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Gritty Poems - Poems about Gritty

Gritty Poems - Examples of all types of poems about gritty 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 gritty.
A Smidgen
...Give a pigeon just a smidgen And his friends will flock to share While each sparrow’s focus narrows, Wond’ring if it’s worth the dare. Soon a robin may come bobbin’ Though he’s just consumed a......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, bird, city,
Form: Rhyme



Captain kuni-lemel graduate strikes again updated
...Captain kuni-lemel graduate strikes again - updated Steely Dan sing queen (me) outdid himself on sixtieth anniversary after Grahame Wood determined to meet the evolving needs of the communi......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, america, anger, anniversary, april,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Introducing the Rhymer
...Oh, how I love my home, good ol’ Gotham City! It’s just enough grimy and just the right gritty. It has Batman, the greatest crusader against crime. I wouldn’t leave this cesspool, nope, not anytim......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cailleach Cove
...Cailleach Cove    I was told, Veiled One if I came here to die that you would come to me Come to me The echo in this cave is soothing I think I......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, death, feelings,
Form: Other
Black History
...Written By: D. Collins 2/15/24 To me, red, black, and green means..... Black blood embedded all over the earth. There has nev......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, truth,
Form: Crown of Sonnets



Bloodletting
...Real poets don’t make lasting friends they shun fraternity Their truth like gritty sandpaper abrasive when intoned The reader may be gratified with what the words uncover More likely though......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Deep Diving
...I'm way ahead of the darkness that cast shadows & there's no looking back when moving with his light I'm light years away so even if you're walking by I'm still way too out of sight Crystal clear......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, inspiration, inspirational, introspection, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member waiting for something
...gray sky swallows a surly surface gritty sky smothers a solitary sleepwalker i sit i sit & wait & wait & wait & wait ......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, dark, sad, society, surreal,
Form: Free verse
Nazrul Song
...Theme: Nazrul Song : The eternal mid-fielder jersey, won't you have thy mercy? The eternal mid-fielder jersey, won't you have thy mercy? The ever-young heart, with a malleable intricate Time t......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, childhood,
Form: Free verse
Roadkill
... He hears again the far-off jiggling of keys, the throaty cough of ignition, recalls strafing lights on a night-blurred road. Moths, like pale flowers, crash against the windscreen. Over-re......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Quietly grow
...Penny Pennies Into pounds Cost of living Breaking down Digging Chipping Gritty climb I'll come out on top I'll work I'll grind Sometimes short But never without Thirsty......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, encouraging, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Held back
... I'm all of life's parts . Of yours that are gritty Monster behind those Blue eyes you call pretty At loss with me You gain nothing but pity Dimmed bulb when mine Alone br......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, anxiety, best friend, care,
Form: Rhyme
Tribute To DMX
...TRIBUTE TO DMX Rough and rugged, raw and real, DMX's spirit is a fiery force to feel. His rhymes reverberate, reaching deep, In every listener's heart, his words grip.4 A streets lord, he's......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, 1st grade,
Form: Alliteration
Life is a Song
... In the gritty alleys of city schemes, Life's grumble rides on subway beams. Rhythms clink in the rusty car, Street-wise notes play on sidewalk tar. Concrete cracks hum a tired tune, City pigeo......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, america, analogy,
Form: Rhyme
Darlin
...She loves the ballparks, and goes to Symphany halls. She loves God but not religion. She cusses and curses, gets drunk on sailors, yet her heart’s an open daisy. In Kentucky they call her ‘d......Read the rest...
Categories: gritty, poetry,
Form: Free verse

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