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Best Starred Poems

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


Premium Member Alone
The darken theater held them there they sat
she looking down and he looked out together 
neither spoke, they came together but alone.

So many married years...

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Categories: starred, sad, together,
Form: Tritina



Premium Member Olivia Newton John
Olivia Newton John
A stunning sex bomb
Starred in the film Grease
Talk of ‘ those pants’ never cease!

I wonder how she managed to dance
In skin-tight shiny black...

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Categories: starred, body, clothes, humorous, tribute,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Positano Harbor
     "Positano Harbor"



crown jewel of sea and sky
on blue Amali coast line
harbor landscape breathtaking
Italy's delight.

tiny boats sail ocean waves
brilliant water cascades...

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Categories: starred, sea,
Form: Dodoitsu
Z Is For Zaria , Abc of Disney Characters Contest
A is for Akela of Jungle Book fame
B is for Baloo from Jungle Book the same

C is for Cinderella what a pretty sight
D is for...

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Categories: starred, children,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Putting On the Ritz
I pulled up to the Stork Club in a bright Red Coupe Deville. I must admit I felt a bit of pride as I tossed...

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Categories: starred, blessing, chicago, cool, crazy,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



The Bleeding Sky
There’s a line of flapping, red-starred flags,
they wag their rags, as dogs wag their tails,
when the master’s home;

and the summer wind  taunts their linen
crease;...

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Categories: starred, history, patriotic, remember,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Bringing Life To All
Thunder and lightning ruled the black night
As the frightened young mother struggled 
Beads of sweat ran down her pretty face
The old midwife calmly sponged off...

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Categories: starred, caregiving, dedication, health, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the Aftermath of Love and Tragedy: Heloise and Abelard
"Then there is no more left but this, that
in our doom the sorrow yet to come shall be no less 
than the love we two...

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Categories: starred, love, sad, love, moon,
Form: Triolet
Slaved Love of Anarkali
Her name was Anarkali, 
an eloquent carnival of legendary beauty.
a dancer in the court of Emperor Akbar.
Deep russet rouge blushed her red,
a silky smile on...

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Categories: starred, dance, lost love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member True Grit
My  name is Mattie Ross and I hail from Yell County
In the state of Arkansas living, on a ranch with family
At the age of...

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Categories: starred, america, death, loss, murder,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Past His Prime But Doing Fine
Dedicated to one of my favorite actors, Morgan Freeman


“Driving Miss Daisy” was driving him crazy
   So old Morgan Freeman assumed a new role
It...

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Categories: starred, dedication, people
Form: Verse
Premium Member The Smelly Troll
Our mayor was attacked out of town as he went for a peaceful little stroll.
There was an odor that wouldn’t go away, it was left...

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Categories: starred, anti bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member We Can Dream On
It used to be that many dreamed.
At least that is the way it seemed.
But that was more than a few years ago now.
A good life...

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Categories: starred, political, dream, dream,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Charlieku - Recalling 5 By 5
Recalling        Laughing          Reading      ...

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Categories: starred, memory,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Kris Kringle Kisses Kalliope
"Kris Kringle Kisses Kalliope"

A Dream: the 4th Christmas.





deck the halls 
with memories
poets whisper pasts
that are ne’er forgotten

where presents 
a life 
that’s neatly wrapped
and attempts at...

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Categories: starred, christmas, dark, light,
Form: Romanticism

Book: Reflection on the Important Things