Best Hon Poems
Below are the all-time best Hon poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of hon poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Shoe Store BanteringShe jiggled like pink jello into the store
with platinum blonde hair and red rouge on her face
the shoe clerk mumbled it must be 1950's day
watching...
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Categories:
hon, funny love, silly,
Form:
Light Verse
Treasure Hunting
Hunting for treasure poems;
Midst summer morn~
I am adrift in the wilderness.
All of a sudden~
a European euphony soars
like a midnight sonata
in pianissimo and decrescendo.
I run to...
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Categories:
hon, assonance, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
CastlesHow many sands have you counted
building castles near the shoreline
which the sea washes away
before the day is done?
Alas, you build them
again and again
unmindful of...
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Categories:
hon, dream, hope, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
GOLFINGYou’re in Palm Springs, not much to do
But golf and get some sun
Hop on a cart, still almost dark
Get out and have some fun
Line...
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Categories:
hon, funny, golf, sports,
Form:
Rhyme
Eskimo Nell and the Door Repair ManFor Andrea’s contest
Show me the Funny (part two)
Eskimo Nell & the Door Repair Man
Now Eskimo Nell
Has a story to tell
A tale, about my...
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Categories:
hon, humorous,
Form:
I do not know?
WalterHe stood and aimlessly watched the parade of patrons and volunteers that wandered daily past his kennel. All so familiar, so ordinary. Just...
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Categories:
hon, animal, care, dog, friendship,
Form:
Narrative
A Heart-to-Heart Talk
"Why do you love me, Dear?" she cooed.
"You're cuddly, cute, and sweet," he said.
...
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Categories:
hon, cute, love,
Form:
Quatrain
A Daughters LoveIn the inner city there is a little girl.
Who dreams about a different world.
There is no fresh air for her to breathe.
No...
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Categories:
hon, hope,
Form:
Rhyme
Just Another Sad Love PoemMy heart is torn to pieces. Really, it's on
life support. So bad that it's aching and this
pain is getting worse.
How could you be so cold?...
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Categories:
hon, lost love, sadheart, heart,
Form:
I do not know?
Who Are those funny PoetsJohn Wulf, with his funny Limerick antics telling funny hilarious stories,
“viagraology
There once was a medical study
of things flapping flaccid like putty
those men given placebo
couldn’t...
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Categories:
hon, funny, people,
Form:
Free verse
WAIT, WHATIt's a melodrama. Try to picture the drama queen
A bit actress lying on the floor in her final scene
Her lips trembling, tears running down her...
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Categories:
hon, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
Witchy Twitchy Itch
Yes, you're one sexy witch, dear love, but now it's Halloween,
And I've a witchy tale to share, so keep your broom...
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Categories:
hon, funny, halloween, humorous, light,
Form:
Rhyme
Tongue TwisterTwisted mister missed a tone
known to show a coloring poem
Tongue tied & bright eYes wide
Founded now the Seven inside
...and they smiled.
Spin a song come come...
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Categories:
hon, computer-internet, friendship, imagination, mystery,
Form:
I do not know?
dichotomy
yeah, right ...
do you really think I believe that?
that I'll swallow that pill?
look at the damn lines on this brow ...
do you think they were...
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Categories:
hon, analogy, break up, conflict,
Form:
Free verse
Mind the PaintMy mind a project of hesitation;
draw an oval maze of meditation.
Enter penciled lines, make them squiggly,
then paint it yellow for Mr. Wigley.
Squeeze...
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Categories:
hon, art, fun, humor, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Oxymoron AdviceOxymorons are cynical and fun.
Be careful though if you want to use one.
If it is familiar, it may sound quite trite.
Which murders your poem with...
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Categories:
hon, word play,
Form:
Rhyme
' He's Company ... '‘ He’s Company ! … ’
He’s Not Down With Misery
and Not Out with The In(flated)-Crowds
But He’s Up On Lady Liberty …
Laughing, New York-Minute, Out...
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Categories:
hon, allegory, business, fantasy, funny,
Form:
Light Verse
Oh Please, Not to Fade So Fast into the AfternoonI.
Oh please, not to fade so fast into the afternoon
The one that is scattering in a goldenly swooning loneliness
The one that is shattering at a...
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Categories:
hon, appreciation, caregiving,
Form:
Free verse
The Avon LadyHaving another crisis,
and feeling overwhelmed,
Kim stared at the bottle,
with all the pills,
feeling depressed and dismayed,
she felt she couldn't live another day…
Reaching for the bottle,
screwing...
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Categories:
hon, faith, suicide,
Form:
Light Verse
Don't Lose FaithRaise me up to His healing stream
Don’t adhere to crazy-chaotic Calamity, my dear
Make believe is a dreary, dragging dream
Thrive to survive, my darling, and...
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Categories:
hon, courage, deep, emotions, encouraging,
Form:
Free verse
Left Behind Swagger
She swaggers over to our table
Whips out her pad from her apron
Pencil poised
What’cha want Hon?
She drawls
Soft pink lips in a little twinkled pout
The white frilled...
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Categories:
hon, funny,
Form:
Free verse
Hallmark momentsHallmark moments:
I like your face
Your flaxen hair
Your remind me of
My old grey mare
You skin is soft
Your eyes are blue
But I hear you...
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Categories:
hon, satire, me, me,
Form:
I do not know?
Threads
Did you ever wonder how things work in your head
How every thought you ever think is connected by a thread
Sometimes it’s just a little thing...
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Categories:
hon, confusion, introspection, me, wife,
Form:
Rhyme
We the EaglesTo fellow young Eagles,
At poetry soup,
Such a confound,
The pull down,
Once an Eagle gets off the ground,
Flying I guess prohibited,
Once exhibited,
Good advice to fly,
Remove sty from...
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Categories:
hon, allegory, lovelove, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Love SonnetLove Sonnet
The old heart flame that gets us in the groove,
comes when we hear or see the one we love.
It makes us hop to feet...
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Categories:
hon, emotions, love, memory,
Form:
Sonnet