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Folklore Poems - Poems about Folklore

Folklore Poems - Examples of all types of poems about folklore to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for folklore.
Premium Member Redcap
... come old Red come lift your head feast upon this fruit instead yet you dine on blood of dead soak your cap on all a’fed come lift your head ......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, character, dark, death, fairy,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Proud To Be Irish
... Colour me perfect in green white and gold, A tricolour heart from the young to the old, A land of giants from the causeway to swift, A tongue silver sharp each Irishman's gift, Born with a......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, ireland, poets, pride, rainbow,
Form: Rhyme
Legends of old
...When little kids ask for stories Regale them of our lore and its glories. Listening with rapt notice Tales of champions and menaces. One and all exclaim with awe Hearing about our Gods. ......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, life, myth, mythology, old,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Tir na nog - A Tragic Epic Saga
... Tír na nÓg - A Tragic Epic Saga ye hear, of a leprechaun and a unicorn who met in a field’s corner a he and she, she killed by a tree, when it fell he couldn’t warn her ......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, dark, fantasy, fun, funny,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Woodwose The Hairy Man
...meek, this hour of a morning hue shy cobweb gloss in a frosted dew he stood as shrubs nay merged with trees but matted hair instead of leaves though leaves a few were woven in a tempere......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, england, myth, mythology, nature,
Form: Quatrain



Premium Member Ode To The Crow
...Steeped in mysterious magic fearlessly they go an eerily mischievous bird you’re never far from a crow Mystical messenger of the occult blackest black obsidian plume baneful omen of death the......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, bird, dedication, imagery, magic,
Form: Quatrain
Matthew O Harris Ease A FAKE Irishman
...Matthew O' Harris Ease A "FAKE" Irishman Saint Patrick's Day, or Feast of Saint Patrick Lá Fhéile Pádraig invoke even non Irish to proclaim Éirinn go Brách translated as "Ireland Forever." ......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, adventure, america, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ascent of a Church Mouse
...In a church where hymns soar high and free, A mouse embarked on a daring spree, Up the stockinged leg, it did dare, Past the congregation's wide-eyed stare. The preacher's wife felt a tickle, t......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, fun, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Journey with a Spouse
...Spouse, not just a word, A feeling, a call to partnership, Right, you heard. A journey together, Making folklore, many memories later, Friend for all weather. Time for shared responsibiliti......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, husband, wife,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Burning Paper Houses
...Slowly creeping out of winter Would it ever be the same If I showed up at your door Out of breath, out of line With a million excuses behind my manic behavior? A video diary full of verbal h......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, betrayal, extended metaphor, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member One Last Dream
...To shivering seas mirroring cracked crystals, I am searching for a righteous rhyme, to orchestrate eclipsed realms with blue orchids and plum blossoms, singing sunflower symphon......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Daffodils
...“The occurrence of wild daffodils is sometimes said to indicate the former site of a spiritual hub. In some folklore, daffodils are considered lucky flowers. In particular, there’s a tradition that i......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, beautiful, flower, nature,
Form: Personification
Petals
...I wonder if flowers feel themselves slowly dying Bathing in the bright, A rosy lemon violet smile, How soon shall that wither and fall? A blown Watercolour world, Standing tall and striking, ......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, death, feelings, grandfather, loss,
Form: Free verse
Two Mourning Doves
...Outside my ninth floor window Where the A/C unit sits, Two mourning doves appeared And it delighted me to bits. They’ve never visited before And didn’t stay too long. I missed the opportunity......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, appreciation, bird, valentines day,
Form: Rhyme
JUST A TRIP TO THE FUTURE
... I have slept while awake, And on an oneiric trip, To stroll down the street; And prognosticate in these rays, Behold the white monster, With a mask to fissile... So, I peeped through the lens......Read the rest...
Categories: folklore, age, anxiety, conflict, dark,
Form: Free verse

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