form:
Narrative