Best Graduating Poems
Below are the all-time best Graduating poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of graduating poems written by PoetrySoup members
She Wanted To Be a NunSHE WANTED TO BE A NUN
After graduating from eighth grade,
She wanted to be part of the novitiate,
of the Holy Sisters of Nazareth.
Dad put his foot...
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Categories:
graduating, allusion, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Val, the Valiant Little WitchVal was graduating from school,
Her grade point average was good-
Halloween night was her big debut,
A difference she’d make, if she could!
She liked to...
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Categories:
graduating, courage, children, kids, halloween,
Form:
Rhyme
Brides WorldwideThat slow and spectacular gait of a bride
Brimming as she is with nuptial pride
With grace and beauty each regal stride
as invitees whisper, 'here comes the...
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Categories:
graduating, marriage, wedding,
Form:
Villanelle
The Best Moments In LifeBecoming a teenager,
Parents place wager
That by sweet sixteen,
You will have been
Kissed and experienced
Puppy love
While stars twinkle above!
Turning twenty one,
The greatest feeling
Under the sun,
Graduating from University,
Told...
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Categories:
graduating, child,
Form:
Rhyme
Bitter SweetBitter sweet like a strawberry,
My breath slowly fades away from me
As the sun fades at dusk.
Perhaps the journey has placed us here,
Or by chance we...
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Categories:
graduating, addiction, longing, love, love
Form:
I do not know?
Lone Li Ness Is My NameLone Li Ness is my name
No one calls it; I have no friends.
I had one once in second grade
But she moved
Shyness kept me from having...
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Categories:
graduating, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Narrative
LavenderRamapo, New York, a small town
Was rural ... to say the least
Where simple folks lived a simple life
And most residents could rest in peace
But,...
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Categories:
graduating, dance, girl, high school,
Form:
Quatrain
Dear Dale, So LovedDear Dale, so loved were you
that even now, thirty-nine years later,
you live inside the dreams
of your siblings. I suppose this to be true
since I, at...
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Categories:
graduating, brother,
Form:
Free verse
Picture FramesPicture Frames a poem
Children in families,
Grandmothers, mothers, fathers and grandchildren alike.
Memories, keepsakes found in pictures in Picture Frames.
Look at our Esha(Ayesha) she was 8 in...
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Categories:
graduating, beauty, black african american,
Form:
Free verse
Tea and Poetry In the Ides of March - Part OneBeneath a misty veil of ‘Euphoria’ by Calvin Klein, she dares to dream of acceptance in a world of wanna-be Literary Giants who are members...
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Categories:
graduating, satire,
Form:
Free verse
Your Journey Your DestinyGraduating college where do I stand
I know God has a big plan
A plan for me
I'll just wait and see
Where my life takes me
And opportunities that...
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Categories:
graduating, career, celebration, future, graduation,
Form:
Free verse
Everyone Changes: Part TwoKang, an asian boy who has lunch by me, has the funniest laugh I know.
I BET IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS... he will become a...
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Categories:
graduating, high school, identity, judgement,
Form:
Free verse
Playing Soccer In the Church YardAfter school I went straight to the church yard
to play soccer dreaming of being another Rossi or Beckham...
oh, every teenager has this dream when playing...
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Categories:
graduating, childhood, passion, sports, school,
Form:
Rhyme
A To Z An Amazing Couple~A To Z An Amazing Couple~
A is for Allow me to write a poem about my best friends
love affair with an army man, she...
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Categories:
graduating, family, mum,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Memoriesi miss how we use to be
i miss those days where we would chill and just be goofy
they say High School days don't last forever
but...
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Categories:
graduating, high school,
Form:
Free verse