Irony Poems - Examples of all types of irony poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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-Gray Squirrel
04-27-2024...
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Categories:
irony,
Form: Free verse
SistersSisters
My best friend
And worst enemy
Just leave me alone
Always there for me
I steal her clothes
We share everything
She buys me things
That she needs
Envious again
Competing beauty
They say we look like twins
She's prettier than me
Too long without a...
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Categories:
best friend, family, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Too Stoned to Care, circa 1969
Too stoned to care
wild eyes and hair
My friend and I dare
to order four pizzas
Where are your...
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Categories:
irony, education, food, fun, humorous,
Form: Narrative
'Pier-less'
Laying the ground in Gaza
for a humanitarian pier
attacked by terrorist explosives today
though the world does not find that...
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Categories:
irony, abuse, anti bullying, care,
Form: Rhyme
Soul Tie GoodbyeWant’s sparks will die
Yearning faintly unbinding the tie
Souls united goodbye...
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Categories:
heartbreak, irony, poems, poetry,
Form: Senryu
Simulation StoryWebs spun in lies
Tangle trails, twisted trials
Human pain in gain...
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Categories:
growth, humanity, irony, life,
Form: Senryu
Burning BriskLove’s flicker fizzles
Hearts apart, souls within
Salient shade fades flames...
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Categories:
irony, emotions, feelings, goodbye, heartbreak,
Form: Senryu
White JesusThroughout my whole life,
I was taught a white Jesus
Would be my savior.
But Jesus was born
In a land of a people
Who have darker skin.
How can I hate that
which every Sunday morning
I claim to worship?...
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Categories:
christian, confusion, inspirational, irony,
Form: Senryu
A False CombinationSometimes I don't know you,
Other times I don't know me,
Sometimes, you are just a stranger crossing the sky's limit,
Other times, you are my dearest brethren.
You don't look beyond the surface,
My perceived height is nothing but...
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Categories:
emotions, fate, heartbroken, irony,
Form: Free verse
Shelly falls in love six times a dayShelly came running in with her heart on both sleeves
I am in love again! She yelled. Nothing new at Family Reunion McVees.
Shelly is always in love, she can fall in love six times a day.
She...
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Categories:
irony, love,
Form: Rhyme
Relive the Fears
Unlock years inert
Relive the fears that hurt
~ The sun also rises
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Categories:
fear, irony, joy, time,
Form: Senryu
That Was Then, This is NowI questioned my shadow
“you followed me all morning
Now you want to lead the way”.
It chuckled as it replied:
“That was then.”
“This is now.”
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Categories:
humor, irony,
Form: Free verse
San FransiscoThey do not wear flowers in their hair
They’re not allowed to smoke out in the streets
San-Fransisco, I am not prepared
Some gentle people aren’t the ones you meet
To be a one more begging refugee
To watch...
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Categories:
freedom, hair, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Open the Door, See What's Inside
Hillel the Sage proffers this commonplace
for the entirety of the human race
Never judge your friend
until you’ve ‘been in...
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Categories:
home, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Questions and AnswersWe answer big questions one by one
As scientific progress marches on.
When we find an answer, we’re not done.
Up spring two new questions to dwell upon!
Math then informs us of a sad pitfall.
While the...
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Categories:
humor, irony, math, science,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Irony Poems
Definition | What is Irony in Poetry?
Poems Related to Irony
twist, paradox, wit, humor, satire, criticism, repartee, quip, mockery, taunt, banter, ridicule, incongruity, burlesque, jibe, contrariness, raillery, reproach, derision, contempt, mordancy, sardonicism,