Get Your Premium Membership

Best Occasions Poems

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


Premium Member Nevermore Will Raven Return
*Note:  A 60-year annual tradition that involved a mysterious visitor leaving three 
roses at the grave of writer Edgar Allan Poe on the anniversary...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, mysteryhouse, loss, birthday, grave,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member One Life
There have been those who said,                   ...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, food, green, home, jobs,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Behind the Yellow Door
Looking out at the old oak  tree in my front yard today, I see myself as she is, stripped of all my former beauty...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, family, house, life,
Form: Personification
Premium Member My Hero
I hear them say,                                          ...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, food, snow, war,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Writers Write To Write
Quote By Poet "Art can come from anywhere. 
Paint with paint or paint with words." 


Writers write to write with pen or computer in hand,       ...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, bird, computer, day, fun,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member God
Does God have more than one name,
in the bible many names can be found.
In Exodus Moses said,
"The LORD Is My Banner."
Jehovah Shalom,
"The LORD our Peace."
Then...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, bible, faith, god, heaven,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member New Year 2024 - POTD
Now the year is
Ending
With a toast to

You and yours may
Every dream come true
As you
Roar into the bright New Year~2024...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, celebration, new year, peace,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Nameless
"A mother's love is made in heaven." Quote Written By Poet

She was a young and beautiful bride,
then her handsome husband died.
The fast car came out...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, baby, happy, mom, parents,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Undone
I was only four, 
when Blackie my dog died. 
My dad ran my best friend over, 
yes it was a horrible accident. 

 
I was...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, cat, dad, heart, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The 4 Seasons
Winter is very cold 
the wind is bold 
snowman made the centerfold 
brown snow is old. 

 

Spring is in the air 
flowers now blooming...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, animal, cool, fun, snow,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member At a Funeral
At a funeral we,                     ...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, dog, flower, friend, funeral,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Reminisce, I Miss
I reminisce, I miss....                     ...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, child, computer, fun, old,
Form: Free verse
Special Memories
Anniversaries, birthdays, special occasions

marking significant moments in our lives

bringing back precious feelings

reliving a once upon a time.

The first time that I met you

the butterflies I...

Read more of this work...
© Tim Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: occasions, anniversary, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Rarely Met a Better Man
We communicate without language,
Gestures,symbols,motions of a hand.
He understands my language. 
I struggle with his.
But somehow we make it work.
We've lived together 14 years now,
Never thought...

Read more of this work...
Categories: occasions, friendshiphair,
Form: Free verse
Death Is Not the Enemy
I have found myself at the threshold of death on several occasions. Each time I managed to 
look it in the eye, doff my hat...

Read more of this work...
© Jim Fish  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: occasions, death, hope, inspirational, lifelife,
Form: Quatrain

Book: Reflection on the Important Things