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Change Poems | Examples of Change Poetry

Change Poems - Examples of all types of change 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 change.
Premium Member keeping up with the Jones
live your life your way don't keep up with the Joneses rich Smith's new next door...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, change, culture, humor,
Form: Senryu



The Pyramid
I told y-o-u about, What's outside the pyramid. but Y-o--u won't believe, everything to begin with. I called you out ,from your o-w-n little Pyramid b-u-t y-o-u won't come out! From that little pyramid Soo hide inside, of...Read the rest...
Categories: care, caregiving, change, friend,
Form: Rhyme
Fishing
I threw my fishing rod into murky waters And, as you might have guessed, caught a lousy nothing. But true as that may be, my bait worm was ate Now I know there is something to catch. So, I...Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, anxiety, career, change,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Wings
As I laid there looking up at the stars, I felt sad and all alone. The sting of old scars made me realize that you were already gone. No matter what I said, I was to blame, yelling at me...Read the rest...
Categories: break up, change, christian,
Form: Rhyme
Over the years
I Wonder How much time Has passed since I Decided to grow...Read the rest...
Categories: change, courage, growing up,
Form: Cinquain



Spring
In spring's tender embrace, buds awake, Whispering secrets, the Earth feels a shake. Leaves arrives with its fiery glow, Fields of gold, rivers aglow. A spring brush paints the world in hues, Petals dance freely, lighting a fuse. A cold descends,...Read the rest...
Categories: change, growth, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Playing Games with an Ancient
I returned home after forty years to my home island of Hawaii. Its preferred nickname is the Big Island, lovingly a.k.a., the Orchid Isle, and yes, a.k.a., the Volcanic Island. Rightly named as the sole...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, anxiety, change, courage,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
In A New Season of Favor
In a new season of favor, we stand With open doors to our destined land It is time to bridge the mind-body gap Letting go to embrace the new field map. Transitioning into the unknown Where tabernacle and miracles are...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, celebration, change, confusion,
Form: Free verse
The Sanctuary In the Sky
I look meticulously at the lines and know that something lies behind the deep; I could not tell form where but something bigger than my mind was pulling me there. There was a peculiar light...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, africa, books, change,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Death Is Beautiful
Our bodies are designed for birth and death; our brains are subconsciously in control. At birth, we instinctively take a breath, without being told; we're born to our role. Our bodies release endorphins at birth to ease our passage, dulling...Read the rest...
Categories: change, angst, anxiety, beautiful, body,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member As Time Goes By
Home Again reprise: We and Time started out together but somewhere Time left us behind The home of childhood - a house now owned by others - resides in the past When the blush of youth has matured into wise years, memories remain Life's path...Read the rest...
Categories: change, destiny, growth, identity,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member UNMENTIONABLES
In this life you have to be prepared for unmentionables, don't pretend they don't exist, can't have daisies, sunshine all the time, my imagination or is it a female problem? Guys are tough, don't care, poet plays to...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, change, sensual,
Form: Sonnet
Under the Apple Tree
Under the tree, I sit once again A long decade it has been Before, a girl, lost and alone A woman into which she has grown Memories flood me as I look back Knowledge abundant, previously lack So many changes,...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, change, farm, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Distant Goodbye
Make changes to break the cycle Be mindful, always aware Never create a fearful unsafe home Always protect and care Fear as his dads car pulled into the driveway Watching the removal of his dads belt Knowing what was coming next Not...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, addiction, change, family,
Form: Rhyme
Rumbling
A system is rumbling in the air and it is causing many people to fear, the clouds are getting dark and the birds are flying around looking for a decent place to call home, they...Read the rest...
Categories: change, bird, birth, birthday, business,
Form: Narrative

Specific Types of Change Poems

Definition | What is Change in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs