Best Text Poems
Below are the all-time best Text poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of text poems written by PoetrySoup members
Never Enough
Why does the voiceless canary stare so bleakly?
Why do the sullen grey clouds desert a sombre sky?
As the ugly black smog blots out the valiant...
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Categories:
text, environment, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Never Out of Season - a Short StoryI was wiping the dust off an old snow globe in the upstairs attic, when a mop of honey-blonde hair suddenly appeared through the wooden...
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Categories:
text, august, bereavement, blue, christmas,
Form:
Narrative
The TouristHave I been one among the chain
of those who come to gawk, then strain
to point a finger, poke my nose
into places I don't own?
To claim...
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Categories:
text, appreciation, feelings, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
The Language of BlueThe Language of Blue
Sinking into the lyrical language of blue
Prime layers of still solitude speak
With muted voices
In sapphire soprano rhapsodies,
Lines of bass...
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Categories:
text, blue, language, music,
Form:
Free verse
Beyond ExpressionShe: I have no one to shower love upon me.
He: "I" love you
She: You are a busy man. You don't have time for...
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Categories:
text, love,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
At the Golden Dawn of Understanding PotdIt was late in gorgeous springtime, and I was teaching my class,
A lesson in African history, and the events of time's hourglass.
My fourth graders were...
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Categories:
text, africa, christian, education, history,
Form:
Couplet
The Rules For 8x8Compose eight lines consult your muse
Subject matter is what you choose
Just eight syllables on each line
Follow these rules and you'll be fine
Pretty pictures you do...
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Categories:
text, how i feel, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
Poetic PredatorTake AI’s verses
and make them yours,
fake wisdom through
generated synonyms,
stolen from
the thesaurus of...
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Categories:
text, integrity, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
And Nothing Else Matters-In An Upside Down WorldPerhaps in a row they sit on their chair.
At their small object they all like to stare.
In an upside down world, the room’s silence grows.
They...
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Categories:
text, humorous, technology,
Form:
Rhyme
10 Things Every Woman Should KnowEveryone has rolls when they bend over
When someone tells you you're beautiful believe them, they aren't lying
Sometimes we all wake up with breath that could...
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Categories:
text, appreciation, women,
Form:
List
Pursuit of Infinite Knowledge and Understanding(In a Lush Garden Somewhere Out There)
The student stands where shifting sands of thought,
Once firm with reason, now elusive truths are sought.
Its splendor wanes, a...
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Categories:
text, journey, passion, philosophy, psychological,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Unconditional LoveLike the sun lights up the sky,
A little girl when she was born,
She snuggled right into our hearts
With heaven's sparkle in
Her eyes stole...
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Categories:
text, granddaughter, grandparents, love, sports,
Form:
Free verse
Onoff the CuffI believe that poetry is and of is was were have has been of as one pretenses a
poetic practical pompous, pro (p) ransomedramatical...
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Categories:
text, august, confusion, culture, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Soul SearchingI walk deeper and deeper into my own mind, looking for something while completely blind.
Nights embrace only makes me travel deeper, with the road...
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Categories:
text, age, body, inspiration, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
I See Myself In Her-For Melissa
She asked me how long does it take to heal
In what time allotment, exactly, will it take
For forgetfulness to become a reoccurrence
A blessing for...
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Categories:
text, friendship, hope, loss, love,
Form:
Free verse