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Growth Poems | Examples of Growth Poetry

Growth Poems - Examples of all types of growth poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for growth.
Freyja put to shame
pale blue Polar vortex/ pre-dawn light, puce, gold glow/ no match, She trades Her mere myth for the Depth...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, faith, growth, january,
Form: Cinquain
My First Job
I kinda like my first job, I teach and learn, I'm seen am heard, I'm serious am fun, I really like my first job. However, its temporary, An year full of memories, Living in a foreign territory, With rivers, Hills and Valleys, Ooh! I...Read the rest...
Categories: career, education, growth, jobs,
Form: Rhyme



Cyclic
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter A beautiful newness, radiant energy, and cooling before the splinter Morning, Noon, Evening and Night The sweet glory, the mid-day sun, a cooling sunset and dusk that's void of light Birth, growth, decay, and...Read the rest...
Categories: birth, change, death, growth,
Form: Free verse

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Pride
Beating myself up Being the best I can be Blow after blow Dreaming higher Eyeing the yellow bricks Taking one step from side to side Trying to avoid slipping through the cracks No more excuses Live on the edge Heart...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, growth,
Form: Free verse
Believe
Feeling distance, out of body feeling, mind spaced out, numbness, no clarity, running on cruise control, going through the motions while the world runs normal pace. The devil is testing me I'm not going to let him...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, blessing, growth, inspirational,
Form: Free verse



Rhythm
Music is my food Music is my bread I listen to music Because I am not dead...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, africa, celebration, confusion, death,
Form: Free verse
Maybe
Maybe the sun was destined to rise from the East, Maybe at the end of the book there is just one character. Maybe at the corner of the street some flowers are scattered, Maybe a lonely peron sits...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Rabbit Hole
don’t you worry child you are on the right path no one will see you coming because they are too far behind you are not crazy you may live an unconventional life but it is simple really you are just still beyond...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, desire, fantasy, growth,
Form: Lyric
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Food in the Fridge Good music on the Bluetooth speaker Bills paid Money made and saved Friend far away but near Songs from yesterday Lots to say No goodbyes Heavy sigh Front door Lots more Like sunshine No pain Leaving for a journey Staying home Ok with alone No regrets Less...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, age, care, celebration, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Long Thin Line
I've been looking all day for a smile. Seems that laughter's finally out of style. And up ahead is another empty mile. I'm not sure that I want a change But I don't really want to stay the same. Can...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I tapped into the Flow State Oh what a marvelous day
I Tapped Into the Flow State I tapped into the Flow State today— Oh, what a marvelous day. I tapped into the Flow State today, Step aside—make way! I tapped into the Flow State today, Everything’s going my way. I tapped into...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, beautiful, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Sing A Different Song
Morning breaks like thunder through the roof Spilling drops of honey on the bed And I woke up with a song in my head It is not the rhythms that I want to hear It was so strong...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, america, bereavement, change, engagement,
Form: Prose Poetry
Estuary
The River carries words softly, her rhythm, my cadence, her flow, my home. I drift where the stars fall, their light a map I cannot follow— only feel. Deeper now, the River’s current hums. The Poet has run out of lines— their ink...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, appreciation, beautiful, confidence, courage,
Form: Free verse
My Crooked heart :PT II
But a linear crate, You create your plate in days. The seventh you lay, For labor came to take its wage. A circle, a grave we say— Ohh, we are safe! She lays in weight, To maim and tame it seems. Heavy to...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, art, conflict, death, god,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Ingredients of Character
Ingredients of Character Does envy in disguise exist there? Boastfulness? Pride? Do they sell the innocent for silver And the needy for a pair of sandals? Ingredients o Character The proud and ungrateful who denied The oppressed justice. Lovers of...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, appreciation, character, courage, encouraging,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Growth Poems

Definition | What is Growth in Poetry?


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