Best Hanged Poems
Below are the all-time best Hanged poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of hanged poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Hanged Man's GhostListen my children and ye shall hear,
A tale to make ye quake with fear.
'Tis a scarey tale I tell ye no lie,
Of a man who...
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Categories:
hanged, halloween,
Form:
Rhyme
Cezanne Study - the House of the Hanged ManCEZANNE STUDY – The House of the Hanged Man
Late Autumn
Buried in a hill,
Steep as descent from humanity,
A country house stands.
It’s late autumn,
Deep, sick autumn –
Deep...
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Categories:
hanged, death, house, autumn, house,
Form:
Free verse
Confessions of a Terrorist...Behind the dark walls of the prison,
Hiding my face from all in my vision,
Abandoned by my bosses,the terror leads,
I wait to be hanged for my...
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Categories:
hanged, death, forgiveness, lifeme, allah,
Form:
Rhyme
Reflecting On Police BrutalityIt was the spring of ‘74 when my student peers and I
were on the tail end of a group excursion
through southern Spain, across...
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Categories:
hanged, violence, prejudice,
Form:
Prose
The HangingThe jury was unanimous
Twelve cried out justice
Guilty
It was just before the changing hour
The hanging planned for quarter past midnight or so
The moon was full, the...
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Categories:
hanged, betrayal, depression, evil, ireland,
Form:
Verse
Heave Ho and Yo Ho HoThere's a Senior's home called the Shady Lane
and life's curse is at an end.
Where a hundred souls are kept in line
...
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Categories:
hanged, adventure, funny, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Duel At DuskThe sun was setting, as it usually does
The town a ghost town, the main street all but silenced
The wind blowing leaves and dreams to and...
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Categories:
hanged, beauty, dream, gothic, writing,
Form:
Light Verse
Yellow Winged AngelI.
He was patient very-very
with child's tenderness in eyes
yellow winged angel's unwary,
He was living quiet in skies.
Without disputes, without roughness,
without want to weep and moan,
He...
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Categories:
hanged, abuse, angel, angst, philosophy,
Form:
I do not know?
I'D Love To Be.....But!I’d love to be a model
Tall and thin like Jerry Hall
But I like fish and chips too much
And I’m only five feet tall
I’d love to...
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Categories:
hanged, funnylove,
Form:
Rhyme
Weeping
Let me tell you a sad story, a true story . . .
In another time, under the dictatorship of Adolf...
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Categories:
hanged, racism,
Form:
Narrative
The Disabled BoyHis knees trembled in the slippery cold
Beside the benches dressed with leaves
Mother was coming, yes so he's been told
To wait in an hour by the...
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Categories:
hanged, fantasy, fear, nature, boy,
Form:
Rhyme
Shattered By Her PastHer childhood indelible painted upon her brain. She can still see the knife in her stepfather’s hand and her screaming mother pinned to the bed...
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Categories:
hanged, death, mom, mom,
Form:
Narrative
The Bleeding Heart of a Standing WallI’m pouring my heart all over your soul,
But nothing can come without a toll,
My emotions are being torn to shreds,
Like a needle tearing through the...
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Categories:
hanged, loss, lost love, sad,
Form:
Alliteration
The Trial of An Innocent Soul“SHAME ON YOU
HERETIC
THIS BLASPHEMY YOU CONSPIRE
MAKES ME SICK
YOU PLAY WITH THE DEVIL
AND DO NOT TELL ME YOU DO NO SUCH THING
YOU SUMMON DEMONIC SPIRITS...
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Categories:
hanged, history, religionme, me,
Form:
Rhyme
Thy Chains Oh FarahI share thy chains oh Farah!
in my hands and heart they hurt.
I share thy stains from afar
for my skies are red and tears fill my...
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Categories:
hanged, inspirational, passion, peopleheart, prayer,
Form:
Verse