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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.
Innocenceoflove
I prayed for you, A thousand times, in a thousand ways. But every single moment, I recounted the days. Never have I ever forgot to pray. For which I tried so hard. If only my eyes could say. I cried for you, In...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, angel, butterfly, crush, cry,
Form: Rhyme
Life of a teacher
Waking up before the sun kisses Chirping of birds becomes brushed aside Putting glasses to see better With unpolished shoes I ride over With an old beg of mine Keeping some old books inside The rusted passage let me in I walk...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, art, career, character, dedication,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member High School Memories Two Drive ins
High School Memories (Two Drive-ins) By Franklin Price 09/08/2024 It matters not how old we are Or who we have become We won't forget the friends we had In the high school that we're from Though many years have passed us by When looking...Read the rest...
Categories: car, girlfriend, high school,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Outside The Beltway Thoughts On Chiefs vs Ravens September 5, 2024
Edgar my dear Why do you have that spear Is that your plan? When in a jam? Scare the bloody Kansas City yellow and red When they fight the fowl volture appearing dead Spirit Haunting Spirit Daunting...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, football, funny, games, grave,
Form: Rhyme
Girls' Grit
"I should not go to school today," Says every girl who feels this way. "I've got the monthlies and the cramps, A flood, a flush, and uterine camps. My mood swings low, my temper is high. Nature's tide flows, I...Read the rest...
Categories: endurance, girl, high school,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Witch from Minnesota
Her spell remains over me 44 years later Once a bumblebee has kissed the nectar of Snapdragon The creature is fever of succulence She says, “You kiss so softly I think it’s a thing with guys with braces My...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, change, childhood, feelings, high
Form: Free verse
Shiny Smiles
I sit rotting on my phone And as I look at the girls on my screen Straight teeth and shiny smiles How I long to be what they are How I long to have a non existent waist and...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, anxiety, for teens, high
Form: Free verse
Though a Democrat, I play the devil's advocate
Though a Democrat, I play the devil's advocate... after reading the article (published in the July + August 2024 issue of Mother Jones) titled Raging bull - Donald Trump's pugilistic spokesman has taken campaigning to a whole new level of low. Beyond...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, america, boxing day , celebrity,
Form: Rhyme
Old Swimming Hole
Was a swimming hole down south where the bullheads chewed your feet, Though there's no need to worry if you didn't go too deep. There were no steps to...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, history, life,
Form: Rhyme
Understanding
Growing up so very fast Moments like these are meant to last A child only moments before Now her future unsure A child still is she A woman she must now be Childhood becomes distant Innocence lost in an instant Into her hands,...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, encouraging, for teens, growth,
Form: Rhyme
The Last Page
You were like the last page of an old notebook Which I doodled on and scribbled on Torn off So that others couldn’t see it Couldn’t peep in To the place I displayed my soul on A chapter better...Read the rest...
Categories: goodbye, high school,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The High School Two Step
Another boy at the high school dance Seeking love and a little romance Then the cutest girl smiled And I bowed quite beguiled But it ripped out the seat of my pants...Read the rest...
Categories: high school, boy, girl, romance,
Form: Limerick
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
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

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