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Light Poems | Examples of Light Poetry

Light Poems - Examples of all types of light poetry to share and read. This list of light poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of light poetry. This list of works about light is an excellent resource for examples on how to write light poems.
Premium Member Silhouetted by the Sunset
Silhouetted by the sunset into my window the Sabbath just flew On wings of angels whom I knew ...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, jewish, light, sunset,
Form: Rhyme



i prophesied this
Categories: light, adventure, allegory, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member No
No.. No you or me No other No free will No (insert).. No..appears to End separation.. Ignoring is Illusory Naked separation So the story goes... ...Read the rest...
Categories: light, joy, words,
Form: Light Verse
Full Circle
Her face held no memory Her body no past The light trapped within her As first comes — to last (Dreamsleep: July, 2024) ...Read the rest...
Categories: light,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Thought of the day
know the core of our heart is living light ~ cognised when we garner spherical sight...Read the rest...
Categories: heart, light, spiritual,
Form: Couplet



Caring for others is lovely
If you're a Carer or Empath, please remember to fill your own cup first... and put on your oxygen mask to ensure you're alive first before helping others. It's too easy to keep giving and...Read the rest...
Categories: light, care, caregiving, community, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
Second Childhood
This epitaph— the grave beats with silence betweeen the lines, signature of me be read Now a second childhood's play— for heaven was created before death....Read the rest...
Categories: light, beauty, childhood, death, heaven,
Form: Rubai
Premium Member Lasting Grace
Many pastors criticize me for taking the Gospel so seriously. But do they really think that on Judgment Day, Christ will chastise me, saying, 'Leonard, you took Me too seriously'? - Leonard Ravenhill (June 18,...Read the rest...
Categories: light, appreciation, gospel, inspirational, jesus,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Inside the raindrops
Sure as the sun breathes with daylights colour Shadow of a thought twilight's inside hope enters as we build this world together Stepping forward unto the plate sharing within peace Stars veiled by drifting clouds...Read the rest...
Categories: light, blessing, dream, emotions, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Sharon
Sharon by Michael R. Burch, circa age 15 apologies to Byron I. Flamingo-minted, pink, pink cheeks, dark hair streaked with a lisp of dawnlight; I have seen your shadow creep through eerie webs spun out of twilight... And I have longed to kiss...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, body, hair, light,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member IT IS YOU SO I LOVE
Such is a beautiful reminder It is you so I love A love so a powerful force It is you so I love Soul love that connects us source It is you so I love God speaks His voice 7/22/24 Written words by...Read the rest...
Categories: light, analogy, appreciation, deep, devotion,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member are you fey
I feel like an honorary leprechaun Maybe because I am part Irish but especially because I know where the four-leaf clovers dwell are you fey? Someone asks as I hand them out at work. Only Irish, and part leprechaun,...Read the rest...
Categories: light, ireland,
Form: Light Verse
Different Circles
Shadows like a life that hides upon The butterfly effect on the pond— By young twilight, coming through a shriek, Nettle of the stillness changed and gone. From my shadow self, her meeting's gauze, Similarly a rippling cause, The secrets shadow...Read the rest...
Categories: light, beauty, butterfly, change, deep,
Form: Rubaiyat
Awake Arise
Awake, in the silence of the night, a sound is heard Winds of change whisper heaven’s secret Word Breaking free the chains that bind and enthrall Declaring the call to rise and stand tall With the dawn breaking, a...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, inspiration, light, night,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Truth or Fault
It has often been said about confession, That it is truly good for the soul ... Yet I wonder if there's another purpose, ...Read the rest...
Categories: light, truth,
Form: Light Verse

Specific Types of Light Poems

Read wonderful light poetry on the following sub-topics: bright, candle, christmas, dark, darkness, funeral, inspirational, love, red, science, and more.

Definition | What is Light in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs