Best Self Explanatory Poems

Hymns of salvation

That  my own  body 
is my greatest enemy
was unknown to me.
Deluded,  
O Lord, I  was reveling  in its...

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The ups of relationships are self- explanatory 
But you shouldn’t force your partner to say it in a hurry
When people fall in love they think...

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The writer I am in my dreams
is more sophisticated than I am
and sees the world as an untold story
I mainly see the footsteps behind me
...

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L'Overture


Lest we forget
Words often mouthed
For the dead of bloody war
Forgot not those great ones
Whose battles were on the home front
Seeking only equality of voice

Ray Charles...

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This self-explanatory English poem of mine was originally drafted Monday (evening) August 5, 2013, while I was still in Independence, Missouri. I revised it a...

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maternal instincts
miraculously unique
precious gift of life


NOTE: According to fellow PoetrySoup member, Charles Henderson, "Haiku is a serious poem in that it is a true mental...

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Here is something to brighten up your day.
Our technology is great, like twitter and what people say.
When celebrities tweet and prove they are a little...

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murky fog descends
around constant worrier  
faith less visible


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***Crazy Menagerie***


I definitely bit off more than I could chew,
when I came a-running to my friend's rescue
He said it was no big deal, a real...

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BY MATTHEW MCQUEENEY


THE NAME GAME...ALSO I HAVE A PAGE OF ALL THE METAPHORS, SECRETS, NAMES...ETC. WHICH ARE ALL BASED ON MY 20 YEARS OR SO...

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He exited the train carrying a luxurious
                  ...

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trees diffuse sunlight

as time filters memories

shades of our shadows


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RHYMING WAVE POETRY

The Rhyming Wave is a poetry form created by Katharine L. Sparrow, American writer and poet.
 It's format; 2 or more quatrains plus...

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I've got a voice
Actually I've got two
They serenade the crevices of my brain 
And tell me what to do
In one ear
We've got Mr. Nice
A misleading...

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To the city of gold 
  
It brings me great pleasure 
To inform you that your application to grab hold 
Of my attention has...

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