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Today Poems | Examples of Today Poetry

Today Poems - Examples of all types of today 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 today.
Categories: today,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Today
_______________ (PoetrySoup Format) _______________ Today - Moments mingled and merged, into a messy masterpiece Aware - Pastel thoughts and patience, were pieced together with prayers . . Creating hours of calm . . Tomorrow - Tenderness will tangle around time, teaching me...Read the rest...
Categories: inspiration, motivation, today,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member When Silence Speaks
Now you have gone away, I have not much to say. Remembering sitting on the bay, even when the big clouds were gray. I know you could not stay, what I would give for one more day. You went on...Read the rest...
Categories: today, bird, day, dream, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Disaster
I went for my early morning run, just me and my young son. It was to be a lot of fun, then home for a hot cross bun. We waved to Mary's grandson, then it had all begun. My shoe came...Read the rest...
Categories: today, fun, giggle, mom, son,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Hooked Fish
Nervous I sat, waiting to be called. I wasn’t sure what it was he said, but it meant a lot to me. Then I realized, he was not talking to me. Oh well, I will be next....Read the rest...
Categories: today, me, scary, spoken word,
Form: Free verse



April Twenty-Ninth, One Thirty-Seven
outside my front door millions of raindrops fall down a distant rumble...Read the rest...
Categories: today, april, morning, rain, seasons,
Form: Haiku
I Hope You Wait For The Train,
Upon the tracks, the train does glide, With people inside, a bustling tide. I wonder their thoughts, as they journey along, To places afar, or where they belong.. Are they lost in the moment, or lost in their mind? Seeking...Read the rest...
Categories: today, beautiful, blue, fate, fun,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Talkin' the Night Away, Back in College in the 70's
I remember back in the day talking the night away with all of my Jewish friends Could Hitler’s Germany ever happen again? ...Read the rest...
Categories: today, education, friend, hate, history,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member America's Decency's Gone
Where has America’s decency gone Long time passing All the folks who support Hamas would thrill to Auschwitz’ gassings Hamas rapes, burns and slaughters Jews ...Read the rest...
Categories: today, america, memory, motivation, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dancing
I could have danced all night! We would have been a sight! Rocking in the rocking chair room. ...Read the rest...
Categories: today, age, caregiving, dance, environment,
Form: Free verse
Tomorrow,Today
You can't have tomorrow, Until you've had today. But stay strong and tomorrow, The pain might go away. Yesterdday has been and gone into distant history, Just live for today, Tomorrow will be a mystery. The only thing that goes on day...Read the rest...
Categories: today, angst, cheer up, day,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Meteor is on its Way
O, how will we ever cope The dreaded meteor is on its way The weather mavens say ‘No hope’ that those dinosaurs...Read the rest...
Categories: today, animal, change, fear, history,
Form: Rhyme
Holiday Prep
Today I hit the kitchen With my apron neatly tied, Preparing many recipes My file did provide. For each year on the holiday, I measure, chop and mix, To make the dishes that tradition Taught me how to fix. If I have the...Read the rest...
Categories: food, today,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member God Owns Tomorrow
God Owns Tomorrow Miracle Man 4/18/2024 God holds the deed to my tomorrow, and I’m a lessee once it’s today. Each day, this time, He lets me borrow, but once its past its gone to stay. ...Read the rest...
Categories: god, time, today,
Form: Lyric
The River of Days
The River of Days, in ceaseless flow it glides, Yesterday's whispers carried on the tides. Sun-dappled fragments, like ripples on the stream, Dim echoes fading, a forgotten dream. Today, a shimmering drop, a fleeting spark, Caught in the sunbeam, leaving...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, time, today, together,
Form: Bio

Specific Types of Today Poems

Definition | What is Today in Poetry?


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