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Self Poems | Examples of Self Poetry

Self Poems - Examples of all types of self poetry to share and read. This list of self poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of self poetry. This list of works about self is an excellent resource for examples on how to write self poems.
Premium Member can you feel
raindrops touch your skin softness of a kitten's coat loving words from spouse...Read the rest...
Categories: self,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Flickering awareness
When glimmers of light are by us cognised, it is for sleepy soul, a wake up call, signalling that God can be realised, if in staid silence we choose to stand tall and the truth of our true being...Read the rest...
Categories: i am, light, self,
Form: Dizain
Premium Member In Choosing Seclusion
Choice is a cause Choosing brings effects. Effects bring potential closure Into perceived final ending. Heart thoughts mitigate all Rummaging memories In choosing seclusion… Quiet time, all looking for a fuller Self. Please, no grief in this Just joy, and understood tenderness. ...Read the rest...
Categories: self, engagement, growing up, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Circumstances
Mist on crimson poppy petals Embraces the air when sun rays fall Adores the poppies at dusk...Read the rest...
Categories: self,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member I Would Rather Be
I would much rather be a member of the minority capable of critical thinking, as opposed to a member of the majority susceptible to easy influencing....Read the rest...
Categories: self,
Form: Couplet



Living In Peace
Always choose your peace Landscape, beach, ranch, or sleep Body, mind can rest....Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, peace, self,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Burn the book
Memorising scriptures was all in vain, since symbolic words but addressed our mind, whereas our soul wished to walk the terrain, to vanquish demons of darkness that bind, enabled on becoming love aligned. Breath by breath thus, we chose to...Read the rest...
Categories: religion, self, spiritual, truth,
Form: Dizain
Premium Member Zen mode
humming toroidal heart looks at the head ovoid which now glistens with light that is gifted to it by Self which dwells in heart’s core the seeker who sought is dead all that that now glows is Self which as of choiceless...Read the rest...
Categories: heart, joy, light, self,
Form: Free verse
Lighter Side Of Me
Nice to be alone With nature, it's welcoming It's lighter, secure....Read the rest...
Categories: engagement, inspiration, perspective, self,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Finding yourself
Only in silence can you find yourself through meditation...Read the rest...
Categories: self,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Swans
I wonder how aware they are, what shadowy sense of self occupies their brain. Perhaps no more than a flicker of consciousness glows in the far reaches of an inner dark, sufficient to propel them here and there...Read the rest...
Categories: bird, mystery, self,
Form: Free verse
The Authentic I
I cannot see untainted, The world without the warping windows. I fail to make, for I am merely An illusion of inconsistencies Stolen from society. I wonder how open a mind can be before its brains start to spill. The buttons on...Read the rest...
Categories: self, age, future, growing up,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member The Burden of Being
All day the wind has tormented the trees, causing branches to whip and bend. There is an anger let loose, loud in its haste to rip and destroy what is vulnerable. Spider webs woven last night are torn, flowers are plucked of petals...Read the rest...
Categories: humanity, life, self, storm,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Invitation
I do it often, drag a perfect morning in through the front door of myself and make it a reluctant guest, replace its colors with my own dour palette, drown out its soft voice with noise. It has become a habit, trying to...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, morning, self,
Form: Free verse
The Chill
This chill caused by the pills of rejecting our life's will, unknowingly ignoring the purpose for which we decided to till is what will kill any skill which we may have long drilled into the heads. ...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, self, success,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Self Poems

Read wonderful self poetry on the following sub-topics: acceptance, confidence, dear, determination, esteem, future, harm, hate, identity, inner, love, note to, personality, reflection, sacrifice, worth, and more.

Definition | What is Self in Poetry?


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