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Best Craftily Poems

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


Oratory - Power of the Spoken Word
As words escaped constricted passage
of time from eons of layered myths,
legends of demi-gods thus linked,
in glowing rendition, with whisk on hand
the Orator with staff, sang...

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Categories: craftily, art,
Form: I do not know?



The Punching Bag - Through the Eyes of a Child
The Punching Bag - Through the Eyes of a Child

Each day the pattern was the same,
for all Dad’s shortcomings, my Mom got the blame. 
WHACK!...

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Categories: craftily, abuse, hurt, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Purge Our Consciences
From my lowly bachelor’s house
Proudly christened ‘Embassy Fair’
I woke up to the chirping of birds
On the trees above and across the vale
And the riverine bushes...

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Categories: craftily, prayer,
Form: Free verse
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 3
They say the one you think of last before sleep,
Is the one you care for the most— the one you wish to hold, admire, love…

The...

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Categories: craftily, adventure, allegory, anxiety, art,
Form: Free verse
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 23
I conversed with the lone demon,
Who had asked for redemption on an earlier day
On this day her voice was mightier,
More brave, and powerful
She dared not...

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Categories: craftily, bible, change, conflict, irony,
Form: Epic



Inevitable Withering
The truth was concealed with many branches.  Countless are the days I happily lingered in the comfort of your shade before passionate winds revealed...

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Categories: craftily, betrayal, corruption, farewell, relationship,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The Poet
I would say, Poetry is an art in verse.
From deep inside the Poet brings out
Revelations of self, nature, life.

Poet, Poetess - skilled writers in verse,
Paint...

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Categories: craftily, art, beauty, culture, devotion,
Form: Verse
A Pinch of Grinch
Yikes, all I feel is attitude with zero Christmas mood.
Blessed am I for Jesus’ birth and sacrificial rood,
but Santa and his deer had best just...

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Categories: craftily, christmas, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Nailed Truth
Opening the door to Pandora’s box where chaos descends
As the wickedness of the locusts descends upon this world 
giving birth unto passions that have no...

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Categories: craftily, baptism, blessing, faith, forgiveness,
Form: Free verse
Mixed Up Stuff Biryani
Mixed up stuff in a dumpster truck
Placed in front, lost out lady luck

Cut up chunks of a coral snake
Left in an oven too cold to...

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Categories: craftily, food,
Form: Rhyme
Arise Africa
ARISE   AFRICA
Arise shine Africa, arise
Awake sleeping giant of the universe
Shine your utter light to illuminate
The dark edges of your continent
Break away from the...

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Categories: craftily, africa, universe,
Form: Acrostic
The Micro World of Macro Love
I wanna hiding  with you and escape
from this moody realm  in bathyscaphe
that  made from one pea seed or nutshell,
but inwardly this little...

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Categories: craftily, love, universe,
Form: Idyll (Idyl)
Premium Member A Door
Gray wispy clouds skillfully painted
Encapsulate the sun
While birds' tunes craftily are sung
A new day's play starts to run

Some birds still are quietly nodding
To a rhythm...

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Categories: craftily, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Brenda's Beguiling Boatman
Beautiful Brenda was bewitched by a man she created in her novel,
Blissfully absorbed in her imagination with this man she marveled.
Boats and the sea were...

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Categories: craftily, boat, ocean, romance, sea,
Form: Alliteration
Leaves At Dawn
Leaves at Dawn 

Leaves at dawn show off 
dark silvery sparkling charms,
like chandelier earrings dripping
with diamond dew drops.

In shifting shadows, leaves at dawn
silently contemplate sneaky...

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Categories: craftily, beauty, morning, nature,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things