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Best Turkey Poems

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


Premium Member Enough Already, Ode To a Turkey
Oh how I love thee with your white and dark meat
Thou art the very best
But because of you, I can’t see my feet
My navel is...

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Categories: turkey, funny, holidaylove, me,
Form: Ode



Thanksgiving Turkey
They organized a church bazaar,
To raise money for the poor.
A booth for selling chances
Was set up, outside the door.

When I bought the raffle ticket, 
My...

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Categories: turkey, animals, food, funny, seasons,
Form: Narrative
Turkey Chase
Turkey's on the table, both legs up
Everything was fine, 'til I made the first cut!

The turkey unleashed a "CACKLE!", then jumped onto the floor
All you...

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Categories: turkey, giving, humor,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Jesus Was Turkish
A strange claim
Of a man of passion
Of kindness
He said
Let the children come to me
For what man would refuse the smile
The innocence of a child
He parted...

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Categories: turkey, age, animal, bible, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Where the Heart Resides
Like open arms
These broken gates reach out to me
And lead me to the lonely house
That overlooks the sea

Her door once proud and stately
Now splintered hangs...

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Categories: turkey, heart, love, me, old,
Form: Personification



Premium Member Christmas Miracle In the Ghetto (Co-Written With John Moses Freeman)
Peering at the radiating faces of happy families
So much joy emanates from well-to-do children’s sparkling eyes
Wish I could replace the grief, put smiles on the...

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Categories: turkey, family, holiday, hope, upliftingme,
Form: Narrative
Woman
I am the daughter of eve ,with the strength to create or destroy the world,but you nasty people
Judge and say me as a simple weak...

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Categories: turkey, daughter, heart, life, love,
Form: Name
Premium Member Fancy Stress - Collaboration With the Amazing Nina Parmenter
There’s a party tonight so I bouffe up my hair
Pamper and powder my sweet derrière,
Arrive at the door, all done up to impress.....
Oh man, I...

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Categories: turkey, celebration, clothes, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Thanksgiving From Three Perspectives
A Child's Thanksgiving Prayer 

Lord, I thank thee as I sit to eat,
For mashed potatoes that I helped to make.
And thanks, dear Lord, we're having...

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Categories: turkey, family, funnymom, prayer, thanksgiving,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Thanksgiving Dinner Gone Awry
It was my first Thanksgiving dinner as his wife
so I wanted the meal to be perfect in every way
But...trembling in fear, I cut my finger...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: turkey, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The City Zoo
A cute gentile pig in New York
plays hopscotch over turtle hurdles
which eased her bunny
until a smack talking turkey announced,
'Did you hear how the skunks in...

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Categories: turkey, animal, friendship, fun, silly,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Am the Grinch
I am the Grinch

I am I am, you know that I am
The Grinch of Grinch's and so
Don’t call me Sam
For Sam I not am
I am...

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Categories: turkey, children, christmas, life, love,
Form: Classicism
Premium Member Follow the Bouncing Ball
She dresses the land down
in a virginal bridal gown 
a masterfully cut and sewn chenille 
shines brightly with a fine crystal appeal

Her assistants work quite diligently
to add special...

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Categories: turkey, cheer up, , cute,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Thank Goodness It's Only Once a Year
Turkey so dry that I can’t speak
Brussel sprouts boiled for a week
Roast potatoes burnt to a crisp
Lumpy gravy
I feel
Sick

Jan Allison
26th October
Inspired by Andrea’s contest but...

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Categories: turkey, food, humorous, thanksgiving,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Some Thoughts For November
Another month of days has passed us by
We now prepare for cold November rains
For veterans our hearts will sadly sigh
With daylight savings time some sun...

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Categories: turkey, appreciation, blessing, thanksgiving, veterans
Form: Sonnet

Book: Reflection on the Important Things