Best Retired Poems
Below are the all-time best Retired poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of retired poems written by PoetrySoup members
Retired Souls In Rhyme ConfideI fear as I drip my word
Teardrops would be overheard
No verse shall set its rhythm or whine
I dread my anguish is seen as I rhyme
Whatever...
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Categories:
retired, deep, faith, how i
Form:
Rhyme
RetiredThrow me high, higher still
Let me breathe again,
Let me gain
height, I will
Live, smile, laugh, be filled
...
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Categories:
retired, dance,
Form:
Rhyme
Poet In RecluseI relinquish my pen before the storm
of her tears falling upon my bare arm
her gentle whispering breathed in my ear
Muse of mine, adieu to your...
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Categories:
retired, emotions, solitude,
Form:
Rubaiyat
Once Upon A Time In Milton CreekThe sun was rising high in the east over the town of Milton creek
It was the eighteenth day of December, the start of Christmas week
All...
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Categories:
retired, america, anniversary, christmas, remember,
Form:
Narrative
Bio:Closing Time,Memories
CLOSING TIME AT THE PUB
The joy, the camaraderie, the smoke.
The great ale, my great friends in Chicago.
Old Town,...
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Categories:
retired, chicago, friendship, memory, mental
Form:
Bio
Apt Name Limericks Collaboration -Nb Some Poems Will Be BawdyCOME ON SOUPER'S LETS HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE FOLK SMILE DURING SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US ALL. THERE ARE LOTS MORE APT NAMES ...
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Categories:
retired, giggle, jobs,
Form:
Limerick
WeE Pluribus Unum ~ Out Of Many, One
[Author's note: E Pluribus Unum is a traditional motto of the United
States, but the scope of...
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Categories:
retired, career, life, planet, together,
Form:
Rhyme
Just YesterdayJust yesterday
I was crying
Leaving home for the 1st grade
7th, 10th, 12th
Just yesterday
I threw that cap in the air
Bright eyed
Facing the world
Wow, who is that girl
My...
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Categories:
retired, age, life,
Form:
Free verse
Still a SoldierI lay here today a soldier
I know some don't understand
I will try to explain
So maybe you can
I served my country
For many a year
I retired long...
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Categories:
retired, bereavement, soldier, veterans day,
Form:
Free verse
How About This For Veterans DayHow About This for Veterans Day
A monthly Monday morning military meeting
Would be great for them as way of greeting
Talking about things happening another day
Of past...
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Categories:
retired, patriotic,
Form:
Couplet
Frosted Panes - Re-PostWhen winter paints those frosty ferns on my windowpane
I find myself a little girl up on your lap again
In that old house, where you wove...
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Categories:
retired, girl, life, me, sea,
Form:
Quatrain
A Well-Appointed CowpokeA well-appointed cowpoke, of whom there are still a few,
Wanted to be properly clad for his first job interview.
So, to impress his potential and somewhat...
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Categories:
retired, cowboy-western
Form:
Rhyme
I Touched the Wall Today (The Vietnam Memorial Wall)Emotions flooded my very soul as I viewed that Sacred Wall.
Etched for all eternity are hero's names who sacrificed their all.
I sensed that I was...
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Categories:
retired, hopeprayer, may, , memorial,
Form:
Rhyme
Dear Budding PoetDear Budding Poet,
Modern poetry is a mix of new and old with modern styles created by bending or even breaking the rules of old forms...
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Categories:
retired, encouraging, poetry,
Form:
Prose
Warriors' HymnLord, place Thy Hand on the yoke of those who fly,
And guide them through the vast reaches of the sky.
Bring them safely through their perilous...
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Categories:
retired, patriotic,
Form:
Rhyme