Best Serious Poems
Below are the all-time best Serious poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of serious poems written by PoetrySoup members
PoetsWhen all around is darkness
Who provides the sun
When everyone is serious
Who is poking fun
When pollution clouds the bright blue sky
Who brings clarity
Who tries to bring...
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Categories:
serious, appreciation, encouraging, friendship,
Form:
Rhyme
Boy Oh Boy and a GirlI wish to claim
My boyness
My yesterday sillyness
Innocent shyness
My crinkled nose grininess
That hide and seekiness
Spin the bottle
kind of geekiness
Getting caught
My hand in the...
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Categories:
serious, adventure, boy, childhood, courage,
Form:
Rhyme
Nameless
“I cannot give a name to pain I’ve never known.” - by poet
What do I know of sadness
when it’s grief that is profound?
The misery of...
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Categories:
serious, sad,
Form:
Rhyme
I Write Upon My Fancy“If you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.”...
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Categories:
serious, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Tease For Two
"Tease for Two"
“Ein bisschen Zucker
mit Ihrer Sahne, Sir?“
German accent
smoky toned
she purred
Periwinkles suavely winked,
then played with his -
cufflinks
“Not now Schvee Tart”
he...
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Categories:
serious, adventure, humor, romance, word
Form:
Romanticism
Jallianwala BaghThe occupation of India began, with the East India company
And prospered across large swathes of Indian territory
Then the British Crown took control, bringing military might
And...
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Categories:
serious, death, england, garden, history,
Form:
Narrative
Faith, Trust and IronyShe's dressed in freshly laundered scrubs,
a floral top and pants pale blue.
There for a moment to hand me a gown,
and tell me what to do.
As...
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Categories:
serious, caregiving, health, work, me,
Form:
Light Verse
Your Body, Your TouchYour feelings in a group of touring innocence
travel up North towards trust and sincerity
in sweet submissive care like a carefully rubbed suede.
You put day light...
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Categories:
serious, emotions, i love you,
Form:
Romanticism
Death My PalDeath,
An old friend, as old as life,
We met soon after my birth
He liked to play games with me
“Be ready,” he said. “I am...
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Categories:
serious, death, fear, life,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Hunger In the CradleWritten May '85 when I was 14
It's truly a shame in our day and time
that a child goes hungry: it should be a crime.
We say...
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Categories:
serious, angst, child, death, emotions,
Form:
Rhyme
Acts of Aggression Based on a quote from Watership Down:
"He fought because he actually felt safer fighting than running."
His...
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Categories:
serious, war,
Form:
Rhyme
The Lesson a Dog Taught MeOn a stone wall, by the solitary pavement,
Annoyed and angry, with daggers drawn at everyone,
I saw my neighbor sitting dejected and depressed.
Though known him for...
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Categories:
serious, anger, emotions, forgiveness,
Form:
Free verse
My ConfessionIt is hard to really tell you
The beauty of this man
For many simply find it
Too hard to understand
They laugh, they smile, and tease
As I describe...
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Categories:
serious, dedication, love, me,
Form:
Ode
Thoughts On Mgk Eminem Diss, It's Just What I NoticedBeard looks weird,
that's a lyrical genius to be feared,
you wrote a 6 year song and got the facts wrong,
fired with the hair and safety still...
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Categories:
serious, hip hop, humorous, rap,
Form:
Rhyme
My Heart SobsI'm till struggling to connect with you...
It feels strange that you are actually here, and so near..
You...walked past me a couple of times,
Your eyes were...
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Categories:
serious, fear, hurt, loneliness, love,
Form:
Narrative