Best Olden Poems
Below are the all-time best Olden poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of olden poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Best Poem Ever~The best poem ever~
Without saying a word I’m going to go where no one has gone before.
A twilight zone, only God and I know of....
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Categories:
olden, death, words, heart, heart,
Form:
Epic
The Land of the Midnight SunI went cruising to Norway with my wife across the North Sea
We travelled the route the Vikings took but with added luxury
Our first port of...
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Categories:
olden, boat, friend, holiday, sea,
Form:
Narrative
A Love Letter To My Friends of IndiaWhen I think of India, I think of dark eyed beauties,
their foreheads painted with decorative red dots,
and I see them moving deliciously in beautiful bright...
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Categories:
olden, community, friend,
Form:
Prose
Cosmos ConfiguratorWhen I gaze far off into the night sky
The chaos is not pleasing to the eye.
Seems there was never an overall plan
When the beginning of...
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Categories:
olden, fantasy, space, old, star,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
The Last StandAn ancient twilight tree now stands alone
with weakened cries of olden creak and groan;
winter’s rattling winds do rise and shake it -
in stark silhouette...
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Categories:
olden, age, death, fate, life,
Form:
Rhyme
A Token GestureIt was a token gesture
A hand he offered me
Emerging from my cab
Stormy night in the city
I didn’t know his name
But I’ll not forget his face
For...
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Categories:
olden, appreciation, light,
Form:
Rhyme
Deceit's ReceiptsThe breadth of breaths a breast can heave
Dark depths so delved as falsehoods leave
...
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Categories:
olden, angst, conflict, dark, wisdom,
Form:
Alliteration
Lifting the FogLike milk from blue mountains' swollen breasts, the fog
Intertwines with pungent campfire smoke, a blue mist
Frescoing my quiet river valley's primeval lap.
Twilight tiptoes, surreptitiously, spying...
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Categories:
olden, earth, love, moon, mountains,
Form:
Acrostic
The Giant of LisbellawStood I there, that last day,
On an iron bridge...
An aqueduct by design,
Where, looking dreamily out over
The Ernes Lower Lough,
My compressed shadow
Momentarily paused -
To contently...
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Categories:
olden, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
The Smiles Follow YouThe golden hour for rising has arrived, and there are violet roses in the sky,
So, I bid hello to you, my robust friend, as the...
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Categories:
olden, fantasy, imagery, joy, nature,
Form:
Couplet
Spirits Leap To Touch Autumn's SplendorSpirits Leap To Touch Autumn's Splendor
When small fires and hot soups are needed,
We think to leave behind great summer greens
Looking back at crops long ago...
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Categories:
olden, august, autumn, color, imagery,
Form:
Rhyme
How Much More God
I will look to times no more,
to this girl of eleven;
to the old house on the perfect street,
I loved it there, we loved...
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Categories:
olden, childhood, memory,
Form:
Verse
A Hidden MaestroI was a professional, melodic dance instructor, at the flowery prime of the art,
And I taught its various, elegant styles, sweet joy of valuable living...
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Categories:
olden, career, dance, fantasy, magic,
Form:
Couplet
And Still I Drive - Part OneStars fall under failing skies...stars fall...stars fall...
And sadly...i start to drive.
Through the unremarkable village with its tall
Georgian Bay window panes, lightless,
devoid of visages; outwardly...
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Categories:
olden, heartbreak, places,
Form:
Rhyme
The Unicorn ForestIn the thickets glen beyond the forest wild
Lies the realm of the mystical unicorn,
Beauties elegance in motion, gracefully
Prancing with each delicate gallop forward.
She is queen...
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Categories:
olden, adventure, beauty, celebration, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse