Best Written Poems
Below are the all-time best Written poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of written poems written by PoetrySoup members
We Are Not Merely PoetsSome of us are secretive at first. We hide our poetry’s soul self,
gently letting her peep out; sometimes regretting it immediately.
Fearful of critiques from...
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written, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Conversation With My SoulDwell not, O soul, on yesterday,
on sorrows past and gone -
the sketch you drew so long ago,
today may be...
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Categories:
written, giving, love, wisdom,
Form:
Verse
That Starry NightLike no one before, nor since
you painted that starry night in oils
superimposing your life story.
I feel I know this idyllic village
blanketed...
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Categories:
written, art, depression, night, passion,
Form:
Ekphrasis
The Breadth of My Loveif my love for you was any greater
the trees would line up in poetic forms
...awe you in sonnets written...
...part...to allow winds to cool your...
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Categories:
written, love, planet, romance, romantic,
Form:
Free verse
ShadowIt was a glorious summer day and I woke up with the lark
Got my wheelchair ready and then headed to the park
I noticed a girl...
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Categories:
written, dog, memory, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
A Tulip Grows Under An Evergreen - Inspired By the Poets At PoetrysoupA
fine
Parrot Tulip
in vibrant intensities
with unique undertones
of green acquirable only in a
few forests. A ruby red swirls within
its petals beckons awareness of those...
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written, beautiful, beauty, earth, light,
Form:
Shape
Uncharted WatersAn ocean tumbles through dreams of you. In depths unknown,
I float above. Oh, how I long to dive beneath your surface,
yet I am...
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Categories:
written, appreciation, longing, love, ocean,
Form:
Rhyme
At the Footbridge - Limerick CollaborationAt the footbridge Sue was meeting her beau
(He was married to a woman called Flo)
Sue soon found out his deception
She dismembered his ********
For his love...
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Categories:
written, betrayal, body, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Does Your Heart Share This Moon Tonight“For in your light I dream, as evening takes my hand”
Silently I find my thoughts illumined by your beauty
In soft shimmers of dancing silhouettes
and patterns...
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Categories:
written, longing, love,
Form:
Free verse
Poet In RecluseI relinquish my pen before the storm
of her tears falling upon my bare arm
her gentle whispering breathed in my ear
Muse of mine, adieu to your...
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Categories:
written, emotions, solitude,
Form:
Rubaiyat
In the StarsWritten in The Stars
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Two hearts bleached by the sun
A poem's - fallen wish
...
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Categories:
written, fantasy, love, muse, romance,
Form:
Free verse
Poetry SoapIt’s almost time and I must run
to watch/read Poetry Soap for fun.
It comes on every day at this time
and I don’t want to miss a...
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Categories:
written, abuse, conflict, jealousy, love,
Form:
Couplet
May It Be An Evening Star of Peace - In Collaboration With Our Ps Community Poets
Like the Evening Star guided ancient mariners through calm or troubled seas
Let it guide and help spread this message of Peace to the far ends...
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Categories:
written, beautiful, peace, star,
Form:
Verse
Poor Peter PumpkinPoor Peter Pumpkin had a very itty bitty head.
So the farmer made him stay inside the garden bed.
The farmer said that he was going to...
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Categories:
written, fantasy, halloween, humorous,
Form:
Couplet
Portrait of LoveLet me paint you like a summer’s day,
Upon luscious landscapes where lovers play…
With oils of Celestial Blue and Carmine Red,
Cherry Blossom Pink with a Saffron...
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Categories:
written, art, color, passion,
Form:
Rhyme