Best Futile Poems
Below are the all-time best Futile poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of futile poems written by PoetrySoup members
A Vanilla DoveCypress trees like evergreen steeples
rise above rows of gravestone woes,
their shadows lie side by side like railroad ties
across writhing paths banded like snakes;
the gravel...
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Categories:
futile, bird, death, grief, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Giving Godly GraceGrace-full is the lily born of virtue’s milk
Inspiring me with petals pure in my hour of need -
Vow and vim of passion vivid and...
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Categories:
futile, appreciation, faith, god, jesus,
Form:
Acrostic
True Colors
Eyes are the windows of a soul and they say ‘Love is blind’
But how do you describe colour to a sightless person?
Such depths to your...
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Categories:
futile, color, friendship love,
Form:
Free verse
Evening DewWhen twilight's spectral fingers fold
Sweet blossoms of every hue;
Some half opened bud will hold
Its pearls of evening dew.
Touched with every sunshine hour
The eternal earth has...
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Categories:
futile, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Infatuated Love LimerenceLost in your elegance,
if only time could stand still
to capture this memory eternally.
Reflection of the moon shimmers
upon tranquil waters
in congregation with the stars,
as we sail...
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Categories:
futile, desire, love, romance,
Form:
Free verse
The Vanity of PleasureA transitory phenomenon, a grand adulation of opulent desire,
Seeking mirth of heaven on earth, passions ablaze ignite fire,
A destination sought after; pleasure is aim of...
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Categories:
futile, desire, happiness, vanity,
Form:
Rhyme
The Tribute
Their mere weapon was their forbidden courage, hands barren with no armaments, no ammunitions, marching towards the proud valley of death, dedication born from...
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Categories:
futile, appreciation, eulogy, faith, freedom,
Form:
Free verse
Holding Back the TimeIn visions of yesteryear where there was love
Nothing but despair on the faces of hope
And shattered remains of a romantic fairytale
Whose happy ending has been...
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Categories:
futile, lost love, sensual,
Form:
Verse
My Only HopeI fell asleep one dreary day
I lost my will, I lost my way
I ran from all I ever knew
And feared the call I was supposed...
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Categories:
futile, faith, life, rap, slam,
Form:
Rhyme
Robot RevolutionAbandon futile attempts to run
Behold the process has begun
Step toward your darkest fear
Let’s flip the switch to a new frontier
Penetrating deep within
Evacuate your mortal sin
This...
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Categories:
futile, computer, dark, science fiction,
Form:
Rhyme
Suncatcher --Recited
A visitor—
icicle fingers
tapping on my windows' pain—
white blanket in tow
Hurting enough, I paid him no mind
so he kept tap, tap, tapping
‘til cobweb-like cracks appeared:
a final,...
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Categories:
futile, inspirational, introspection, life,
Form:
Free verse
The Digger's ChildrenI paced between the old and new
along the rows where gray stones grow,
so careful not to tread upon
the freshly filled and seeded few.
Soft shadows slid...
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Categories:
futile, life, war,
Form:
Rhyme
BecauseI was a fool.
I was a fool searching for reasons why.
Reasons why I
Grin with sudden boy giggles
As if Karma was my DJ,
Playing cotton candy woven...
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Categories:
futile, dream, innocence, life,
Form:
Free verse
A Game of Thorns - Collaboration With Maurice Yvonne
i heard a...what do they say...a spine chilling scream
...is that the saying?
a spine chilling scream
followed by
'he's dead, my G_d he's dead'
the phrase echoed
inside the...
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Categories:
futile, addiction, bereavement, body, boyfriend,
Form:
Narrative
These Ribbons I Tie As You LeaveBlue –
for your arm wrapped around
my clavicle. I thought
I would loose my breath.
Red –
for the cusp of our hip bones
struggling to pull the...
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Categories:
futile, angst, introspection, loss, lost
Form:
Free verse