Best Sustaining Poems
Below are the all-time best Sustaining poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of sustaining poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Four Elements In Nature and HumanityFire catches fast, then sweeps through grass and trees.
The lion of the elements, it roars,
and burning hot, displays its awesome might.
Fire signs are one of...
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Categories:
sustaining, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
What Have You DoneDear humans, do you read me, I live in space,
Merely a being, sent by God, I'm all over the place.
I circle the world, live among...
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Categories:
sustaining, weather,
Form:
Prose
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. . . a souvenir of selfless stars salute,
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Categories:
sustaining, dedication, encouraging, friend, stars,
Form:
Alliteration
Questions To PonderWhat flowers do we most cherish?
Ones with such aroma they consume our senses,
as sweet purfumed, honeysuckle clad fences,
or those of brilliant hues springing boldly from...
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Categories:
sustaining, appreciation, beauty, thanks,
Form:
Verse
An Oasis In the StormThere's an oasis of calm within you,
That stress cannot erase.
It shows in the way you cope with things,
Though not always on your face;
But you have...
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Categories:
sustaining, courage, faith, hope,
Form:
Quatrain
Stoic Path of VirtueWritten: October 28, 2023
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Among the living is where perfection is found.
Stoicism...
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Categories:
sustaining, analogy, appreciation, courage, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Pride of the MotherlandRiding an elephant
Down the narrow trail looking triumphant
Scanning the golden landscape
Like Hannibal with enemies in flight
Sight from a lofty height
King of the jungle moving
With lioness...
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Categories:
sustaining, adventure, history, hope, life,
Form:
Narrative
A Divine CascadeGlist'ing drops
Splashing into fine mist—
I become one with the waterfall.
Feeling joy
As droplets kiss my face
And enter my soul’s most sacred place.
Crystalline,
Anointing me with love,
Sustaining all...
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Categories:
sustaining, baptism, blessing, love, water,
Form:
Verse
In the Forest of My DreamsWhere conifers gaily waltz tempos evergreen
Unspoiled by human deeds, pure, and pristine,
Eagles soar there, spanning freedom wings
And trees gently whisper to rhythmic bird trills
Echoing...
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Categories:
sustaining, environment, inspiration, rainforest,
Form:
Verse
The Sun Rises--The Moon SetsThe Sun Rises- -The Moon Sets
Think of life, the cycle of
How radiation can support life, enough heat to
Ensure a stable self sustaining system.
Something...
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Categories:
sustaining, life, naturemoon,
Form:
Acrostic
Categories:
sustaining, destiny, relationship,
Form:
Rhyme
What Follows WinterThe leaves are sleeping,
motionless at dawn
Waiting for a breeze
to whisper life into them
Lifting, parting soft shadows
on stray sunbeams
Waiting for the sun to turn...
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Categories:
sustaining, inspirational, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Our LoveOur love is lofty and infinite as the sky
On love’s filmy wings we soar ever high
It has the might of a towering mountain
And the upward...
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Categories:
sustaining, blessing, celebration, love,
Form:
Quatrain
Pearl of the OrientSurrounded by tranquil turquoise waters,
Guarded on sides by oceans three,
In the east by the Pacific,
On the south by the Celebes Sea,
And on the west by...
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Categories:
sustaining, beautiful, nature, ocean,
Form:
Free verse
Bloody MaryIn the flickering of the ethereal candlelight, as the greenish blue flame
Burns dimly against the ancient mirror of reflections, the necromancer
Chants in rhythms rhythmic undertones,...
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Categories:
sustaining, fantasy, halloween, history, holiday,
Form:
Free verse