Best Instant Poems
Below are the all-time best Instant poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of instant poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Red Leafthe raspy whisper
finally
gets my full attention -
wistfully I smile
..for its persistence reminds me of you..
the crisp red leaf
scuttles scrapingly
across the gray pavement
to and...
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Categories:
instant, death, emotions, grief, heartbroken,
Form:
Free verse
I Am MoreI am more than your definitions
more than affixed labels
placed on my anatomy
more than your misconceptions
or even valid perceptions
I am more
I am more than what's written...
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Categories:
instant, poetry,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Amidst the Fallen PetalsHe was ever gentle with her
always careful
composed
never passing the boundaries
never asking too much
a man of his culture
and bearing
didn’t move too fast
She was a flower
pristine...virginal
a flower...
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Categories:
instant, longing, love,
Form:
Free verse
One Long Last LookThe moon shimmied up her pole in the sky
Winking at me with her crescent eye
The stars danced in time to a silent...
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Categories:
instant, autumn, longing, moon, night,
Form:
Couplet
A Kind HelloProverb 12:25 "Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up."
a stray lost
in her thoughts
i saw her
sitting there
nursing a frown
so i
reached...
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Categories:
instant, cheer up, lonely, sad,
Form:
Free verse
Poetry PillarWhen Light needed a body to behold, and color to kiss,
as Darkness dreamnt to die in the dawn of depth,
when Soul lustered to lust for...
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Categories:
instant, beauty, creation, desire, love,
Form:
Ode
Categories:
instant, god, introspection, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
My Eternal OceanMy sails are trimmed, prepared for our adventure,
I have gazed longingly at the surface of you
Beautiful beyond my comprehension
Your rhythmic calmness relaxes...
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Categories:
instant, emotions, ocean,
Form:
Personification
The Truth About AdhdGrowing up with ADHD forces you to adapt,
impulsive behaviour controls how you react,
attention span wanders and naturally distracts,
you face an impact, that in fact, doesn't...
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Categories:
instant, anti bullying, perspective, psychological,
Form:
Rhyme
The Malkavian..Part 1The Malkavian..Part 1
His mind has all the meaning of a madman that is screaming
Tortured and tormented, a life lived to be lamented
His family, drained...
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Categories:
instant, caregiving, friendshiplife, drug,
Form:
Alliteration
~ Painting Mona Lisa ~Absolutely enchanting I thought ~
As I drew the curtains wider, to allow in a bit more light....
Returning unto the canvas and dipping my brush
Into a...
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Categories:
instant, lovelove, i love you,
Form:
I do not know?
Filling Up On EmptySome things that look fulfilling
Can cast a woeful spell
Glittery that looks like heaven,
can often turn out to be hell.
All the wanting leads to weeping,
He can't...
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Categories:
instant, desire, heart,
Form:
Quatrain
Categories:
instant, betrayal, , memorial,
Form:
Rhyme
NonethelessI sigh …
pushing warm, wordless weight
onto the twilight mist,
where its folly hangs like old sackcloth,
the silver-doubloon moon dripping
it’s wan wonder to daub
breath and bones alike...
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Categories:
instant, lost love, moon, ocean,
Form:
Free verse
During Sex I'M Often NakedYou can't make someone love you all you can do
is be someone who can be loved.The rest is up to them.
No matter how much...
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Categories:
instant, philosophy,
Form:
Didactic