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Literature Poems | Examples of Literature Poetry

Literature Poems - Examples of all types of literature 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 literature.
gulp'n love
. mine lips splutter with drawl whilst yourn lips ...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, drink, literature,
Form: Cowboy Poetry



DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Jovial Dr Jekyll played for juvenile Justice a just jaspered journey jokingly jumped...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, 12th grade, extended metaphor,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member Today's Youth
Today’s youth, we all agree, have gone to Hell With literature and poetry as well, While, lamentably, these youths we can’t control, They should take care to dance to rock and roll....Read the rest...
Categories: humor, literature, music, poetry,
Form: Couplet
sinking ship
For the sun has taken the sail, painting the sky a tapestry of emotions. The wind wafted through my hair, making it dance to its rhythm. The trees pranced like a cheer squad, shaking their poms poms Streets...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, anxiety, appreciation, confidence, how
Form: Free verse
Premium Member We Have Arrived
Ever since I can remember, back to 1954 seems there’s been perpetual war Where have I seen that before ~ Why, in...Read the rest...
Categories: celebration, literature, memory, satire,
Form: Monorhyme



Old House
Once grandeur, and perched on an expansive terrain The humble monumental frame that had bounced children's laughter from its walls And had displayed historical images Along its halls, Now stands an eyesore so...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood, literature,
Form: Free verse
little conversation with Paul Eluard great french poet
No, my friend Paul, it’s not about saying everything, And we do not lack time, But the point is to say what you love, to love what you say, Like a saxophone solo in a New York club, To...Read the rest...
Categories: dedication, literature, thank you,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mrs Poet
I rise at the crack of dawn push-ups with a weight of ideas – rhymes with my eggs; a slice of daily bread, no juice, it gives me heartburn, so I go right to the ink -- in a manic...Read the rest...
Categories: humor, inspirational, literature, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Testimony
Faith that has power Epistles that edify Mouth that testify....Read the rest...
Categories: faith, literature, power, thanksgiving,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Let The Heart Speak
Let the heart speak! knowing its mind and own place, knowing its opulent space -- knowing our lies and truths, the shallow or depth of window-eyes, the soul that records our breaks and ties... the heart, a poet’s lexicon our lyric!~ whether triumphs...Read the rest...
Categories: heart, inspirational, literature, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Masons and Muses
the untimely measures gathered beneath solid structure as hands fold the numeral gestures gravely carved throughout the roman empire while the daintiness of quiet muse's reciting playful tunes through a calming poetic mannerism while surrounding...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, analogy, art, culture, language,
Form: Free verse
BEHIND THOSE WALLS
By Cherbo Geeplay My wife whispered: somebody, go call Muna to come here. Let her tell her dad what she told me today. I asked: What’s going on behind those walls in her room? Muna, our daughter quiet...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, gender, literature, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Don't Know Why I Love You, Mon Amie
I don't know why I love your smile I don't know why I admire your style I don't know why I appreciate your ways I don't know why I want to carry your trays. Through your eyes I can...Read the rest...
Categories: literature, 9th grade, beauty, desire,
Form: Rhyme
Epigram u
. so Silent 'tiz One understandably the pen can be louder ...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, friendship, literature, word
Form: Epigram
Father of Dark Literature: Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven caws in the eerie night, And chills creep through the air. As the father of dark literature takes flight, To a place with fame and beyond misery, The Raven's cawing takes flight silently. His tales of Gothic horror...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, literature, poets,
Form: Rhyme

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