Best Rid Poems
Below are the all-time best Rid poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of rid poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Age of Poet DestroyerA diamond in the Frost ... I am Emily, gazing through the years,
Like Poe from rancid taste and dark smoke shadows
Florescent waste escaping a...
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Categories:
community, pride, princess, strength,
Form:
Epic
Black and BlueBLACK and BLUE
Today I wonder,
Wonder why?
You hit me in the eye,
you made me cry.
My eyes are brown,
Now they're black and blue.
Is that what...
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Categories:
rid, abuse, funny, husband, me,
Form:
Rhyme
Farewell Lin LaneMind-boggled and confused, I am- no doubt
A trolley-bad soul has left their mark
There is something I heard and learned about
My sunny-bright morn, has...
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Categories:
rid, dedication,
Form:
Sonnet
HopefulTime to go home there’s that cursed bell
Excitement for most - for him an impending hell
A torturous journey - that takes him down life’s dark...
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Categories:
rid, anti bullying,
Form:
Rhyme
A Piece of Winter
Take away the frost of winter,
rid the land of biting snow,
then who would praise the warmth of August,
how could April rivers flow?
Hush the deafening crash...
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Categories:
rid, april, august, river, seasons,
Form:
Quatrain
The Unattended Field“Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at...
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Categories:
rid, metaphor, mountains,
Form:
Other
Tossing Out RegretI’ve decided to be rid of some things:
a moth-holed sequined dress with bitter tags,
the weeping journal of ennui and pain,
...
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Categories:
rid, moving on,
Form:
Blank verse
I Look To the MoonI look to the Moon, hanging aloft
Among the clouds so milky soft.
How must it feel, so high above?
So chilled and bleak and void of love.
Collapsed...
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Categories:
rid, depression, loss, lost love,
Form:
Personification
MotherlandMotherland…
I am a desert, barren and hot.
Hoping for the rain, which I forgot.
Once, I was green, golden, and bright.
Nightingales singing night after night.
My fresh breeze...
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Categories:
rid, emotions, feelings, longing, peace,
Form:
Masnavi
Pink SkiesPOPPIES & MUSHROOMS
I desire a beautiful sky.
One to inhale with my big brown eyes.
Fly like a kite,
under the midday light.
Join me...
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Categories:
rid, funny, me,
Form:
Couplet
Sarah's Story - Mental IllnessSarah’s Story - Mental Illness
Sarah, the “Crazy Lady,” was a familiar sight,
roaming the streets any time of day or night.
Her foul body odor announced her...
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Categories:
rid, crazy, depression, hurt, mental
Form:
Rhyme
A Letter SentI am writing to you because I know you have a wish.
I have been thinking diligently about your wish. It is not
going to be easy...
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Categories:
rid, love,
Form:
Narrative
The Plagueas the PROPHETS of profits, WE lead and WE’re fair
while WE’re living the life of the poor BILLIONAIRE
– silver yachts, pearly castles, cash (plenty to...
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Categories:
rid, society,
Form:
Quatrain
BurnWhat powers held me in this tortured love
Shame and excitement danced around me
Grasped by the cunning illusions, deceiving
My void self image, coercing my
Vanities until I...
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Categories:
rid, addiction, introspection, life,
Form:
Free verse
My Word DietLong poems are for the birds!
They have just too many words.
I like ‘em short and sweet,
Like something axiomatic that I can “tweet”.
Poems that appeal to...
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Categories:
rid, poetry, words,
Form:
Couplet