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Best Sprite Poems

Below are the all-time best Sprite poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of sprite poems written by PoetrySoup members


Once Upon a Purple Sunrise
Once Upon a Purple Sunrise

Pretty as a Periwinkle,
in your frilly summer frock,
the one with purple polka dots
that matched the cool of early dawn.

Haloed in hazy...

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Categories: sprite, memory, morning, summer,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member To the Singing Lark
Oh! How like you, I long to be a singing lark
Who in the blue firmament like a tiny speck
Remains invisible, drowning the air in music...

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Categories: sprite, appreciation, bird, music, song,
Form: Rhyme
I Love Horses: A--Z
I Love Horses: A--Z

A is for... Appaloosa. They have 
blankets on their rumps. 
B is for...Belgian. They work 
hard and can pull up stumps. 

C...

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Categories: sprite,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Pursuit of Infinite Knowledge and Understanding
(In a Lush Garden Somewhere Out There)

The student stands where shifting sands of thought,
Once firm with reason, now elusive truths are sought.
Its splendor wanes, a...

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Categories: sprite, journey, passion, philosophy, psychological,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member As Santa Leaves Slab City
Santa hasn’t drunk cocoa tonight,
and he’s not dressed in red trimmed with white.
In blue denim so cool,
he is toasting the Yule
with a drink surely not...

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Categories: sprite, character,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member Willow: a Fable
Timmy Tom Tuck was a young fellow with charm
who one summer stayed at his grandfather's farm.
He loved to eat ice cream and Grandma's baked goods
but...

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© Roy Jerden  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: sprite, children, death, dream, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sandman's Con Game
The mischievous Sandman runs a con game each night
After all the youngsters are safely tucked away
He dances into my room like an elfin sprite
He seizes...

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Categories: sprite, fantasymuse,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Transformation
In dizzying rounds rain goes up and down; 
see the heat of the day steamroll the lawn.
Mist ascends; then back again, dew rebounds;
to bathe the...

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Categories: sprite, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member In a Perfect World
I am a blue butterfly,
These woods I wish to occupy;
Sun warms wings- then there is flight,
Started life in these woods at night.

My perfect life is...

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Categories: sprite, blue, butterfly, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Emerald Isle
The Emerald Isle lies misty green,
an ocean's gem, a land between
the water's edge and blue of sky,
her magic wonders seldom seen.

For those who know her...

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Categories: sprite, fairy, ireland,
Form: Rhyme
A Cheap Watch and a Cake
You sell yourself for money
Hour lunch two coffee breaks 
To punch a card at 5pm
For a cheap watch and a cake
You live on autopilot 
A...

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Categories: sprite, anger, angst, business, farewell,
Form: Rhyme
My Fallen Fay
Twas’ by a waterfall quite late,
Beneath the stars, full moon awake,
I saw my tiny love, my Fay,
Upon a mossy bank, she lay;

At first glance, I...

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Categories: sprite, adventure, hope, imagination, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Ode To Caren's Mother
Sure she was proud of her sprite-like daughter
   Must have been hard to keep a straight face
      ...

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Categories: sprite, mother daughter, pride, tribute,
Form: Ode
Premium Member Across Realms
Far away, from the rim of the Earth
Beyond the oceans, beyond human reach,
Across realms, I have found my way,
Into the aerial pockets of the blue.

On...

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Categories: sprite, death, heaven, journey, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Baseball
To see the game, you have to plan
It takes some time you see
This is for all the die-hard fans
You'll need a strategy

To stand in line...

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Categories: sprite, baseball, fun,
Form: Rhyme

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