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Ruins Poems - Poems about Ruins

Ruins Poems - Examples of all types of poems about ruins to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for ruins.
Candle
...??? Which dream is floating in thine eyes? Why tears thou shed in darkish night? A flickering flame of hope art thou For aching hearts a mirthful sight Which temp, which grave which forlorn......Read More
Categories: ruins, cool, dark, destiny, feelings,
Form: Ballad



Flames
...We were flying back after flattening Coventry, all of us cheerful, confident young men, all heroes. On the return landing, amazingly we ......Read More
Categories: ruins, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Abandoned Houses
..."Can you feel the soul of an abandoned house; can you hear the whispering? " Quote by _Constance La France I recall as a boy; I liked to explore scary abandoned houses, back then, I'd ......Read More
Categories: ruins, anxiety, fear, feelings, fun,
Form: Verse
Lost Cities of Indus Vale
... I hail thee ruins of Indus Vale! With scented rhyme, with scented gale Come on from world of mortal dead! O come and lively wind inhale! More ancient than the pyramids That rule on ancien......Read More
Categories: ruins, adventure, god, history, loneliness,
Form: Ode
Premium Member The Dirty Game
... It’s a shame, a dirty game Played covertly with flair of deceit under cover It’s a shame, a dirty game Played covertly with flair of deceit under cover Don’t ever think the men you tr......Read More
Categories: ruins, lost love, song, sorrow,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member I Tell You
... I feel so drained out Ground is slipping from beneath I’m getting lost Can’t even breathe Be with me in my shadow I want to find a life new When you’re in my shadow, dear Whatever ......Read More
Categories: ruins, emotions, love,
Form: Lyric
When vitamin and medication bottles became plaything of the missus
...When vitamin and medication bottles became plaything of the missus Mental health of yours truly heavily reliant upon one selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor named fluoxetine (Prozac) aside f......Read More
Categories: ruins, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Wings
...In the blissful slumber, I wished upon the stars, I had wings, A fairy appeared with her magical wand, You will get the wings, you can fly, You can appear anywhere, The magic will last for six ......Read More
Categories: ruins, africa, angel, dream,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Onions
...The old church lay in ruins, left to languish in time. He was sitting on the grave talking to Sergeant R Johnston. Well, I suppose you want an update on the war. Let me see now, where do I begin. ......Read More
Categories: ruins, death, humor, soldier,
Form: Free verse
The boss aka Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band
...The boss aka Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen born at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey, on September 23, 1949. His nationaliti......Read More
Categories: ruins, 12th grade, age, america,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tear
... “From the shattered heart the streams of sorrow with the shards of dream drowned in tears flow.” – By Poet The cloud of gloom hovers over the sea of sorrow, surges in distress temp......Read More
Categories: ruins, analogy, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Earthen Quakes
...Little earthen quakes Rumblings of the soul Missives made of letters Placed in ordered rows Tales of ancient ruins Never told before – Little earthen quakes Restless on the page Telli......Read More
Categories: ruins, earth, metaphor, poems, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Starting The Day
...Usually it is twilight when I succumb to sleep. Waking up in some indeterminate realm. Sometimes favorable. Other times, haunting and elusive. The space I am in is familiar. But th......Read More
Categories: ruins, anxiety, depression, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Man In Ruins
... a man, broken, he's saddled with vices galore; alcohol and gambling, gargantuan monsters of ruin that do not sleep. he's a......Read More
Categories: ruins, addiction, dark,
Form: Fibonacci
The Art of Ai Weiwei
...A hundred million poems in a single space, Myriad sunflower seeds spread the place, Each one a story to unfold, Made by souls with lives untold. Five hundred and fifty thousand coloured Lego do......Read More
Categories: ruins, appreciation, art, integrity, truth,
Form: Light Verse

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