Best Occupation Poems
Below are the all-time best Occupation poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of occupation poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Loss of the Andrea GailThey that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters:
These see the works of the Lord and his wonders in...
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Categories:
occupation, america, death, fishing, ocean,
Form:
Narrative
Jan AllisonI am from Great Britain – it’s not a rumour
I always try to write with a sense of humour
In 1996 we moved to live...
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Categories:
occupation, mum,
Form:
Couplet
Jallianwala BaghThe occupation of India began, with the East India company
And prospered across large swathes of Indian territory
Then the British Crown took control, bringing military might
And...
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Categories:
occupation, death, england, garden, history,
Form:
Narrative
Young Brilliant Poet That Left Us Far, Far Too Soon Second Poet In Dedication SeriesNote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Born 4 August 1792
Horsham, Sussex, England[1]
Died , 8 July 1822 (aged 29)
Gulf of La Spezia, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy)
Occupation Poet, dramatist,...
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Categories:
occupation, appreciation, art, assonance, beautiful,
Form:
Rhyme
Inhuman Malice
A father of six he was in his early forties,
struck by cancer
toiling to provide for his children
with
no property
no land
no animals, but a loyal old donkey
that...
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Categories:
occupation, evil, world,
Form:
Narrative
Ludix-Rym -Five Decades An AdultMy first ten years (or childhood), I'd say were pretty great.
although my confidence could easily deflate.
To be a teen - For this I could not...
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Categories:
occupation, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Wall StreetSet upon the new world stage within the burning fires of hell. Silently posed factions of the elite, suppress the true inherit of Mother Earth....
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Categories:
occupation, political, slam, social, war,
Form:
Epic
Soul of An Angel, Life of a MoonshinerHe served as a deacon in his church and was as pious as they come.
(But on the side, he sold whiskey from a thirty-gallon drum!)
He...
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Categories:
occupation, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
Battle of the Sexesbattle of the sexes
~~MONA LISA SMILE
Picture Oil painting worthwhile
Leonardo DA Vinci, look out!
What is she really smiling about?
(((The popularity of the Mona Lisa increased...
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Categories:
occupation, funny, history, me,
Form:
Clerihew
Lili MarleneLili Marlene
In times of war, love can subdue cynical adversaries
(Men separated from their vocation, now filled with hatred)
And quell the beast inside their misdirected hearts,
And...
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Categories:
occupation, history, memorial day, remembrance
Form:
Verse
The Poet Frost2014 Robert Frost Poetry Contest
I am proud to announce once again
I have had the honor and privilege, ...
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Categories:
occupation, inspiration, poetry, poets, write,
Form:
Rhyme
He's a CarpenterSurrounded by various profession
Business, medicine, soldiership and education
It's heaven-sent and planned for Him to labour
To work manually with strength and effort
True hardships; entails a...
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Categories:
occupation, career, christian, creation, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
Once Upon a TimeI was born on the closing days of
The second World War
In a small village of north-west of Greece
Up on the mountains.
The country was...
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Categories:
occupation, age, life, nature, technology,
Form:
Bio
Back To SchoolTime has now come for the teacher in me
To embark upon a new school journey
Thrilled to cuddle my twin fascination
A vocation not an occupation
Tempted by...
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Categories:
occupation, beauty, education, heart, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
Les DemineursEn France, les demineurs
still search the fields
removing shells,
grenades and bombs
of two World Wars
Would that we had the same
for affairs of the human heart
to...
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Categories:
occupation, remember,
Form:
Free verse