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Best Courtesy Poems

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


Premium Member Jailbreak Courtesy of Soup Creek
The sheriff of Soup Creek has returned from Soup City once more,
after a run in with the judge, some bars and a concrete floor.
We cannot...

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Categories: courtesy, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Together For the Long Ride
The perky saleslady looked at my aging bicycle
and asked if I would consider a newer model
something lighter
something sexier.

I told her, "My bike and I have...

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© John Watt  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: courtesy, love, marriage, relationship,
Form: Free verse
A Song At Sunrise
A Song at Sunrise



He sang the song at sunrise, to the morning dawn
It rose into the atmosphere and carried on and on

It fell in gentle...

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Categories: courtesy, faithsong, song,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Grocery shopping with mum
It's always Aldi on a Sunday afternoon.  You're always waiting with your shopping bags in hand, slowly trudging along with your walking stick. ...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: courtesy, mother son, mothers day,
Form: Prose
Girl With the Golden Smile
This repost has the audio, courtesy 
of the talented Mark Massey, to 
whom I owe a big debt of gratitude.
Yeah, that's me singing.


She dazzled me...

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Categories: courtesy, love, smile, song,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member Across the Universe
Across the universe

Has there ever been a band, 
That so many understand
Life changing music, made and played, 
By courtesy, of their hand

Imagination limitless, 
Creations lit...

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Categories: courtesy, music, change, universe,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member A Butterfly Encounter
I walk through the wooded area near my home where a monarch butterfly greets me. I watch it as it swims into the air, letting...

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Categories: courtesy, butterfly, hope, inspiration, nature,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Cruisin' the Drag
Sipping cherry limeade, driving in the car parade, 
we're cruising in the Lone Star state.
Didn't want a bucket seat; the thing it couldn't beat, 
was...

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© Roy Jerden  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: courtesy, car, funny, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Elephant In the Room
3 polished oak fans,
Swirling in robotic unison

High maintenance socialites,
Sipping on Merlot fallacies

Lemon yellow coated walls,
Flat,
Like their smiles

Comparisons of dangling Porsche & Bentley keys
A glorified day...

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Categories: courtesy, funny, humorous, life, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Adebimpe, the African Beauty
ADEBIMPE

Going through this life at a frenzied pace
It's clear why we call it human race
I saw a piece of carefully gathered stardust
A desire for every...

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Categories: courtesy, africa, character, eulogy,
Form: Ode
Premium Member Who Are You --- Not For Contest
As the hourglass gets filled with sand,
they take time to ask me who I am,
but who are YOU?      to ask...

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Categories: courtesy, addiction, character, cheer up,
Form: Light Verse
Stay At Home and Be Safe
If you can work, or go to school.
You will be allowed to.  If not
how can you discover a non
spam or get rich scheme.
Promising to...

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Categories: courtesy, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member The Spot
On Manhattan's West Side...
You descend ancient stairs
You've crossed the Drive
River Side Drive
Expect to float on air of beauty.

Cherry blossoms pink won't wink
They'll courtesy as you...

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Categories: courtesy, april, beauty, blessing, faith,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member The Poet Destroyer
First off Destroyer, you should thank me.
The fact that I've titled this in honor of you is going to bring you much notoriety,
not to mention...

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Categories: courtesy, me, slam, day, me,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Speak Little Hear Much
Speak little and hear much,
For words can get you in trouble.
Too many words confuses things,
And then your problems can double.

Some people talk to show friendliness,
And...

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© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: courtesy, spoken word, words,
Form: Quatrain

Book: Shattered Sighs