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


Premium Member Soaring Hawk - a Haiku Series
Soaring Hawk poised high
Back drop a deep sapphire sky 
Winds in attendance

Mighty wings unfold
Caressing the Wind Spirits
They lift and support

Circling Hawk perceives
Rainbow circle on a...

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Categories: official, beach, beauty, bird, flower,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Aloha Spirit
Aloha Spirit

Sol, with his golden crown, greets me each morning
within divine rays extending out over emerald hills
and valleys that absorb his warmth of abiding light.

View...

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Categories: official, bird, nature, sea, sky,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Star Witness Potd
While we walked home from the movies, one moonlit starry night,
My friends and I talked and laughed, enjoying summer's delights.

The streets were quite silent, as...

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Categories: official, creation, fantasy, friendship, imagery,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member A Rum n Raisin Special - Seeking Milton
Their human ma and pa were spark out in reclining chairs
But Rum and Raisin watched the TV with enraptured stares
The western had just ended with...

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Categories: official, cat, remember,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member The Theory of Positivism
"The Theory of Positivism"



It’s criminal
all theories tie that life 
in neat tight black bows

the presents under 
that tree of life
wide spread 

arms once wide open...

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Categories: official, dark, journey, muse,
Form: Free verse



Within
Within


Play Slipknot’s ‘Snuff’ song four times and use these lyrics:
(Do not use the official video clip. It has more than just the song.)


I still feel...

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© Aa Harvey  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: official, friend, heartbroken, lost love,
Form: Lyric
A Storm Is Brewing
A storm  is brewing
Everybody is aware
Soup  appears  silent
Something is gonna take it by a storm
A storm  is brewing

The contest is prestigious
Everyone...

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Categories: official, adventure, natural disasters, nature,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Ballpark
The dream of every Little Leaguer
in our town was to play in The Ballpark.
The Ballpark was the diamond 
where all the Major League games were...

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© Bill Baker  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: official, baseball, childhood, dream, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Rudolphs Red Nose
Rudolph the reindeer has a red nose
Now why is that do you suppose?
Well it’s not real, it is a red light
That Santa switches on at...

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Categories: official, christmas, flying, humor, light,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Invention of Zero
Zero.
By which nothing is divided.
No zero
no negative
no opposite
no hope
no Adam, no apple, no marriage, no morning.
No mirror
no knowledge
no God, no soul, no ear lobe, no...

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Categories: official, father, future, home, hope,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Scars of Love- a True Valentine Story
War leaves scars. They are emotional. They are physical. They are spiritual.

My brother had proposed to my sister-in-law on Valentine's Day, and so it was...

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Categories: official, love hurts, spiritual, war,
Form: Narrative
Where Roses Never Die
I remember the first roses I received.
I was going on my first official date,
and my beau brought me a beautiful 
bouquet of red roses. At...

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Categories: official, beautiful, life, love, rose,
Form: Free verse
The Uninvited Guest
2009 and the expenses scandal
Made Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, lament
So John Bercow, was appointed new ‘Speaker’
To be ‘The Commons’ new broom, was his intent

But...

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Categories: official, funny, political
Form: Rhyme
Time For 'Enough'
Are we not tired yet?
When will we feel it is time?
Time to put our feet firmly on the ground
Call ‘enough’ boldly by its name
See -...

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Categories: official, community, leadership, political,
Form: Lyric
A Compilation of Fickle Foolish Footles
FOOTLES FOR THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS - 

Bad-ass old bear:
    Grizzly
    Grizzly

Dachshund making critical life choices:
  ...

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Categories: official, funny,
Form: Footle

Book: Reflection on the Important Things