Best Florid Poems
Below are the all-time best Florid poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of florid poems written by PoetrySoup members
Indian InkINDIAN INK
Indian Accent, form the whispers inside
Chanting from long ago
Echoes come and go
Losing time in a soft eternal glow
A beautiful and delicate autumn mountain scene
Dry...
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Categories:
florid, abuse, autumn, death, deep,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
To Bloom In Red FlameUnderneath all the layers
Of tradition
Of religion
Of philosophy
Of reason and understanding
I smolder
In passion's pleasure bed of red
Paroxysms of pleasure
Emanate from my core
Searing the shroud
Flames of...
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Categories:
florid, sensual,
Form:
Free verse
Roses Are Red - Collaboration With Ralph SergiROSES ARE RED
The flower’s crimson cerise hue
creates the petal’s grand debut
of love and memories to recall
my florid sanguine gift of all
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
Azalea breath with...
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Categories:
florid, flower, nature, romantic,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
florid, age, autumn, life, nature,
Form:
Free verse
To Bloom In Red FlameUnderneath all the layers
Of tradition
Of religion
Of philosophy
Of reason and understanding
I smolder
In passion's pleasure bed of red
Paroxysms of pleasure
Emanate from my core
Searing the shroud
Flames of...
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Categories:
florid, identity, image, passion,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
More Than Glam and GlitzAs a young girl growing up in the 50s and 60s, Hollywood’s glamorous and glitzy lifestyle fascinated me. Popular actresses such as Jane Russell, Ava...
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Categories:
florid, beauty, family,
Form:
Haibun
A Sense of DiamondsTo hear me would sound like a symphony of octaves –
played all at once with concrete fingers
on diamond in the rough strings.
To see me…O’, to...
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Categories:
florid, natureme, me,
Form:
Personification
Maple QueenMaple in red wears her mantle with ease,
Ravishing crown with geranium sheen.
Teasingly tossing her mane in the breeze,
Spring until autumn she's dressed like a queen!
Ravishing...
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Categories:
florid, imagery, nature, woman,
Form:
Pantoum
All That Passion Suddenly ErasedWinds were among first to notice
Fragrant air blowing fresh breeze
Stemming from your pristine vicinity
Extolling prospects of your visit,
Announced by the birds in flight
Message circulated...
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Categories:
florid, longing, love, passion,
Form:
Free verse
A Meeting With a MermaidIn the deep silence of the night when perplexity
Confuses the mind, I feel your power descend upon me,
Surrender becomes inevitable
As I become malleable under...
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Categories:
florid, sea,
Form:
Free verse
Hummingbird Fades In Raven's Wingless Memoriesthe flutter of little wings
pulsating in a windless dusk
as i watch the setting sun
glissade across the florid sky
its cerise glow reflecting prismatic
burst of colors on...
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Categories:
florid, autumn, bird, death, night,
Form:
Free verse
Beyond the Rose-Covered GateI'm sensing something familiar as a lost memory
coming back and revealing itself in realistic form;
glancing at the rose-covered gate without a worm,
it looks different, somewhat...
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Categories:
florid, beautiful, desire, emotions, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
Rhoda and Phil-A Sad Goodbye
Florid hues of soft petaled flowers
cast satin rose splashes of pastel colors
that move within the cool morning shade,
as the brilliance of the smiling sun reflects
its...
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Categories:
florid, loneliness, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
Poem On PoetryWord-painting, they say; or painting with words,
In charm, it's charmer than most charming birds;
Feeling, for many, is its first foundation,
Expression, in words, brings affirmation;
Sentiment...
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Categories:
florid, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Roses Are RedROSES ARE RED
ROSES ARE RED
The flower’s crimson cerise hue
creates the petal’s grand debut
of love and memories to recall
my florid sanquine gift of all
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
Alzea...
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Categories:
florid, flower,
Form:
Rhyme