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Best Temperament Poems

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


Premium Member Winter
With his icy fingers he stole my smokey breath,
laid a sheet of slippery freezing cold by my feet
and then whispered in my ear right to the...

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Categories: temperament, winter,
Form: Personification



Premium Member Palette of Picturesque Pigment
Her persona is like 
a portrait 
   of picturesque perfection,
embalmed in 
  bittersweet lavender, 
unseen within depths 
of tributaries of elixir.
If only...

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Categories: temperament, dark, deep, devotion, i
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Brick and Piece of Lumber
Mighty proud was I
with me lumber in one hand
my brick me carried in the other
I placed the brick in the barn yard
tall side for gained...

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Categories: temperament, funny, humanity, humorous, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member You Might As Well Smile
but i wouldn’t fault you words spilling from a loose connection 
i forgive the negative 
they are tied to your artistic temperament 

your heart 
translucent...

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Categories: temperament, angst, anxiety, blessing, character,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Obama Rhapsody - Potd
His full given name is Barack Hussein Obama
The etymology of his first name, "Baraka," a Swahili word meaning "Blessed"


      It's...

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Categories: temperament, appreciation, celebrity, perspective, political,
Form: Ode



The Shrew's Rant
I’m your eldest daughter, but I ‘m not for sale
Stop lying about my temperament and telling other tales
Father, this tradition is archaic and no longer...

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Categories: temperament, father daughter, marriage, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Freedom of Poetry
An appeal of poetry
is its lack of rules...

though not to be loose
as a plucked goose – 

without bare essentials
for flight

struts of logic,
living words
that excite with...

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© Joe Dimino  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: temperament, addiction, blessing, freedom, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid is called "The Wall",
A true servant to the game of Bat and Ball.
He is nicknamed Mr.Dependable,
since his dedication is Remarkable.
He displays a lot...

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Categories: temperament, dedication, inspirational, sports,
Form: Personification
Premium Member The Dove Won'T Rest Until Peace Comes Home
The wings beat against the cage 
in an urgent frenzy tormented never defeated 
within this half twilight zone of slow crawling time held victim 

The...

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Categories: temperament, bereavement, conflict, emotions, feelings,
Form: Terza Rima
Man of the Land
One suspects a matagouri temperament
Upon first glimpsing that weathered face.
Wrinkles extending like braided rivers
Life of tussles and toils, to demonstrate.

No stranger to heat or an...

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Categories: temperament, earth, environment, farm, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
The Dove Won'T Rest Until Peace Comes Home
The wings beat against the cage 
in an urgent frenzy tormented never defeated 
within this half twilight zone of slow crawling time held victim 

The...

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Categories: temperament, courage, emotions, endurance, relationship,
Form: Terza Rima
I Saw You Amongst the Wild Horses -Part 1-
As you know, dear one
I border emotions that perhaps are an enigma to you
You look up to me at times with the highest respect
When you...

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Categories: temperament, absence, allegory, analogy, animal,
Form: Ode
Premium Member The Voice Within
The Voice Within.

Somewhere in the depths of me,   in a place I cannot find.
    There lies the seed of longing,...

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© Les Pick  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: temperament, courage, emotions, faith, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Judge the Poem
A colorful tapestry is every life
Painted in shades of fun and strife.
Every vivid shade of a bright tomorrow
Enhanced in depth by hues of sorrow.

Therefore it...

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Categories: temperament, on writing and words,
Form: Rhyme
Who Will Free My Soul
WHO WILL FREE MY SOUL?

Criticism and sarcastic words is all i hear,
Nobody ever appreciates my efforts.
Failure and fiasco is all fear,
Inspiration derived doesn’t seem to...

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Categories: temperament, death, depression, life, sad,
Form: Rhyme

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