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Best Ironically Poems

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


The Hero I Don'T Deserve
Hey, my name is Aaron and I am kinda a modern day superhero

Now I know what you’re thinkin’

Okay, this guy? A hero? Like with powers...

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Categories: ironically, endurance, hero, inspirational, mental
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Toilet of Our Existence
It was what it was
A stunning photograph
of
a
toilet

Ironically
it was
in the end
a microcosm
of
life 
today

Creative
and positive
in its composition

Limited
and depressing
in its
stark reality

No matter 
how 
you paint 
it
we 
are 
in...

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Categories: ironically, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
The Red Babushka
Nineteen twenty-four and the wind was cold,
When men in uniform entered our town;
Forced us to leave in their boxcars,
Made us believe that it was for...

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Categories: ironically, death, sad, old, angel,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Snookered
When ‘He’ decides to destroy one and all
I’ll spend my last day in this old snooker hall
My cue in one hand and a beer in...

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Categories: ironically, earth, fate, moon, space,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Stepping Into the Temple
I step into the temple
in search of painted dreams
Figures wrapped in irresistible shine 
they come to life within their fresco prisons
A kaleidoscope of painted saints
powerless...

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Categories: ironically, god,
Form: Free verse



My Uncanny Sighs of Distress and the Tears of Tribulation
I’m in distress
I can’t express
How I feel deep down inside
This feeling is a terrible tide
How do I impress
Everyone here in excess?
I’m just here to simply...

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Categories: ironically, angst, courage, emotions, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Good Girl
The Good Girl

Penny has always been a good girl, now she is a good wife. She lives in a good neighborhood, drives a nice car,...

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Categories: ironically, passion, sensual, sexy,
Form: Prose
Growing Up With the Language of Kings
I always had this fascination with the English language. 
Ever since I learned to read and write, 
it captivated my interest, beside my own native...

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© Kp Nunez  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ironically, education, growing up, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Around the Corner
Around the corner (20141010)

What’s around the corner?
What’s just beyond our view,
For the soldier and the foreigner,
What’s ahead for me and you?
Two terribly tired turtles
Which wearily...

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Categories: ironically, family, fear, future, life,
Form: Alliteration
Saving the King
Wiping the cold sweat off my forehead 
Standing beside the dying king’s bed
Thinking of a remedy while a sword 
Was pointed to my shivering neck...

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Categories: ironically, corruption, death, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Incident On I-59
Headed home from a business trip
Tired, spaced out, grouchy and impatient
Pushing the limit to beat rush hour traffic
Fast closing on an old jalopy van

Suddenly blue...

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Categories: ironically, car, travel,
Form: Narrative
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 14
Despite his impatience to show me his hell,
He waited for me in my rest, 
Lying upon the ground, I awoke in prayer,
Thanking God above and...

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Categories: ironically, adventure, anxiety, conflict, courage,
Form: Epic
Jealousy In Unexpected Places
I’m really not a jealous person. I am happy for those who are fortunate in life.  If I see a lady who has a...

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Categories: ironically, people, happy, missing, woman,
Form: Narrative
The 24 By 7 Disconnect
While attending a social do
You meet and greet others
It’s more a social norm
Than any ‘real’ connect
As you attend to calls
Or get yourself updated with ‘Updates’
Or...

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© Vijai Pant  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ironically, technology,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Retired Remnants
When truly embracing life, one must 
also embrace the mortal chain of death 
as friends and family continue passing 
in harmony with the earthly seasons,...

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Categories: ironically, introspection, life, life, life,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs