Best Humane Poems
Below are the all-time best Humane poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of humane poems written by PoetrySoup members
ResolutionsTo do justly in a world of injustice,
to love mercy though wanting revenge,
to walk humbly through forests of arrogance,
to speak softly and not to...
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Categories:
humane, new year,
Form:
Rhyme
Because I Love YouI saw the bitter tears of unhappiness
Running down your agonizing face,
Ravaged with pain,
And I became a sponge of compassion
To absorb them.
I heard the howling
Of...
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Categories:
humane, friendship love, humanity, society,
Form:
Free verse
Gyspy SoulRestless, roving soul
needing, reaching, grasping
aching, antsy, anxious
impatient since birth
my soul is a gypsy
wandering the earth
I delve the depths
for spiritual solace,
that place of rest-
scouting rough terrain
searching,...
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Categories:
humane, faith, feelings, imagery, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Confluence“Forget the injuries, never forget kindness” ~ Confucious
To the faceless names I’ve phased,
forgive the silent sunsets, frozen in time,
and remember...
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Categories:
humane, angst,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
The History of a Wasted Mind
“The History of a Wasted Mind”
What goes through the mind of a recidivist
Fist full of hate and hurt marking time
Fist full of history, got...
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Categories:
humane, abuse, child abuse, war,
Form:
Free verse
Bipartisan DissonanceWhen oppositional cognitive dissonance
deflects focus from compassion,
I've learned to go back to when I deflected focus from her.
She sends me passive-aggressive messages,
bread crumbs leading...
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Categories:
humane, conflict, math, parents, political,
Form:
Narrative
Justice For Cecil the Lion
Cecil the lion of Zimbabwe, famous and beloved,
Shot by a bow hunter after being lured from his home;
It took Cecil forty hours to die, how...
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Categories:
humane, anger, animal, beautiful, death,
Form:
Verse
Angst On the Big ScreenThere you go again, you “Cyber Brat”!
There is “no such website”? What is that?
First you lead me through a wild web maze;
I Google, then succumb...
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Categories:
humane, angst, computer, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
The Dark Poet -Contest-A little tale about the real me
twisted all inside as can be
the visions of the end
is all i see
F.T.W. setting my self free
waking up with...
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Categories:
humane, imaginationdark, dark, day, fear,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
DeathA mystery for us mere human being to unravel;
B elief and logic fight over our world, all in confusion.
C ome stealthily, it does, while as...
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Categories:
humane, bereavement, change, death, emotions,
Form:
ABC
Kissed By KatyAlthough two other felines enjoyed their lap time
Atop them the dominating Katy would climb
The lap she didn’t want; she sat right on my face
Katy felt...
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Categories:
humane, cat, pets,
Form:
Sonnet
Prurient InterestsLast evening I noticed another disconcerting Trump headline.
This felt and smelled more like a deadline
for disintegration
than a lifeline,
a bootstrap, if you will,
toward integrity of health...
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Categories:
humane, culture, drug, fear, health,
Form:
Political Verse
Knowing Right From WrongIt's the pain laced cold reality check
crashing winds hurricane blowing
the tail end landing with news processed
Suffering human rights ignored pains
through prides green eyes...
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Categories:
humane, angel, beautiful, faith, love,
Form:
Free verse
Ecotherapist ConventionsTruth is a feather
pushed off to the other side.
Truths are a body of feathers
within which our bodies reside.
OK, students of life’s healthiest purposes and...
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Categories:
humane, beauty, culture, earth, health,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Human ScienceLet's start this issue with hard facts
believe it or not the seed is now planted
from our Lord's spoken words lets address this world...
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Categories:
humane, bereavement, betrayal, conflict, devotion,
Form:
Political Verse