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Best Straw Poems

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


Premium Member The Strawman and the Moon
A straw man stood fixed upon timber firm, 
gazing at Autumn's gilded, moonlit prize.
He, the king of Earth and the winding worm,
she, the pale darling...

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Categories: straw, autumn, imagery, inspirational, romance,
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member Avian Legos
...to the finessed fowl
humming by my ear      tell me
Did anyone ever tell you
just how glad they are
to have you here?

Poignant...

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Categories: straw, animal, appreciation, beautiful, bird,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member I Can'T Breathe
In memory of---- all lives taken by unfair justice.

 Solely in my room, I can't stomach the sound of my pulse
 I sit here alone...

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Categories: straw, abuse, community, death, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Ironbar
He just appeared to me, like wispily curling 
Chimney smoke, 
One grim and early morning in the very midst of 
Decembers briefest days, on the...

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Categories: straw, nature, universe,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Darling Little One, You Carried Me
A hardened and disciplined man drove to the grocery store lost in thought, 
with setting of sun, the long day's work almost found it's end.
Hoisting...

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Categories: straw, child, dad, daughter, father,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member My Christmas Song
Light me a new candle,
  Put it before the manger,
    It is a bit cold, love.
     ...

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Categories: straw, christmas,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member To Dance In Fall
The falling leaves serenade and ballet 
Whilst the harvest moon slowly waves good-bye 
The sky; a straw-like yellow chardonnay 
As the "Good morning" sun rises...

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Categories: straw, autumn,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Come and See Jesus
Come and see the tiny baby,
sleeping on a bed of straw.
The angels came and sang His praises,
and shepherds watched in silent awe.

Come and see who's...

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Categories: straw, jesus,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member The Magic of Christmas
Sparkling snowflakes were falling around
Making a thick blanket on the ground

The lights on the Christmas trees
Twinkling brightly in the breeze

Carol singers sang a Christmas song
People...

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Categories: straw, christmas,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member The Task
The old screen door still welcomes me, a familiar song I've heard before..
But oddly now, it's out of tune, a strange new wail of some...

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Categories: straw, death, friendship, loss, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member HONORING THE CHRIST CHILD

Christmas carols are being sung,
As bells are joyfully being rung,
Heralding the Christ Child’s birth,
As Christmas Day, we celebrate with mirth.

But lets think of Joseph and...

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Categories: straw, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Admiring the Fall
We loved to traverse the dense forest,
Where birds continued as they chorused,
Admiring on one side the tall pines,
Breathing their best fragrance from their vines.

On the...

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Categories: straw, autumn, beauty, farm,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member The Hermit
Once there was a little cabin in the forest
where lived a most incredible hermit
all animals birds and creatures flocked
to him, surrounding him with their trust.

He...

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Categories: straw, bird, dance, freedom,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member The Letter
"Dear Time"
Thank you for being patient, 
Thank you for understanding I'm human, after all.
Forgive me for all the mischievous prank calls. 
Much of what I...

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Categories: straw, beauty, body, faith, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Very First Time
I 
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Categories: straw, funny, life,
Form: Tetractys

Book: Shattered Sighs