Life Poems. Read and share beautiful poems about life’s experiences, struggles, fun, adventure, and journey. Life poetry conveys a point in time that has had an impact on us. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Powell and Chestnut Take 1
Blink Blink
182
the CD goes crunch
under my trippin' shoe
having stumbled upon
a group of tone-deaf ears
i think i'll disappear—
from this one-night stand
...
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Categories:
hip hop, life, lust,
Form: Prose Poetry
Thought of the dayif all be known, where then is the surprise
hence the adage, ignorance is bliss
in timeless time, illusionary ego dies
dreamer awakes recognising he is all of this...
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Categories:
dream, life, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
this is the reroute 2015THIS IS THE REROUTE
THE RUT FOR THE RAM
NOT LIKE A DODGE
WHERE YOU GOT
ALL YOU CAN
THIS IS THE REROUTE
LIKE A YEAR FOR A SCORE
A WANDER NOT REACHING
FOR A HEART TO WANT MORE
THIS IS THE REROUTE...
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Categories:
life, analogy, car, encouraging, growing
Form: Rhyme
Mental Dust Bunnies
Mental Dust Bunnies
Written: by Miracle Man
6/9/2024
In a dusty corner of my muddled mind,
are things that have long laid undisturbed.
But today thoughts return as if to unwind,
but often any effort just leaves me perturbed.
Altering past memories...
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Categories:
angst, life,
Form: Lyric
I Am KnownI Am Known
Space:
endless expanse, eternal, inexorable.
Time:
Unknowable, from unbeginning befores, untill unending tomorrows.
An ache in my mind,
A weakness in my knees,
A dread in my bowels,
A tremor in my hand,
A widening of my eyes.
I...
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Categories:
i am, life, mystery,
Form: Free verse
The Dissipation, Nothing, Like A Grey Dawn“Why am I here?”
‘Because you are not there.’
___*___
Oh grey dawn, you do still hide so
Glinting through an approaching fog
I see you vaguely lying there, behind
Dormant, still sleepy on horizon’s end
Why aren’t you coming?
Raising...
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Categories:
life, adventure, earth, engagement, environment,
Form: Free verse
FAMILY TRAGEDYFAMILY TRAGEDY
Another tragedy started
A lot of our family members have departed
Next day for some of us life will remain the same
And some of us will show little pain
While some of our family members their lives...
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Categories:
life, anger, death, family, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Ladies Of The Soup
Here's to all you gorgeous ladies of the Soup
May your stars continue to shine
You're the brightest light in the heavens each night
The warmth of the sun on my skin each summer's day
I raise my glass...
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Categories:
life,
Form: Free verse
State of mindConfused state of mind
is it real or make- believe
how does one differ...
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Categories:
life,
Form: Senryu
AT LAST I WILL BE FREE
I have died a thousands deaths, what would one more hurt? It only seems appropriate, since everyone's so curt.
This time will be the final one, with no more of life's pain. It all seems...
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Categories:
dark, life, longing, pain,
Form: Rhyme
Israel Tries to Rejoice
gladness… rejoicing
at four hostages rescue…
… lead rescuer’s dead
...
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Categories:
life, death, irony, jewish, joy,
Form: Senryu
The Glowing Sun of SpringDown where
The glowing sun illuminates the eastern sky
Lemony daylilies open one more bloom
And the mockingbird's song rings true
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Categories:
death, life,
Form: Free verse
Looking at the MoonDo you see the same moon I see?
Do we worship the same god?
You probably live in an entirely different country:
I'll reckon we'll never meet.
I bet we have so little in common; but I guess
We could...
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Categories:
life, moon, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Awakening to the Red Road: An Ecopoetic Odyssey 'Part 4 of 6'IV. Interconnected Web
Teach your children that the earth beneath their feet
Is more than just soil — it's a hallowed retreat,
Rich with the reverberations of kin's lives, the earth our embrace.
Whatever befalls her, befalls our kindred...
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Categories:
earth, life, native american,
Form: Free verse
The Empty RoomAlone the bones of the room bear no weight
of responsibility nor does it bare its breast of secrets
a broken pane provides a breath with a pang of lavender
a wistful inhale inhabits the...
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Categories:
life, baby, flower, girl, grief,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Life Poems
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adventure, carpe diem, courage, depression, education, family, funny, future, happy, heartbreak, introspection, journey, love, paradise, rhyme,
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Definition | What is Life in Poetry?
Poems Related to Life
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