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Body Poems | Examples of Body Poetry

Body Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about the Body. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for body.
Premium Member Beach babe - a little bawdy
Aunt Ethel loves sunbathing nude Her wizened breasts clearly are viewed Ethel’s aged ninety-nine She says, “My boobs are fine But plastic boobies look so crude”...Read the rest...
Categories: body, humorous,
Form: Limerick



neither cleanliness nor godliness do I abide
neither cleanliness nor godliness do I abide rather yours truly doth thrive on keeping the ethos, mythos, and pathos of Pigpen alive subjected to eternal abomination, brutalization, condemnation, damnation, emasculation, humiliation, ostracization, who one day envisions himself as a decrepit solitudinarian an aging long haired...Read the rest...
Categories: body, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Rhythm
My body sways with the rhythm of the ocean falling under its trance...Read the rest...
Categories: body,
Form: Monoku
Sharon
Sharon by Michael R. Burch, circa age 15 apologies to Byron I. Flamingo-minted, pink, pink cheeks, dark hair streaked with a lisp of dawnlight; I have seen your shadow creep through eerie webs spun out of twilight... And I have longed to kiss...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, body, hair, light,
Form: Rhyme
Softer when forced
inhale deep cant feel the aches of today like a flower growing stronger the soil within feels to belong here the ground falls and his hands strong gripping every part at once first a drip an ounce a pound poured all over the...Read the rest...
Categories: body,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member I Live Within Myself
bloom moon fills my soul phases perfume sage stages i trust time muse mind blending with moonlight my diamond heart sparkles truth i steam sea seconds waves whisper wise words releasing stress to cool clouds i stay with star brew...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, beach, body, character,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Well we don't realize
Being wheelchair bound these last two weeks I really miss walking on my two legs...Read the rest...
Categories: body,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member HEART TYPES-
Beating heart, fleeting starts ...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, body, heart, how
Form: Concrete
Hold breath and count
Your eyes widen but breath is rare flesh smooth a simple dare count to three inside of me hold deep count once twice dyed hair and blue eyes simple truth and complex lies straps of lust bones turn to dust...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, beauty, body,
Form: Free verse
Body
Body has many Parts; But they're in harmony With each other then....Read the rest...
Categories: body, engagement, happiness, perspective,
Form: Senryu
Church
The church is not cold It's warm, it's hot, it's alive It's love to others....Read the rest...
Categories: body, faith, gospel, perspective,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Who Did It
As I sat on my flat bed thinking of my four poster bed! I remember words that are said to from my adventurous Journey called life!I have awaken to a new day walk!I...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, appreciation, bible, body,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member An Elegy
In the silence of shadows over the lea, where daisies journey unhindered all around, is buried a sweetheart that dearly loved me, stop by me in contemplation, make no sound! Who can ever bring back loved ones who are...Read the rest...
Categories: body, dark, death, death
Form: Elegy
The Premise of Time
I wander through the premise of time, seeking for what is rightfully mine; I watch July creeps slowly through the roof and reality crawls on its behind with a message that is divine, while the...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, boat, body, change,
Form: Narrative
Turning violent violet
pants lost belt slashed and tossed as she smiles and whips she giggles curved just right lashing quick and tight thighs soft to touch she's my lunch the belt hits me quick a strangers kiss...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, body, city,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Body Poems

Definition | What is Body in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs