Best Youth Poems
Below are the all-time best Youth poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of youth poems written by PoetrySoup members
Courage of Youth, Battle of Ypres, Flanders FieldCourage of Youth, Battle of Ypres, Flanders Field
(A Tribute)
Tough as nails young man with a red right hand
red-fire and whiskey ran in his blood.
Courageous seed...
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Categories:
youth, conflict, death, fate, sorrow,
Form:
Sonnet
Sweet YouthSweet youth with its ghostly shadows of regret
encircling the mind of an aging maid...like vultures
waiting to...
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Categories:
age, longing, love, youth,
Form:
Free verse
MONSTER MONSTER
Shackles nor chains, can't change what it is.....
Never was it, the one hiding under the bed,
It was me, tired of...
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Categories:
youth, abuse, dark, evil, sin,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Lift somebody's dawn
Learn from the eagle how to soar with winds
Spanning your wings to conquer tall peaks
Float hopes high reaching sapphire blue skies
Triumph with your smile...
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Categories:
encouraging, inspiration, meaningful, youth,
Form:
Lyric
Do Not Grieve Your Muse (For My Younger Self)
You have forgotten your muse.
You neglected her, in...
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Categories:
introspection, life, poetry, youth,
Form:
Free verse
The Irony Of Fate
In a moment of juvenile jealousy
he envies his red rival
with its intimate and greedy embrace of her angels’ share
of honey and vanilla spice
as wet...
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Categories:
youth, age, desire, fate, irony,
Form:
Free verse
Reflections, Past to Present Sweet youth, beauty
By Luna's light.
Cobalt colors
How sweet it is...
I know of great love,
There will never be enough time.
I am here for you.
What is love...crimson rose,
Love...
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Categories:
youth, age, autumn, beauty, death,
Form:
Light Verse
That Period of LifeOrange is more appreciated by the tongue that tastes lime
to do so, if not now, when would be the time?
Senses and instincts are the same...
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Categories:
adventure, life, youth, drug,
Form:
Couplet
Waterfalls Of Expectations
spilling mother’s milk
Nature’s bounty feeds her child -
river’s youth fades fast
Susan Ashley
April 29, 2020
~ Fourth Place ~
Premiere Contest: Hi-Ku (5)
Sponsor: Brian Strand
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Categories:
youth, beauty, life, nature, river,
Form:
Haiku
To A June BugMy front porch welcomes your return each year.
Built like a Sherman tank with wings - the night
is filled with music to the springtime ear,
the buzz...
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Categories:
youth, first love, nature, spring,
Form:
Sonnet
SOUNDS OF ETERNITY
Sunshine glitters across the water
in a tireless playful motion, and
a dreamy hypnotic music of eternity
ripples on through my nights.
I close my eyes, transported to a...
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Categories:
love, peace, water, youth,
Form:
Free verse
Farewell, Youthful Days Of Wading In Crystal Clear StreamsFarewell, Youthful Days Of Wading In Crystal Clear Streams
Farewell, the coming dawn and its soft, golden glow
born as infant fawn, a peaceful river in flow
or...
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Categories:
youth, art, beauty, creation, dedication,
Form:
Sonnet
The Perfect FriendThe Perfect Friend ©
Today I found a friend
Who knew everything I felt
She knew my weakness
And the problems I’ve been dealt.
She understood my wonders
And listened...
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Categories:
youth, best friend, friend, friendship,
Form:
Free verse
FallFall and
red yellowing
leaves in the trees
an old man sitting
on a bench
watches them
fall
and thinks of his youth
a youth
sitting on a bench
looking into...
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Categories:
youth, age, funny, nature, society,
Form:
Blank verse
Guess Who~It's a Beautiful Day~
Under every star,
A smile waltz-like no other
Once a simple cherry blossom girl,
enjoying puppets and lullabies.
Sitting in front of the screen
Anxiously...
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Categories:
youth, appreciation, celebrity, child, environment,
Form:
Free verse
Summer Camp SouvenirsWhen I got home from camp today,
My parents almost died.
They asked me how I got this way,
And here's what I replied:
"This little cast from heel...
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Categories:
youth, childhood, humorous, parents, vacation,
Form:
Light Verse
Spider songsBlades of grass, wet under foot, insect eyes
Dusk, offset by the cricket orchestra
Muted and receding into the trees and bushes,
Tickled by the...
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Categories:
youth, animal, girl, metaphor, night,
Form:
Free verse
QUEEN OF CROISSANTS
Known for miles around
As the Queen of Croissants
She’d perfected her art for years
But at what cost
More physically demanding than you might think
She gave the best...
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Categories:
youth, abuse, anger, anxiety, betrayal,
Form:
Free verse
Of Treasures Sought, Diving For Forbidden Dark PearlsOf Treasures Sought, Diving For Forbidden Dark Pearls
I shall weave you, dear reader, words true and sincere
tho' will not be as great as those woven...
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Categories:
youth, beauty, dedication, emotions, life,
Form:
Rhyme
As I Plot Just One More DayAs I Plot Just One More Day
Desperate as the waking at blackest dawn
I seek only moments within eternity,
for the day upon me is long
and...
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Categories:
youth, appreciation, art, dark, deep,
Form:
Free verse
From Young to OldThe story of life from young to old is the same old story told over and over.
We start out and end in diapers.
We start out...
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Categories:
youth, age, baby, cry, food,
Form:
Free verse
Know What You Want
Dear Youth, I know that many
of you are floundering.
The world is so uncertain now
and sometimes so unkind.
It was a simpler time
when I was in...
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Categories:
youth,
Form:
Lyric
Categories:
youth, 6th grade, motivation, teacher,
Form:
Rhyme
Value of A WordI am thoroughly convinced
that the value of a word
has less to do with meaning
and more about refrain --
sort of like, if it ain’t worth
repeating...it...
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Categories:
youth, books, dream, fantasy, feelings,
Form:
Free verse
Pondering The Sad And Fateful DecisionPondering The Sad And Fateful Decision
there he sat
his brain peddling along
heart fluttering in space
and that bright summer sky kissing his face
mind recalling trouble
her face appears
she...
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Categories:
art, death, deep, youth,
Form:
Free verse