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High School Poems | Examples of High School Poetry

High School Poems - Examples of all types of high school 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 high school.
Premium Member Fluff
Fluffy is how I view myself, No sitting around for me on a closet shelf! Teasing me will get you nowhere, ...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Verve
Oh, the 1990's, songs by Seattle grunge, and boy band's romanticism. Daughter was a cheerleader beauty, blonde effervescence. Petite strength, with her smile of enthusiasm, tossed up in adolescent flight.. Friday night varsity football games, roaring bonfire for the Homecoming in October's night of a...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member On Wholism Understanding
To move, a person crawls, then walks. Two wheels A frame with a seat That same person Takes the 3 and works them together Into a bike. Aha! To move, hop on, and pedal Understanding blossoms... Parts alone equal what they’ve been Parts together... equal...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, adventure, creation, dream, high
Form: Free verse
Closure
I hate being the 'incident' of your story Hate how you once made my heart beat so fast Hate how I get a reminder of you Now we're just strangers that sometimes walk past. A memory I can't...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, 11th grade, break up,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member NYA - North Yarmouth Academy
the ivy crunches ‘neath my boot cold sounds that crisp the winds a snow has left its...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, high school, memory,
Form: Rhyme



A routine
In my dreams you interrupt, In my shower you limit water, Putting in clothes you drum louder And getting out I'm sweating. You were to be my strength, My weakness you turned, Your tone so unpleasant...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, abuse, anxiety, bullying, high
Form: Free verse
Teenagers
Teenagers, oh how they grow, With hormones raging, they are a show! Their taste in music and style that's new, With beats so fresh and fashion so true. They start to date and fall in love Their hearts entwined like...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, age, feelings, for teens,
Form: Rhyme
Let Me Grow Up
I want to be able to drive a car I can go anywhere I want to be I want to go and drink at a bar I can do anything when I am free I want to grow up...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, 10th grade, desire, for
Form: Rhyme
If only
I hated all those lessons and rules Playing sports in the cold and the rain Exams, tests and essays in schools l won’t need this stuff in my brain It’s a waste of my time, it's just lame. I...Read the rest...
Categories: growing up, high school,
Form: Rhyme
Rambling
"Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thoughts." (Marcus Aurelius) In certain moments, less is more. It's regarded as a cliche, but when you think hard about it, it is true in many...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, hilarious, middle
Form: Quatern
Thy Stubborn Heart
I told myself To refrain from falling For someone unfit for my heart’s satisfaction. Now, i woke up thinking of you First thought when I lay down was you. Why does my heart refuse to cease From plunging into love so...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, cheer up, crush, emo,
Form: Rhyme
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Veronica Sawyer, a rebel in plaid She joined the Heathers, but they were so bad They ruled the school with their cruel games and lies But Veronica had enough of their fake smiles and hair ties She met a...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, angst, betrayal, crazy, death,
Form: Rhyme
The Cautious Fox Eats the Sheep, The End
Stupid flowers, Eaten by a stupid sheep. It’s all so ignorant, My efforts wasted away. Blind little lamb, Eating flowers so absentmindedly, Flowers like the ones I found on the hill, Where we would watch clouds pass by. And the clouds would...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, 10th grade, boyfriend, crush,
Form: Free verse
A Prayer, a Poem, or Whatever This Turned Into
Tears are the prayers that can't be spoken Love of God is love the can't be broken Dreams are wishes for God to see Thoughts are ways God talks to me The devil can talk through thoughts too Baptism makes...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, 10th grade, bird, god,
Form: Rhyme
Homecoming
Your eyes were dark Like the deep night sky In every moment we knew At dumb highschool dances That smile on your face Could clear any storm my mind grew We collapsed on the floor Outside in the hall I thought for a...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, 12th grade, best friend,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of High School Poems

Definition | What is High School in Poetry?


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