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


Premium Member Young Brilliant Poet That Left Us Far, Far Too Soon Second Poet In Dedication Series
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley,  Born 4 August 1792
Horsham, Sussex, England[1]
Died , 8 July 1822 (aged 29)
Gulf of La Spezia, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy)
Occupation	Poet, dramatist,...

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Categories: influential, appreciation, art, assonance, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Married To Poetry
A galaxy of thoughts... 
Influential notaries donated 
Given to me; freely... 
I am most grateful 
Educating me, the reader...
I am a learned man 
Taking in...

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Categories: influential, poetry,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Sweet Child of Mine
As I watched my daughter playing with her son, I couldn't help but see myself in her. I still think of her as a child,...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: influential, daughter, grandson, love,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Shameonyou
I am just a girl writing poetry (a woman) poetess like many and
it is sad how there are cliques that push their views
allmostlike . ....

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Categories: influential, bullying,
Form: Free verse
Alice In Wonderland
Once there was a fairy by name Linda “fondly Alice”
Falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world pretty nice!
Literary nonsense genre
Influential fantasy genre
Bloody the...

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Categories: influential, humor,
Form: Limerick



My Age
MY AGE

My age is nothing but a number, nothing but a slumber that I can’t wake from, this is what I’ve done. I’ve looked around...

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Categories: influential, age, deep, for teens,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Einstein Meme's
His intellectual achievements and originality have made the word Einstein broadly synonymous with genius. Albert Einstein’s brother was a monster, his name, FrankEinstein.

Einstein was asked...

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© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: influential, humorous,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member The Bible and Our Privileges
"It is known that the Bible, in its hundreds of different translations, is the most widely distributed book in human history. The bible has been...

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Categories: influential, bible, books, christian, creation,
Form: Narrative
Lady Di the Princess We Loved
Lady Di 
The princess we loved

At 5ft 10 tall with stunning beauty
This angel stunned the world
With her duty.
A young Diana did marry a Prince Charles...

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Categories: influential, celebrity, mental health,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Great God of Mine
Almighty God* constantly blessing my life
Blessed Saviour of compassion-care
Caring Creator, directing me
Driving Director toward enlightened spirituality 
Enlightening Spirit for stewardship-faithfulness
Faithful Father granting goodness
Good Granter of...

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Categories: influential, blessing, christian, devotion, faith,
Form: Abecedarian
Premium Member 'white Privilege' Does Exist
Abandoned as a child believed to be no more than five, the matron of the orphans home, was...other than my mom...
The first to have to...

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Categories: influential, discrimination, racism,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member I Remember the Day
I remember the day when comments were the main
They're all very instrumental to the Soup's mainframe
Some comments are influential that created other writes
And many were...

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Categories: influential, education, friendship, on writing
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Tribute Expressions
For this tribute poem, my heart exclaims:

Dad: you’re my greatest human fortress, steadfast indeed
The Almighty I praise for your legacy, thriving with blest breed.

Mom: being...

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Categories: influential, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Artsy Banksy Latest
The artwork shows a 
female gymnast balancing on a pile of rubble 
on the side of a building damaged by Russian strikes
The graffiti artist posted...

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© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: influential, art,
Form: Free verse
Losing the Ego
Losing the ego
Swallowing your pride
Embodying your philosophy
Metamorphosis - manifesting inside

The ego you carry
Around in your head
The illusion of importance
Sense of self; dead

The ego craves attention
Loquacious;...

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Categories: influential, integrity, introspection, perspective, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme

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