Read and share the best poems for the holiday season. Holiday poems relate experiences or feelings one has during or about the holidays. Whether it is Christmas, Thanksgiving, summer and school holidays, or Valentine’s day many poets have written about these moments. Poetry captures the heart and spirit of these celebrated seasons and is an integral part of holiday greeting cards and well-wishing.
Poem Topics Related to Holiday
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For Me To Hold
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Mike Gentile
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childhood, holiday, memory,
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HALLOWEEN NIGHT ALL HALLOWS EVE
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James Edward Lee Sr.
| Rhyme |
holiday, assonance, community, conflict, halloween,
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Unsung Laborers Day Of Humanity
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Eric Nelson Manley Shelman
| Lyric |
holiday, appreciation, birth, celebration, child,
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Tricks And Treats
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M. L. Kiser
| Limerick |
candy, food, halloween, holiday,
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Halloween Night
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M. L. Kiser
| Rhyme |
adventure, halloween, holiday, horror,
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festive
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JP Thomas
| Sonnet |
holiday, celebration, christmas, drink, happiness,
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Holy Chocolate
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Lisle Ryder
| Free verse |
chocolate, christian, confusion, holiday,
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Thanksgiving
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Caren Krutsinger
| Diamante |
holiday,
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Shakespearean Sonnet
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Caren Krutsinger
| Sonnet |
holiday,
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Holiday Happiness
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Bartholomew Williams
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appreciation, christmas, happiness, holiday,
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A LOUSY HOTEL
by JAN ALLISON
A LOUSY HOTEL
Son went to his hotel room after a delicious lunch
When he opened the door there was a loud crunch
There were huge cockroaches crawling...
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holiday, humorous, insect,
Halloween Fun
by elijah zmuda
Halloween comes once a year;
Children run for fun in fear.
It's a celebration for witches;
Spells cast on treats taste delicious.
On crystal clear or stormy nights;
Q1e might...
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holiday, autumn, fantasy, funny, halloween,
Mystery Lights
by M. L. Kiser
Neck and neck in the night sky,
Dancing lights face each other;
But, what are they; UFO’s
Or Willow-the-wisp?
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Dodoitsu |
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earth, environment, halloween, holiday,
Haunted
by M. L. Kiser
It must be fun; being a ghost.
Just knock bang and give things a rattle.
Providing a good scare.
We, the living, are easily scared.
We know when we’ve...
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Tritina |
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halloween, holiday, horror, poems,
What diet
by Gershon Wolf
Another forty-eight hour holiday
Eat, drink, sleep, go to synagogue and pray
Consume piles of meat
And desserts oh-so-sweet
I'll start my diet tomorrow,...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
food, holiday, satire,
Six-Word Couplet Series
by Andrea Dietrich
Valentine Humbug
Home all alone.
Sit and groan.
In a St. Patrick’s Day Pinch
Wore no green
*Pinch felt mean.
Easter’s Glad Tidings for Lambs
Forget the lamb.
Let’s eat ham.
Labor Day’s for...
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Couplet |
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holiday,
Autumn Hues
by Connie Marcum Wong
Autumn Hues
Oh autumn, let your brilliant hues seep into my soul.
Let the sweet scent of pumpkin pie return memories
Of childhood days of Thanksgiving with members...
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autumn, family, holiday, november,
All Souls Eve comes with horror
by M. L. Kiser
Goblins prance and dance beneath skylights;
Their contortions create shadows as they swirl.
Ghouls are disgusted by their cavorting and
go along their way;
searching for victims...
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holiday, autumn, candy, eve, halloween,
HEAVENLY
by Line Gauthier
heavenly snow
sprinkles falling
on christmas eve
posted on September 18, 2018...
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christmas, heaven, holiday, nostalgia,
Hallows Eve Scary and Frightening
by Caren Krutsinger
Hallow’s Eve scary and frightening
Yellow moon smiles upon us.
Crack of thunder, witchs’ lightning.
Trick-or-treat with lots of fuss.
Soaking wet costumes in the rain,
Hallow’s Eve scary and...
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Quatern |
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holiday,
Back home
by Lisle Ryder
Lovely to be home
to sleep well in our own bed.
So much to catch up!...
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Senryu |
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holiday, home, sleep,
The Smallest Shofar
by ilene bauer
The rabbi had a lot of trouble
Blowing the shofar.*
The congregation waited
But the sounds were just bizarre.
Some strangled bursts of air came out
But music was resistant.
The...
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holiday, jewish, music,
Rosh Hashanah
by ilene bauer
Buy a challah - make it round.
Cook some kasha - lightly browned.
Bake a brisket, with a mound
Of onions on the top.
Lots of vino to be...
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holiday, jewish,
The Great British seaside resort
by Kevin Shaw
The Great British seaside resort
The Great British seaside resort
Brash, bawdy, but unashamed
Odours of candy floss and chips,
Soundtrack of bingo and slots.
Buckets and spades on the...
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drink, holiday, sea, vacation,
Madeira - An Island of Beauty
by Gordon McConnell
This years holiday took us to Madeira
an island of exquisite beauty so rare
having a history rolling back decades
raising its inhabitants looking so fair
Columbus himself stepped...
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beautiful, holiday, sunshine,
Great Britain
by Owen Yeates
We live in the midlands and that's ok
So on holiday we can travel any way
It maybe south or why not north
To Cornwall or the firth...
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holiday,
Florida and wonderful news
by Tom Cunningham
Flew out to Florida with family
Our rented home had Jacuzzi and pool
Tropical sun with high humidity
Swimming and ice drinks to help keep us cool.
Disney parks...
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america, grandchild, grandfather, holiday,
LABOR DAY
by Kim Rodrigues
holed up in hollow breath less laboring as my La-Z-Boy kicks back
9/1//2018
*Labor Day - Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated...
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Monoku |
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holiday,
Labor Day
by Sandra Weiss
This is a day to recognize America's workforce.
The backbone of our nation, our greatest resource.
A lifetime of working, to make your life and country a...
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Couplet |
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america, holiday, patriotic, pride,
Brecon Beacons Holiday Advert
by Jonathan French
I thought myself in dire need
of a quiet getaway.
I read the holiday jargon,
here's what it had to say:
'Enjoy yourself up in these hills
of the peaceful...
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Carpe Diem |
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Categories:
holiday,