Best Good Word Poems

Man so mighty and wise
still has to define this
that another living being's life
has the same value as his 

Boasted, brazened
written in stone
raised above 
these highest places 
where power reigns
crushing down  
in white 
clenched fists
gripping so tightly
to "history" 
squeezing 
draining the meaning 
out of good...

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Year after year, young people inspire me.
The freshness of youth brings forth curiosity.
Diversity and personality scream, it seems –
Noisily, boisterously, playfully, hope knocks.
Each child has amazing talents to unlock.
Shy ones work in silence while some classmates tease.
Others squirm around on a whim and a breeze.
Did...

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Judgment

When I shall be the old man here,
Forgot by time, uncountable by year,
When I shall wish to pass the living brink,
At You I shall devote my thought and think.

Uselessness I`ll see in all that I achieve,
If I do not have love or can`t forgive
To do...

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When the world is fast asleep
not me, I think and think and think
how can I be more unique
more I think, and think and think
how will they remember me?
how can I change it, more differently?
how can I push and challenge me?
now that my mind is unlocked...

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Believe in yourself,
Never doubt yourself.
This is not the time to
second guess yourself.

Everyone needs a push some way,
Maybe a good word of the day.
Be driven by your desire to dream,
And your passion to succeed.

Like a chest full of wealth,
See the treasure within yourself.
Form a plan and...

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MORNING RITUAL

I shake off thoughts, as I awaken,
replaced by cocoa beans and faith.
Remembering, I’m not forsaken,
I shake off thoughts, as I awaken.
Open the book, it’s true — I’m shaken.
The Spirit stirs what GOOD WORD saith.
I shake off thoughts as I awaken,
Replaced by cocoa beans and...

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Narratives or at least that's what I call them
Without doubt win hands down every time
I've deviated with limericks and couplets and stuff
But I'm back to the old poems that rhyme

Very similar to when we go away on vacation
It feels so good to finally get back...

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Was once a shy and retiring sort

Never wanted to draw attention to myself

Always listened, never offered my thoughts

Never felt I had anything interesting to say

That was then, this is now

Have you heard the expression

“Coming out of one's shell”

That saying was invented for yours truly

From black...

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Life seemed rather bleak
The grey skies to him did speak
Of a better world
Somewhere, but not here

He was thought of with smiles
Always a good word
A Laugh or two
Who the hell thought, inside was all blue

He dressed up one day
As a gigantic peanut
Of to the circus he...

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THE COACH
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS

 
Went to an alumni meeting last week
 Looking for solace, the outlook was bleak
We lost a game we should have won
A total disaster to all not just some
Cries of anguish torrents of pain
“How the hell did we lose that game”

Three close...

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We used to Communicate, Brainstorm, Debate
but I find you've been quiet and distant, of late.

Just what aren't you Saying? What is the good Word?
To find out, I eavesdropped and here's all that I heard:

You Cheered from the couch for your favorite team,
then Boo-ed twice as...

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I AM DYING FOR A GOOD POEM

I am dying… for a good poem
A good word put together to take me out, into space 
I need a good word to ease my worry
I need one that helps me grow
One to save my lonely day
I’m longing for...

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About Bill Posters and Bill Greenwell

Words not to use in poems

In 1993, I (Bill Greenwell) went on a three-day workshop with the poet Peter Sansom, who co-edits The North, and runs the Smith/Doorstop imprint. He’s also the author of Writing Poems, Bloodaxe’s perennial seller. And...

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Some poems I can’t comprehend
I struggle reading to the end
Flaunting a complex word
Its usage quite absurd
No comments not e’en from a friend!


I love learning new words on soup but  get frustrated when I see poems peppered with long words, especially when trying to force...

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Those spoken words that can't be taken back come back as incendiary 
attacks.  How many rough relationships must one go through before one 
finds smooth?  Is it me or you? Don't be fooled. We are the key ingredient 
that our kids feed on. Do they...

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