Best Tonic Poems
Below are the all-time best Tonic poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of tonic poems written by PoetrySoup members
Poetry Is the CureWhen smoke consumes clear horizons,
manipulating corridors of the mind,
beckoning imminent afflictions
poetry is the remedy.
A poet's first eternal love,
forming an authentic bond.
A tonic of silent expressions
creating...
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Categories:
tonic, poetry, poets,
Form:
Free verse
The Seaman Finds His LighthouseOut at sea, facing a dark heartfelt storm.
Heading for a lighthouse, taking him home.
Looking at a lit place, over the Hill.
Music and laughter, the...
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Categories:
tonic, lonely, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Images of Feathers"Once upon a midnight Poe"
Underneath the midnight mask, I remove the makeup at last,
The moon is an anvil to my mood, mooring along the vacant...
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Categories:
tonic, allusion, devotion, loneliness, muse,
Form:
Alliteration
Slamming the Super-Duper-Soupersyou want to know a secret
when I write a poem and it's perfect
i dont share it
i bury it
deep inside of me
where no one...
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Categories:
tonic, humor, slam, perspective,
Form:
Rubaiyat
The PartingI took you for your final walk
On that crisp and sunny day
The blanket round your
shoulders
To keep the chill at bay
We didn't talk the way...
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Categories:
tonic, bereavement
Form:
Rhyme
addicted to you -
you course in my veins with prurience, wild
immersing my marrow in urge, recompiled
...
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Categories:
tonic, analogy, drug, love, metaphor,
Form:
Rhyme
Our Friendshipyou’re my precious gift
from Him, I gladly received
I praise and thank Him
when you talk to me
time is no longer lonely
night seems like a day
you’re...
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Categories:
tonic, dedication, friendship, inspirational,
Form:
Haiku
Oh, Toilet BowlOh, toilet bowl
Did you hear me in the hall
Talking to that bastard wall
Asking who moved the door
Oh, toilet bowl
Don’t ever have gin and tonic
Cause inebriation...
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Categories:
tonic, funny, life, loss,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
The ReunionThey came from as far a way as New York and Dallas Texas. The class of 1981 wasn't a large class, it was the very...
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Categories:
tonic, allusion, death,
Form:
Prose
An Engaging Libationliquor
crushed ice
an effervescent tonic
an engaging libation
a crystal glass an empty mass
a looking glass an engaging lass
a reflection fills the flask
an hourglass figure smooth as glass
a...
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Categories:
tonic, uplifting,
Form:
Rhyme
You and Only YouYOU AND ONLY YOU
Strewn pebbles after a tide ballet for a pause
So am I when still you are not by my side
but God is good...
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Categories:
tonic, happy, heart, life, love,
Form:
Lyric
All In a RushI woke up in the morning and went to the loo
The basin was broken so stuck it with glue
Got washed in a hurry, I was...
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Categories:
tonic, humor,
Form:
List
The Earl of Pence'Twas a dark and stormy night! (OK - so I'm being a tad histrionic!)
The Earl of Pence was lounging by the fire sipping his gin...
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Categories:
tonic, england, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Collaboration Can Be Fun Join In HereI'm a firm believer
In limerick fever
(This isn't news)
"It'll cure the blues!"
Says Jan (who is no deceiver)
Written by Jan Allison:
Writing limericks is a fine art
Yes I...
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Categories:
tonic, appreciation, fun, nonsense,
Form:
Limerick
Peace At Last - a Collaboration With Jan AllisonThere are women who feel a strong need
To nag men until their ears bleed
In a war of attrition
With relentless petition
Is a cruel way to make...
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Categories:
tonic, humorous,
Form:
Limerick