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Nature Poems | Examples of Nature Poetry

Nature Poems. Read and share great inspirational examples of poetry about nature. This list of nature poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. The wonders of creation are seen in nature with its intriguingly random beauty,  meticulously intricate design, and life-filled energy. Poets have written about life and nature on earth since time immemorial. While words cannot compare to nature's beauty, it does allow us to share the unique perspective of others. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of nature poetry. This list of works about nature is an excellent resource for examples on how to write nature poems.
BEAUTIFUL THINGS
The sun leads the day The moon controls the night The stars, harmonize in the skies, A light night to render. A cold breeze blows over my skin, My eyes float within the air in awe The precious beauties are nocturnal; And...Read the rest...
Categories: nature,
Form: Free verse



Sunset
Sunset heals for me I'm smiling seeing it Chilling at the bay....Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, beauty, inspiration, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member My Son The Tree
I am so proud to have my son growing up right next to me Standing so tall and majestic for all the world to see Raising him in a world with global warming is a lot more...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Jack, Dare to Believe
Jack Allen was a serious, shy schoolboy, who worked hard at school lessons; Like mottled skies working hard each day, to convey many color obsessions. Jack was a little small for his age, and had begun to...Read the rest...
Categories: nature, beauty, confidence, fantasy, hero,
Form: Couplet
Delphic
“The forest is my loyal friend. A Delphic shrine to me.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson...Read the rest...
Categories: nature, tree,
Form: Quatrain



Nature
It's calm and peaceful I hear the rustling of tree leaves And whispering breeze....Read the rest...
Categories: engagement, feelings, nature, peace,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Arrows
Arrows from bright, unbroken skies are falling down into the eyes of a man who is searching, yearning to find fantastical vistas inside of his mind. The warming rays illuminate for him branching paths from which to choose again– one that's...Read the rest...
Categories: nature, good morning, imagination, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
Sun
Her beauty dazzles stopping me looking at her leaving her imprint...Read the rest...
Categories: nature, sun,
Form: Haiku
Paripatetic
For everything real, there's a synthetic That has the same feel, compare them forget it All samples are sealed, prepared and perfected To travel the field, Paripatetic...Read the rest...
Categories: nature, character, education, identity, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Tropical Storm
On a hot, muggy evening in late spring, in Florida, Mother Nature was doing her thing. Bolts of lightning: a spectacular show hovering over the Gulf of Mexico. Flashes with white, yellow and orange hues glowing repeatedly with variations...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, nature,
Form: Rhyme
can't stop thinking
I can’t stop thinking, That the earth is round, round Like African women, That the seagulls are white, That dogs are crazy, They bark at poets, writers, I can’t stop thinking, That the sun is a guitar Who plays in the summer, in...Read the rest...
Categories: city, crazy, nature,
Form: Free verse
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: nature, age, beauty, color, day,
Form: Monorhyme
Stream
The flowing stream Homes of various species That live and exist....Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, creation, engagement, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Four o'clock
At four o'clock, Your world wakes: My dainty array Of a rainbow vale. With fascination, Every four o'clock I Watch your opening eyes Obey - without a fight - The alarm clock in your mind....Read the rest...
Categories: environment, flower, nature, summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member LEAF
“I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.” – Joyce Kilmer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a single leaf makes its own history attached to the bought from which it sprung. it is a perfect entity. as part of...Read the rest...
Categories: nature,
Form: Free verse

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