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Animal Poems | Examples of Animal Poetry

Animal Poems - Examples of all types of animal poetry to share and read. This list of animal poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of animal poetry. This list of works about animal is an excellent resource for examples on how to write animal poems.
Premium Member bunny disguised as a crow
If I was a crow, I would get more respect the bunny said. He used his creativity, imagination, and his marvelous head. Put together a beak and wore it around for a week. But could not caw, so...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member birds are alive
the birds are alive busy little group of squawks scratching fresh mowed grass...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Haiku
No Interests
No poetry No photography No music do we know our own worth ? a mean streak of yellow light emits and dimmer eyeballs entail with a soupçon of an onion reminiscence ...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Free verse
I'm coming for Everything
Think you got this, All on lock be- cause you want it, I'm listening If taking losses, Aint an option Well I think that That's interesting So just stop it, Must have lost it Once I show up, Your history I...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, confidence, destiny, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member crickets
how do crickets talk rubbing legs like violins in awe music sounds...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Power lines
hotspot for small birds squirrels also get involved how are they not fried...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member ::parental advisory:: on lion content::
since i'm not afraid of anything ~ could that mean i’ve nothing to fear said the cub to his mother who replied ~ oh sure son its why i'm here today daddy told me we’ve no conscience...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, perspective, truth,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Pets are Angels
"God sends pets without wings so no one will suspect they are angels ..." Unkown Pets are Angels in disguise Endearing was my canine companion There was no other pet in my life dearer than my...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, appreciation, friend, love,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Xenial: Pet Owners and Their Pets
3. "God sends pets without wings so no one will suspect they are angels ..." Unkown Active behavior creates dynamic energy, fundamentals guarantee, healthy incredible jewel keeper leisurely manageable nonaggressive obedient pet qualities radiate...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, animal, appreciation, caregiving,
Form: ABC
Premium Member a silent partner
sitting with paws crossed sunbathing under oak tree taking in the view...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member poo piles
poo piles like ant hills how much can a dog go poo hit- miss with mower...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, fun,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Reasons to Worry
I think of scary things, it seems, As dogs that jump like cats, in dreams. They say I spend too much time caring With no reasons for such scaring; That, I should learn to relax at...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, anxiety, cat, dog,
Form: Rhyme
Checkmate You Lose
Do you tremble, as the monstrous cadence, of the rhinoceros' stride reverberates, like the buffalo's onslaught? Vipers at the water's edge, darting hither and thither, not above but beneath the surface, their sinuous silhouettes fabric of nightmares, tearing sinew from skeleton, swifter than...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, dark, metaphor, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Yaldabaoth embellished in his shadows
Caliginous eyes Fearsome face of sickly white Lion-headed snake Embellished in his shadows With flaming orange beneath...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, color, evil, horror,
Form: Tanka
Oh Mondseer: the muck cob brie muenster saga
Oh Mondseer: the muck cob brie muenster saga..., crafted when Wallace and Gromit returned from their trip to the moon, which I can prov-olone huck curd (within Trump con feta ration) – as cheesy poem...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, age, animal, blue,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Animal Poems

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