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Red Poems | Examples of Red Poetry

Red Poems - Examples of all types of red poetry to share and read. This list of red poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of red poetry. This list of works about red is an excellent resource for examples on how to write red poems.
Premium Member Wear are You
You ask me what am I wearing A heart full of hazel hope A silver spirit daring and cherry caring My mind is not blind to green ghosts I’m carrying For teal time has designs of destiny I’m ferrying I...Read the rest...
Categories: red, america, blue, color, food,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member raspberry moon
sunset red fruitage raspberries ripe on the vine ~ perfect pink parfait (July Full Moon – Native American) ...Read the rest...
Categories: red, environment, food, fruit, moon,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Wifey Duties
White wine and dine me then If you want to be my only man Feed my ego flowers like red roses Enter my heart door it never closes You know this about me so esteem Do let me kiss you...Read the rest...
Categories: red, black african american, black
Form: Acrostic
Lights on the river III
Phosphoric pillars crimson against oily black gently flickering ...Read the rest...
Categories: light, red, river,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Infernal Flame
Infernal Flame Beneath the gothic arches, his gaze held fast, In candlelit chambers, their desires impure, Whispers like velvet, dark seduction amassed, Her raven hair beckons, with sinful allure, Blood-red roses fell, memories of lovers past, In shadowed embrace, their dark...Read the rest...
Categories: red, dark, fantasy, gothic, love,
Form: Ottava rima



Sanguinary Kiss
ensnared by such mere prosaic prattle drawn eye to eye by an enigmatic placid damsel cryptic conundrum swathed in the shroud materialized the ballroom corner in a cloud her gaze unblinking and unwavering no restraints creature exempt from the humanly...Read the rest...
Categories: red, art, crazy, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Saw an Angel Near the Fence
To be fair, it was the end of a long day and a large drink we called Screaming Jesus nothing more than watered-down vodka, grape soda, and a stalk of rosemary. We were dug in near a sandcastle at Ormand Beach....Read the rest...
Categories: language, perspective, red, yellow,
Form: Free verse
mother raindrop
Mother raindrop  She didn’t want the lunch I prepared said she was on a diet, unhappy with her body she is half of a watermelon to keep my company I wish she hadn’t stopped talking about her discontent I tried to enjoy...Read the rest...
Categories: red, africa, age, best friend,
Form: Blank verse
Lucy, I'm home!
Her name is, Lucy Her twin is Ricky He is green with Envy Because I’ve left him behind There’s no ‘splainin’ to do Nothing more to pursue I just simply knew All I could do was sigh She purrs like...Read the rest...
Categories: red, relationship, travel,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Heartbeats
Can you hear my heartbeat To the sound of little feet Running around me meowing Like a cat or barking Can you hear my jilted fears Pealed away like green pear skins Rebuked by real and imagined sins Flipped like...Read the rest...
Categories: art, color, red,
Form: Free verse
Lights on the river II
Red orbs float above their shattered crystal columns reflected below ...Read the rest...
Categories: light, red, river, water,
Form: Haiku
The Empty Room
an empty room and I stare at the ceiling blank eyes and a blanker slate, my poker face arms spread over my head all I can see are whirring blades blurring into creamy paint and the small cracks in between the shadows in...Read the rest...
Categories: red, cry, death, grief, pain,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Guns and Roses
Finger on the trigger Hands on the roses Hands on the gun spewing Deathly lead Blood spilled and splashed In crimson The life is gone. One smoking gun One wreath of roses Death provoking Death calming A rosette of death and Peace in a duet. (Written...Read the rest...
Categories: red, death, death of a
Form: I do not know?
Raining in Summer
"Raining in Summer" Contest Sponsor: Ink Empress 3rd Place "Raindrops" Contest Sponsor: Jcb Brul 2nd Place It's raining. Well, it was at least. I'm just a nobody in their parents' garage witnessing the aftermath. And it's raining. After so long. I love the rain. The way it...Read the rest...
Categories: red, appreciation, beautiful, beauty, green,
Form: Free verse
TOUGH CHOICE: LOVE OR HOPE?
For I have to choose A hopeful new beginning Or love on the cruise That I have to give in. I have loved without hope Left shattered, unable to cope. A rose at a time I'm offered...Read the rest...
Categories: red, 12th grade, flower, love,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Red Poems

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Book: Shattered Sighs