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


Premium Member Defying Predictability
With 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: derided, angst, character, conflict, humor,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Conversation
Dark, the night morphs slowly toward dawn.
In its last vestige, the moment in which night becomes morning,
he speaks to me.
I refer to him as "he"...

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Categories: derided, death, time,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Honoring a Poet-Collaboration
Tania Kitchin deserves to be honored for her courage. If you would like to honor her, send me your thoughts in couplet form. Thanks.

I have...

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Categories: derided, poetess, thank you,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Boo Hoo Politics
(Boo Hoo Politics was Written following the Brexit and Trump
votes as an observation and not a political declaration.
A few years out of date now but...

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Categories: derided, america, political, usa,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Ballad of Daphne and Jack, the Sequel
Gather 'round me, my dears,
I'll continue the tale
Of a princess and her pirate lover.
Of her crown unencumbered,
They pillaged and plundered
As they wandered the seven seas...

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Categories: derided, adventure, humor, princess,
Form: Light Verse



Premium Member I Will Refresh the Weary and Satisfy the Faint
Oh, I
I will
I will try and do my best;
While allowing God to do the best;
He's my provider;
And my guider, 
He's better to me than I've...

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Categories: derided, anxiety, appreciation, change, christian,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Prophet
Prophesies by seers may be derided and prophets may be lampooned. But time may prove them right"   By Poet.

There was none to listen...

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Categories: derided, judgement, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
Me, Myself, and I - (Part 2)
Hello Friends... I suffer from Severe Bi-Polar Disorder and this submission was inspired by 
actual events that occured during one of my especially critical manic...

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Categories: derided, angst, death, depression, faith,
Form: Narrative
Full Accountability
In life, there’s plenty, and various points of view
Aged twenty, forty or more, give or take a few
Whether one has gone full circle, half or...

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© Kp Nunez  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: derided, conflict, courage, sorry, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Cry of Hosanna
His message to Mankind was divine love, much louder than 
the desert wind hissing through the tall palm trees;
they heard Him, but sadly contempt built...

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Categories: derided, easter, hate, heaven, history,
Form: Ode
Fully Employed Now
Humanity keeps looking forward, toward the coming of a birth,
and we’re all deemed as equals on our first day on this earth,
but as the years...

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Categories: derided, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Religious Fanaticism
IN  THE  NAME  OF  RELIGION 
WE  LIVE IN OUR OWN MENTAL PRISON
KILLING OUR BROTHRS!
 CURSING EACH OTHERS
 WHO  IS A  HINDU? 
AND WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF...

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© Red Fiery  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: derided, allegory
Form: Rhyme
Shrinking Violets
I feel for gentle hearts in this loud world, 
Ever suspect, dismissed and derided, 
For long has been the shy a songless bird,
That Darwin dismissed...

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Categories: derided, how i feel, introspection,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Evolution
Evolution Not God

It is the case that there is no God,
He does not exist, he is not the one,
He is not there, he’s not everyone’s...

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Categories: derided, animal, beautiful, change, cool,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member You Can'T Take It With You
The other day I saw the most pathetic thing I think I shall ever see!
It was so macabre and shocking that it piqued my curiosity!

Seems...

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Categories: derided, death, humorous,
Form: Couplet

Book: Shattered Sighs