Best Irony Poems
Below are the all-time best Irony poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of irony poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Irony Of Fate
In a moment of juvenile jealousy
he envies his red rival
with its intimate and greedy embrace of her angels’ share
of honey and vanilla spice
as wet...
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Categories:
age, desire, fate, irony,
Form:
Free verse
My Affair With A Frost Flower State Of Affairs
There’s a beguiling danger in beauty…
seduced as I was by the fickle fingers of fate musingly stroking my hair,
I envisaged
this lusciously lavish landscape
of sun-raptured...
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Categories:
irony, betrayal, dark, emotions, heartbreak,
Form:
Free verse
A Reverse Rant"Rhyming poems have nothing of substance to say
They're childish! Ridiculous! Silly! Passe!
What's that - 'The Raven,' fine prose, you assure?
Pshaw, a talking bird is not...
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Categories:
humor, irony, poetry, writing,
Form:
Light Verse
Devils Deadly DimeDevils deadly dime
The sign said no grown-up at the playground.
Tripping on a penny, like a mime!
My hand is in my pocket with the dime I...
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Categories:
abuse, day, irony, judgement,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Sun shines on the righteousIt’s only the good that die young.
I sadly have found it seems true.
While evil across earth is flung,
God’s purest of souls are too few.
I sadly...
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Categories:
irony, people,
Form:
Pantoum
The Joy Killing Poet**Back smile/smile Back **
With your heads way up your :]ssa[:
You will never accomplish the win
I got shots that will protect me from your rabid...
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Categories:
adventure, deep, hate, irony,
Form:
Epic
The Unknown-"x+2 = 4"-
Enigmas of the soul
Do you know how it feels?
Never tasted before
Invisible Sun
PD...
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Categories:
adventure, beautiful, celebration, irony,
Form:
Verse
Call Me InsensitiveYou call me insensitive,
But I don't believe that's true;
Because, you see,
It's all about me.
It's not about you.
You say your opinion doesn’t matter,
That I’ve no respect...
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Categories:
irony, angst, culture, funny, giggle,
Form:
Rhyme
Choosing Sides
Even as a child of God -
when it came right down to it
she stood firmly on her child’s side
not God’s
.. and damn
how I envied...
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Categories:
angst, appreciation, introspection, irony,
Form:
Free verse
'Twas The Night Before Christmas And Christ Was Left OutTwas the night before christmas
and Christ was left out,
with no peep of the Good News,
no mountainous shout.
Stockings were hung
by the chimney the same,...
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Categories:
irony, celebration, christmas, giving, god,
Form:
Rhyme
You and I and I and YouYou, who are so perfect in my eyes, so beautiful- adorable, and I, so flawed, ugly, damaged and crawling with defects; why do you enjoy...
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Categories:
irony, anger, beautiful, corruption, crazy,
Form:
Free verse
Afraid To Be - Ode To EmilyThe day goes --
but I do not
The west wind blows
and I am...
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Categories:
allegory, irony, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
corruption, irony, psychological, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
Stupid smart
What does it look like
From over there
Describe the sights
No details spared
How does it taste
Is it always delicious
By the look on your face
I’m a bit...
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Categories:
confusion, culture, irony, perspective,
Form:
Rhyme
UPHILL
Life's a One Way, Uphill.
Every Wrinkle on your Face
Marks a Step of Maturity.
You go Up not Looking
At the Peak but Dreaming
Of Sliding Down, Trying...
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Categories:
beauty, irony, old, people,
Form:
Free verse
Quacking CrackersDonald Duck Chancellor of this fowl kingdom
wearing an upside down smile's raging hypocrite backwards
this deranged Duck twitters to and fro as his unhinged...
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Categories:
anger, conflict, fear, irony,
Form:
Political Verse
CONTESTS AND LISTS - MY FAVOURITE THINGS NOTI pick up my notepad and find a sharp pencil
(Hope any comments won’t be too detrimental)
I scan the contest themes and hope I’m inspired
I’ll...
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Categories:
humorous, irony, poetry,
Form:
Couplet
Main Street LaureateOn the state of American Poetry- A Non-Poem Poem
I'm Poet Laureate Of Main Street.
They voted. I won.
' came down to me and...
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Categories:
humor, irony, poetry, satire,
Form:
Prose Poetry
I Forgot About You, But I Don't Remember WhenI forgot about you,
but I don't remember when.
With all the thoughts inscribed to you,
I once had to chase the pen.
My mind's now like an...
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Categories:
irony, lost love, memory,
Form:
Rhyme
Foolish compromiseI dream of the feeling, of not feeling too much
Being pleasantly mild, unbothered by touch
I imagine, I’m average and pleased to know
Achievements take effort. ...
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Categories:
emotions, feelings, identity, irony,
Form:
Free verse
diamonds Mythical gods believed diamonds come from their tears.
gems are forever
they are the tears of old gods --
cry me a...
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Categories:
irony,
Form:
Haiku
Fire
Fire destroyed my home
Flames engulfed my possessions
Fire seared a hole in my heart
Wildfires ravage a forest
Trees, wildlife,...
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Categories:
death, fire, home, irony,
Form:
Verse
STAY A WAY
just looking
for opportunities
to misinterpret
and distort
every word
looking for a reason
any excuse
to be miserable
as if there isn’t
enough grief
in the world already
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Posted on June 2,...
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Categories:
conflict, dark, grief, irony,
Form:
Free verse
of love of warof love of war
the staff of a prophet, seen
fairness not imagine, sings
shouting out, obscenity
recognized, yet
in search of fame, seeking stance
the moment arises, seek
of voice of...
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Categories:
irony, angst, celebrity, encouraging, freedom,
Form:
Dodoitsu
Jogger and Logger
For "Show Me the Funny (part two)"
There once was a fellow a woggin'*
Who bumped into one who was loggin'
They had quite a spat
The ax was...
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Categories:
funny, humor, irony, pain,
Form:
Limerick