Best Story Poems
Below are the all-time best Story poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of story poems written by PoetrySoup members
Her Masterpiece Is Her StoryHer paintbrush is a razor,
Her canvas, her wrists,
"I deserve the pain."
She shrugs and insists.
One day the brush will push down,
And it will cut so deep,
That...
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Categories:
story, abuse, addiction, anger, body,
Form:
Rhyme
The Mother TreeThe Mother Tree
I am the mother tree that spawned the seeds of you.
My children, you've grown and branched away from me.
You've married, left home to...
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Categories:
story, birth, children, family, grandchild,
Form:
Sonnet
Starry Starry Night - POTWPOTW
When Wishes were made on a shooting star
The Heavens looked down and smiled
With sprinkles of stardust on a whisper of moonbeams
They created for us a...
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Categories:
story, anti bullying, art, beauty,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
That Starry NightLike no one before, nor since
you painted that starry night in oils
superimposing your life story.
I feel I know this idyllic village
blanketed...
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Categories:
story, art, depression, night, passion,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Will You Tie My Shoes When I Grow OldYou were beautiful,
my tiny child,
wrapped tightly in my arms,
close to my heart.
I listened to you breathing.
I counted your fingers
and your toes.
Helpless,
you...
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Categories:
story, caregiving, childhood, daughter, growing
Form:
Narrative
At the Footbridge - Limerick CollaborationAt the footbridge Sue was meeting her beau
(He was married to a woman called Flo)
Sue soon found out his deception
She dismembered his ********
For his love...
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Categories:
story, betrayal, body, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Thinking Out Loud
~writer's notes~
i think out loud
from my fingers to a keyboard
so forgive me if my speak
is somewhat long winded
if it has swirls and curls
this is...
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Categories:
story, angel, beauty, love,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
I Want Your Seeds**"And his name was Jack"**
No one perceives what abides above the clouds.
A giant, a harp, maybe golden eggs.
I demand to see and feel...
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Categories:
story, adventure, funny, old, rain,
Form:
Free verse
Poetry SoapIt’s almost time and I must run
to watch/read Poetry Soap for fun.
It comes on every day at this time
and I don’t want to miss a...
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Categories:
story, abuse, conflict, jealousy, love,
Form:
Couplet
The Last GoodbyeInviting vibrancy as the season changed
Smiley faces bloomed, reopening dreams.
Seeing you there marked a blessed event
Akin to magical when first time eyes met.
Breezing trees...
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Categories:
story, goodbye, imagery, love, nature,
Form:
Verse
For One Pass of Your Breathyou write your words and they make me cry
you write those word and you know i die
but i've died so often now
i held you in...
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Categories:
story, lost love, love, love
Form:
Free verse
Parallel Poetry(PoetrySoup Format)
Predictable, practical pose
as a simple sentence suggests,
accepting how the story goes,
while syllables shape silhouettes.
~ Simple scribbles serenade me ~
Paragraphs, hold poise and power
while illuminating...
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Categories:
story, poetry, senses, sensual, simple,
Form:
Rhyme
Letter To Rhapsodical Rose
Here, I scribble a letter
to the rhapsodical rose,
dipping my quill in
stardust that slips
like a violet waterfall
from the tips of
white...
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Categories:
story, emotions, fantasy, feelings, love,
Form:
Free verse
Old ManSilently he sat in darkness, flinching at the sight of light.
Which created a glow reflecting on his balding head.
His cold glare did not help my...
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Categories:
story, angst, dark, life,
Form:
Prose
Silent PageSilent Heart
Sad, as it maybe, I had to break my OWN heart,
Too many nights, I sat there all torn apart
A dream girl,
Sitting under...
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Categories:
story, confusion, corruption, dark, deep,
Form:
Free verse