Mystery Poems - Examples of all types of mystery 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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Unwritten AbsenceWe left the light,
We sojourned in the night,
We journeyed in the dark,
The night held sway.
It was so long a night,
It was so prolonged a fight,
We traversed shrivelled meadows,
Followed...
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Categories:
mystery,
Form: Rhyme
The Hands of Time Point ---As the clock continues to move forward;
Seconds to minutes, then hours to days.
The time allows more thought of beyond,
What lies ahead and how many ways.
This journey is...
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Categories:
death, life, mystery,
Form: Narrative
Divine Query: Why First Man's Slumber
"In the dawn of creation, a question we ponder is, Why did God make man, in slumber, to wander? Before crafting the counterpart, female and fair, Did He pause to consider, to deeply compare?
For women,...
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Categories:
mystery, christian, creation, desire, gender,
Form: Rhyme
Golden ShovelWho was she ...
The one who walks
drifting out and in?
A haunting beauty,
pale, porcelain - like.
As solemn as the
ever silent night.
Partaking of
this twilight, cloudless.
It's chilling climes,
thrilling arms and
eyes, glowing starry
at blackened skies.
From mansion...
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Categories:
dark, gothic, house, mystery,
Form: Verse
No Reason To SearchI care I search for answers in my head
To find the truth before I am dead
Was I first born 'fore my parents had wed
Or was I adopted like my lone sister said...
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Categories:
mystery, parents,
Form: Rhyme
River
River, are you saddened as you drift along-
In this, your journey started centuries ago?
Varied tales lay hidden in your rippling song;
Embodied, mystic secrets mantle rocks below.
Resting- no escape in your never-ending flow.
...
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Categories:
mystery, river,
Form: Quintain (English)
ShadowsShadows 9-22-23
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Shadows
Living in ethereal shadows of compassion,
In profiles of grace,
Mercy overshadows stumbling stones
Revealed in a lens of benevolent focus
To eclipse blisters of ebony shades
With wispy balms of healing from raining penumbras,
No longer shadow...
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Categories:
forgiveness, inspiration, life, mystery,
Form: Free verse
The Unique Antique ShoppeThe curiosity shoppe
Was the place to stop,
For something unique
... A rare antique
With floors that creak
A treasure in itself,
Amongst the keepsakes
Lining each and every shelf
Under layers of dust
Upon layers of rust,
Hoping to snare
... A...
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Categories:
age, appreciation, character, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
Tracing AngelsSomewhere within the misty shroud of heaven
A finger, traces angels, in the air
Wondering if they are truly present
Why they whisper dreams no one can hear
Soft tingle of a touch, a gentle “psst”
As testy as a...
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Categories:
dream, mystery,
Form: Verse
Origami: Counting Game of Chance
Folded topics hide one's chances,
Fold in quarters and then again,
First pinch shows numbers--begs a choice,
Pinch and open while you countdown,
Colors are drawn as spelling counts,
Months chime in--will or won't gift hope....
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Categories:
mystery, fate, games, hope, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Unicorn
unique in appearance
ultra-long pointed horn
unction-powered, some say
uplifting, stands for hope
ubiquitous in myths
ultimate in mystique
unreal—or is it?
...
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Categories:
mystery, myth,
Form: Pleiades
ShadowsNo! They do not know me at all,
all of those shadows on the wall,
they gather and walk around me,
wonder who or what I could be.
speak in a language of their own,
a dialect to us unknown,
hand...
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Categories:
dark, death, mystery, silence,
Form: Rhyme
Mystical OceanWho can resist the call of ocean waves
whispering as they lap against the shore?
Who can stand firm against that which enslaves?
Return passionate melody ardor?
How many men have heard the Sirens’ song
leaving wondering kith and ken...
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Categories:
mystery, mythology, ocean,
Form: Sonnet
Categories:
mystery, nature,
Form: Diamante
Samsara("Bristlecone", 2016, original pen and ink)
Samsara
Beneath the titillation of Samsara
the veneer of morality waits.
Or is it the opposite?
Beneath the veneer of morality
the titillation of Samsara awaits.
Either way, it’s the same thing,
the whole damn mess
being one...
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Categories:
mystery, spiritual,
Form: Narrative
Specific Types of Mystery Poems
Definition | What is Mystery in Poetry?
Poems Related to Mystery
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