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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 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



Premium Member waffles
small fluffy kitten too scared too wild to be caught waffle house mascot...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Haiku
Lucy’s Nervous Run
Lucy's running nerves made her stew Race time, her legs stuck like thick glue When would be her time Now a hard stool crime Why did she always have to poo! He watched as she...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, anxiety, child, emotions,
Form: Limerick
Sorrow bird
The sorrow bird Sings to no living thing But the rain. It Shakes its wet wings So one day it might fly Away to a new perch So lovely and dry ...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, bird, life, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Insomnia
The hassle of Insomnia Is like foolish dogs in paranoia Over things they can't understand Like barking in a magic wand When will their foolishness stop Doing things that are all crap, Minding other's own affair? Even prying...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member dapper giraffe
Dapper giraffe had never felt spiffy like this. He danced a little dance around a sweet little miss. She was a filly who gave him an appreciative eye. He felt so dapper and handsome, he let out a...Read the rest...
Categories: animal,
Form: Rhyme
Bodily
Bodily We are looking for in the universe. In the hardening of the liquid. Crustacean particles in the oceans and seas. Fat that can be formed by proliferation of oxides in space. Oil in grasses and plants. The bodies of ocean...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, earth, history, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member word U S P X marc
. . . . . . .A NI MA LIA* . . . ....Read the rest...
Categories: animal, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member MOM DAD WAR AND GRACE
Just the very thought of him, like an artist’s stroke of his Paintbrush, sealed a promise of a lifetime of tomorrows. I finally had found myself and, knew my purpose in life. The instant you were within sight,...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, world war ii,
Form: Narrative
Something WILL FALL Through
Something WILL FALL Through I MEAN It's really hard to Be "thorough..." When all the little HOLES are so 'SMALL.' -Gray Squirrel 05-10-2024 ...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, environment, heart, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Alligator Sashay
Circle left, hang on tight Don't get caught in an alligator bite Allemande left, what you want to do Is turn that alligator into stew Do-si-do, listen to the band Alligator shoes look mighty grand Roll away to a half sashay If...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, dance, humor, music,
Form: Lyric

Specific Types of Animal Poems

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