Best Defying Poems
Below are the all-time best Defying poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of defying poems written by PoetrySoup members
Defying PredictabilityWith hair ablaze, a jester unconfined,
I scoffed at the mundane, its life declined.
My wardrobe, a riot, a rhapsody bold,
Mismatched socks my standard, stories untold.
In classrooms...
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Categories:
defying, angst, character, conflict, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
A Shout Into the VoidUpon the arc rises familiar visage of tenebrous dawn
As birdsongs protest, yet another day gone wrong,
In anguish of emptiness thrashing~ stygian, forlorn,
Screaming relentlessly of despondent,...
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Categories:
defying, anxiety, emotions, life, stress,
Form:
Verse
If Only My Wish Would Come TrueImages of children dwelling in developing world
In plight of poverty~~ some two billion strong,
Fly a flag of existence, waving distress unfurled,
Crooning mournful song: is this...
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Categories:
defying, children, hope, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
The InvitationDecember 25th- The Christmas Wedding
Head-to-head,
Surrounded by seasonal silver bells
Scarlet passionate pink poinsettias sit
Foliage scenery
Entwined by Christmas and Wedding bliss
Frosty winter weather warmed up...
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Categories:
defying, anger, celebration, christmas, december,
Form:
Epic
GateRegally it stands, the staunch guardian of her lonesome heart,
Reminiscing in revelries of yore, treasured memories impart,
Defying glum turbulence of now, hanging on to seasons...
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Categories:
defying, emotions, memory, missing,
Form:
Personification
Wire WalkerThere’s the tightrope for you to walk, wire walker —
defying the gravity of reality and the reality of gravity
you know damn well he won't catch...
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Categories:
defying, betrayal, conflict, husband, jealousy,
Form:
Free verse
Butterfly DanceDance for me beautiful butterfly
Flutter me wise
Carry me upward to blue skies
Reveal rainbow effervescence to my eyes
My perfect moment encased in time
Within my heart...
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Categories:
defying, beauty,
Form:
Lyric
Forlorn HopeSitting on the cusp of dusk and evening
Placidly he ruminates where life has been
When she still believed in vibrant springs
And exulted dawning of purple...
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Categories:
defying, lost love, moving on,
Form:
Verse
Inner Sanctum
Privileged is the right of ingress, bearing your beloved name,
To chambers of your heart, where burns a sacred flame,
Of inner sanctum divine, in sanctity...
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Categories:
defying, deep, peace, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
Periodic Table of ElementsPeriodic table of elements
Periodic table of elements,
the true heart of chemistry,
Law of periodicity clements,
Mendeleev is not a history !
Bonding between two hearts,
ignoring all the negatives,
When...
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Categories:
defying, imagery,
Form:
Rhyme
NeverlandOn the south-western side of the old mission school,
on the corner of 1st, where the blackberries grew
a field claimed by children, was crosshatched with...
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Categories:
defying, childhood, nostalgia, places, ,
Form:
Narrative
Female Spiritwomen of dusk and dawn
who love to feast on their senses
in a banquet ripened by love and courage,
chilled to last till the moonlight
bequeaths more hours...
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Categories:
defying, mystery, woman,
Form:
Free verse
The Zenith of My Primethe zenith of my prime has come and gone
and here I sit and wait my setting sun
with dreams and wishes longing to come true
I won't...
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Categories:
defying, how i feel,
Form:
Carpe Diem
SeptemberStepping gently in, on the edge of summer
You are the one who mellowed glorious sun
On playgrounds, picnics, frolicking in fun
In euphony of birdsongs of amiable...
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Categories:
defying, seasons, september,
Form:
Verse
Thought ChangerCatching sight of unwanted reflection
through my eyes I observe my murky mind
lifeless, inactive, defying action
just a blank canvas, raw, pure, unrefined,
desire to inject substantial...
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Categories:
defying, beauty, change, color,
Form:
Sonnet