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Best Iambus Poems

Below are the all-time best Iambus poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of iambus poems written by PoetrySoup members


Swan Song
His skin was like loose Saran wrap
that no amount of topical
cream could smooth away its wrinkles.
His skeletal bones creaked, muffled
by an old squeaking rocking chair
he...

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Categories: iambus, death,
Form: Verse



Premium Member Metre In the Thirukkural: Kural 35 of Canto 4, a Random Example
Metre in the THIRUKKURAL: Kural 35 of Canto 4, a random example.

alukkaa ravaavekuli yinnaacchon naangku
milukkaa viyanra tharam (unrefined, given in the original state of ...

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© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: iambus, poetry, tamil, word play,
Form: Epigram
Following the Sunrays
Fables are told today
Only on past golden days
Love is what we’ll make today
Loneliness will be ashamed to stay.
Oasis as longs for rain,
Wacky me to get...

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Categories: iambus, love,
Form: Acrostic
Poetry 101
To celebrate cerebration is my intent
There is no pattern, no meter needed here
No rhyme to strain for lest I swallow an iambus
Since a foot ...

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Categories: iambus, dedication,
Form: I do not know?
Gulf of Mexico Music.
With a single note it begins
That enticement so alluring
Enveloped amidst the cadence
And rhythm of a sailing vessel
Gently rocking in the calm swells
Capturing my spirit in...

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Categories: iambus, happiness, hope, inspirational, life,
Form: Free verse



Aintree Grand National Ladies Day
impudent wind flirts 
with snappy hats and long skirts
bell rings champagne squirts


Inspired by Lin Lane's rhymed haiku “meadow cloaked in white”. Alas, iambus turned out...

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Categories: iambus, fun,
Form: Haiku

Book: Shattered Sighs