Myth Poems - Examples of all types of myth poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Lilith
Oh, Lilith, circled by that vicious snake
and draped by owl wings as a feathered shawl;
hair crowned with spiraled horns for evil sake-
of which the snake itself seems to appall.
Oh, Lilith, your deep, luminous red eyes
instill...
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Categories:
evil, myth,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Temple Hymns of EnheduannaEnheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE), the daughter of the famous King Sargon the Great of Akkad, is the first ancient writer whose name remains known today.
Temple Hymn 15
to the Gishbanda Temple of Ningishzida
by Enheduanna
loose translation/interpretation...
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Categories:
myth, faith, father daughter, god,
Form: Free verse
Siren Sing For MeToo many sailors who have lived to tell,
Her siren song permeates,
day by day it fell.
Luring in ships to crash,
break,
splinter on cliffs,
She masters ethereal crescendos,
opera riffs.
Each day leads boats astray,
the reel of the sea witch,
Nay terror,
her...
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Categories:
myth, dark, death, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
Yaldabaoth embellished in his shadowsCaliginous eyes
Fearsome face of sickly white
Lion-headed snake
Embellished in his shadows
With flaming orange beneath...
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Categories:
myth, animal, color, evil, horror,
Form: Tanka
Categories:
mystery, myth,
Form: Free verse
A Poo TaleI'm a lone oak tree, with a calming skill
Dogs line up for a piece of my mind thrill
They empty sins on my green
Barking poo is soil's protein...
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Categories:
myth, conflict, day, dog, earth,
Form: Limerick
Happy Valley
It was a strange and unexpected experience.
Suddenly, I found myself in a place called Happy Valley. A man was on a park bench gazing upon the trees as if listening to a particular...
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Categories:
humanity, hyperbole, myth, rights,
Form: I do not know?
G And T BluesShe sits there in seclusion
Recalling her glory days
Before internet and SATNAV
So changed the Mariners ways.
Sat on her eponymous rock
All the year long
She’d lure poor sailors with
A tempting siren song.
In the colder weather...
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Categories:
adventure, fun, humor, myth,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
family, gospel, myth, power,
Form: Haiku
The Haunting of the MoonThe Haunting of the Moon
She comes when the Moon is heavy
With wishes from many a maid
Who with passionate longing,
Their dreams upon it laid
She comes when night is warmest
In the time of the southern winds
That bring...
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Categories:
lost love, moon, myth,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The HeirIn days of yore, when gods ruled and men sinned,
a tale unfolded, whispered by the wind.
Etana, King of Kish, his heart aflame,
yearned for a son; a successor to name.
Escaping corporeal bounds,...
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Categories:
myth, mythology,
Form: Metrical Tale
the universe yields
Categories:
myth, nature,
Form: Free verse
AddictedI'm addicted to the sound of
Of silence
Like the wind blowing on cold morning
Oho yes !!!
I'm addicted
If words would define what this is it wouldbe just total...
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Categories:
art, myth,
Form: Rhyme
Legends of oldWhen little kids ask for stories
Regale them of our lore and its glories.
Listening with rapt notice
Tales of champions and menaces.
One and all exclaim with awe
Hearing about our Gods.
They don't die
Live within us and fly.
Burn like...
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Categories:
life, myth, mythology, old,
Form: Rhyme
Woodwose The Hairy Manmeek, this hour
of a morning hue
shy cobweb gloss
in a frosted dew
he stood as shrubs
nay merged with trees
but matted hair
instead of leaves
though leaves a few
were woven in
a tempered bark-
like wear of skin
yet fleeting foul
and a peasant’s...
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Categories:
england, myth, mythology, nature,
Form: Quatrain
Specific Types of Myth Poems
Definition | What is Myth in Poetry?
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