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Blank verse Poems

Displaying 1,040 poems from the Blank verse poetic form.

The Miracle of Morning — Amanda Gorman	I thought I’d awaken to a world in mourning. Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming. But there’s something different on this golden morning. Something...	13,825 views Rate it
A Fallen Rose — Lawrence Walters	A fallen Rose, its petals stout, Lay on the garden floor. A victim of a summer storm It seemed to be no more. A grateful hand then picked it up And...	977 views Rate it
We Must Face History — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Facing history of those defaced in history. Those ghettoed by racial segregation, wearing badges of dishonor imposed upon them. Those...	441 views Rate it
Lovelight — Ron Stillman	Hear me calling, you shining orb, out in dark, sister of Earth. Cast your light into eyes lonely as my howl, so my mate in hiding see her way to my...	316 views Rate it
Politics — Michael Matalon	We listen to the politicians Who seem more like magicians That pull answers out from a hat They stir up our inner feelings With claims of future...	279 views Rate it
Rocket Time — Douglas J. Gillert	Sometimes the screenshots appear blurred, the winter fogging camera lenses in Ukraine, details not fine enough for telescopic videos. But it’s true, I...	258 views Rate it
Says the Snowflake of the Snow: “I and My Father Are One!” — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Each earthly being is like a snowflake, unique and entire unto itself… now intertwining… now commingling in conformation to create… a...	255 views Rate it
TIME — Michael Matalon	We move through time in perfect sync At the speed of light in a timeless...	245 views Rate it
Proverbs in Jamaican Creole (JMC) — Karl Constantine FOLKES	JMC Proverb: “Ben di trih wen it yong, kaaz wen it uol it a goh brok.” English Translation: “Bend a tree while it is young, because when it is old,...	234 views Rate it
Self-Reference — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Transfigured , transmogrified, transliterated. The Word — As “Self-Reference” … As referent for Self… Disguised as I/Me Masking its hidden Self … ...	233 views Rate it
Soon the Shrub Will Out — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Soon the shrub will out … Spring again — The cycle of life repeating. Image superimposed on image: A face in a crowd reminding… Of your face… Of a...	233 views Rate it
Fate — Namrata Bhattacharya	Blinking in thought so deep, Not letting my heart to weep. Thought of fate it is, Finding my love in...	202 views Rate it
A Parody on Sara Henderson Hay’s “Story Hour” — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Mama, I remember: The Dragon, The Bad Fairy. The Princess and The Sleeper. (And The Sleepwaker too) … And the death of Humpty Dumpty. As he sat upon...	184 views Rate it
Breath — Megan Wolf	Breath in... breath out... Within the darkness, you were my light Held upon a pedestal you made me feel alive Your kindness enwrapped me like a blanket on...	147 views Rate it
The Cog — JESUS BETANCOURT	We're all just a cog On the cogwheel churning The existence of all...	132 views Rate it
An Early Snow Makes No Sound — John Martino	The trees are all brown and dropping leaves, their bareness too late. The forest in Fall, a place of peace, has met a grim fate. An early snow...	115 views Rate it
Another day — The flapper	Another day Without you Hurts like hell Drop another coin In my wishing well Why you left You would never say I closed my eyes You went...	113 views Rate it
Слава Україні!/Glory to Ukraine! Seeing the Life through Your “Blue Eyes” — Armando Aliu	Putting your face like a lens on my eyes, Involving you to a place where I feel your excitement, Beside you like a shadow, ghost of your soul, a...	112 views Rate it
Quarantine — Emmorrison	Quarantine, necessary, Yet, a pain, God got me through, Quarantine, A blessing and A...	112 views Rate it
And You Call This Freedom — ALISON VARRIE JONES	What's happening to our water What's happening in our skies, We're poisoning our own children Above our heads drones fly What happened to our privacy It's...	111 views Rate it
Warning — Jenny Joseph (Jennifer Ruth Joseph)	When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me, And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer...	106 views Rate it
What if i die? — Ruchi Agarwal	What If I...	105 views Rate it
In the Nothing I was Found — Todd McMahon	A desert land true to itself: Rock and rock on a rocky sand, Far away on a distant land, Where it had rained rock that cover the ground, And for water...	104 views Rate it
CHARACTERS INSIDE OF A STORY — mad hippie poet	Everyone is some sort of a character in someone else's story for how long they stay remains on how long the words are that they need to say and the lesson...	91 views Rate it
TUFFAN — Surender Kumar	JB TUFFAN AATA HAI TO KAHI PED GIRTE HAI TO KAHI PEDO K...	88 views Rate it