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Change Poems | Examples of Change Poetry

Change Poems - Examples of all types of change 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 change.
Premium Member Playing Games with an Ancient
I returned home after forty years to my home island of Hawaii. Its preferred nickname is the Big Island, lovingly a.k.a., the Orchid Isle, and yes, a.k.a., the Volcanic Island. Rightly named as the sole...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, anxiety, change, courage,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



In A New Season of Favor
In a new season of favor, we stand With open doors to our destined land It is time to bridge the mind-body gap Letting go to embrace the new field map. Transitioning into the unknown Where tabernacle and miracles are...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, celebration, change, confusion,
Form: Free verse
The Sanctuary In the Sky
I look meticulously at the lines and know that something lies behind the deep; I could not tell form where but something bigger than my mind was pulling me there. There was a peculiar light...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, africa, books, change,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Death Is Beautiful
Our bodies are designed for birth and death; our brains are subconsciously in control. At birth, we instinctively take a breath, without being told; we're born to our role. Our bodies release endorphins at birth to ease our passage, dulling...Read the rest...
Categories: change, angst, anxiety, beautiful, body,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member As Time Goes By
Home Again reprise: We and Time started out together but somewhere Time left us behind The home of childhood - a house now owned by others - resides in the past When the blush of youth has matured into wise years, memories remain Life's path...Read the rest...
Categories: change, destiny, growth, identity,
Form: Senryu



Premium Member UNMENTIONABLES
In this life you have to be prepared for unmentionables, don't pretend they don't exist, can't have daisies, sunshine all the time, my imagination or is it a female problem? Guys are tough, don't care, poet plays to...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, change, sensual,
Form: Sonnet
Under the Apple Tree
Under the tree, I sit once again A long decade it has been Before, a girl, lost and alone A woman into which she has grown Memories flood me as I look back Knowledge abundant, previously lack So many changes,...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, change, farm, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Distant Goodbye
Make changes to break the cycle Be mindful, always aware Never create a fearful unsafe home Always protect and care Fear as his dads car pulled into the driveway Watching the removal of his dads belt Knowing what was coming next Not...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, addiction, change, family,
Form: Rhyme
Rumbling
A system is rumbling in the air and it is causing many people to fear, the clouds are getting dark and the birds are flying around looking for a decent place to call home, they...Read the rest...
Categories: change, bird, birth, birthday, business,
Form: Narrative
Radiance In the Dark
In the gloomy nights Dies my life; my soul Fighting unconquerable fights Demons within the cold Lying on the floor half dead__alive Fading image of the shore Far off for a glide A sense of vision Blurry in its appearance __mysteries of...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, care, change, deep,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member CAPTAIN FEARLESS
A man that is supposed to be a Super Hero Is really a zero No courage Unable to protect and defend All pretend Fearless not ready for any challenge No leverage At least that is what I think Captain Fearless afraid of a...Read the rest...
Categories: change, character, feelings, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member as homily
results may vary when words pursue their quarry people turn wary simple is better even in Dear John letter feelings unfetter angry verbs go rogue no matter how softly spoke estrangements invoke lurking cold as ice gray emptiness can entice psyche pays the price assessing regret of what...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, anxiety, change, confusion,
Form: Haiku
Afraid of my Pen
I'm afraid of my pen, It opens me up for everyone to see. My pen just flows with the thoughts that I think. Sometimes good sometimes bad, Then I write happy, then I write sad. The weather can change things,...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, care, change, culture,
Form: Rhyme
From The Bottom Of The Cup
I've toiled in shadows, my hands calloused and worn, Laboring silently, my spirit tattered and torn. For the promise of pennies, I've bent my back low, While the masters of plenty reap what I sow. They say, "Be content,...Read the rest...
Categories: america, analogy, change, community,
Form: Free verse
When Silence Speaks
"When Silence Speaks" poetry contest. Sponsor: Craig Cornish 2nd Place. Date Submitted: 07/05/2024 the air conditioner soothing my heated skin fire brick curtains with their red dyed orange bumblebee rays peeking through gaps in between, they have so much...Read the rest...
Categories: change, metaphor, mirror, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Change Poems

Definition | What is Change in Poetry?


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