Best Set Down Poems
Below are the all-time best Set Down poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of set down poems written by PoetrySoup members
To the Alley of Your Heart,I ComeEarly rain falls gently
like your fingers
running softly through my hair
in our cabin down the valley
The wind breathes lightly
like your lips
treading kisses ...
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Categories:
set down, absence,
Form:
Free verse
Sonnet 31 'How High the Bar That Makes a Poet Real'How high the bar that makes a poet Real!
(He walks in mists, and shadows of himself)
To be a poet, is to burn with steel
Set short...
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Categories:
set down, funny, humor, humorous, poetry,
Form:
Sonnet
Categories:
set down, beautiful, destiny, father, heaven,
Form:
Rhyme
Her WonderlandEarly rain falls gently
like his fingers running softly
through her tousled hair
The wind breathes lightly
like his lips treading velvets
on her cheek,along her neck
and across her...
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Categories:
set down, happiness, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Being Your Eyes For SwellBeing Your Eyes for Swell 2007
Swell: Currumbin Sculpture Festival
For Fred
Picture us arm in arm, strolling,
the crunch of sand underfoot,
the scent of sea air, the...
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Categories:
set down, appreciation, art, beauty, care,
Form:
Free verse
Cruise To AlaskaThe trip was a riot of color,
It brings a myriad of queries,
Fantastic tales of utter darkness,
Views' visible roots were explored.
Mainsail surges,
pungent froth carried wave...
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Categories:
set down, analogy, appreciation, mountains, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Secured Position of MineSince God already wrote my name in the Book of life permanently
I'm now granted precious inheritance absolutely
Receiving His blessings of great bounty
I must worship Him...
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Categories:
set down, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
Form:
Couplet
MariaIt broke her heart
when Franco died
he’d been her soul mate
wed over fifty years
he’d been her life
For her Franco
she had a ritual
lit a candle every night
so...
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Categories:
set down, death, devotion, life, marriage,
Form:
Free verse
If I Ruled the WorldIf I ruled the world I'd paint it mostly blue,
Spiders would build the finest webs - I'd decree the morning dew,
Auroras would shimmer above the...
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Categories:
set down, humanity, love, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Why I Love HimI love Langston Hughes. I've written about him before. I've written about the Dream Keeper. I love the theme of dreams. You should read his...
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Categories:
set down, tribute,
Form:
I do not know?
The Water TowerThe water tower stands above the town and can be seen for miles around. It has a
ladder leading up to the base of...
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Categories:
set down, childhood, faith, father, lifewords,
Form:
Narrative
Re-Found Visiting Qualicum BeachWe met a few years ago, then suddenly you were gone
We danced the very last dance to our favourite song
Happenings in our lives took control...
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Categories:
set down, love, passion, people, placesme,
Form:
Couplet
GoodbyeShe's had enough of my clever lines
Thinking back on all those times
When my dreams were just a story
She... wonders if anything's real
Does he...
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Categories:
set down, break up, destiny, emotions,
Form:
Lyric
A Fond Farewell To the SoupA Fond Farewell to the Soup
You've all been "Souper".
As I set down at the keyboard
My eyes are filled with tears
For I’ll be saying “ Good-bye”
To...
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Categories:
set down, feelings, friendship, how i
Form:
Rhyme
Paying For Lies With Lives"Sing to me, Muse, of the wrath of Achilles." - Iliad, Line 1
Western dreams were born in wrath,
Overmastering all the noble aims of reason.
The bloom...
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Categories:
set down, angst, death, history, introspection,
Form:
Chant Royal