Rhyme Couplet Poems | Examples

These Rhyme Couplet poems are examples of Couplet poems about Rhyme. These are the best examples of Couplet Rhyme poems written by international poets.


Premium MemberThought of the day

to rhyme life’s unrhymed lines we just align ~
our vibrant presence with bliss beats divine


Premium MemberShake It Up, Gershon

       Not too many fellow poets read my lines anymore
          I’m either rather predictable or a total bore

       So, I’ve read the tea leaves; I’ve got to change
          My mental approach I need to rearrange

       Instead of couplets, should I write sonnets?
          Or on every rhyme, put  more spin on it?

       I’m not sure, but something’s got to give
          ~ unless with a handful of readers I’m content to live

Premium MemberSonnet or Ode, Peach ala Mode

  


  

      like in an ice cream shoppe or confectionery
        a poet’s selection’s necessary
 
      couplet or rhyme, lyrical chime
        sonnet or ode, peach ala mode

      fonts galore and shapes
        like raspberry dreamscapes  

      symbolism in imagery, or 
        metaphor continuously

      begin with the ending 
        end with the beginning

      which person – 1st, 2nd , 4th, 3rd, 
        animal, human, fish or bird

      infinite assortment, endless variety
         ~ remember not to leave out levity

Premium MemberWhy Does A Poet Write?

“The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That’s what poetry does.” — Allen Ginsberg”


What drives them to put pen to paper?
To be famous is that their caper?

The world to change?
Tell a story so strange?

Is it a more personal flaw?
Drawn the short straw?

Life made them feel dismay?
They have to live this way....

Prone to despair
Pull out their hair?

Caught in a landslide
Can't escape the ride...

They can analyse
Maybe even surprise

Put words to their feelings
They may even do healings

A pen you did choose
Your ideas more than clues

Why does a poet write
Because they can..... alright

Premium MemberPoetry, the Ideal Form of Relaxation

                 I fuss and fidget over every line 
                    Perhaps I’ll think of a fancier rhyme

                 Does my imagery delight
                     Are the analogies all right

                 Ye gads, what of lilt and flow
                     Is a sonnet the way to go

                 So many elements to consider
                     Let it not turn me bitter


Premium MemberWritten in the Stars

It may have been written in the stars,
more likely it was written by Venus and Mars,
that ancient attraction between birds and bees,
shiny locks and shiny keys.

Secrets of space and time
wrap themselves into grace and rhyme~
stars strike the notes,
solar winds and sailboats…

Gravity writes the laws of attraction
resulting in celestial perfection.

Premium MemberA Killer Who Laughed

  
   	       A motive was sought
                  a killer who laughed
               Left pictures of clowns
                  near victims, fore and aft

               Scratching heads, pulling hair
                  nor reason nor rhyme was there
                Investing time and money
                   when the belfry’s bare

Premium MemberWinter Ends

wind gust blew winter away
seed corn hats in little cafe

Premium MemberLikened to Lichens

It was likely lichen's provided the fuel
Evolutionarily leading to mortal and mule	
They worked with the fungus that brung us to fore
Elevating our thought to what we thought was more 
Than what had preceded, receded and left
We then reseeding, believing the best
It was what our creation and station now made
Us to invent cultivation and blade
Use in one allows us to grow strong and tall
The other decides what will stand, or will fall
It's best in the harvest when feeding us all
The test is the anger that comes with the Fall

Premium MemberA Rose is Just a Rose

I seldom write happy rhyme
Despite my heart’s inner chime. 

Perhaps a rose is just a rose,
It lies with me in sweet repose. 

The tears I cry are not my own,
By my one love they are sown.

Premium MemberMadame Claus Escapes

Old Madame Claus was thoroughly tired and bored.
Even on Christmas Eve, she was at the board.
That fat old Santa expected her to scrub floors,
So, for her best sexy dress, she searched her stores.

She went to the barn where Rudolph was sleeping
"Get out there, you lazy deer and stop weeping,
We're going for a drive, and stop simpering.
Get the sleigh, warm attire, and stop whimpering.

Rudolph followed his nose and flew to the towns.
Folks wandered through the markets, all in gowns.
All saw Rudolph and Madame Claus eating cakes.
Both drove back to the North, Rudolph full of aches.

Premium MemberFools Neglected the Rules

  
     They stream in, seeking liberty
        hoping for some sympathy
     America once extended a welcome
        Today the outstretched hand is seldom 

      Leaders neglected to check the newcomers
          for police records, to view their true colors
      We let in too many criminals, too much crime
          with neither good reason nor rhyme 

       A perfect storm ensued 
           migrant murder and corruption
        dominates the news
           giving well-meaning Americans the blues

        A tragedy could have been averted
           had not government shirked its sworn duty 
        But now there are mass deportations
           narrowly backed by a jilted population

Premium MemberHey Diddle Diddle

The cat lay recumbent upon the luthier's bench
among violin carcasses and something French.
Morning cows making their way to the milking stool
stepped over a reflected moon in last rain's pool.
The farmer's little dog yapped in obvious glee
at the potential for milk, some butter, or ghee.
The Potters reflected on the note they've just seen.
Their dishy young girl, eloped, with boy from canteen.

Premium Member1420

An orange is much sweeter than a lemon or a lime
but hard to use in poetry because there is no rhyme

Premium MemberAvailable Demons

To live or die—Aye! that's the basic rub;
whether to drown in a flooded bathtub,
or to imagine the event in rhyme,
where do I find the tendency or time
to form such explosive, incendiary lines
that map the architecture of live mines? 

To live or die—Alas! what's the insight?
Do I fall on my sword to end my plight,
or go on a spree and shoot up the mall
like white power, for my country and for all?
Or do I shoot a synagogue full of Jews,
for my childhood Rabbi's sexual abuse? 

To live or die—O, God! Where must I turn?
The inward gaze alone makes the soul burn.
Yet senseless murder offers a false light,
a hotter, brighter blaze to end the night.
A fighter, I'll let my words' power inspire,
and won't set Denbigh Baptist Church on fire!

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