Best Trait Poems
Below are the all-time best Trait poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of trait poems written by PoetrySoup members
Toilet Bowl CommitteeToilet Bowl Committee (aka: Uptown Hood)
A lavatory confinement
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From the mouth down to the @$$
Your so...
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Categories:
trait, abuse, anger, angst, how
Form:
Free verse
I Am But a Grain of Sand"Happiness and sorrow ebb and flow like waves upon a beach,
and I am but a grain of sand."
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Categories:
trait, character, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme
QuirksSome people frankly write about their quirks.
If I had any, I would tell you so.
Though no outlandish trait within me lurks,
some folks think I’m a...
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Categories:
trait, relationship, repetition,
Form:
Rhyme
I Can Resist YouDon’t even try to woo me
I can resist you
My mind is fortified
Reason screams reasons to be careful
Caution goes off in flares
My mind is alert
Aware
I can...
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Categories:
trait, desire,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Mirror of a Son's EyesHe
has certainly
perfected the art
of being a smart a** -
a trait that swims like a tadpole
in his father’s gene pool
and nurtured by...
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Categories:
trait, art, feelings, imagination, life,
Form:
Free verse
'resilience'Like a knockout blow
In the final round
The challenges comes
All at once
How you cope will depend on how you see them
It's not...
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Categories:
trait, character, life,
Form:
Light Verse
What Where WhoWhat, Where, Who
If I where asked the what, where, who
That drives me to write poetry
I’d say that if I only knew
I’d leave right now this...
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Categories:
trait, write, words, write, betrayal,
Form:
Quatrain
Pessimist Or Optimist
When young I heard the glass was either ½ empty or ½ full
But with time I learned… to believe either one makes you a fool
My...
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Categories:
trait, encouraging, growth, inspirational, introspection,
Form:
Couplet
Message To the Lover of the PoetTo be in love with a poet
Is not an easy thing
Try as you might, you will never
Live up to his dream
For the poet isn’t content
With...
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Categories:
trait, passion, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Politician PerditionPOLITICIAN PERDITION
Do you find yourself analytical
When it comes to things political
Corpulent men in suits and ties
Cheat with promises and lies
With true intent we go to...
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Categories:
trait, america, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Not All Poets Are Kindred SoulsNot all poets are kindred souls
That theory is full of holes
For a few, poetry extols
Different goals Different goals
Words guided by what's in...
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Categories:
trait, humorous, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
Trodden Paths Not In Vain"Paint in silence”
“The Weight of Temp”
Colour your canvas and spill your Art
shake and awaken many a heart
Untether your soul
from your whole
escape mundane and time
and let...
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Categories:
trait, dedication, deep, devotion, endurance,
Form:
Ekphrasis
The HamburgerFor thirty years I’ve been a truckie who has driven far and wide,
Carting goods through day and night all across the countryside…
But hours spent upon...
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Categories:
trait, food, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
LeadershipLeadership is an in-born trait? Oh, I'm not so sure of that.
Though many leaders have the genes, when they were pressed fell flat!
Many are the...
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Categories:
trait, on work and workingpeople,
Form:
Rhyme
Just As SweetA single red Rose sits on the corner
of the yellow linen draped table
in the open air cobblestone courtyard.
Under the star filled moonlit midnight sky
...
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Categories:
trait, love,
Form:
Free verse