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12th Grade Poems | Examples of 12th Grade Poetry

12th Grade Poems - Examples of all types of 12th grade 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 12th grade.
Motherly - Nyasia Wiley
How can you heal a broken heart When the purity of your own Has been tainted With the viewpoints of hatred For the souls you trusted With your own How can I not run When my own life has been Nothing but...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, america, anger,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Good Vibes
Used to be a very strange bed, Put a quarter in and it would vibrate instead. I have pups that do the...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, appreciation, dog,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Bridge Day
Tried to get out the door, Have been to this day before! Card games were all the rage, ...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, childhood, community,
Form: Rhyme
SOMEWHERE
Somewhere in the land of "riches" Near the birthplace of God A young girl is in bondage Mothering at an early age. Taken from somewhere in Africa Near the birthplace of despair Lured by promises of a well-paying job A lucrative opportunity,...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, abuse, africa,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member And That Is War
There’s no film set There’s no Tom Cruise Everyone dies In front of you And that is war They give you a gun Sent off with the meat Shoot you in the back Cos we never retreat And that is war When you...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Inevitable Journey
Inevitable Journey. Every hour is a moment. A piece of history Your history, your story Nobody wants to take your place. Be in your shoes. As the sun rises and disappears Like an egg timer The sand trickles through Ebbs away, the seconds Until the...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
when the sun again do rise
when the sun again do rise, think not of me in ways kind; nah!!! greet me as in throes; o greed lecherous pine. dip me mid rude imaginings, vile,...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, desire, lust,
Form: Rhyme
The meaning of Color
The Meaning of color Blue is the color of the Ocean and sadness Yellow is the color of sunshine and happiness Red is the color of anger and passion Green is the color of life and future Pink is the...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
You're the Canvas of my dreams
You're the canvas of my dreams Where my aspirations are painted bright With colors that fades not with time But shine through the darkest night. You're the very surface Where my legacy is etched deep— A testament to those who doubt The...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, dream, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Room of the Unrequited
The Room of the Unrequited By Roger White That evening, stillness permeated the lavender-scented room. Dusk crept through the windows smudged by oily fingers, The day’s twilight left a dull umbra on wall...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, destiny, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Looking at My Hands
Looking at My Hands By - Roger White Pallid skin, once luminescent, now brown and stained like husks. Gaunt fingers, once straight, now gnarled and twisted like twigs. I lament where my hands have been is not where they...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, age, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
YESTERNIGHT, BENEATH THE MOONLIGHT
Like a bird freed from a cage I felt the liberating touch of age. As I danced beneath the moonlight My troubled mind took flight Shedding worries and endless plight. I was free, free as a cloud in the sky. As...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, moon,
Form: Rhyme
Thespians Tragedy :Love's Silent Stage
Today, upon this stage, an actress must Perform a tale of love and woe. Many roles in past, she played and executed well But in the hushed embrace of theater's din light The actress is tasked with...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, character, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member dont be rude
Grandma Moses was delivered by pterodactyl today We saw her arrive, and we grandkids all yelled hooray Thought you were extinct! We yelled up at the bird. Don’t be rude, said the pterodactyl. So he had the last...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Couplet
Hany
A tiny fear of losing or death, In between where courage lives. Loving someone on each breath, And to keep their memories in archive. How winsome is the moment of dying! Where you are completely in gratis. A busy mind will...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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