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Sunset Poems | Examples of Sunset Poetry

Sunset Poems - Examples of all types of sunset 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 sunset.
Premium Member Summer Loss
Eyes gaze over lines, heart buckles under the pressure. A lonely ride, it's been pronounced, I've lost everything. Tiny violins between their ears, large trumpets in mine. A wake-up call? Which part of me has gone, for I no longer recognize. Change of...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, beauty, blue, deep, dream,
Form: Free verse



Breathtaking
Stunning sunset Overlooking highest peak Set a mood for love....Read the rest...
Categories: inspirational, nature, romantic, sunset,
Form: Haiku
Sunset
The sun dips below The line, painting the sky Hues of perfection....Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, beauty, nature, sunset,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Twilight
there goes the sun dragging the moon twilight...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Sunset at Kiawah
Kiawah's sun dips, Marshes blush in soft pastels, Spring whispers low. Egrets dance in twilight's grace, Day ends in a gentle sigh....Read the rest...
Categories: sea, sunset,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member Sweet Grass Sunset
Beneath the sunset, tall sweet grass sways silently, Charleston Bay sighs. Gold kisses green at day's end, gentle waves of amber light....Read the rest...
Categories: sunset,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Proof
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sunsets proof that no matter what happens every day can end beautifully...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset,
Form: Monoku
Granma's Porch
As Freshly Laundered Linens Secured By Pins On a Back Yard Clothes Line Airing Out In Daisy Aromatic Breeze Set to Dry Under The Friendly Not too Hot Sun! I Sigh, For this is All In My Mind Sitting on...Read the rest...
Categories: grandmother, memorial, sunset,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member SPEECHLESS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ once again speechless after thousands of sunsets you give me wonders ...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Melodies of Sunset
Where fleecy clouds, on rosy-quilt meandered, Motifs amethystine wowed tangerine horizon Embroidering on magenta arc, designs crimson, Beckoned by blushed-musings of marigold sun Spraying amber gold, on burnt-yellow attire, Scattering breaths sapphire, on periwinkle fire; As tunes chrysanthemum, sung of eve’s...Read the rest...
Categories: imagery, sunset,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Tangerine Sunset
Written: Apri 26, 2024 For Joseph May Contest 2. Tangerine sunsets composing chrysanthemum hymns ...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, appreciation, sunset,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Drawn In Crayon
An evening breeze tickles the leaves on trees; and an ancient oak tree creeks, sighs, and heaves. As silhouettes merge, they soon disappear, and the owls and bats advance their premiere. A symphony of saffron and chiffon composes a sunset...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, beautiful, change, color, image,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member The Picture
All day the world has waited for me to come and rest here, to welcome me into a picture it has composed with people walking their dogs along the water's edge and the wide, seaweed strewn beach bathed in the...Read the rest...
Categories: beach, sunset, world,
Form: Free verse
Veranda Moment
Watching the sunset Small joy brings simple life Banish my upset....Read the rest...
Categories: feelings, joy, life, sunset,
Form: Haiku
First Love: Ephemera
There’s a box lying somewhere. Somewhere in a dusty cupboard. Somewhere behind old paper, older words, and wounds older still. Somewhere no one can find it. I think about it, sometimes. Sometimes, when I breathe. Sometimes, when I exhale puffs of...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, beautiful, first love, good
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Sunset Poems

Definition | What is Sunset in Poetry?

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Book: Shattered Sighs