Best Ideal Poems
Below are the all-time best Ideal poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of ideal poems written by PoetrySoup members
Would YouScrolling and scrolling
the scripts slipping in
seduction of the scene
seen or unseen
deflection
not to mention reflection
mirrors don't always appear
to be...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, love, political,
Form:
Free verse
A Well-Appointed CowpokeA well-appointed cowpoke, of whom there are still a few,
Wanted to be properly clad for his first job interview.
So, to impress his potential and somewhat...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, cowboy-western
Form:
Rhyme
The Little Fir Tree's First XmasThe little fir tree was feeling extremely sad
it was tiny compared to its mum and its dad
When people saw the tree they just walked away
and...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, child, christmas, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
Ode To Chocolate-CollaborationTo chocolate I pay my respects
Some folks say its better than sex
whether milk dark or white
Ev’ry bar I must bite
or I'll get a lack of...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, candy, humor,
Form:
Limerick
How Do I Love Thee Contest - ResponseHere is the poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806 - 1861
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, love,
Form:
Italian Sonnet
Love TruthWhy do you love me...
she asks with purple pause on her breath
and lips anxious for that all consuming kiss of truth...
I love you because my...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, love,
Form:
Ballad
Stand By MeWhether I'm right, whether I'm wrong,
You stand by me, so easy to find,
like the repeating words of a song,
always right here on my mind.
Daylight shines...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, best friend, care, friend,
Form:
Quatrain
When Love Was InnocentSing for me the sweetest song
of love when life was still so young.
Those tender times and days devoid
of cares and wants troubling the...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, innocence, love, nostalgia,
Form:
Lyric
'a Thousand Steps'A thousand steps in between
who I was and who I am now
do I wonder about the detours?
do I wish I took the...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, introspection, lifejourney, life, time,
Form:
Free verse
The RamayanaRamayana, a Hindu epic,
written by saint Valmiki, in Sanskrit
one of the two largest ancient epics,
the first ever poem ever created
many many centuries ago.
It ...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, inspirational,
Form:
Narrative
Jukebox GigoloOld Zack Adams sits a slouch’n so sloppy drunk on a bar-room stool,
Wear’n his cheap-threaded cowboy suit and a stained satin shirt.
All the while a...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, abuse, addiction, allegory, emotions,
Form:
Quatrain
Bedlam BluesCain killed Abel on a Monday night
Abel didn’t get a chance to put up much of a fight
Cain said, “am I my brother’s keeper?”...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, allegory, funny, murder, mythology,
Form:
Political Verse
Categories:
ideal, beauty, color, nature, night,
Form:
Free verse
Until a New DawnReturning from the date, he hides impressions
into the nooks and crannies of his mind
like a fed dog hides bones and then can’t find.
Don’t, filthy...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, death, love, lust,
Form:
Rhyme
Mad About Towns
When we set out on a road trip
We didn’t stick to the old script
And were gladly amazed
And rarely unfazed
Hitting strange towns though some were skipped
We...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
ideal, humorous, travel, word play,
Form:
Limerick