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Best Gravest Poems

Below are the all-time best Gravest poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of gravest poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member Ode To An Impostor
What smug pseudomorph 
inhabits my reflection,

adroitly mimicking my 
every manner and expression,

mercilessly mocking me 
with flawless simulation?
 
She is the great pretender;
a master counterfeiter;
a furtive...

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Categories: gravest, death, life, me, time,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Burnt Into Ash My Sad Soul Looks Far Back
Burnt Into Ash My Sad Soul Looks Far Back

In youth, my spirit was a climbing vine
dressed in green leaves upon white oak tree
Seeking light, I...

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Categories: gravest, age, change, destiny, history,
Form: Sonnet
Paradise Now
All you need is one word,
Erase just one word
from the minds of the people,
Rout out just one idea, one concept,
Eliminate 'Religion' from 
the dictionary of...

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Categories: gravest, religion,
Form: Free verse
Phantasmagoric Moments
For one moment I thought
Moons stars and kingdoms,
Humbly yielded to the spell of your tongue;
For I would never miss such an honour
When my heart still...

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Categories: gravest, angst, confusion, fear, funeral,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Face of Modern Slavery
A shameful act in this world we live today
surely an educated mind can clearly see the truth behind a mask
Ignorance is the hardness of heart...

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Categories: gravest, christian, dark, emotions, truth,
Form: Narrative



Christian Believer Hypocrisy
Christian Believer Hypocrisy

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis
Use of her religious belief is a mistake most gravest.
While denying same-sex marriage, she is cherry picking the bible
When she...

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Categories: gravest, christian, faith, hate, judgement,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Unquotable Quotes: Fat People - Xxix
Unquotable quotes: Fat People – XXIX

(I know this piece sounds mean and cruel but as every single parent must have experienced, this is also the...

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© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: gravest, abuse, chocolate, depression, health,
Form: Epigram
Premium Member Citadel Heart
I am just a beating heart
red from the start and damned with a dream
a spiking scream upon the Hope and Hell seam,
the world passes through...

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Categories: gravest, america, character, courage, desire,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Good King Wenceslas Again
Good King Wenceslas again
On the feast of Stephen
Saw the snow spread white and plain
Deep and crisp and even.
Afar a snowy hump in sight
Attracted his attention
Could...

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© Lee Leon  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: gravest, animal, christmas, fantasy, funny,
Form: Light Verse
The Brain - Homeschool Humour
We've all got a brain, you know
Though it cannot quite be seen
It stays imprisoned within our skulls
To be heard, it's very keen
It often finds it's...

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© Sarah M.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: gravest, children, education, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Recyc'D
Just recycled laptop number four.
They lived three years each – no less, no more.
Tossing the poor things into a bin
Feels like committing the gravest sin.

Seems...

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Categories: gravest, computer, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Future's Promise of Hope Stirs In Us All
Future's Promise Of Hope Stirs In Us All

Within epic sea of man's greatest quest,
amidst usual pains laid on each head-
Cometh dark trials of the severest...

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Categories: gravest, appreciation, art, blessing, family,
Form: Sonnet
An Unholy Mess
Why do they hate so?
They expound forgiveness
But malign half of humanity
It is the gravest sin
That they do not wish to know

The human race cannot exist
Without...

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Categories: gravest, future, gender, god, religious,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Choice Gives Direction To Truth
Overpowering shadows of yesterday's demons 
those influenced by toxic beliefs casting lots uncaring

Bond within faith to uphold the written word correctly
Craftily weaving those caught into...

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Categories: gravest, bible, faith, god, truth,
Form: Verse
The Philosopher's Lament - 1
As the sun fades o’er the water and birds chatter in the grove,
Two old, wrinkled, weary thinkers wander slowly by the cove.
Waves advancing and receding...

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Categories: gravest, conflict, destiny, history, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Reflection on the Important Things