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Best Lofted Poems

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


Divine Justice
Young Father Murphy, Parish Priest, 
he rang Archbishop Moore, 
advising him he suddenly 
had taken rather poor.  
"I'll not be fit for Sunday mass...

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Categories: lofted, funny, father, father, love,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Pick Your Poison
P ower held with in my grip, Run bastard, run.
I nnocence once taken can never be un-ripped.
C olorful the names they'll call me now, hateful;
k...

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Categories: lofted, abuse, death,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member ---Bittersweet Vine
bittersweet vine
twist like pipe curls on a finger
blue birds sings

bird song arias
wake the sun-soaked cat napping
feathers fly

down laced twigs
incubate the Robin’s blue eggs
puss licks his...

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Categories: lofted, animals, life, nature
Form: Haiku
Some Say Golf Game
Some Say Golf Game

Some say my golf game is really great,
And to go again I sure can hardly wait;
When balls have been hardly driving,
People are astounded...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lofted, allegory, analogy,
Form: Concrete
Premium Member Dream Or Fantasy
Lost in My Senses

What wondrous night so warm and magical,
I saw you through the tangle of leaves, the breeze gently kissing your delicate cheeks.
You weaved...

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Categories: lofted, sad love,
Form: Fibonacci



Premium Member Medicine, Solace
I know the Bear.
     watcher, courage
          unpredict(ability)
I know the Snake.
  ...

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Categories: lofted, animal, bird, mythology, native
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lost In My Senses
What wondrous night so warm and magical,
I saw you through the tangle of leaves, the breeze gently kissing your delicate cheek.
You weaved slowly to and...

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Categories: lofted, dream, fantasy, senses,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member John Ashbery
I found John today.
John died yesterday. 

I read of John today.
I vibrate now to his pinch.

Somewhere by a poisoned river
a dead man was born...
Somewhere by...

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Categories: lofted, death, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Watchtowers
Titans tilting, tangibly human windmills
Swaying sentries, harboring haloed witness 
  Lofted coal mines, timber canary cages  
      ...

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© David Mohn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lofted, nature,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Mountain Stream
Lucent snake
                       ...

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© David Mohn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lofted, mountains, water,
Form: Verse
Broken Brut
sail ship of lofted line
down the keelway rolling fine
splashing birth to berth...

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Categories: lofted, on work and working,
Form: Haiku
Upon Visiting Gortmore
The new roves are not like the old,
They purvey an unwieldy aspect
To their elderly kindred folk;
Even on this steep hill forms encroach
Upon an edifice grand...

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Categories: lofted, uplifting,
Form: Pastoral
The Girl That Was Forgotten
Virgin skin and smiling eyes
lightly steps in black disguise.
The shadowed depths to travel in
‘neath lofted moon’s pale unveiling.
Spirited way on her lover’s calls,
sneaks through silent...

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Categories: lofted, adventure, dedication, devotion, girlfriend-boyfriend,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Five Days To Rekindle
Remembering the pool 
down by the port
where at times we use to swim
sometimes with friends 
sometimes alone
at times beneath the moon
black and blue beautiful hues
arm...

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Categories: lofted, cute love, deep, emotions,
Form: Romanticism
For My Child
I have one great thing that comes so warmly
Tears soaked in love.
My darlington -- pigmy doll.

I rolled my heart like a roller on your tiny...

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© Sadat Khan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lofted, sonmusic, music,
Form: Lyric

Book: Reflection on the Important Things