Resident Poems | Examples

RESIDENT-

O' there's so much resilience in residence;
People so inside...
vessels, lessons, treasure, houses, 
dwellings beaches, farms apartments in caves
Living in dwellings homeless shelters grounds yards sidewalks condemned house trains and boats
Scampi shanty shacks
O' there's so much resilience in residence,
People inside 
RESIDENCE 

4/16/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2025

Resident Ghosts

"Hello said the Ghost"
I knew it was a Ghost
the semi see-through
sort of a-dead-giveaway

not frightened though
getting on in years~ 
my own skin quite 
thinner, like an aged mongrel 
needing a good dinner -- 

(in a haunting way
getting back to the spirit of things)

becoming transparent to my core --

but it was getting a bit 
late, and my feeling a tad
more tired than usual, I suggested he
show himself to the door

He simply said, "What for?
What for? Soon to be room-mates
evermore."

Resident In My Father's House-

~~~home is where the heart is in my residents is always in with God

4/24/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr  2024

Resident Souls

Echoes through the hallway

Of this dilapidated ruin

A stone house made with devoted hands

Ladened once with the life and love of humans


Soft whispers can be heard

An occasional silhouette hazily drifts by

The humans that once lived here

Continue to reside ….

The Resident Cartoonist

I am the resident cartoonist
in this residence
My husband is the only other resident
Except for the dogs
and the missing cat

I am the resident poet too
Although my husband wrote poetry first
He has written two or three really good poems
But he likes my poems better
He is a wise man.

Heaven's Resident-

HEAVEN'S RESIDENT
I am lost yet found
I dress in my best suit lying down
I need to be viewed this last time
I am related to life yet I have no breath
I vacation here on earth
My job is life eternal
I desire to be alive living with God and Jesus in Heaven



5/6/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
LAMENT poetry TYPE

New York City Resident

I met the rudest librarian.
"I'd like a library card, "I said to him.
"You have to prove, "he said annoyed, "that you're a New York City resident."
I said, "No problem,"
then I stabbed him.

Resident Refugees

Resident Refugees…

Uprooted, abandoned and displaced;
scattered about in their own homeland—
Irrespective of gender, cultural or race,
the pursuit of happiness seems banned. 

These are the ever-present invisible souls
whose living shadows flicker everywhere:
street corners, sidewalks, flag poles;
ignored as if they are not even there.

Not honored to be a vagabond or hobo;
nor a migrant in pursuit of the dream.
Each day of survival is a revolving skid row;
in the land of opportunity, life can be so mean.
 
As the sun shines from sea to sea in the land of the free,
homelessness is like being an un-caged nomadic refugee.

Resident Expert

Resident Expert

Through many of my poems would wade
To see which one had properly portrayed
Central character we wanted to accent
Have others understand what we meant.

At times our feelings end up being hurt
Not considered to be resident expert
Many abilities we often seem to lack
Yet still gave people shirt off of our back.

Looking down road of life things may miss
Words being like love followed by kindness
When a successful life we will want to live
All of our gratitude to God be sure to give.

James Serious Mysterious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet

Resident Poem Writing Expert Horn Haiku

Resident Poem Writing Expert Horn Haiku

No money have spent
Expert who is resident
When I will write poems.

James Thomas Horn
Veteran and Resident Expert
Poetry Writer

Death of a City Resident

The papers show us 
that 
people 
are demonstrating 
   about the death of 
a black man 
who was set upon by police 
   The cop got off 
without any condemnation or 
    jail time
Was it a case of murder?
    Some think so 
The tension between the people 
   is palpable 
in some communities 
   When will hatred and 
bigotry implode 
   so they can be blown  away 
   like leaves in the autumn breeze?
Questions regarding the incident 
  will remain in the air 
for a long, long, time

To Our Resident Mr Funny Poet Jack

Jack’s the name of our friend
With him, a joke has no end
He writes about “****”
Gives poor folks a fit
Drives Soupers over the bend!

His wisdom’s coupled with fun
Guffaws you’ll get on the run
Nutso’s and derriers
Hogs and teddy bears
But where’s Attila the HUN!?

You’ve asked that things be kept light
What of us lost in the night?
We all need to vent
Emotions to spend
Or we're in a sorry plight!

But we need poets like you
To show us funny things too
So don’t you dare stop
This kangaroo hop
Of funny writes, oh so new!

Eileen Manassian Ghali

Your Resident Clown

I love to laugh no question bout that
Clowning and being absurd
D'ya hear the one bout a girl and a sailor
Limericks got lotsa bad words

How is laughter defined in the dictionary
Beside it, there's a picture of Jack
With a cute definition that reads like this
Very nice but a bit outta whack

Sure don't appreciate that nasty last line
May not be an Einstein or a Gates
But still have other redeeming factors
Hot dogs? I can eat twenty-eight

In our local community I'm surely loved
They think there's nobody sweeter
Ride a motorized cart round the stores
Once maimed a Walmart greeter

Bottom line is to this crazy nonsense
No doubt I'm a fun loving jester
But I can get quite belligerent at times
And give you a very rude gesture

© Jack Ellison 2012

Permanent Resident

Permanent resident

I think of ways 
To tell her how I feel
It’s been some days
Still got nothing real

Can’t find the words
It’s all in my heart
Try to say it loud
  But my lips don’t part

How do I tell her?
How I love her so
What do I say it to her? 
So she would know

She lives in my heart
A permanent resident
And she in my world 
 She is a president

She is the wind
The blows thru my hair
She is the air I breathe 
That has me standing here 

Oh Sorry I got 
So carried away
Let’s get back to 
The subject of today

That is how do I say? 
How much I love you
Keep trying to find the words 
But so hard to do

She’s like the sun 
Shines where ever she are
She’s  like the stars
That light on me from so far

She’s like the rain
That cools me when it’s hot
She’s like a knickerbockers glory
The hits the right spot

She lives in my heart 
A permanent resident 
She gives me hope 
With her distinctive accent

Oh Sorry I forget again 
And got carried away
Let’s get back to 
The subject of today

 How do I say I love her?

Resident Wit

cute & cuddly at the 
workplace, s/he’s the 
one that everybody loves---
it be fair to say that s/he was smart
but more so to say that
s/he’s the person that everyone secretly wants to
get in the pants of---
so they laugh at his/her jokes &
they wonder if they’ll be next on the list 
to get to spend time outside of work
with said self-proclaimed 
supermodel of sorts,
for in the smaller towns, the
ugliest ducking who wouldn’t make it in the 
masquerade of the city
seems relatively gorgeous, handsome &
downright charming---
single & savvy, with all references to the
hippest cultural figures & moments
spouting from the tap,
fast-talking & always with ulterior initiatives
just under the layer of skin
that everybody wants to lick,
resident wit has one thing in mind---
step on every back you can
on the way to the top &
be loved by those you step on
as they worship your fashion sense,
making favorable statements regarding the choice of
boots that you wore 
the day you crushed them.

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