Best Odd Poems
Below are the all-time best Odd poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of odd poems written by PoetrySoup members
Categories:
odd, appreciation, bird, introspection, society,
Form:
Shape
One Brief MomentLook...See how long nights are drawing in.
Dreary birdsong gradually abates -
Opaque dusk grows dim;
And just outside the creaky little garden
Gate,
Stood opposite the empty wood
Where the...
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Categories:
odd, imagery, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
The sacred art of dyingdarkness come caress me now
and as I die I weep
my body lies here limp and
cold
I prepare myself for eternal
sleep
a million miles of...
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Categories:
odd, deathme, me,
Form:
Rhyme
I Wish I Was An OctopusI wish I was an octopus,
Way down in the depths of the sea,
With suckers so comical, face diabolical,
Kooky as kooky can be!
Hurray! Hurray! I’d be...
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Categories:
odd, animal, fun, funny, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
An Eulogy Of Sorts, That, Hopefully, Lends Itself To DaverDo not vainly look in those remote
Places,
That, once, were acquainted with a
Small part of me; ...
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Categories:
odd, appreciation,
Form:
Rhyme
Have a lovely day
Have a lovely day
Pushed now to the limit by a never ending whisper
Lost behind the meaning of a question I can’t hear
Dreaming of a day...
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Categories:
odd, goodbye,
Form:
Rhyme
From Dovecote HillFROM DOVECOTE HILL
From Dovecote Hill, my thoughts spill down on drowsy mill-town streets
and run the maze of alleyways where once my youthful feet
traced winding paths...
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Categories:
odd, home, memory, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
On My Mother Passing
ON MY MOTHER’S PASSING
i wanted to keep my mother physically with me
but it would be like trying to hold the sun
like in life she still...
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Categories:
odd, cheer up, mother, mother
Form:
Narrative
Held aloft
We'd laid old George to rest the week before,
at ninety-one he now rejoined his wife,
no heirs to his estate, so one thing more
to do, and...
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Categories:
odd, heartbreak,
Form:
Sonnet
A Bad Day at the Eye Doctor's- a true story"It was 6 or 7 years ago
Or so I'd like to think
I traveled to my eye doctor..
(I should'a seen a "shrink"!!)
My dad and I we...
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Categories:
odd, funny, life, mystery, me,
Form:
Burlesque
A Letter Home To Rome'My dearest Claudia,
For eighteen months, I've been at this Jerusalem outpost.
"Tis you and young...
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Categories:
odd, faith, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
One Stone - Unknownyou May-
think me odd perhaps strange
peculiar and off the wall-
but I
like to wander cemeteries
among rows ...
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Categories:
odd, heartbroken, memorial, peace, sad,
Form:
Free verse
The Truth About ADHDGrowing up with ADHD forces you to adapt,
impulsive behaviour controls how you react,
attention span wanders and naturally distracts,
you face an impact, that in fact, doesn't...
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Categories:
odd, anti bullying, perspective, psychological,
Form:
Rhyme
Had Hoped to FindHad Hoped to Find
While searching, seemed so hard to tell,
Which would be our most favorite shell;
Had to constantly, consistently compare,
As they laid on seashore...
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Categories:
odd, beach, spiritual,
Form:
Couplet
At the Golden Dawn of UnderstandingIt was late in gorgeous springtime, and I was teaching my class,
A lesson in African history, and the events of time's hourglass.
My fourth graders were...
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Categories:
odd, africa, christian, education, history,
Form:
Couplet
The Mostly Ignored Rant of the Contest JudgeI set a contest carefully
called ‘Write about something from under the sea’ -
an octopus or a manta ray!
“A manta ray? What’s that you say?
No, no,...
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Categories:
odd, poetry, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Finding BigFootFor BigFoot I searched everywhere.
In all the Northwest, he’s not there!
Then I thought I might know
where a BigFoot might go . . .
so I went...
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Categories:
odd, funny love,
Form:
Limerick
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...
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Categories:
odd, mysteryhouse, loss, birthday, grave,
Form:
Narrative
Sarah's Story - Mental IllnessSarah’s Story - Mental Illness
Sarah, the “Crazy Lady,” was a familiar sight,
roaming the streets any time of day or night.
Her foul body odor announced her...
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Categories:
odd, crazy, depression, hurt, mental
Form:
Rhyme
Intangible
There was change, an odd pulse
A new cadence, and tone, in the place I called home
where my mother had been
Where white fences stretched out...
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Categories:
odd, change, childhood, conflict, father,
Form:
Free verse
Where Did The Years GoRemember years ago, when you were fit
Now you can't stand too long, before you have to sit
And all the times that you ran to catch...
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Categories:
odd, age, old, retirement,
Form:
Rhyme
A Bird and A Boy
One day as a boy, I went down to the sea,
Clambered o'er rocks way out to...
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Categories:
odd, beach, bird, childhood, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
The Night Before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas' ...
And with finances dead,
...
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Categories:
odd, christmas, funny, humorous, satire,
Form:
Rhyme
Live Or Die, You Couldn't Do BothLive Or Die, You Couldn't Do Both
Upon that dark ground, life was bloody and blue
all dark mists brought more than was due.
Dusty storms, blew about...
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Categories:
odd, art, creation, dark, death,
Form:
Sonnet
Dark RainstormThe chaotic cadence of falling rain
begins striking the pavement in evening's hours.
Up on the roof I hear the steady gain
of drops as sprinkling now becomes...
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Categories:
odd, dark, imagery, rain,
Form:
Ottava rima