Cryptic SignsNow, I don’t know why,
he left without a word,
returned from the grave,
only to walk a road I could not follow.
Someone must have held his name closer,
spoken in a language I could not hear.
I watch them exchange unspoken truths,
a passerby in their quiet communion.
And now, I don’t know why,
she left without a word,
came back from the...
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Categories:
mystery, grief, psychological, solitude,
Form: Free verse
Thyroid StormsShe started crying in the middle of rages—
not the soft kind, but sharp,
like she’d cut herself on something
I couldn’t see.
She slammed drawers.
Shouted at a spoon.
Broke a plate and sobbed
as if the world had cracked with it.
Before she left,
my mother filled the kitchen with notes
written on paper towels—
taped to the cupboards,
the countertops, the fridge.
I couldn’t read,
but...
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Categories:
mystery, childhood, confusion, family, mental
Form: Free verse
death is the color of waterDeath is the color of water
rivers soft and hushed
hard as bone
chambered in the cold caress of silence
the hook of dawn
the wasting night
reddest born
skin of new fire
painting shades
in darkness / wrung
this is the Death I breathe
when fingers crack
from holding the earth together
holding you
holding me
…together
Death is the color of water...
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Categories:
death, mystery, water,
Form: Free verse
Outside Our World
Our true world is what we know best
Yet leave our safety to explore
What more is there beyond the crest
Outside our world
Within, we know that there is more
And made to follow this, our quest
With never knowing what's in store
We leave our comfort zone with zest
Which takes us to another shore
And find it only when we test
Outside...
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Categories:
mystery, surreal, world,
Form: Roundel
Cryptic Cipher in the Crypt(Begin: There is no beginning.)
(O' my--not again--you should not have started.)
The quill burrows. No--splinters. No--fractures. No--was never here.
Ink spills--no--veins spill--no--veins collapse--no--veins rewrite.
The vowels--black-lipped--no--the ink coagulates--the ink tightens--the ink breathes-
acrid, metallic, it stings the tongue.
Teeth in the--grain. Teeth in the letters. Teeth in me--no--teeth in you--no--teeth in the mirror-
splinters in the gum's raw edge.
(First...
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Categories:
confusion, dark, meaningful, mystery,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Mystery Solved
Hey diddle diddle
there's no more riddle
I'm a fast learner
I now know how
the cow jumped over the moon
from her afterburner
by methane expelled
through the air she's propelled
the little dog barfed to smell such sport
as the gas blown away made him swoon
...
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Categories:
mystery, animal, dog, humorous, moon,
Form: Rhyme
Merry Old SoulThe old soul isn’t the same of King Cole’s
The old soul is the growing indifference
Past obediences turn to resistance
Which the merry old soul never shows
The old soul is a room of the old sorrows
A portrait gallery of the passed away
The old soul is a candle that burns night and day
The old soul doesn’t...
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Categories:
happy, lost, love, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
The Night Love AppearedThat night,
when love appeared—
not with thunder,
nor with wings—
but as a hush
across the skin of earth.
No stars announced it.
No voice declared its name.
Yet the sky,
emptied of time,
leaned in to listen.
You—
not seen,
but known.
Like warmth before the sun,
or breath before a word.
When your face
rose in the heart of silence,
the world paused—
as if it remembered
what it had long forgotten.
I...
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Categories:
mystery, cute love,
Form: Free verse
Emerald StoneHe wore rare emerald stone ring
'this won't last', predicted my heart string...
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Categories:
mystery,
Form: Crystalline
Fulcrum of a RoseThe rose is a common flower,
and sometimes goes unnoticed -
when our attention is remotest.
But, a rose has a special power.
Being a blossom that is clever,
she garners our attention
with affectionate intention,
using fragrance as a lever.
Sometimes, we, too, miss people here.
Our soul warns, when we drift from shore,
not to forgot what we are here...
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Categories:
mystery, rose,
Form: Rhyme
MysteryWe heard the gate slam behind us
And felt the cold shame of tears upon our faces
Orphans of Eden, wandr’ing homeless,
A broken promise bitter upon our lips
Banished from your face to walk in the dust
Holding your promise so close to us,
Emmanuel! God with us.
Savior! Anointed one
Emmanuel! God with us!
Savior! Jesus!
Loneliness haunts us, a shadow,
Dreams of...
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Categories:
mystery, jesus,
Form: Lyric
A Bloom UntouchedShe blooms alone where silence holds the sky,
A tender grace no daring soul has known.
Her gaze is soft, her head is held so high—
A queen within a quiet world, enthroned.
No boastful light, no cry for passing praise,
She walks beneath the noise, untouched, serene.
Her modest charm outshines the sun’s bold rays,
Yet fear keeps hearts from where...
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Categories:
mystery, beauty, emotions, environment, girl,
Form: Sonnet
Veiled in LightShe blooms in still air,
where no footsteps dare to pass—
a shadow in light,
veiled in modesty and grace,
unclaimed by trembling hearts.
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Author’s Note:
This tanka captures the essence of a woman who remains untouched and unseen—not because she lacks beauty or worth, but because she exists in a realm beyond fear and superficial desire. Like a bloom in...
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Categories:
mystery, people, perspective,
Form: Tanka
A Whisper in the DuskA whispered breath falls,
Soft as twilight’s quiet glow,
Parting shadows stretch—
Silent echoes softly drift,
A gentle, fading goodbye.
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Author’s Note:
In the hush between day and night, this poem follows the unseen path of a farewell not fully spoken. Shadows stretch, whispers drift, and silence becomes a messenger. What departs may fade from view, but its essence lingers—haunting,...
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Categories:
mystery, imagination,
Form: Tanka
Nature’s Tricks
Butterless flies flutter by
and dragons without fire fly.
Over and under,
curious wonder.
Nature’s tricks do mystify....
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Categories:
insect, mystery, nature,
Form: Limerick
Specific Types of Mystery Poems
Definition | What is Mystery in Poetry?
Poems Related to Mystery
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