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Change Poems | Examples of Change Poetry

Change Poems - Examples of all types of change 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 change.
In The Midst of Chaos
Why do we wait till the very last minute? Is the world not always calling, Yet we don't respond. Does it take a crazy emergency, For us then to see an immediate urgency? Why do we wait till the...Read the rest...
Categories: change, conflict, evil, future,
Form: Villanelle



Talk of Joys
A full African figure Is how I can describe her The Joy of seeing her Is it not to be found In her leaving as they drool Her face contemplative And easy grace mixed with charm A voice tantalizing as she browses I...Read the rest...
Categories: celebration, change, cool, dedication,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member The Hawk
The hawk circled, watching below at all the activity happening He focused on each person, as he would prey But, instead he was just observing, listening, learning He went to the wise owl and reported his observations and instincts As...Read the rest...
Categories: change, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Ghost of Last Autumn
Breeze picks up leaves flutter Grasses wave windows shutter Fish...Read the rest...
Categories: autumn, change, june, weather,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Going Home
Going Home 1. We gathered all the kids next door to go to Thompson's field and play. School was out and the sun was too, We could stay till daylight fades. But when Jess hit Johnny with his own...Read the rest...
Categories: baseball, change, christian, death,
Form: Ballad



Miscellaneous Pursuit
There are some things that you have to do, to make your long-awaited dream come true. The morning with all its glory is listening silently to your body, it watches your heart beat for signs...Read the rest...
Categories: america, appreciation, career, change,
Form: Narrative
WE SHALL OVERCOME
We shall overcome someday!!! If we work hand in hand cried out, By a leader who carry within him Everywhere, He goes with a dream that burden him. A dream to liberate his people, From all limitations, and all...Read the rest...
Categories: africa, change, cheer up,
Form: Epic
A place I've grown to hate
I wade through stagnant waters Unable to change my state. Forwards and backwards both lead to here, A place ive grown to hate. In the labrinth of days that blur to gray I wander, lost, with no clear path to...Read the rest...
Categories: change, depression, emotions, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Crickets Comply
Luna rises high into an ebony sky, when bats begin to fly. Silence seeks sounds to amplify; and as crickets comply, Luna rises high. Flashing fireflies nearby start broadcasting lights that mystify, into an ebony sky. Warranting a sigh wolves howl and cry; when bats...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, change, hyperbole, image,
Form: Verse
MOODS OF NATURE - THE SEA
Just like each and every one of us, nature also has good day's and bad. Life is very unpredictable. Enjoy the calm days MOODS OF NATURE - THE SEA The sea roars with fury, The vast...Read the rest...
Categories: change, nature, sea, water,
Form: Rhyme
Open doors
Cut our palms and joined us at the seams Bleeding just to bleed but I felt seen And I still have the scar left to this day You dulled the knife so I’d feel extra pain I remember...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, change, imagery, loneliness,
Form: Rhyme
WHAT'S NEXT
Every day this life of mine is changing It seems like every day my life has to be rearranged It seems like I never know what to expect And what will be the final effect I know it's time...Read the rest...
Categories: age, change, confusion, growing
Form: Rhyme
The stony wall of freedom
On the stony wall laid the handprints of heroes; Their bloody prints serving as a reminder of the past Their fight for freedom was a rocky journey With the air mixed with the scents of blood and...Read the rest...
Categories: change, courage, freedom, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member NEARLY
Life is every chance Thinking in advance Travelling highways Every day Driving looking out for the other Expecting a sudden change Moment’s notice A truck passed Suddenly one of the tires blew The tire went straight in the air The truck suddenly went out of...Read the rest...
Categories: change, angel, blessing, car, care,
Form: Free verse
When You Were
When you were Crouched and crying In a corner With your father Hovered over Five years old And forced to Step into set of negligée When you were Bound and beaten For the pleasure Of whoever Had enough Of cruelty That their conscience bade them to...Read the rest...
Categories: change, child abuse, dark,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Change Poems

Definition | What is Change in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs