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Best Proving Poems

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


Premium Member Devils Deadly Dime
Devils deadly dime

The sign said no grown-up at the playground.
Tripping on a penny, like a mime!
My hand is in my pocket with the dime I...

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Categories: proving, abuse, day, irony, judgement,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



Premium Member The Poets I Hope To Meet In Heaven - a Tribute To Chan Hurst 1979-2014
A few poems written by Chan Hurst, (Just That Archaic Poet)

I hope that we can find some comfort in them at this sad time.


"A Rational...

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Categories: proving, dedication, farewell, friend, miss
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member From Dawn's Spirited Breath, See Red, Red Rose
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From Dawn's Spirited Breath, See Red, Red Rose

When Summer rose meets dawning's sweetest hush
Sun comes to bequeath its dawn bathing rays
Red beauty gleaming, rose stills...

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Categories: proving, beautiful, beauty, flower, garden,
Form: Sonnet
Echo
Your tongue
suspiciously
spoke of constellations,
an unlicked sky gripping secrets
nonetheless, that mouth spat it's majesty
without ever stirring the air 
proving no white stardust
really adorns
your tongue...

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Categories: proving, love
Form: Rictameter
Unforgiving
You think you know him
But you refuse to see
The artful way he abuses me
He captivates my mind
He traps my soul
He pins my arms to my...

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Categories: proving, girlfriend-boyfriend, nostalgia, heart, heart,
Form: Free verse



There Is No Other
Trinkets of touch saved for memories keeping
Traces of love we now lock in our hearts
Days never end as the mornings beginning
Tears find their path in...

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Categories: proving, love, , sweet love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Shedding Tears Sent From Heaven - John 11: 35
Jesus came to earth as a man
but still had His divinity on show
being complete as God and man
no one had seen His like, hey hello!

Jesus...

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Categories: proving, heaven, jesus, recovery from,
Form: Rhyme
With God In My Life

I drink my tears and blink away my fears, 
For the Lord my God is with me,
He's giv'n me relief and driv'n away grief, 
With...

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Categories: proving, faith, god, pain, smile,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Rolling Thunder and a Gentle Rain
The gentle music flows
from every drop of rain,
as it just lightly taps
against my window pane.

The wind begins to whistle
it's own melodious song,
while the wind-chimes
dance and...

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Categories: proving, nature, rain, rainbow, sky,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member The Writer
The candle burns down long into the night
Its life waning in a flickering flame
As I etch these ink stains of black on white
On pages that...

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Categories: proving, life,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member The Outside Door Visitor
The door was stiff with rusted bolts but I did my best
the pool of sweat and the rain of tears can all attest.

There were whispers...

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Categories: proving, death, emotions, lost love,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Jungle Drums
Jungle Drums

Well known was Molly by gossips
Words fell so easy from her lips
They always found ready ears
Revered was she amongst her peers

A casual meeting Molly...

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Categories: proving, life,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member I Want To Believe
A child with twisted limbs and a smile
displays a faith that tears me apart.
For though every day is a trial,
he praises God with all of...

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Categories: proving, faith, feelings, god, religion,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member A Legendary Love
- “Oh, no! not in spring-time!  Summer, winter or fall! 
No, never could I leave you at all!” 
From the song “If Ever I...

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Categories: proving, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Yours Truly, Olive Eloisa
OLIVE ELOISA
    came from my Mama's name: OLIVIA.. OLIVE means peace: ELOISA means hale and wide

MY TRAITS:
  
 *CHILDISH
  ...

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Categories: proving, identity,
Form: Bio

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