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Pentameter Poems - Poems about Pentameter

Pentameter Poems - Examples of all types of poems about pentameter 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 pentameter.
Premium Member Just Pray For The Answer
We're born with bodies- set up very well to grow, survive for sure by what we're shown; with instincts also ingrained so we dwell to eat, and drink, then sleep as nature's own. But then, as humans- free will...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, humanity, peace, world,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
A Mosaic
I have written for some time now and pause, the quill in my hand rests from wear and tear; The realization strikes me in my mind, my mentor used to hold his quill the same; In morning walks I...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, appreciation, family, father, meaningful,
Form: Iambic Pentameter



Echoes for a War Requiem
I think sometimes of the life there once was: Of a time when birds sang throughout the woods And insects flitted between the flowers. But when greedy hands infected the land, The beauty was ruined; life lost its home—...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, death, memory, nature, remember,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
pippa'z piddle I meant riddle
. pippa'z pretty when'st peeled pippa'z pretty whilst peeled pippa'z pretty wuz peeled *I put this...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, appreciation, beautiful, best friend,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member Biography of Marina - a birthday poem for my mum
Marina, Motherina, Baba, Mum! Reflect upon what your life has become: Born in Harbin to refugee Russians, Tossed out by Mao, with mild repercussions. Aussie girl, country girl, raised by grandmas, And grandpa and parents (both pains in her ****). Small...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, birthday, grandmother, life, mother,
Form: Iambic Pentameter



Premium Member I Miss My Childhood Books
Parchment lays open by the fire as evenings stretch and yawn again, below my shoulders whispers flow through white lace curtains and then rain-- To somewhere near yet far away while unsung heroes clutch the day and eyes hold lines...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, appreciation, books, childhood,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Reflections in my mind's eye
I see their vain eyes, their large soulless eyes, that glower and twist and torture thy soul. I feel their tough hands, oft wrapped round my throat, and find myself choke, choke, choke, choke and choke. Why can’t they...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, absence, abuse, anxiety, childhood,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member EARTH
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” Rachel Carson Some thoughts of Earth as just routine, exist; for it's the only...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, appreciation, earth, tribute,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member Kleinkoph Super Patriot
Kleinkoph’s* quick to brag he’s a patriot (and gets fighting mad to learn if you’re not!) For if you’re not American as he is you’re either a foreigner or a communist. As for rights and freedoms, he’s all...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, character,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member Lilith
Oh, Lilith, circled by that vicious snake and draped by owl wings as a feathered shawl; hair crowned with spiraled horns for evil sake- of which the snake itself seems to appall. Oh, Lilith, your deep, luminous red eyes instill...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, evil, myth,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member I Saw God, But Now What
I opened a large book- my rose to lay aft lifted from his graveside to my breast. Oh, yes- God stood beside me on that day and led me to the place where it would rest. One night I...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, death, god, miracle, tribute,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Confessions Of A Youngster, At Heart
I swore I’d never let myself get old That time and I would always be good friends It’s all just attitude is what I’m told ...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, age, how i feel,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member Cosmic Alignment
In shadows cast on lands afar or near, A dance of spheres in silence, stark and clear. Though veiled from some, the cosmic play proceeds, Unfolding vast, beyond our earthly deeds. To those who stand beneath the darkened sky, A...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, mystery, planet, relationship, sky,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member Since It's Their Crises, Please Don't Cry Sis
Each of the man-made public disruptions, Experts say is an unforeseen crisis; But since they profit from planned destructions, I am begging you, please don’t go cry sis. They pre-plan cruel war in people’s back yards, Wrecking mayhem with killer...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, america, cry, hope,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member Fire Department Legend
Grandfather, Father, Son- three legends are: they served their City service very well. From 30s through the 80s, each a star; as Firemen- many dangers each befell. Three generations gladly took their stands; not volunteers, but full-time, active shifts. Grandfather in...Read the rest...
Categories: pentameter, career, father son, tribute,
Form: Iambic Pentameter

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