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Age Poems | Examples of Age Poetry

Age Poems - Examples of all types of age poetry to share and read. This list of age poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of age poetry. This list of works about age is an excellent resource for examples on how to write age poems.
The Greatest Honor That Can Be bestowed on Us
If only more knew that the two greatest honors, That can be bestowed on us, Is the one given to us, By children who adopt us, Giving their heart to us, And trusting us, Not to throw it...Read the rest...
Categories: age, appreciation, care, childhood,
Form: Didactic



Hidden santa
When I saw snow falling from the sky, I said: ,,hah!" And went outside without having socks on even if I hated to step on my shoes which were full with little stones. No jacket even...Read the rest...
Categories: age,
Form: Free verse
Dad do you love me because I love you
The pictures I crafted, I gave them to dad. The figures I built, I saved them for dad. The game I played with friends, I shared it to dad. The day my mom spit at me, I told...Read the rest...
Categories: age,
Form: Free verse
sykehus
Sykehus  The old hospital in the town center  stark and unpainted Dotted about in the near vicinity  Funeral homes look like pearls  around an elderly lady's neck   at every election cycle the promise  was to build a new Krankenhause  in a rural environment...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, abuse, age, betrayal,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Too Close to the Edge of the Precipice
"I'm going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair Going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair And if those blues don't leave me Gonna rock on away from here" by George...Read the rest...
Categories: age, death,
Form: Couplet



16-5-2024
Repeating lies That’s juvenile Behaviour from the soul Be assured The smiles formerly the goal Evil eyes obscured Expect excuses but the reality’s my own While the fire grows afar let’s sit around a while...Read the rest...
Categories: age, change, growing up,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member As We Grow Older
Growing older is a carousel of highs and lows, each spin a memory, each turn a change. It’s the morning ache in places you never thought could hurt, the pizza you once...Read the rest...
Categories: age, old,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member On aging
Body is aching cold sets in the arthritis getting old is hard...Read the rest...
Categories: age,
Form: Senryu
The Authentic I
I cannot see untainted, The world without the warping windows. I fail to make, for I am merely An illusion of inconsistencies Stolen from society. I wonder how open a mind can be before its brains start to spill. The buttons on...Read the rest...
Categories: age, future, growing up,
Form: Alliteration
Sacrifice
Such a noble and caring thing to do, For the sake of the children, To sacrifice time and money, But before you sacrifice all that is you, Understand the children need you, In good health and with a smile...Read the rest...
Categories: age, appreciation, autumn, care,
Form: Didactic
Life and Death
The world maybe bitter and dull, to some without a meaning, bright the eye of heaven shall shine on a day with no complaining. Hope does fade away sometimes on days that are restraining, and blessed...Read the rest...
Categories: age, death, farewell, fate,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Saturday Afternoon
Fervent redbirds began to croon, As onyx shadows danced in tune, Idle afternoon of peacock plumes, amid greenness and floral fumes. Saffron sunshine forever resumes, with memories of pale, pink moon. Gardener's pride, flowers maroon, seeking the usual golden fortune, under skies of...Read the rest...
Categories: age, beauty, color, day,
Form: Monorhyme
Mommy do you remember my kisses?
Every once I try to see you, I am in a rush and say ,,thank you". Not realizing the smell nor the memories. But I remember being my silly 12 year old self, throwing paper airplanes with...Read the rest...
Categories: age,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Age
In tapestries' time Age we must Each thread sublime Mirrors reflect stardust Great journey thread Age has wanderlust All principles fled Eternity soon chimes He's there dead First attempt at POI...Read the rest...
Categories: age,
Form: Other
An Utter Lack of Pants
My strung-out limbs grow like plants Head in the clouds, toes with the ants Branches sprout, leaves strewn about, Now I’m walkin’ ‘round with an utter lack of pants My eyes swirl like big lollipops Cogs and wheels,...Read the rest...
Categories: age, growing up, humor,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Age Poems

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