Best Gesture Poems
Below are the all-time best Gesture poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of gesture poems written by PoetrySoup members
An Adequate Vocal GestureI do have purpose
that stays near
a constant reminder
of my inner child
As my conscienceness
shines through to create
a new perspective
I break out of my cocoon
Only...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, hope, inspirational, life, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse
A Token GestureIt was a token gesture
A hand he offered me
Emerging from my cab
Stormy night in the city
I didn’t know his name
But I’ll not forget his face
For...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, appreciation, light,
Form:
Rhyme
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...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, bird, death, grief, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Pathway To LoveAs I sit watching fusions of saffron and scarlet hues
elegantly charm the horizons.
Silently, fluffy lush clouds float by
like a magnetic field drawing me closer,
in...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, longing, love, , Lullaby,
Form:
Prose
The Library of Trust and HopeThe Library of Trust and Hope
The Bank of Trust and Hope
(Cant decide on title, so feel free to pick or suggest one)
She was all but...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, analogy, garden, growth, happiness,
Form:
Light Verse
A Sonnet For CompassionWhat words did you use to make someone smile?
Did you reach out to change a stranger’s day?
The smallest gesture makes it all worthwhile,
an act of...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, community, humanity, judgement,
Form:
Sonnet
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...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, beauty, family,
Form:
Haibun
Poet Convention 2014Poet Convention
Lost in a poets convention,
I can't recall every poem, I've read through the years
50518, unique comments I 'validate'---
Thank You For Sharing Your...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, celebration, character, dedication, farewell,
Form:
Free verse
Elegant DanceRhythmic pose arcs lifting elegant ambience
Graceful dance enshrines artful renascence
Visceral posture invites emotional response
Festive celebration of aesthetic renaissance.
Attired in red and blue of simple elegance...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, art,
Form:
Quatrain
Fig LeafOn the shadowed banks of river they sat together
Adulating setting sun quivering in rippling currents
Where golden filaments shimmered on blue water
Forming and breaking ephemeral circular...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, lost love, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Lady Down the LaneOn my walk around the green meadow
in the sun splattered mesmeric mornings,
I used to see an old lady of the neighborhood,
sitting straight like a lone...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, memory, old, remember,
Form:
Free verse
Before The Sun's PiecesBefore the sun's pieces,
Shine on brim's, coffee mug;
And with my prepping airs—
It's all jeopardy to
Roll frost in bed somewhere.
Before the sun's pieces,
Rain in a...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, deep, introspection, light, love,
Form:
Monchielle Stanza
The Lesson a Dog Taught MeOn a stone wall, by the solitary pavement,
Annoyed and angry, with daggers drawn at everyone,
I saw my neighbor sitting dejected and depressed.
Though known him for...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, anger, emotions, forgiveness,
Form:
Free verse
Laid To RestI had yearned for it all my life
That simple gesture
That finally healed
The open wound
That for years
Bled
In a silent stream
That fell Between
The cracks in
You and...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, father,
Form:
Elegy
Speechless Spoken Word ArtisteSPEECHLESS SPOKEN WORD ARTISTE
So if my vocal folds can’t collaborate to produce sounds to communicate loudly to your beautiful mind that I have an endless...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gesture, art, beauty, emotions, humor,
Form:
Prose Poetry