Best May Not Poems
Below are the all-time best May Not poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of may not poems written by PoetrySoup members
We Are Not Merely PoetsSome of us are secretive at first. We hide our poetry’s soul self,
gently letting her peep out; sometimes regretting it immediately.
Fearful of critiques from...
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Categories:
may not, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
The Mother TreeThe Mother Tree
I am the mother tree that spawned the seeds of you.
My children, you've grown and branched away from me.
You've married, left home to...
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Categories:
may not, birth, children, family, grandchild,
Form:
Sonnet
Categories:
may not, drug, introspection, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Behold DeathBehold Death
Behold Death in your loving arms.
Embrace it as you would the loved
one who passed…entering another
realm, as they are still hovering near
and can hear,...
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Categories:
may not, death, loss, love,
Form:
Free verse
Soothing TomorrowsOh beloved,
I'm like Rumi without Shams.
A shivering summer soul,
secretly stalked by wild white winter wolves.
A chiffon child chiselling chimerical calligraphy,
cursed with invisible ink, silent in...
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Categories:
may not, emotions, love,
Form:
Free verse
When I Dream DeepAs the mornings sun - begins to shine
And memories of yesterday - I leave behind
I get to see - another rising sun
And...
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Categories:
may not, memory,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
may not, emotions, how i feel,
Form:
Carpe Diem
To You AloneI cannot comprehend our great Creator’s mind,
how every galaxy he perfectly designed -
how every atom in the universe is his,
ordered and known by him, as...
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Categories:
may not, god, jesus, prayer,
Form:
Lyric
Together We Are StrongYes, life is tough!
I know there are struggles in life that we all go through.
Sometimes we secretly hide them away,
some for fear...
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Categories:
may not, best friend,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
may not, beauty, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme
White CaneHe walked down Goverment Road West
With a white cane, in shaking hand
Wearing Stevie wonder glasses
People called him the pop bottle man
With a white cane, in...
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Categories:
may not, community, history, memory,
Form:
Pantoum
Waging WarIf you're going to wage a war, there's a few things you must do
Like having robust logistics in place and a battle hardened crew
You'll need...
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Categories:
may not, conflict, people, soldier, war,
Form:
Rhyme
A Comb-edy of Hair-ersMy dear brother Butch,
Hair are the highlights of my week:
I got a job at the Hairway to Heaven salon!
Our motto: "We color your hair or...
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Categories:
may not, hair, humor,
Form:
Light Verse
Soul FactoryWelcome,
to the Soul Factory
We have cool souls,
sophisticated souls,
luxury and economy.
Choice is a matter,
of who you want to be.
Yes we ship souls,
to many exotic places.
The...
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Categories:
may not, art, conflict, growth,
Form:
Free verse
JournalYes, that is the role of the Teacher, as Shams was to
me – showing one ‘who they are’, so they can stop
bleating, crying at night,...
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Categories:
may not, devotion, love, romantic love,
Form:
Free verse