Best Ireland Poems
Below are the all-time best Ireland poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of ireland poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Saint Patrick's Day Robbery At Milton Creek BankIn the town of Milton Creek the sun was starting to rise
And Jenna was planning for Ranger David a lovely surprise
Unbeknown to him preparations were...
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Categories:
america, humor, ireland, western,
Form:
Rhyme
GraceOliver and Grace were planning to wed
At a church in Dublin on Easter day
They put on hold and chose to fight instead
For the fight for...
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Categories:
ireland, love, war,
Form:
Sonnet
The Glory of Green
The Glory of Green
Green hues denote the healing of our earth,
That special season of springtime’s rebirth.
Green grasses growing o’er the hillside's face,
Embracing greening trees in...
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Categories:
daffodils, green, ireland, spring,
Form:
Couplet
The Fields of AthenryIrelands' famine, England chose to ignore
The potato blight caused devastation
Michael stole corn from a granary store
To stop loved ones dying from starvation.
Arrested and charged with...
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Categories:
england, ireland, prison,
Form:
Sonnet
Repost of Erin Go BraghErin Go Bragh
At Ben Bulben’s feet Sligo stands,
The home of such creative hands
Where poet William Yeats did grow.
The Nobel Prize his poems did know.
On...
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Categories:
ireland, beach, beautiful, people, places,
Form:
Couplet
TitanicThe Titanic set sail from Queens Town in Cork
on her maiden voyage to the city of New York.
Its sinking cost lives that they...
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Categories:
death, ireland, new york,
Form:
Rhyme
Going Wild About ClareGoing wild about Clare
Where hills lay barren, and bedrock’s stripped bare
...
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Categories:
allusion, beautiful, ireland,
Form:
Rhyme
Plato and SocratesDramatic prose for the pompous asses
I throw my Platos at you
If you come any closer
I will Socrates you right in the nose
Demands, demands!!!! The clowns...
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Categories:
appreciation, beauty, humorous, ireland,
Form:
Ekphrasis
An Irish LeprechaunThere was once an elf who learnt how to brew
a full-bodied beer and cook Irish stew.
He mixed them both together
with whisky for good measure.
When BANG...
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Categories:
drink, food, fun, ireland,
Form:
Limerick
The HangingThe jury was unanimous
Twelve cried out justice
Guilty
It was just before the changing hour
The hanging planned for quarter past midnight or so
The moon was full, the...
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Categories:
betrayal, depression, evil, ireland,
Form:
Verse
Taste of Guinness, Scent of Heather: a MonotetraSunlit days I spent on the moor
Sweet Summer heather scents allure
Bathing in waves on Dublin's shore
Aye, Irish lore Aye,...
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Categories:
ireland,
Form:
Rhyme
The Ballymurphy MassacreMartin Luther King junior was the inspiration
For the Northern Ireland, Civil Rights association
Protests were held and they marched peacefully
The unionist majority tried to stop them...
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Categories:
ireland, murder, soldier,
Form:
Narrative
Michael CollinsIt has often been said that empires come and go
And from the beginning of time that has been so
Empires ruled with terror and an iron...
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Categories:
england, ireland, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
An Erin AdventureIt was an autumn day, fresh and crisp,
with a slight breeze blowing that made
our cheeks rosy. My Aunt Trix and I were
on the...
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Categories:
adventure, autumn, ireland, travel,
Form:
Haibun
Emerald IsleThe Emerald Isle lies misty green,
an ocean's gem, a land between
the water's edge and blue of sky,
her magic wonders seldom seen.
For those who know her...
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Categories:
fairy, ireland,
Form:
Rhyme