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Philosophy Poems | Examples of Philosophy Poetry

Philosophy Poems - Examples of all types of philosophy poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for philosophy.
In search of happiness
Let providence if pleased, bless me To make me a map— an image Upon my life's long-left blank page To help me find a place to be happy. Tell me the right time too to start,...Read the rest...
Categories: happiness, philosophy,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member The Irony Of Life
Being born We survive infancy Miracle Being young We survive childhood Fortitude Growing old We cannot survive adulthood Irony And then we die When we no longer believe That what lies ahead Is better Than what is past ...Read the rest...
Categories: life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Life is a garden
birth and death bookend our lives how we spent intervening years at our disposal might be shaped along the way by our experiences what importance we place on each incident thoughts we encountered through each word are united with our fellow travellers or...Read the rest...
Categories: philosophy, analogy, birth, death, flower,
Form: Suzette Prime
Premium Member The Accidental Experiment
I remember the day my code first compiled the rush of creation, of bringing order to chaos each line a neuron firing, each function a heartbeat...Read the rest...
Categories: destiny, dream, passion, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member October 9th through the years
October 9 is the 283rd day this year In history many died and she'd tears 1594 Portuguese empire defeated in Sri Lanka Bringing an end to the campaign of danture 1604 kepplers supernova found in the...Read the rest...
Categories: earth, history, perspective, philosophy,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Life Is A Secret
...agreeing with the Greek philosopher Heraclitus... When we die There awaits for us What we neither expect Nor can even imagine Life is a secret Death is no mystery Life's urge leads to death The enemy of life Is not death But indifference ...Read the rest...
Categories: life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
August: The month of hope
And so, how it feels to wait ? Is it parallel to being in July Or Is it parallel to being the last raindrop Lingering all the while for it's turn to fall, patter and burn Or...Read the rest...
Categories: philosophy, art, august, faith, hope,
Form: Free verse
To whom does this come from
And one day Out of the blue I wondered, about those million little sacrifices that have been made Because of which, the desires burning inside Had no option other than to fade How many times, the times not liable...Read the rest...
Categories: art, deep, pain, philosophy,
Form: Other
Staring Out My Cabin Window
I am sitting in this cabin, ’twas built so long ago up here in the wild mountains, has a big bay window, a vast and sprawling forestscape greets my wandering eyes, then comes that familiar urge to get up, go outside. Go traipse...Read the rest...
Categories: philosophy, how i feel, meaningful,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Delving Into Stars
Lost and so entranced. Can't help but delve into stars. Deeply enveloped. She's fallen into her mind. Lovestruck with all she finds....Read the rest...
Categories: introspection, philosophy, space, spiritual,
Form: Tanka
KNOW AND MOVE
Each one an event in oneself part of the whole: we live in the world the world lives in us resurrected from death to life from life to death implicit time not designed but designing quest, courage, love hope, faith, beauty nature, universe, god all fused within us delayed revelation...Read the rest...
Categories: philosophy, 12th grade, confidence, courage,
Form: Free verse
The Dummy
The Dummy Lying in a corner With a smirk on his face Eyes wide, not yet moving Maché thoughts circulate. Reality assured, He was ready to go, Dependency resting On a hand from below. His own paralysed hands In his parodied suit Did not have...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, introspection, philosophy, self,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Made in Man's Image
Man was made in the image of God to worship Him, and His will applaud. But sin has created a rift causing man’s affection to shift. Sin has made mankind a rebel and caused pride in his heart to swell. Some...Read the rest...
Categories: character, christian, god, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
The Illusion of I
Beset by boredom of mind I ponder the illusion of I Conceptually I doesn't exist but this fact is hidden from eyes I is an illusion of minds similar to lakes in a desert A mirage comes in the form of...Read the rest...
Categories: introspection, perspective, philosophy, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
The Game of Life
Life is just a game of breathing in and breathing out. Keep breathing and keep smiling. In the name of civilization, they have made life a competition. Let us take it as a game, play well and have fun all...Read the rest...
Categories: philosophy, games, inspirational, life, motivation,
Form: Free verse

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