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Lost Poems | Examples of Lost Poetry

Lost Poems - Examples of all types of lost poetry to share and read. This list of lost poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of lost poetry. This list of works about lost is an excellent resource for examples on how to write lost poems.
Premium Member I have more to give
I tremble in these shadows, wrestling all forms of demons 'Cause, after you, I've learned how to soundly defeat them For far too long, I've put up with the degradation of your behavior After a life time, I...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, anger, break up, divorce,
Form: Rhyme



Of Mice and Men
I am a mouse, catatonic with fear; just trying to stay still and silent, to survive. Batted about by an indifferent cat; for him a lazy afternoon, for me an aching lifetime. It has no idea of the torture it inflicts; no...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, anger, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Emotive Eloquence Of Silence
Enchanted by the mirage of florid ecstasy, the flower in my desiccated heart blossomed when your charisma drizzled on me like the soothing rare summer rain of oasis. The flame of my heart was stoked by the...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, lost love, pain,
Form: Free verse
Race
Not meant for this world Too niave and troublesome Too slow to catch up...Read the rest...
Categories: lost,
Form: Haiku
Whispers of the Forgotten
In the shadowed alcove of memory, Where forgotten dreams curl like smoke, I wander, a spectral seeker, Tracing the edges of existence. The moon, a pale witness, Hangs low, its silver gaze unyielding, As if it...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, age, anxiety, death, destiny,
Form: Free verse



It Was Not Meant to Be
A soft melody quietly comes into my head It brings back memories and things I unfortunately should have said A warm summer night a hint of a breeze The gentle touch of his...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, emotions, first love, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
The Little Girl You Once Knew
Don’t look for me in the meadow for I won’t be there The little girl you once knew is gone forever and I don’t know where Left to search for those long lost dreams I ...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, emotions, feelings, first love,
Form: Rhyme
Regret Me
You will regret me I said waveringly not realizing the seriousness of the words just spilt out over my tired lips you will regret not treating me the way you treat other girls for is my worth...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, emotions, heartbroken, lost
Form: Free verse
Lost but Lessoning
The lost Wonderland Made me break down all at once, But I learnt what’s real....Read the rest...
Categories: lost, dream, fantasy, imagination, life,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member get to my place get lost
trip yourself my way no siesta at borders cross right for a swim until you're breathless and lost to my words~first to my place...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, analogy, appreciation, character, giggle,
Form: Tanka
A solitary figure
In the dimly lit corners of her existence, She lingered, a ghost in the midst of persistence. From the womb, she was marked, a black sheep born, Destined to wander, forsaken and torn. In childhood's tender grasp, she stood...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, loneliness, lost, mental
Form: Rhyme
Comfort Zone
In shadows deep, she seeks her rest, Where pain's embrace feels like a test. Her heart, a fortress, cold and still, Where echoes of her anguish fill. The girl, once bright, now lost in night, In comfort found in endless...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, angst, confusion, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Seasons of Our Love
On summer nights Nostalgia's muse revives Scent of jasmine Fig tree fragrance fuses Memories meander Minty ice cream flavours Add sweetness to hungry kisses Star gazing to cricket symphony Roof top whispers of love's infinity Days drenched with salty waves Sun flared skin...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, lost love, nostalgia,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Misery
Do you believe me? That, I have a small river. He was born in tears. ...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love,
Form: Haiku
pink hair and motorcycles
you remember that one time when ava fell off the swings and cut her knee? how everyone laughed at her for her childish hubris in thinking she could jump and land, unscathed, from that high a distance? how...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, first love, i love
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Lost Poems

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