Best Sons Poems
Below are the all-time best Sons poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of sons poems written by PoetrySoup members
The SowingUpon the wind sheltered hillside,
the sharp tang of metal and the sting of salt air lay
over a field of blood-red poppies, no Flanders Field.
At years...
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Categories:
sons, devotion,
Form:
Free verse
Dear MenDear men,
Explain to me why I stand alone.
Women are quick to uplift their father, sons, and brothers
Quick to maintain the home,
But when she needs...
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Categories:
sons, abuse, anger, discrimination, feelings,
Form:
Free verse
StarbrightStarbright
As I gaze into indigo skies,
Stars are brighter tonight,
Twinkling in the darkness
Of a new moon.
Orion's belt enchants
My impassioned heart
As my thoughts of you...
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Categories:
sons, french, happiness, love, romance,
Form:
Free verse
Streets of BloodStreets of blood
She stood upon the terrace high
streets of blood below
The gate left open in the night,
a dark sky threatens snow
With swine and pearls running...
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Categories:
sons, hate, love, peace, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Cora's ClotheslineWhat softness in silence amidst the cacophony of a spin cycle world war.
Lying next to your glow in sleep's stillness, careful of your bandaged hand.
Watching...
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Categories:
sons, desire, heart, innocence, june,
Form:
Narrative
The Old HouseSeven generations walked through your door,
Which stood so strong and always welcomed in.
You said goodbye when boys headed to war,
Two soldiers lost to battles they...
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Categories:
sons, childhood, family, house, memory,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
The Viking - RepostGlory and honour oh man of the North
Valhalla waits to welcome thee
Spend a night of passion with thy Lady
For tomorrow death or conquest await
Come into...
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Categories:
sons, death, dream, fantasy, hero,
Form:
Free verse
Dear Humanity:Dear Humanity:
You know I love you, right?
Stop calling me Mother Nature!
I hate that!
Genderless am I…
Oh, yeah, I get the ‘bring life forth’ bit,
creator of new...
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Categories:
sons, corruption, earth, humanity, pollution,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Suicide MindWhat makes the decision
To flick the switch
To end ones life
For the sake of it
Troubled, debts
Bullied at school
Fork in the road
To let death rule
Mums,...
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Categories:
sons, daughter, death, depression, father,
Form:
Rhyme
Thats a SinA whole new twist to the same old story
Evil scientist in their laboratories
Creating monsters that live in the night
I often reflect on mankind's plight
As mankind...
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Categories:
sons, confusion, faith, life, people,
Form:
Couplet
Gold StarI remember as a young boy, going out to play, I would sometimes see old Mr. Kimball, sitting on the steps of his porch, often...
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Categories:
sons, childhood, war, war, star,
Form:
Narrative
High Bred RealitySoul progress
back field in motion
The guff
Chose, chose, live grow leave! GO!
Leapt from heaven's gold
Jump...
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Categories:
sons, childhood, faith, family, father,
Form:
Verse
StandstillStrangely bent this journey extends
Surreal at times, yet so real at ends
Each end confronts with a hardship of choices
With an abrupt passing, or an eternity...
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Categories:
sons, brother, death, friendship, loss,
Form:
Rhyme
Christmas Miracle In the Ghetto (Co-Written With John Moses Freeman)Peering at the radiating faces of happy families
So much joy emanates from well-to-do children’s sparkling eyes
Wish I could replace the grief, put smiles on the...
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Categories:
sons, family, holiday, hope, upliftingme,
Form:
Narrative
Categories:
sons, december, father daughter, how
Form:
Free verse