Best High Life Poems
Below are the all-time best High Life poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of high life poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Standard of the High LifeThe lifestyle I have I would keep
My expenses however are steep
So me you will serve
You're the help I deserve
Without any tip cause I'm cheap...
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Categories:
high life, education, funny, people, philosophy,
Form:
Limerick
Girl On the MoonThe Miller High Life bottle cap
a perfect circle – like the fattened moon face
leering through broken windows — shards
glitter the floor like fallen constellations
your...
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Categories:
high life, abuse, addiction, drug, lost,
Form:
Free verse
Society's Invisible PeopleShe sat on the pavement as the world walked by
She's just another vagrant not a mum a daughter or wife
Claiming state benefits...
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Categories:
high life, mother, society, drug,
Form:
Free verse
Barry and LarryOne September morn, Barry is born, one day a little man that society will chastises every day, poisoned with dour memories of a life passing,...
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Categories:
high life, identity, life,
Form:
Haibun
There Is a WayThere are those richly rewarded for their efforts,
some lucky to inherit by blood, indeed
count one’s wealth in abundance,
live a high life superior to me.
But for...
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Categories:
high life, political,
Form:
Free verse
The SuccubusTo the lord’s holy house did I this honest man so go,
On this Sabbath day of rest, to praise the almighty God
In the ancient chapel...
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Categories:
high life, adventure, conflict, fantasy, halloween,
Form:
Free verse
Knowing People Then & NowPeople I used to know,
People I don’t want to know, who are
Not capable of creating life, yet—crushing
Its beauty like the road-raged driver of a...
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Categories:
high life, hope, people
Form:
Free verse
A Higher LivingLiving the high life
Everything feeling alright
The stench of weed in the air
We don’t care
It’s 420 everyday,
Where we come from
All work, and mad play
That’s how we...
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Categories:
high life, inspiration, poets, power, rap,
Form:
Rhyme
Clerihew-Arnold ShwarznagerGovernor Arnold Shwarznager
Pumped the iron and starred in Terminator
Lived the high life and married a queen
Shame on you now sad and mean!...
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Categories:
high life, funny,
Form:
Clerihew
CorruptionCORRUPTION
Mostly the least developed countries
People are living under the shadow of corruption
Under the banner of corrupt leaders, government employees,
Businessman, black marketers, middle...
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Categories:
high life, corruption,
Form:
ABC
A Night To RememberIt can't have been the scallops
Or the rump of Islay lamb,
Washed down with white Rioja
Followed by sweet meringue.
It wasn't the skate au poivre
Or smoked salmon...
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Categories:
high life, drink, food,
Form:
Rhyme
Down On My Luck
Mister,
can you help a poor rich fella out
Right now, I’m kinda down on my luck,
and that sucks
Will you help me out, please ...
can you spare...
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Categories:
high life, humorous, money, satire, wisdom,
Form:
Light Verse
Emotional ApathyBreathing like a Fox
Successions like plastic
Future like metal
Since, hence I am back.
I fly like a hawk
An extinct bald eagle.
I live the high life.
For the first...
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Categories:
high life, life,
Form:
Ballad
Categories:
high life, imagination, life, music, on
Form:
Blank verse
Unlucky Bunny, Smug CatMy bunny got stuck, he ran out of luck
When a pigeon swooped low on the roof
To make things worse, help was scarce
But...
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Categories:
high life, animals, children, funny, petscat,
Form:
I do not know?