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Work Poems | Examples of Work Poetry

Work Poems - Examples of all types of work poetry to share and read. This list of work poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of work poetry. This list of works about work is an excellent resource for examples on how to write work poems.
Dance Partners
was thinking the other day How things work in their own way And decisions that you take May be different once you wake For the world will turn away And the cogs interact without your say For decisions can hold...Read the rest...
Categories: life, work,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



Premium Member Mom’s Advice For Me Mothers Day 2024
Mom’s Advice For Me Miracle Man Tom Wright Mothers Day 2024 Our mom was one of ten children. Her parents were farmers at a time when it required horses, mules and large families. She said that every child...Read the rest...
Categories: work, how i feel, mothers
Form: Narrative
A Farmer's Life
We picked out the crops and then set the seeds; We prayed for the rain that they would soon need. We battled the winds ...Read the rest...
Categories: life, work,
Form: Rhyme
Elderly’s day break
Categories: work,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Graduates
Graduates Miracle Man 5/5/2024 Your unknown future, lies directly ahead. From vacated nest, to now earning your bread. life is now a ladder, you’ll start to climb. Every chance to excel, should become your showtime. Your experience starts you, at the very bottom rung. Most days become routine, another...Read the rest...
Categories: work, graduate, how i feel,
Form: Quatrain



Take A Break
Life can be hectic Why not take a break from work Embark on a trip....Read the rest...
Categories: engagement, life, vacation, work,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member late to an interview
late tardy interview wreck on freeway serious injury impatient committee lucky not to get this job something much better will happen you have escaped close-minded people...Read the rest...
Categories: work,
Form: Nonet
Let's Cheer
Raise a cheer for hands For hardworking laborers Hands that build our world....Read the rest...
Categories: career, celebration, engagement, work,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades Miracle Man 5/3/2024 I once hired a man who never followed directions, which required on my part, frequent inspections, Though an old hand, He didn’t understand, So each task completed required some corrections. ...Read the rest...
Categories: life, work,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member first weed eater experience
son's hands tremble fierce all gas going to burn it up needs to find rhythm...Read the rest...
Categories: work,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Labour Day
Written 28 April 2024 “Genius begins great works. Labour alone finishes them.” Joseph Joubert ...Read the rest...
Categories: work, appreciation, inspirational, jobs, rights,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Propitiation
I had lunch with Randy, between classes today. It was a perfect day. The sky was an infinite, capri blue, the wind was stirring the environment, clouds were wispy and on high - in the...Read the rest...
Categories: work, friendship, humor, school, student,
Form: Free verse
Unreported news
Songs from a life, sounds like the blues, microwave fries, pot noodle, stews, dead on two legs, only half-nine, saying yes, to the overtime, this months rent and the kids' new shoes. Paying forward, paying your dues, when there isn't much...Read the rest...
Categories: work, abuse, children, life, wine,
Form: Rondeau
Craftsmanship
Superb yet simple Glimpse into the craftsmanship Of Chief Carpenter....Read the rest...
Categories: art, motivation, wisdom, work,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Inner Workings of the Mom n Pop Pizza Shop
Taped to the door’s plexiglass pane, a portrait Of a Savior with ardent heart burning Sunlight invades with the turning of hinges Untethering the hospitality of Tony, the lone waiter His Brazilian arms are swinging doors, open to embrace He...Read the rest...
Categories: work, food, fun, people, places,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Work Poems

Read wonderful work poetry on the following sub-topics: anniversary, christmas, colleague, ethic, funny, hard, inspirational, job, leaving, life, stress, teamwork, and more.

Definition | What is Work in Poetry?


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