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Down And Out Poems - Poems about Down And Out

Down And Out Poems - Examples of all types of poems about down and out to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for down and out.
Lilith, Finale Moon
...Zenith swirls of black rose petals, burst into a flock of circling crows, descending ash and rain on my frozen form. Viscera and scarlet pools flash, feet running of a child, car screeching ti......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, dark, deep, fate, gothic,
Form: Bio



Premium Member Pepe's Coffee Lounge
... I was one of the cool set, navy blue duffle coat, scarf around my neck, seated at a table in Pepe's Coffee Lounge discussing Baudelaire and T.S. Eliot and the demise of the political elites......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, nostalgia, social, sunset, time,
Form: Free verse
Raining In Summer
... The heavens cry, the skies bellow and the earth satisfies its thirst Parched no more, summer grows mellow in this sudden surprise cloudburst Scorching sun has hidden his face fro......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, rain, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Misses MadHatter
...Drag blade into coliseum gates red, crimson armor and black carbon metal, adore my frame as a scarlet knight bred. Toothy grin, Cheshire eyes, test thy mettle. Burst petals onyx Shockwave from......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, dark, death, gothic, metaphor,
Form: Haiku
Rancor of Nature
...In the dimming gloom, my lone silhouette meandered through the labyrinth of wooden hives, visage a map of creases carved from a lifetime devoted to cherished apiary. The air was thick with the sa......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, dark, death, gothic, horror,
Form: Prose



Acts of Horror Gets Horror
...Eyeless it manifested from the depths of the abyssal darkness of the woods. Hide reflective more muscle almost fleshless ribbon peeled back skull necklace. Limbs contort and pop grotesque as it mov......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, dark, death, dog, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
After April Rain
...After April rains and hails, I smelled Summer aroma Watching new cute babies fruits on green branches, Cutting grass with down to earth mind, Made my day......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, baby, fruit,
Form: Free verse
Symphony of the soul
... Ink flows like tears, a cathartic stream As emotions swirl, a maelstrom's dream Poetry's solace, a refuge I've found Where heart and mind entwine, a healing ground Through verse, I've learn......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, emotions, inspirational, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Inhale Exhale
...It's hard to speak when my mind uses experience and thoughts as a whip The sleepless nights I've created for myself and others I can't omit I can close my eyes to imagine grassy fields but I know t......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, anxiety, dark, depression, mental
Form: Couplet
Premium Member warning to grandma
...My bride is an artist Paul warned his grandmother McGrath McGull He had no idea what she would do, but her gown would not be dull. Grandma said “That is fine. I am sure she will be beautiful, Paul.......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, art,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Family
...I awoke to the sounds of music that fires up my day Time to get moving and go outside and play Life as so many wonderful things to enjoy Gathering up the troops and the dog , we are ready to deplo......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, family, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member River
...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ river full of waves flowing down the mountainside the great fish highway......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, fish, river,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member A Friend
... The clock struck 1020 AM on a Tuesday morning in mid-May of 2024. I thought for a moment about the trials and struggles of my life. As I began what could have been a long muse down a memory la......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, friendship,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Light
...I am going to rest here, wearing down the chair, feeling one's weight. Emotional set-up was climbing the walls. Light above, with no ideas, got stopped by the police for walking within the f......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, absence, care, courage, deep,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Seasons in the Sun
...I remember those days of yore When I was innocent and free All the good times had before In our cabin by the sea Being cautioned by my mother With a starfish in my hands Building castles wi......Read the rest...
Categories: down and out, nostalgia, seasons, sun,
Form: Rhyme

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