Best Prominent Poems
Below are the all-time best Prominent poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of prominent poems written by PoetrySoup members
A Man Under Stress, a Collaboration With Francis CrastoMy appreciation Francis Crasto for allowing me to collaborate with you as your 'psychiatrist' on ‘A MAN UNDER STRESS’- A great sequel to your recent...
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Categories:
prominent, humor, rap, stress,
Form:
Rhyme
Heinrich Heine RevisitedI can clearly sense your utter despair of Der Matratzengruft*
As you valiantly carried on your poetic works to the very end.
This did not change your...
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Categories:
prominent, history, international, philosophy, poems,
Form:
Narrative
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:
prominent, philosophy,
Form:
Rhyme
Michael CollinsIt has often been said that empires come and go
And from the beginning of time that has been so
Empires ruled with terror and an iron...
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Categories:
prominent, england, ireland, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
MemoriesLife was harsh for me
very harsh from the beginning, in the little village in Greece.
We hardly had anything to eat because everything was
destroyed by WW2...
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Categories:
prominent, courage, god, life, memory,
Form:
Bio
This Old HouseInside Old House by cujo-chan
As this old house crumbles slowly to dust,
I humbly polish the prominent rust,
and more aware of my mortality,
I search for...
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Categories:
prominent, hope, house, metaphor,
Form:
Couplet
0' Soul, Can Poetic Art Heal Such Broken Heart, Renewed Tribute Series, Emily Dickinson0' Soul, Can Poetic Art Heal Such Broken Heart
Her pen bled deep, and this her fans may yet agree
She felt a torrid hell, darkest of...
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Categories:
prominent, appreciation, art, character, death,
Form:
Sonnet
More Than a ClownI don't want to play anymore,
it's time to put away my mask.
Although people still need to laugh,
I'm no longer up to the task.
My act isn't...
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Categories:
prominent, career, character, depression, feelings,
Form:
Quatrain
Card TricksIt was a party like most, I guess
And not a “fun” one, I must confess
But our hostess I adored
And I just couldn’t say: “I’m bored”,
So,...
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Categories:
prominent, conflict, dark, evil, horror,
Form:
Rhyme
James Bond IslandA breathtaking panoramic view fascinated my sight into the offing,
As the sea gloriously shows its precious treasure magnificently floating;
Making me wish to be an albatross...
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Categories:
prominent, beauty,
Form:
Rhyme
Kilroy Was HereThere was an elusive little guy often espied during World War Two,
And who he was and whence he came no one ever really knew!
He was...
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Categories:
prominent, funny, nostalgia, war, world,
Form:
Rhyme
An Illicit AffairIt was an illicit affair, you'd think, they wouldn't dare, they believed, if we handle it with care no one would be aware. Bur they...
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Categories:
prominent, appreciation, betrayal, devotion, encouraging,
Form:
Prose Poetry
The End of the WorldSweet song of humanity, play on
apparently, we still ain't gone
global catastrophe seems eminent
yet bars and parties are still prominent
a question of when, not if
that's what...
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Categories:
prominent, angst, confusion, dark, natural
Form:
Blank verse
Don't Dare AskWe had no hand in this rape of nature
Yet we will bear its full weight and measure
Can climate be sentenced to certain doom
Is there time...
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Categories:
prominent, change, earth, environment, nature,
Form:
Couplet
The Hardest Hue To HoldColors dance on the canvass of my life
In an intricate interplay of hues
Intensifying and weakening at different stages
Fluid colors in constant motion
As I age, different...
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Categories:
prominent, color, feelings, life,
Form:
Free verse