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Poetry Poems | Examples of Poems about Poetry

Poems about Poetry? Yes! These are examples of all types of poems written about poetry. This list of poetry poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of poetry. 
Waltz of Four Left Feet
Can you imagine your life if you haven't met me? It was a cold day in December when all of this started. You, being the silly you, asked me something out of the blue. It was...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, destiny, emotions, love, love
Form: Prose Poetry



Premium Member they call to me
They call to me These poems Lost minstrels Singing in a silent Wilderness A sunrise Gently awakening A forest Soft rain Tickling flowers Fall winds Whispering In the pines Chipmunks A moonlight kiss Remembered The circles Of a lazy hawk The scent Of her pillow The angst Of a sorrow Recalling a tear These words These poems Calling me To the...Read the rest...
Categories: inspiration, poetry, writing,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A POEM A DAY
People sometimes ask me how I do it…how do I find a way… how is it even possible…to write a new poem every day? There really is no one answer to my daily poetry. There is a myriad...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Rhyme
An Eye for Fly
hittin' the block top hat in thought with no laces to trip i – the on the lookout guy poppin' some spearmint off the smoky sauce continue the hunt for any of those Sunday driver / investor types carrying...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, hip hop, society, urban,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member A form WYATTS ALEXANDRINE
Wyatt's alexandrine combined a rhyming fourteen To introduce a novel verse,to the poetry scene; ...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, word play,
Form: Alexandrine



Premium Member spirit people
The dogs were barking up their lungs Lunging at the door, as if there were murderers in the yard I said to my husband “maybe we should not answer the door.” No one tells that man what to...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, dog,
Form: Prose Poetry
For all the Ticks
you and all your natural beauty looked my way today with these vege thread eyes i could just curl up beside and watch for all the ticks speak their nonsense or not - they give me life...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, lost love, remembrance day,
Form: Prose Poetry
Where The River Cries
The poet hears the river’s cry In the flow of waters going by Ebb and flow, calm and storm The poet finds the river’s form In verse – in words that soothe and lift The river’s wound the water shifts...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, poetry, poets, river,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member My Contagious Disease
I wrote a Monoku about bamboo and Zen ~ found it fun, and then I was totally obsessed with writing more ~ so I wrote twenty-four monokumania is a disease ~ with rhyming end words ~ yes,...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Monoku
Happy Mother's Day
To give your mother something nice, don’t need to think about it twice. Just a phone call or a letter, will make her feel so much better. Show her how much you really care, and say thank you for being...Read the rest...
Categories: mother, mothers day, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Writer Block
The Tortured Poets Department has a writer's division that has to approve every poem before it goes out And my mind is tired of being held hostage A loose-leaf definition of writer's block was once defined by...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, beautiful, crush, cute love,
Form: Blank verse
Circle of Life
When I was a lad growing up in the small village of Wakenda, I would sometimes sit on the back porch and watch the stars move across the night sky. I would listen to the...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Haibun
Down in the Dumps
I once had me a dark-haired lover, I was riding high on our romance. She said she would be mine forever, so, I decided to take the chance. Then I found out she was the devil, just all dressed up...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Rules for Social Media
I’ve been thinking about an old saying that my mother was so fond of. “You’ll reap what you sow.” Now back when I was an itty-bitty tyke, I always wondered why she would say such...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Haibun
Poison Ivy
Remember that leaves of three, means you better let them be; Don’t get a rash on your ass, using the wrong type of grass, when in the woods you have to go pee. ...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Limerick

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