Best Self Contained Poems
Below are the all-time best Self Contained poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of self contained poems written by PoetrySoup members
Pandora's Boxyou opened your eyes but closed your mind
oblivious to dreams I kept inside
you saw the package but not the treasure
all of those late nights we...
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Categories:
self contained, lost love, song-me, red,
Form:
Lyric
Quest For GodFrom the beginning, people have asked themselves,
how God came into being or how God creates from nothing?
The God seekers are advancing ethical axioms
and truth is...
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Categories:
self contained, philosophy,
Form:
Free verse
InertiaInertia makes a monster of my
Self
I'm insatiable for making a
Progress.
Move, don't just tell yourself
You will.
Set the rules, then transgress.
The rebel inside of you deserves
Respect.
You're...
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Categories:
self contained, hyperbole, inspiration, metaphor, strength,
Form:
Free verse
Time's Fleeting SenseThe slow weathered drip of life falls restrained
As years turn and decay begins to show
Time is met in memories self-contained
Disappearing ghosts from the mind's window
A...
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Categories:
self contained, poetry,
Form:
Sonnet
Categories:
self contained, birth, culture, future, hindi,
Form:
Couplet
Factoidman and Shallowman - Part 2[Now ShallowMan is quite content
receiving FactoidMan’s consent
to quibble and express dissent
as long as keeping covenant
with fingers crossed and belfry bent
when viewing Facts in sealed cement:]
SM
“The...
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Categories:
self contained, society, truth, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
Enjoy ItWe were calculating theoretical yields on chemcollective
and somehow we ended up dancing to ”go left.”
We were finding oxidation numbers on labster
but somehow we started laughing.
We...
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Categories:
self contained, fun, humor, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
Seasons of the Bhodi"Mahakavi...tell me, what is the body?"
'It is: the candle desiring flame;
it is: the universe self-contained;
...
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Categories:
self contained, life, philosophy, visionary, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Two English SonnetsWhen a Man Loves a Woman
When a man loves a woman, he believes
And frees his heart from being self-contained
To feel emotions in depth he...
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Categories:
self contained, poetry,
Form:
Sonnet
Meeting My SoulmateI see you. I recognize you.
The brilliance of your Light attracts me,
bathes me in its warmth,
sings to me in comforting sighs,
draws me near as...
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Categories:
self contained, love,
Form:
Free verse
Once Upon a EgoOnce upon a time there never was an Ego
For it was alive by the breath of wishes of those who were suffocating from it
I carried...
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Categories:
self contained, character, encouraging, growth, how
Form:
Epic
Beautifully BrokenI am beautifully broken.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think I'm beautiful. But I do think I'm beautifully broken. Before Fet, I hated being...
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Categories:
self contained, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Last Night I DreamtLast night I dreamt I wore a crown
The world and all within was mine
I held in hand the power to be
The best of all was...
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Categories:
self contained, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
I'M a WarriorThe determination in my eyes
says don't mess with my time
to brilliantly shine and to rise
keeping my focus on the prize
with no one causing my demise
I...
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Categories:
self contained, god, identity, leadership, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
Black Pearl
"Black Pearl"
I was told,
I was like a grain of sand
that found its way in my
mother’s ocean to a strange
home, where there within,
I...
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Categories:
self contained, child, dark, light, love,
Form:
Narrative