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Meaningful Poems | Examples of Meaningful Poetry

Meaningful Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about meaning. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for meaningful.
Priceless
To forget has price To forgive is not too much To give is divine....Read the rest...
Categories: faith, meaningful, truth, wisdom,
Form: Haiku



Not All Are Sweet
Not all sweets are true Sometimes, it hurts the tooth and Add cavities too....Read the rest...
Categories: humor, meaningful, perspective, sweet,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member At The End Of My Rope
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ at the end of my rope, I untied the knots holding me tight & l e n g t h e n e d my life...Read the rest...
Categories: inspirational, meaningful,
Form: Monoku
Lilith, Finale Moon
Zenith swirls of black rose petals, burst into a flock of circling crows, descending ash and rain on my frozen form. Viscera and scarlet pools flash, feet running of a child, car screeching tires with broken glass. Piano motif grave into...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful, beautiful, change, dark, death,
Form: Bio
Typical Destiny
In the journey of life, when paths seem unclear, Take up the book, let wisdom appear. With stick in hand, carve your own way, Through challenges and trials, come what may. Luck may falter, but faith holds strong, With pen...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful, beautiful, books, confidence, confusion,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member A Higher Calling
Isaiah 55:9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." My heart wasn’t in it, When love turned sour and Because I’m...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful, faith, forgiveness, inspirational, jesus,
Form: Free verse
Two Edged Sword
The message of life Cut like a two edged sword Through the darkness night....Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, faith, gospel, meaningful,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Coalition
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ thoughts can’t stay alone. they group, form a coalition, make it difficult to separate the inherent notions. makes me wonder who is the powerful amongst us, me or my thoughts? a paradoxical puzzle to solve. ...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Carried Away with The Tide--What Of a Pearl Poetry Contest
Poem written for "What of a Pearl" poetry contest Craig Cornish, sponsor 5/19/2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I remember the necklace rested lightly across my chest. Each pearl, dime-sized, shimmered in the incandescent light. I ran my fingers along the gold clasp, delicate flowers holding the...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful, memory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Kindled Fire
A kindled fire... Keeps on burning Inside of me Never will it extinguish Despite all forces against it; Lingering fuel for determination. Even I can't smother or Dim it to a smoke. Floods furiously rage within, yet It keeps on...Read the rest...
Categories: endurance, meaningful, strength,
Form: Acrostic
Rhyme In Unity
Winning is something But unity deeply carved In our hearts and minds....Read the rest...
Categories: character, inspiration, meaningful, uplifting,
Form: Haiku
Storm
The power of man Will come and go like storm Strong, yet, it fades....Read the rest...
Categories: history, meaningful, perspective, truth,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member 6SIX6
Take three Set me free Take three That's me That's me I'm a fool In the night I'm a little cool Maybe I'll fight But you know how it is In this lonely biz Take three Set me free Take three That's me That's me The sky is...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful, how i feel, identity,
Form: Free verse
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: meaningful, age, death, farewell, fate,
Form: Rhyme
Butterfly
Before you have wings Your frame wrap in sac mischief Inch by inch you move....Read the rest...
Categories: creation, engagement, meaningful, motivation,
Form: Haiku

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