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Dashed Hopes Poems - Poems about Dashed Hopes

Broken, naive girl not thinking about her world
...Broken, naive girl not thinking about her world. Broken naive girl, pacing and still Noone to find. Broken, naive girl, it's too late. It's fate; you will always be broken this way. Broken naive......

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Categories: dashed hopes, allusion, confidence, dream,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lost in Sorrow
... The last rays of sunshine disappear as the dark clouds interweave, The show ends, and the crowd leaves, Left behind were dashed hopes and unfulfilled dreams scattered on the ground, Next......

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Categories: dashed hopes, endurance, grief, heartbreak, sad
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Moon Moods
...MOON MOODS Over a sink full of dishes I stand Fry pans, coffee cups, sudsy hands When I notice an ominous moon Angry face signals bad things coming soon. Weary from a day of dashed hopes M......

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Categories: dashed hopes, adventure, fantasy, moon,
Form: Rhyme
We Have History
...Enjoy your weekend and my new lyrics, inspired by a dramatic love story. We have history By Michelle Morris 08/09/2023 When I'm lying in my bed alone And I picture you in my mind I'm remin......

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Categories: dashed hopes, destiny, feelings, heartbreak, history,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member The Dog
...Little doggy With dashed hopes or dreams come true Heaven is a host of new smells on a walk A sausage or piece of steak Being spotted when you want to play And your toy being thrown The trea......

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Categories: dashed hopes, animal,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Irl Olympic Gold
...IRL Olympic Gold Beneath Olympic fire On a track of red clay Runner’s feet tangled – scene so dire Lifelong dreams stumble – tumble to the track – Honor outshines gold quest delayed Hands rea......

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Categories: dashed hopes, race, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Feathered Enchantment
...In a room that once commanded great respect, stage lights began to hiss with heated anticipation. There were sounds of alcohol infused rumblings and laughter rolling through the rows of seats fro......

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Categories: dashed hopes, fantasy, imagination,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Dashed Hopes of Landing Your Dream Job - All Because of Your Gob
...A wise person wrote be careful what you post on your Facebook wall A potential employer checked my daughter’s and did call He was impressed with what he saw and read That is precisely what he said......

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Categories: dashed hopes, career, jobs, life, smart,
Form: Rhyme
Failed Monsoon
...clear bright cloudless sky fallow fields look up for rain farmer's tears quench soil hungry stomachs, and dashed hopes the rope's redemption beckons...

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Categories: dashed hopes, angst, dark, depression,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member So Much Do I Want - Fulfilment of - Desire
...SO much do I want !!! Of that which I may never have ??? Upon the retina of these eyes - burned deep, are the images of your face –. Upon the synoptic lays the essence of you - burned deep i......

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Categories: dashed hopes, love hurts, perspective,
Form: Free verse
The Lobster Family
...The Lobster Family The lobotomy was successful those creeps said Draped in their robes of silk and snake sheadings The burning fumes of ethanol force their way up nostrils Reducing my mind......

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Categories: dashed hopes, allegory, conflict, dark,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Villanelle: Hope Not Hope Against the Landing of the Craft Mh370
...Villanelle: Hope not hope against the landing of the craft MH370 Hope not hope against the landing of the craft The sky is deeper than the oceans of the earth The last voice you heard does it come f......

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Categories: dashed hopes, bereavement,
Form: Villanelle
Premium Member So Much Do I Desire of That Which I May Never Have
...So much, do I desire - of that which I may never have Upon the retina of my minds eye – burned deep, are the images of your face. Upon my synoptic, lies the essence of you – burned into the psy......

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Categories: dashed hopes, hope, love, me, heart,
Form: Free verse
I Am the Mother of War
...Tears drop from Mother Earth’s eyes At the unspeakable horrors Released by humankind. Born from Her womb, These children of Earth murder Among themselves to the very last. Mercy flees the scene As ......

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Categories: dashed hopes, death, life, loss, mother,
Form: Free verse
A Saga Awaits You
...The crowd pushes as your soul pulls, You along your path to obscurity, Where the light is engulfed, By the clouds of eternity... Timidly you lag behind, Lost in the eddies of time, And slowly......

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Categories: dashed hopes, faith, friendship, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Ballad

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