Best Iambic Pentameter Poems
Below are the all-time best Iambic Pentameter poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of iambic pentameter poems written by PoetrySoup members
They walk amongst usThey walk amongst us, but in silent ways,
spreading peace and love without any praise.
When thunder roars and lightning strikes in rain
they watch over us, healing...
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Categories:
iambic pentameter, angel, appreciation, tribute,
Form:
Sonnet
Because of YouI used to be naive, I used to trust
but then that trust just crumbled into dust
the world at large is so unkind, it's true
there is...
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Categories:
meaningful, truth,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Ancient Warrior
I see the wrinkles in your suntanned brow,
You carried burdens then; you see them now.
You’ve heard the cries your people who in pain,
Have shed their...
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Categories:
angst, culture, native american, nature, spiritual,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
My KindI will not dim my light so you can shine
I will not still my voice so you can scream
I will not quench my blaze so...
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Categories:
truth, woman,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
The RideThe old man looked a little out of place
Astride his pony on the carousel
A smile from yesterday across his face
As if he were entranced in...
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Categories:
imagination, memory, sad,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
A Peaceful I Love YouAn early outing for my friend and I
We walked the winding path down to the springs
The uncut winter hay is now waist high
And in...
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Categories:
beauty, i love you, nature,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Dillard MillIt rained all night. The day rose dripping grey.
The cool air, welcome after summer’s heat
Smelled finally like fall. The first red flames
Of sumac bushes shone...
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Categories:
autumn,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
For The Love of Poetry
For love of poetry, spellbound am I
by force, that takes me to the land of words.
Beyond control, this power has its way
that leads me to...
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Categories:
iambic pentameter, poetry, poets, words,
Form:
Blank verse
Broken WingsAs the sun arose in the eastern skies
a fairy princess sits rubbing her eyes.
Yawning she glimpses her magical isle
and her tiny lips, curl...
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Categories:
beautiful, fairy, fantasy, freedom, princess,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
The Old House
Seven generations walked through your door,
Which stood so strong and always welcomed in.
You said goodbye when boys headed to war,
Two soldiers lost to battles they...
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Categories:
childhood, family, house, memory, old,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Put on Your Warrior SpiritDon't let him sway you with his sultry rhymes
Don't let him woo and steal your heart away
Don't let him touch your soul with soulful lines
You...
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Categories:
strength, woman,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
To the Scoffers of Sensual WritesTo those who think that poetry must be
of lofty things, not sensuality
To those who write of stars and sun and moon
and who to romance will...
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Categories:
passion, poetry,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Caressed By Vines
Caressed By Vines
Like tender loving arms, they wrap around
old monuments of stone set on the ground;
those silent sentinels that stand their guard
...
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Categories:
bereavement, grave, tribute,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Watercolor AfternoonThe rain set me adrift inside a dream
My mind was on a painting miles upstream
An unforgotten "en plein" I once viewed
A light pastoral springtime interlude
Two...
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Categories:
brother, emotions, memory,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Night Shoes(iambic tetrameter)
The curtains fell and wrapped the stage
as lights and accolades became
another yesterday once more.
Another night and one more show,
another play that doesn't last
beyond the...
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Categories:
night,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
A Thousand Years From NowAs someone leans upon the ancient tree
In future’s shade, a thousand years from now
Will he engage a wrinkle in his brow
And ponder over death of...
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Categories:
introspection,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul
I turn my head, and there she is once more
In her disheveled, worn and tattered dress,
One pew behind me near the exit door
She sits...
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Categories:
emotions, feelings, poverty,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
The Elves Snow Party
Away up north where it’s snowing they say
the elves are preparing for Christmas day.
Big elves little elves, busier than bees
All building toys, for under Christmas...
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Categories:
adventure, celebration, christmas, fantasy, fun,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
A Poem of Ruth
The tears well up, and scarce could she not moan
When father, brother, husband, all have died.
She now has no possessions, neither home,
But travels to a...
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Categories:
bible, devotion, faith, journey,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
My Heart and Soul Cry JusticeLove Justice made me wrest you from her bed
It’s right for you to lie with me instead
For you were mine before she came to be
A...
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Categories:
pain, passion, sensual,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
Cosmos ConfiguratorWhen I gaze far off into the night sky
The chaos is not pleasing to the eye.
Seems there was never an overall plan
When the beginning of...
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Categories:
fantasy, space, old, star, old, star,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
The Woodcarvers RewardHe walked along the beach a man forlorn
Forgotten were his dreams, his heart was torn
The gentle waves spoke of the years gone by
And drew salt...
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Categories:
fantasy,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
I Loved You OnceI loved you once like sun rays love the earth
Like drenching rain that brings with it new birth
I loved you once like waves that reach...
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Categories:
lost love, love hurts,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
A Bridge Of LoveThere is a bridge, it crosses over deserts
It cements oceans, binds the icy seas
Flies over fiery vulcans, sings melodious
Breathes over you a cooling welcome...
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Categories:
iambic pentameter, friendship, life, love, poetry,
Form:
Blank verse
LILACS' IMMORTAL BEAUTY
Somehow I always know when Spring will come
By the fragrance of lilacs in the sun ;
Their trembling buds awake beside my...
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Categories:
flower, spring,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter