Best Octopus Poems
Below are the all-time best Octopus poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of octopus poems written by PoetrySoup members
When Octopus Came Round For Tea.When Octopus came round for tea,
it was a tricky time for me.
Not knowing what he’d like to eat.
I wondered... savoury or sweet?
I borrowed spoons from...
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Categories:
octopus, childrenme, me,
Form:
Rhyme
DreamDream
My mirrored reflection silently speaks
You honor me with your vulnerability
Your scars of life
Your unhealed wounds of betrayal
Dream journals tattoo your body
Your open arms of desire...
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Categories:
octopus, appreciation, blessing, child, dream,
Form:
Free verse
Find Me Somebody To LoveLovesick Ollie Octopus
was feeling so terribly sad
He burst into floods of tears
and sobbed to his grandad
Grandad said now Ollie
will you please stop crying
The ocean is...
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Categories:
octopus, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Oya-Goddess of WindAt the dawn of life
Gods came with their wonders:
Obantala came with art and creation;
He was the one that moulded man;
Ogun came with iron,
It was Ogun...
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Categories:
octopus, god,
Form:
Verse
Categories:
octopus, senses,
Form:
Free verse
Hands OffHe had hands just like an octopus
Made me want to scream out loud and cus
I fixed him a deep stare
Made him very aware
Touch...
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Categories:
octopus, anger,
Form:
Limerick
The Fun of the FairThe fun of the fair, sound and sight,
Swirling circles of brilliant light,
Octopus, dodgems, Ferris wheel
And then there’s a truly tasty meal,
A hot dog and...
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Categories:
octopus, childhood, nostalgia, fun,
Form:
Rondeau
Taboo TattooWas that mark on my skin there yesterday?
There is no way for me to remember
A tattoo my shoulder did once display
Seemed to have disappeared last...
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Categories:
octopus, humor,
Form:
Sonnet
Limoncello Deluxe Velvet Comfort DivineThere you are
you’re sitting down
feet planted firmly on the ground
staring at a blank screen
wrists held just so,
your anxiously poised
ready to go...
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Categories:
octopus, desire, fantasy, imagery, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
Ocean HumMurmur ambience above the endless
horizon freewheel briny breeze filled sea.
Nascent movements from their shells come to be
unfurled winks, life beating hearts is timeless.
Calm hums over...
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Categories:
octopus, ocean,
Form:
Sonnet
Categories:
octopus, fun, nonsense,
Form:
Limerick
This Magic In the SkyAs the dusk of darkness settles in the
sky above
The setting of the sun masters
colors we all love
Stars begin to twinkle, covering the
heavens...
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Categories:
octopus, beautiful, childhood, happiness, magic,
Form:
Enclosed Rhyme
NumbersNineteen nosey newts nudged nasty nautical nannies
Eighteen eager ermines excitedly edged everyone’s ego
Seventeen sacred slugs sat sideways searching seagulls
Sixteen slippery snails slid southwards sipping...
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Categories:
octopus, word play,
Form:
Light Verse
The Ultimate ArmyJehovah of Armies
made a count one day
of all His weapons
keeping man at bay
of non leathal weapons
He gave the skunk his stink
and a little less harmless
the...
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Categories:
octopus, allegorymay,
Form:
I do not know?
CreaturesAnteater's with their incredible 2 foot tongue
Bison their hides, one time under the gun
Cheetah's my, can they run
Dolphins bringing so much fun.
Elephants, Indian and African...
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Categories:
octopus, animals
Form:
Rhyme