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Song Poems | Examples of Song Poetry

Song Poems - Examples of all types of song poetry to share and read. This list of song poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of song poetry. This list of works about song is an excellent resource for examples on how to write song poems.
Premium Member dampness
you play an old song as nights dampness kisses me and you hold me close...Read the rest...
Categories: song,
Form: Haiku



This time around
In the twilight of a symphony's embrace, Where whispers of souls find solace in space, A voice akin to thunder in a storm's eye, Unveils stories of life beneath a starlit sky. Through the caverns of time, a river...Read the rest...
Categories: character, song,
Form: Rhyme
Jewella de Vil
{To be sung to the tune of Cruella de Vil song from 101 Dalmatians movie} Jewella de Vil, Jewella de Vil If she doesn't tempt you, no other thing will, To own her will take your strategic...Read the rest...
Categories: parody, song,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member A Broken Dissonance
Harmony was missing in the breezy hills, lonely paths were gleaning with fresh rain; eagles owned the chilly, noiseless heavens: stillness reigned over the barren terrain! Then a slender boy sprung from the creek, he carried his backpack bending his...Read the rest...
Categories: song, boy, emotions, inspirational, joy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Broken Dissonance
Harmony was missing in the breezy hills, lonely paths were gleaning with fresh rain; eagles owned the chilly, noiseless heavens: stillness reigned over the barren terrain! Then a slender boy sprung from the creek, he carried his backpack bending his...Read the rest...
Categories: song, boy, emotions, inspirational, joy,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Monica DeVil
(To be sung to the tune of the Original Song - Cruella DeVil) Monica DeVil, that's it! Monica DeVil, Monica DeVil. She is sister to the dear Cruella Devil. To see her is to have a sudden thrill. Not like...Read the rest...
Categories: song,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member elephants
feather elephants pewter clouds chime through forest - sing saxophone songs April 13th 2022 Contest: Wild Animal Haiku Sponsor: Tania Kitchin Syllable Counter Poetrysoup First Place ...Read the rest...
Categories: song, africa, animal, celebration, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Rainbow
Conductor of golden light leads musical kaleidoscope gardens May 28 2022 Contest: Morning Monoku Poetry Sponsor: Michelle Faulkner PS Syllable Counter 5th Place ...Read the rest...
Categories: song, appreciation, color, morning, nature,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Jessica Rabbit
(To be sung to the tune of the Original Song Cruella De Vil - Not for contest) Jessica Rabbit, that's it ! Jessica Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit. If she doesn't please you, no pretty thing will. To see her is...Read the rest...
Categories: song,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Zephyr
Sounds, bathed in memories, Glistening, shimmering, sparkly sounds On rivers of gentle, feeling left out By August sun, blazing tangerine, bursting Buttery wonder through the reflections, Stirrings of grace, melodies of praise, Imitating the faith that warms, Souls embraced by the...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, song, sound,
Form: Free verse
Villanelles III
These are villanelles by Michael R. Burch and and villanelle-like poems... Villanelle: Trump’s Retribution Resolution by Michael R. Burch My New Year’s resolution? I require your money and votes, for *you* are *my* retribution. May I offer you dark-skinned scapegoats and bigger...Read the rest...
Categories: song, america, anger, community, money,
Form: Villanelle
Villanelles II
Villanelle by Michael R. Burch Is poetry mere turning of a phrase? Has prose become its height and depth and sum? What happened to the songs of yesterdays? Does prose leave all nine Muses vexed and glum, with fingers stuck in...Read the rest...
Categories: song, dark, muse, poems, poetry,
Form: Villanelle
only when you sing
. when the glint ...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, beautiful, love, song,
Form: Romanticism
Premium Member Midnight Melody For Glenn Hughes-Gettin Tighter Lyric
Written: April 19, 2024, For Robert James Liguori Contest Inspired from the Lyrics Gettin' Tighter ...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, celebrity, song,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member That was Then, This is Now
Turn up the radio and ... It's the same ol' situation, The same songs, same band That raised my generation That was then, this is now Nothing's changed but my age, And four numbers, somehow On a calendar's page ... It...Read the rest...
Categories: song, age, appreciation, fun, music,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Song Poems

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Definition | What is Song in Poetry?


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