Best Ranked Poems
Below are the all-time best Ranked poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of ranked poems written by PoetrySoup members
Healing Power of the Drumyour labored breathing
called out to me
and in my soul I knew
what needed to be done
I reached for the drum
to summon the spirits
called out to ancestors
and...
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Categories:
ranked, inspirational, native american, prayer,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
ranked, beautiful, color, imagery, insect,
Form:
Concrete
Sundown MeditationTake a deep breath
Let yourself relax
Close your eyes
Come with me
Inhale
Exhale
Let me guide you
I’ll take you on a magical journey
Give in to the moment
Relax
Breathe
Close your eyes
You’re...
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Categories:
ranked, adventure, freedom, journey, peace,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
ranked, bird, hope, love,
Form:
Shape
Sunrise MeditationStop in your tracks
Take a deep breath
Stop and relax
Close your eyes
Exhale a slow deep breath
In your mind’s eye
It’s early dawn
It’s quiet and serene around...
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Categories:
ranked, freedom, inspirational, introspection, motivation,
Form:
Free verse
Wow MomentsI get it now…
it’s not about
momentous events
it’s about
memorable moments
moments that
take your breath away
being in the moment
with your whole being
being at one
with the universe
wherever
that may...
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Categories:
ranked, appreciation, beauty, happiness, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Today I Learn To Be a Widow, Lesson 1lesson one
i wake up alone
for the first time
the silence is deafening
i want to get up
but every fiber in me
is dead weight
i want to call my...
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Categories:
ranked, death, loneliness, longing, lost
Form:
Free verse
Don't OverthinkGo with the flow
Where zephyrs blow
Parallel the weather
Light as a feather
Set it adrift
Life is a gift
Open your heart
Play up the part
Let your mind soar
Your...
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Categories:
ranked, confidence, dream, hope, life,
Form:
Rhyme
And So It BeginsAnd so it begins
The game of life
The dominos of love
Falling where they may
The timer activated
Fresh out of a box
Learning the rules
As we go along
No...
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Categories:
ranked, destiny, emotions, fun, games,
Form:
Free verse
Alone I WalkI walk and walk
and in my mind
I walk toward
something someone you
I walk and walk
in a motion I wish was soothing
somehow it’s nowhere that I walk
never...
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Categories:
ranked, grief, loneliness, longing, lost
Form:
Free verse
Coming Back HomeC ountry roots beckon regrets of past transgression
O ne-way ticket meant to soothe my innermost obsession
M emories of you not fading with passing of the...
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Categories:
ranked, forgiveness, home, love, nostalgia,
Form:
Acrostic
SolitudeI wanted to lie down
on the grass idly
and look at the clouds today
with the wind caressing my hair
It felt just like a day long back
when...
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Categories:
ranked, love, solitude,
Form:
Free verse
Stained Glass RainbowAt high noon mass
thru colored glass
a playful sunray dances
for blessed sunday glances
reflected stained mosaic
hardly looks archaic
when the rainbow’s set afire
by heavenly orchestrated choir
the congregation rejoices
moved...
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Categories:
ranked, angel, beautiful, color, heaven,
Form:
Rhyme
A Little Kindness Never HurtsI’m at my happiest
When my heart overflows
With kindness and gentle compassion
And feel the energy of the universe
Radiating from my heart
I feel my best when I...
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Categories:
ranked, appreciation, community, encouraging, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
Wept
she roams cross the land her heart so bitter blue
leaving behind frosty morning dew
icy veil sadly unkept
laden woe upswept
she speechless
wept
left dreamless
numb regret windswept
no kind soul...
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Categories:
ranked, grief, howl, hurt, solitude,
Form:
Rhyme