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Truth Poems | Examples of Truth Poetry

Truth Poems - Examples of all types of truth 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 truth.
Sound Bites: May 12, 2024
Poison Ivy Academia … cesspool of deception harbinger — of lies (Dreamsleep: May, 2024) Occam’s Edge Plurality without necessity — pandering time (Dreamsleep: May, 2024) The Right Fork Newness … birth mother to anticipation (From ‘Calling Me Home:’ May, 2024) ...Read the rest...
Categories: truth,
Form: Free verse



Death
Death is scary Real yet unacceptable All going to face it....Read the rest...
Categories: death, discrimination, perspective, truth,
Form: Haiku
Carnality
Power of this world: Lust of flesh, lust of eyes and Pride of life all passed....Read the rest...
Categories: faith, gospel, truth, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
Sin
Sin enter the world First to a woman then man Then comes ethos death....Read the rest...
Categories: engagement, gospel, perspective, truth,
Form: Haiku
Crapping Out A Masterpiece, Part II
...Now some may think this trend depressing, there’s this idea our creators’ minds understand things on some deep level when they happen to craft the sublime. But I, as one more wayward writer, find the crapped-masterpiece comforting, since years of work...Read the rest...
Categories: truth, art, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme



Crapping Out A Masterpiece, Part I
It’s funny to look at creatives, painters, writers, musicians and such, look back across their bodies of work, and laugh at how much of it is luck, that things they put their whole soul into now languish deep in obscurity, while...Read the rest...
Categories: truth, art, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Shadow Self, By Nature
Spring tones, the blues— creature sky must come down, For Summer will chip on flowers cut under ploughs, Power now shared by crows long before Autumn's fast, And Winter then, snowing hard with a forest's bare; bony...Read the rest...
Categories: truth, deep, god, introspection, loneliness,
Form: Pantoum
Scarcely
Kiss seems erotic Abrupt, slow, passionate Love last a handful....Read the rest...
Categories: discrimination, passion, perspective, truth,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Delusion
Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion - Jim Rohn Without meaning, your mind may portray delusion, so some search for answers to end this illusion. Is it that simple to cleanse a life from confusion? When...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, philosophy, truth,
Form: Sestina
Premium Member The Two Witnesses
God spoke to men in visions and dreams. Their words are like unpolluted streams, offering dying souls life-giving drink, and giving hope to those on the brink. These witnesses, both the old and the new, were written down by a...Read the rest...
Categories: truth, christian, extended metaphor, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member mind's eye
not grounding mentality in bounds of reality vows turn unverifiable truth becoming pliable judgments unreliable when the working of our brain leads toward being less sane few usually agree about structure of life's key existence is that which is beyond schemes in sales pitches theories...Read the rest...
Categories: truth, judgement, life, mental health,
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: truth, change, character, feelings, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Don't Fear
Don't fear, you're on truth Even the darkness lies fade No storm last long....Read the rest...
Categories: character, courage, perspective, truth,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Show me God
Beginning with body-mind we ensoul, our heart tells us our true form’s love and light and so do ancient scriptures we extol, but what is the path that bestows clear sight? Concepts serve no purpose, so we must see directly...Read the rest...
Categories: god, spiritual, truth,
Form: Sonnet
Love Is Not Always Love, Part II
...In fact, these truths are nothing new, the Jews and the Christians knew well that love disordered is nothing more than an expressway to Hell. That evil will misuse your live, something that was made to be great, and with it...Read the rest...
Categories: truth, emotions, evil, humanity, love,
Form: Rhyme

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