Best Medieval Poems
Below are the all-time best Medieval poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of medieval poems written by PoetrySoup members
Dormant Decession
I'm an ashen dove,
fading in zephyr
of wine valleys,
saturating in fog
upon enchanting hills,
draped in
grape-green silk,
where fantasies of forest,
sprout...
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Categories:
medieval, black love, hurt, life,
Form:
Free verse
Mundane Matters of MortalsAlas
how they suffer
poverty seeds disease
like a puddle breeds mosquitoes -
the sickly buzz is everywhere..
the dirge of the drudge
nowadays damn near everyone in...
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Categories:
medieval, dark, death, loss, planet,
Form:
Free verse
Untouched OrchardShe's untouched fruit
from forbidden orchards
barren and wrinkled
with fragmented twigs,
whirling to the beat
of melancholic musings
of black-winged butterflies
that croon and reflect
the true tragedy of a...
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Categories:
medieval, crush, cute love, love,
Form:
Free verse
Queen of ButterfliesThe sun’s sparkling streaks,
of sangria grace,
descend upon
the malachite verdant valley;
world of pristine mountains,
and evergreen tales of
rainbow hued meadows.
Where medieval castles
are...
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Categories:
medieval, deep, fantasy,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Bastille 2016Bastille
Many years ago
They stormed the Bastille
Two hundred and one lost their lives
The tennis court oath however survived
Jacques had his heart with the masses
Necker could not...
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Categories:
medieval, anniversary, death, dedication, evil,
Form:
Free verse
Love Notes In a BottleLove Notes in a Bottle
It came as a last meandering thought
How could I know?
Maybe a thousand years from now
On a far away shore
Would exist a...
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Categories:
medieval, future, history, love, pain,
Form:
Free verse
A Cathedral Lit By Sunset
O,
how I swoon
in the ruby bliss of your sunset kiss -
your vibrant rays of maturity arouses my fire;
touching me with urgent rapture,
saturating me...
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Categories:
medieval, appreciation, art, beauty, color,
Form:
Free verse
A Twisted Tale -Jane's Jewel-Mardi Gras "The Medieval Story"
On a hot, heavy night in Orleans,
Joan and Jane were seen rubbing chest on chest
An inviting, intimate moment, to...
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Categories:
medieval, adventure, celebration, dark, death,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Joan of ArcThe Medieval era
was filled with wars and strife
between the French and English
at cost of limb and life.
The French became disheartened;
their victories were rare,
a humbling situation
which...
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Categories:
medieval, hero, war,
Form:
Quatrain
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:
medieval, adventure, autumn, ireland, travel,
Form:
Haibun
The Songs & the MakersMy soul understood Lynyrd Skynyrd
Like Ronnie I had monkeys to
Just simple boys chasing life’s joys
With our needles playing our blues
My soul understood Pink Floyd
For I...
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Categories:
medieval, dedication, inspirational, life, music,
Form:
Rhyme
Knight RisesHe rides towards the setting sun
Further and further from his special one
The sound of his armor clanking with each hoof beat
Perspiration horse and rider oppressive...
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Categories:
medieval, beauty, blue, girl,
Form:
Rhyme
Building TensionThat night, in a strange place
I was like a fly
Circling a street light
Reeling…Reeling!
I felt so alone
Fear wrenched my throat
Couldn’t predict
When I would be charred to...
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Categories:
medieval, angst, fear, lost, night,
Form:
Free verse
InstructionInstruction
by Michael R. Burch
Toss this poem aside
to the filigreed and the wild tide
of sunset.
Strike my name,
and still it is all the same.
The onset
of night is...
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Categories:
medieval, extended metaphor, fantasy, happiness,
Form:
Pastoral
Mytopia~MyTOPIA~
A sip of tea in my Magic Cup.
A fancy bowl for my little pup.
Faraway from a world corrupt.
I found reason and meaning to reconstruct.
...
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Categories:
medieval, fantasy, imaginationlife,
Form:
Couplet