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Lost Poems | Examples of Lost Poetry

Lost Poems - Examples of all types of lost poetry to share and read. This list of lost poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of lost poetry. This list of works about lost is an excellent resource for examples on how to write lost poems.
Premium Member If Only You Knew
Love came and went like a lost Autumn leaf tumbling from a naked limb of death though beauty was found her kisses turned brief tender, gentle, then a Winter's breath in my heart's landscape, my eyes are crying darkness falls...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love,
Form: Sonnet



Restlessness
fidget! fidget! fidget! until you can't do it anymore fall! fall! fall! until you reach the Bottom of the universe run! run! run! until you gasp at your last wavering breath hide! hide! hide! until you fade into the...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, allah, arabic, caregiving, christian,
Form: Other
Turbulent Seas
Turbulent seas, Down deep we go, How I yurn to be free, Deep down we go Oh Let me breathe Deep 'Into the, vo i d 'Let' me be at 'p e a c e' Deep into the dark I want to 'b...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, lost, ocean, pain,
Form: Rhyme
An Amazon Box
We expected an Amazon box, Which had toothpaste and sandals and socks, Plus a few odds and ends Which, when Amazon sends, Rarely ends up with stumbling blocks. Yet the package, this time, never came And we’re not really...Read the rest...
Categories: lost,
Form: Limerick
NO FUN
I COULDN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU THE MEANING OF THE WORD FUN. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LAUGH AS YOU DANCE IN THE RAIN. OR HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU'RE COLD TO STAND OUT IN THE SUN. WHAT IS...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, emotions, feelings, how i
Form: Rhyme



IF ONLY YOU KNEW
IF ONLY YOU KNEW If only you knew what words to say Thinking none at all might be best Yet feelings need to have their day If only you knew where love resided Not in the brain, but an aching...Read the rest...
Categories: loss, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Window to the Soul
Window to the Soul The eyes of lovers are open doors, unlocked by true love and intimacy. Each of us holds ourselves captive in that inner panic room, that shelter we begin building upon our first...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbreak, hurt, loneliness, lost
Form: Free verse
For all the Ticks
you and all your natural beauty looked my way today with these vege thread eyes i could just curl up beside and watch for all the ticks speak their nonsense or not - they give me life...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, remembrance day,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Had
Yes once, I had a love now, I sigh ! He flew above and I weep a mourning dove ! My grief deep death, oh why ... memories I keep !...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love,
Form: Other
Premium Member Prayers
We all need prayers My brothers and sisters Even if you don’t believe As we breathe and live We all need prayers We all love flowers We all enjoy living Talking, eating and singing We fear God’s wraft True or false? We love life We...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, feelings, flower, heaven, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Wake-up Call
"The Wake-up Call" some of us woke up far too late; we were too concerned about ourselves and The Great Escape Candide Diderot. ‘24 ...Read the rest...
Categories: humanity, lost, nature, sorrow,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Why I love You So
I don’t know, I don’t know Why I love, love you so So much, so much my darling I can never fathom the ring The invisible ring bestowed On my neck. I cannot swallow The terrible pain in my throat I can...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, emotions, feelings, heartbroken, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
The Unwanted
He came to live his life in peace To put all his troubles at ease But like a garbage, he was shunned Almost short of being gunned He didn't even know why They even wanted...Read the rest...
Categories: lost, recovery from,
Form: Rhyme
Twilight Romance Part 2
In twilight's quiet, 'neath the sky's dimmed hue, Two hearts murmured low, as love's frail seedlings grew. With every beat, a yearning, in every glance, a tear, A bond as deep as sorrows, a stream of hope unclear. In...Read the rest...
Categories: i love you, lost
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Black swans
Sitting on the same bench a few years after, memories come back while I'm watching the pond, feeding the ducks, geese and the black swans. After a long time, Santa Margarita's park shows its colourful beauty for different people enjoying walking around....Read the rest...
Categories: lost, allegory, dedication, destiny, life,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Lost Poems

Read wonderful lost poetry on the following sub-topics: alone, confused, feeling, friendship, generation, hope, life, love, paradise, soul, and more.

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